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Do you support a 'national day' for the UK?

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Nadkor
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Postby Nadkor » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:54 pm

Stormaen wrote:whereby its collective history and culture is celebrated.


Here lies your problem.
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Postby Forsakia » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:47 am

Stormaen wrote:Unlike many other countries around the world, the UK does not have a 'national day', whereby its collective history and culture is celebrated. In recent years, successive governments have both said they want a national day for the UK (followed by doing nothing about it).

The Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly have both dedicated a 'national day' within their respective countries (St. Andrew's Day (30 November) in Scotland and St. David's Day (1 March) in Wales). Within England, however, St. George's day (today, 23 April) is not a 'national day', likewise St. Patrick's day (17 March) is not a national day in Northern Ireland. In both cases, however, there are informal celebrations on these days.

Within England, the previous government said that making St. George's day a national day in England would be "impractical" because 23 April often falls near Easter. This would mean that some public sector workers would have 4 days off out of 5 over Easter-week.

Eh? St David's Day isn't a bank holiday in Wales.
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Postby Goram » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:52 am

September 15th.

Battle of Britain day.
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Postby Avalar » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:53 am

You have the Queens Birthday.
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Postby Horsefish » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:53 am

Nadkor wrote:
Stormaen wrote:whereby its collective history and culture is celebrated.


Here lies your problem.


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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:57 am

Forsakia wrote:Eh? St David's Day isn't a bank holiday in Wales.

That's what I was thinking.

The Northern Irish do get St Patrick's Day, but the Welsh and the English don't get their respective Saint's days. Albeit St George is a crappy saint with little to nothing to do with England. Even though I'm not a Christian, St Alban would be a much better choice for a patron saint. He's at least from our neck of the woods.

Admittedly, he's not English.

It would be the 22nd of June.
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Postby Yootwopia » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:58 am

GOram wrote:September 15th.

Battle of Britain day.

A victory so amazing that after September 15th, 1940, there were no bomber strikes on any British city. Yes.
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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:01 am

I may be an american (USian), but I believe they should have a national day in the UK. Choose one they all love.
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:01 am

The United Colonies of Earth wrote:I may be an american (USian), but I believe they should have a national day in the UK. Choose one they all love.

See, there's your problem...
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Postby Yootwopia » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:07 am

The United Colonies of Earth wrote:I may be an american (USian), but I believe they should have a national day in the UK.

Why? Because other countries have them or something? Other countries also have bad drinking water. Not something to deliberately replicate.
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:11 am

Yootwopia wrote:
The United Colonies of Earth wrote:I may be an american (USian), but I believe they should have a national day in the UK.

Why? Because other countries have them or something? Other countries also have bad drinking water. Not something to deliberately replicate.

I dunno, I'd just quite like another bank holiday.
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Postby Ifreann » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:13 am

Do you not have enough nationalism this year?
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:15 am

Ifreann wrote:Do you not have enough nationalism this year?

British nationalism always seems a bit shit and contrived, where it isn't associated with thugs and racists.

Fucking street parties like it was the 1950s.
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Postby Murray land » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:24 am

It should be May first move labor day over a week a day of national pride and patriotism whether your a lib or con is more important than waving the red banner in some parade no one will go to.
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:25 am

Murray land wrote:It should be May first move labor day over a week a day of national pride and patriotism whether your a lib or con is more important than waving the red banner in some parade no one will go to.

You are, of course, aware of the fact that May Day is quite an ancient holiday, right?
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Postby Yootwopia » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:36 am

Ifreann wrote:Do you not have enough nationalism this year?

Too much, in fact.
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:38 am

Yootwopia wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Do you not have enough nationalism this year?

Too much, in fact.

If you don't love the fact that Lond- the UK is getting the Olympics, then you're obviously a soulless traitor and a republican.
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Postby Yootwopia » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:39 am

Tagmatium wrote:
Yootwopia wrote:Too much, in fact.

If you don't love the fact that Lond- the UK is getting the Olympics, then you're obviously a soulless traitor and a republican.

Probably half right.
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Postby Forster Keys » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:40 am

Whats all this nationalism about? No one wants a national day to celebrate heritage, apart from those irritating people that usually hate on the immigrants and stuff. What everyone really wants is a public holiday, the day and the meaning are insignificant.
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Postby Lackadaisical2 » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:43 am

Forster Keys wrote:Whats all this nationalism about? No one wants a national day to celebrate heritage, apart from those irritating people that usually hate on the immigrants and stuff. What everyone really wants is a public holiday, the day and the meaning are insignificant.

How about a holiday for burning immigrants then?
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Postby Tagmatium » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:44 am

Lackadaisical2 wrote:
Forster Keys wrote:Whats all this nationalism about? No one wants a national day to celebrate heritage, apart from those irritating people that usually hate on the immigrants and stuff. What everyone really wants is a public holiday, the day and the meaning are insignificant.

How about a holiday for burning immigrants then?

So long as we get another bank holiday out of it, I'm OK with it.
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Postby Forster Keys » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:54 am

Lackadaisical2 wrote:
Forster Keys wrote:Whats all this nationalism about? No one wants a national day to celebrate heritage, apart from those irritating people that usually hate on the immigrants and stuff. What everyone really wants is a public holiday, the day and the meaning are insignificant.

How about a holiday for burning immigrants then?


So long as we're not racist about it.
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Postby Ifreann » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:56 am

Yootwopia wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Do you not have enough nationalism this year?

Too much, in fact.

You know, you could probably convince the queen to just skip this birthday and have it next year instead.
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Postby Forster Keys » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:58 am

Ifreann wrote:
Yootwopia wrote:Too much, in fact.

You know, you could probably convince the queen to just skip this birthday and have it next year instead.


I'm not celebrating the Queen's Birthday unless I'm invited to her party.
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Postby Ifreann » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:59 am

Forster Keys wrote:
Ifreann wrote:You know, you could probably convince the queen to just skip this birthday and have it next year instead.


I'm not celebrating the Queen's Birthday unless I'm invited to her party.

I'd rather not go, to be honest. The fuck kind of present do you buy for a queen?
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