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Happy St. George's Day, by rosstierney on Apr 23, 2008 11:14:18 GMT 1, There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other.
That word is England
Once we flaunted it in the face of the whole world like a banner. It was a word of Power & Respect. But today, we are scarcely allowed to mention the name of our country.
I want to revive the grand old name of Englishmen
English & Proud
Happy St. George's Day
Queen & Country
There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other.
That word is England
Once we flaunted it in the face of the whole world like a banner. It was a word of Power & Respect. But today, we are scarcely allowed to mention the name of our country.
I want to revive the grand old name of Englishmen
English & Proud
Happy St. George's Day
Queen & Country
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poofly
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Happy St. George's Day, by poofly on Apr 23, 2008 11:31:41 GMT 1, Once we flaunted it in the face of the whole world like a banner. It was a word of Power & Respect. But today, we are scarcely allowed to mention the name of our country.
I think
'Costa Del Sol'
'Carling'
'Football'
& 'Chavs'
have had an effect on the perception of the english for many years now, which is why we're perceived as such scum.
Kinda sounds about right too.
*happy in edinburgh*
Once we flaunted it in the face of the whole world like a banner. It was a word of Power & Respect. But today, we are scarcely allowed to mention the name of our country. I think 'Costa Del Sol' 'Carling' 'Football' & 'Chavs' have had an effect on the perception of the english for many years now, which is why we're perceived as such scum. Kinda sounds about right too. *happy in edinburgh*
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Happy St. George's Day, by Macdeee on Apr 23, 2008 11:36:48 GMT 1, Well said Ross. Happy St Georges day!
We had a St Georges day BBQ on saturday in the rain and cold... As you do.
It should be celebrated more I think.
Well said Ross. Happy St Georges day!
We had a St Georges day BBQ on saturday in the rain and cold... As you do.
It should be celebrated more I think.
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Happy St. George's Day, by robinbanks on Apr 23, 2008 11:37:14 GMT 1, Happy St. Georges Day everyone!!! ;D
I'm English and proud!
In fact, it really annoys me whenever you fill in a form and you don't have the option to put English as your nationality. What's that about?
Happy St. Georges Day everyone!!! ;D
I'm English and proud!
In fact, it really annoys me whenever you fill in a form and you don't have the option to put English as your nationality. What's that about?
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Happy St. George's Day, by They call me Stephen on Apr 23, 2008 11:39:06 GMT 1, where's the comedy foam hats though??
where's the comedy foam hats though??
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Happy St. George's Day, by daz205 on Apr 23, 2008 11:44:06 GMT 1, forget the hats, why dont we have a day off ?
forget the hats, why dont we have a day off ?
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Happy St. George's Day, by manchestermike on Apr 23, 2008 11:44:59 GMT 1, Happy St. Georges Day everyone!!! ;D I'm English and proud! In fact, it really annoys me whenever you fill in a form and you don't have the option to put English as your nationality. What's that about?
I put Mancunian
Happy St. Georges Day everyone!!! ;D I'm English and proud! In fact, it really annoys me whenever you fill in a form and you don't have the option to put English as your nationality. What's that about? I put Mancunian
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Happy St. George's Day, by moleman on Apr 23, 2008 11:46:43 GMT 1, come on poofly no need for that i bet some of your mates are being paid by the english gov in the army
come on poofly no need for that i bet some of your mates are being paid by the english gov in the army
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Happy St. George's Day, by manchestermike on Apr 23, 2008 12:04:03 GMT 1, And happy Turkish homosexual's day...
Now where are me plastic chairs...
And happy Turkish homosexual's day...
Now where are me plastic chairs...
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Happy St. George's Day, by danvnuk on Apr 23, 2008 12:09:57 GMT 1, To be honest, I think if more people had some pride in this country and it's past achievments - it wouldn't be in such a frigging mess today. *
Happy St Georges Day dudes.
*You can tell I'm getting old and grumpy - bugger.
To be honest, I think if more people had some pride in this country and it's past achievments - it wouldn't be in such a frigging mess today. *
Happy St Georges Day dudes.
*You can tell I'm getting old and grumpy - bugger.
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Happy St. George's Day, by poofly on Apr 23, 2008 12:19:30 GMT 1, OK, caught me on a bad foot this morning.
I just find it amusing the difference in foreigners eyes between scotland and england.
Personally I'm english so will take every oppurtunity to let all my scottish mates how crap they are.
Yorkshireman born & bred.
Happy St George's
Wish I had a day off.
OK, caught me on a bad foot this morning.
I just find it amusing the difference in foreigners eyes between scotland and england.
Personally I'm english so will take every oppurtunity to let all my scottish mates how crap they are.
Yorkshireman born & bred.
Happy St George's
Wish I had a day off.
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Happy St. George's Day, by kiy on Apr 23, 2008 13:12:22 GMT 1, We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented...
I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ
Happy St Georges Dayโฆ.
We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented...
I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ
Happy St Georges Dayโฆ.
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Happy St. George's Day, by robinbanks on Apr 23, 2008 13:27:22 GMT 1, No thread about England can be without a mention of this classic track... ;D
No thread about England can be without a mention of this classic track... ;D
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Happy St. George's Day, by cashman on Apr 23, 2008 13:37:22 GMT 1, We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ.
Well st Patrick was English so we're even on that note
We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ. Well st Patrick was English so we're even on that note
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Happy St. George's Day, by robinbanks on Apr 23, 2008 13:38:00 GMT 1, Haha - it's been raining all day here in London and I swear as soon as I posted that vid the sun came out
Haha - it's been raining all day here in London and I swear as soon as I posted that vid the sun came out
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Happy St. George's Day, by They call me Stephen on Apr 23, 2008 13:40:19 GMT 1, what a great tune...properly stands the test of time and of course john barnes rap is the most influencial thing in rap music since public enemy came out.
what was the official song of '06, embrace...
what a great tune...properly stands the test of time and of course john barnes rap is the most influencial thing in rap music since public enemy came out. what was the official song of '06, embrace...
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Happy St. George's Day, by howlinhooker on Apr 23, 2008 13:42:54 GMT 1, """""""""HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY""""""""" GOOD BOOZE UP TONIGHT !!!!!
"""""""""HAPPY ST GEORGES DAY""""""""" GOOD BOOZE UP TONIGHT !!!!!
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Happy St. George's Day, by Pistol on Apr 23, 2008 13:51:18 GMT 1, Happy St. Georges day one and all!
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7aKNzB6pikI
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Happy St. George's Day, by howlinhooker on Apr 23, 2008 13:52:51 GMT 1, SEEN IT BEFORE MATE "A CLASSIC"
SEEN IT BEFORE MATE "A CLASSIC"
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Happy St. George's Day, by funyoung on Apr 23, 2008 13:58:49 GMT 1, Afternoon all.
Happy St Georges Day.
Afternoon all.
Happy St Georges Day.
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Happy St. George's Day, by kiy on Apr 23, 2008 14:12:47 GMT 1, [/quote]
Well st Patrick was English so we're even on that note[/quote]
Apperantly the birth place of St Patrick is not established (you have to love google)..but he did live in Ireland..
There is no record of St George ever coming to England.
As I said before its the deeds that people done that wil be remembered...
St George was beheaded for standing up to Injustice.
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Well st Patrick was English so we're even on that note[/quote]
Apperantly the birth place of St Patrick is not established (you have to love google)..but he did live in Ireland..
There is no record of St George ever coming to England.
As I said before its the deeds that people done that wil be remembered...
St George was beheaded for standing up to Injustice.
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Happy St. George's Day, by robinbanks on Apr 23, 2008 15:15:41 GMT 1, Whereas St. Patrick chased all the snakes out of Ireland...
Whereas St. Patrick chased all the snakes out of Ireland...
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Happy St. George's Day, by rosstierney on Apr 23, 2008 15:21:43 GMT 1, We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ.
St. George came from what is now Turkey but St. George was most definitely not Turkish
There were no Turks in what is now Turkey when St. George lived & died
The Turks arrived hundreds of years later, conquering as immigrants
He lost his country like we're losing ours
We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ. St. George came from what is now Turkey but St. George was most definitely not Turkish
There were no Turks in what is now Turkey when St. George lived & died
The Turks arrived hundreds of years later, conquering as immigrants
He lost his country like we're losing ours
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Happy St. George's Day, by Curley on Apr 23, 2008 16:08:56 GMT 1, St George and the Dragon By Rubens. One of my favourite paintings, looks like it was painted yesterday instead of 500 years ago.
Happy St Georges Day
St George and the Dragon By Rubens. One of my favourite paintings, looks like it was painted yesterday instead of 500 years ago. Happy St Georges Day
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Happy St. George's Day, by steve on Apr 23, 2008 16:26:10 GMT 1, classic ;D Happy St G day all....
classic ;D Happy St G day all....
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Happy St. George's Day, by slowmo on Apr 23, 2008 16:33:10 GMT 1,
Although granted its a british flag.
Although granted its a british flag.
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Happy St. George's Day, by manchestermike on Apr 24, 2008 9:07:11 GMT 1, We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ. St. George came from what is now Turkey but St. George was most definitely not Turkish
There were no Turks in what is now Turkey when St. George lived & died
The Turks arrived hundreds of years later, conquering as immigrants
He lost his country like we're losing ours
Are we? How are we losing our country?
We should not forget the St George was born in modern day Turkey, was of Palestinian Christian heritage and possibly never came to England. He is the national saint for what he represented... I wonder if he would agree with what is going on with his descendants and followers in Palestine (he is the national saint there also)โฆ Happy St Georges Dayโฆ. St. George came from what is now Turkey but St. George was most definitely not Turkish
There were no Turks in what is now Turkey when St. George lived & died
The Turks arrived hundreds of years later, conquering as immigrants
He lost his country like we're losing oursAre we? How are we losing our country?
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Happy St. George's Day, by Andy'77 on Apr 24, 2008 10:08:53 GMT 1, I don't understand pride in a nation, so I'm just interested to hear where that pride comes from. I fail to see how being born in a particular country automatically demands some sort of inherent pride in it. Is it in the people of the country, past achievements, simply geographical or something else? I'm proud of my family and friends and of their achievements but can't see how or why I should extend that to a whole nation.
If it's in the people, I've haven't met them all and seem to have little in common with a great deal of them. Sure there have been great achievements by English people, but can those achievements really be attributed to the fact they were/are English.
If it's down to past achievements, how far back does that pride go. WW2 I can understand, people of this country (and a number of other countries) sacrificed a lot to face fascism and I'm proud of my grandparents for making such commitments but if you want to go further back there's colonialism, slavery and genocide. Plus the UK's current foreign policy is little to be proud of.
If it's down to simple geographical position of where you were born then I certainly don't have a clue as the weather is shit here.
Don't get me wrong, I like living in England, I have a safe and comfortable life-style living here, but I'm pretty sure a lot of the comfort and wealth we take for granted is built on the back of exploitation of others in the past and present.
I appear to be in the minority on this so enlighten me (and please don't refer to winning the World Cup 42 years ago...) ;D
I don't understand pride in a nation, so I'm just interested to hear where that pride comes from. I fail to see how being born in a particular country automatically demands some sort of inherent pride in it. Is it in the people of the country, past achievements, simply geographical or something else? I'm proud of my family and friends and of their achievements but can't see how or why I should extend that to a whole nation.
If it's in the people, I've haven't met them all and seem to have little in common with a great deal of them. Sure there have been great achievements by English people, but can those achievements really be attributed to the fact they were/are English.
If it's down to past achievements, how far back does that pride go. WW2 I can understand, people of this country (and a number of other countries) sacrificed a lot to face fascism and I'm proud of my grandparents for making such commitments but if you want to go further back there's colonialism, slavery and genocide. Plus the UK's current foreign policy is little to be proud of.
If it's down to simple geographical position of where you were born then I certainly don't have a clue as the weather is shit here.
Don't get me wrong, I like living in England, I have a safe and comfortable life-style living here, but I'm pretty sure a lot of the comfort and wealth we take for granted is built on the back of exploitation of others in the past and present.
I appear to be in the minority on this so enlighten me (and please don't refer to winning the World Cup 42 years ago...) ;D
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Happy St. George's Day, by goffy on Apr 24, 2008 10:37:20 GMT 1, Why is it some people feel they can't be proud of being English. I don't think there are many other countries who put themselves down as much as we do. I have lived and visited numerous countries around the world and believe me I am so glad that I was born and brought up in England.
Why is it some people feel they can't be proud of being English. I don't think there are many other countries who put themselves down as much as we do. I have lived and visited numerous countries around the world and believe me I am so glad that I was born and brought up in England.
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Happy St. George's Day, by manchestermike on Apr 24, 2008 10:43:01 GMT 1, Why is it some people feel they can't be proud of being English. I don't think there are many other countries who put themselves down as much as we do. I have lived and visited numerous countries around the world and believe me I am so glad that I was born and brought up in England. \
That didn't really (well at all) answer his question
Why is it some people feel they can't be proud of being English. I don't think there are many other countries who put themselves down as much as we do. I have lived and visited numerous countries around the world and believe me I am so glad that I was born and brought up in England. \ That didn't really (well at all) answer his question
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