[Rosemary]

As the title says, Happy St Andrew's Day 

[doganjo]

Wish it hadn't a black cloud over it.  My thoughts are with my friends and relatives in Glasgow.

[tizaala]

How come Scotland can celebrate St Andrew's day and be nationalistic and as Jingoistic as they can be. But if you happen to be English and try it..Well " you can't do that - you might upset people".

[doganjo]

How come Scotland can celebrate St Andrew's day and be nationalistic and as Jingoistic as they can be. But if you happen to be English and try it..Well " you can't do that - you might upset people".

Who tells you that?  Our government wouldn't dare tell us that!  I don't think we are jingoistic though. 

Proud to be Scottish, we have national pride, and quite a unified history.  Perhaps England has very many different heritages across the land that are not quite so unified?  I think there are greater regional traits across England than there are in Scotland although we do have differences between lowland and highland areas.

[Rosemary]

How come Scotland can celebrate St Andrew's day and be nationalistic and as Jingoistic as they can be. But if you happen to be English and try it..Well " you can't do that - you might upset people".

Jingoism is patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy.

What's jingoistic or nationalistic about wishing folks a Happy St Andrew's Day?

[tizaala]

It always is if we English do it - is the point I'm trying to make, If we wave a flag we are accused of membership of the national front , or other extremist organisations. Mustn't fly  a union flag from a British warship if a Turkish boat is visiting Plymouth , I can't declare myself as English on official forms- I have to be British. It is all grossly unfair.

[tizaala]

I forgot to say- Enjoy your day ..... I just wish we could enjoy ours.

[ballingall]

I don't really understand why you can't celebrate your national day. Heck, if you want Tiz, I'll post a "Happy St George's day" thread in April next year.


I don't do anything to celebrate today anyway, but the edge has been taken off with happenings in Glasgow.



Beth

[shygirl]

the school i work in celebrated big time with kilts, haggis and fiddles etc
my daughters school didnt do a thing and they are 3 miles apart.
quite bizarre.

yes, the glasgow thing has put a damper on it for everyone i think.

[Rosemary]

I don't really understand why you can't celebrate your national day. Heck, if you want Tiz, I'll post a "Happy St George's day" thread in April next year.


I don't do anything to celebrate today anyway, but the edge has been taken off with happenings in Glasgow.

We don't celebrate either and yes, it was a sore day following the Glasgow helicopter crash.

I will happily wish you "Happy St George's Day", "Happy St Patrick's Day" and "Happy St David's Day" at the appropriate time.