Happy St George's Day!

And that's exactly what I would do if I was wearing them, pull them off. Mind, I reckon I could make them work with my pink snakeskin shoes.

Everyone knows St George was actually egyptian, right?
I don't see why we celebrate St Georges day to be honest.

what the holy freakin hell is st georges day?



Does this mean we can listen to the sex pistols?


E m I !!!!

Palestinian.

Why is it SO BAD to be patriotic?!

I'm proud to be English and I feel insulted that we've lost our sense of national identity.

I just saw a vote about it and 93% said more people should be patriotic, it's called having a sense of identity.

And St George is important to me, he's the namesake of my grandad, my mother and myself.

And if you don't like it go live in Scotland or something

I dont have a problem with patriotism, but i don't see St George as a symbol of this country's national identity.

But i wouldn't move to scotland, whatever happened!

i don't see St George as a symbol of this country's national identity.

they speak funny in scotland

HERE WE GO!!!


St. George, so the story goes, killed a dragon on the flat topped Dragon Hill in Uffington, Berkshire, and it is said that no grass grows where the dragon’s blood trickled down!

It was probably the 12th century Crusaders however who first invoked his name as an aid in battle.



King Edward III made him the Patron Saint of England when he formed the Order of the Garter in St. George's name in 1350, and the cult of the Saint was further advanced by King Henry V, at the battle of Agincourt in northern France.

Shakespeare made sure that nobody would forget St. George, and has King Henry V finishing his pre-battle speech with the famous phrase, ‘Cry God for Harry, England and St. George!’

King Henry himself, who was both warlike and devout, was thought by his followers to possess many of the saint’s characteristics.

And just to prove it a nice little song I was taught as a kid



"The English, The English, The English are best! I wouldn't give a tuppence for all of the rest!"

Careful Dani, you might be accused of being racist in a minute!
Happy St. George's Day to you!

But the national identity should be something current, something that we can identify with, not something from so far back in history.
At least, in my opinion.

It also needs to include the reasons why we are still here and why England is so great. National identity should also be about pride in our history.