Britain/British day...

mani · 13-01-2006, 23:03

so they're wanting to make remembrance sunday into british day. i think its a brill idea.

uk seems to be lacking in patrotism i feel and i've always felt may 1 or another day shud b made into a national holiday on the basis of july 4th.

its wonderful when the worldcup or the euro championships arrive and everyone has the flags out - but y only then?

Madhatter · 13-01-2006, 23:35

I don't think it should be rememberance day, britain day should be about britain, rememberance day should be about remembering, and about future peace. put it on another day when theres a big gap withot a bank holiday
or put it oin the 4th of july, lets celebrate us being free from those americans . I put flags out in the summer, I put christmas lights up for christmas, and when they come down it looks so bare, so when its st georges day i get up on the roof, 3 flats high and decorate the block with bunting and a flag, it stays there all summer. compliments my grand flower display

KIPAX · 13-01-2006, 23:40

Any idiot can be British thats why it's not celebrated.

English by the Grace of God

Madhatter · 13-01-2006, 23:45

and any english person can be an idiot

Point proved by bad karma recieved for this comment. Sometimes I'm ashamed of what this country has become, luckily there are decent honest caring people that make me proud again and cancel out the idiots.

Gayle · 14-01-2006, 13:32

I think it's a good idea in principle but we shouldn't be afraid of celebrating our Britishness the rest of the time either. We definitely need to reclaim the British flag from the BNP!

Don't think it should be remembrance Sunday for the same reasons as above - let's have it in January or February when we're all suffering from S.A.D. It might perk us up a bit!

Doug · 14-01-2006, 14:03

We hold a Remembrance Day for just that purpose, “Remembrance” and within that Remembrance we pay Homage and Respect to those who gave everything in order that we might be free. Please don’t anyone make the mistake of thinking that in our Remembrance we celebrate and honour British Victory’s over our oppressor’s, because without the many and varied nationalities, races and religions that served with and at the side of the British they wouldn’t have been any.

British Day? Celebrating what exactly? Holding a specific British Day will pander to the BNP and act as rallying call. We can’t even hold Celebrations of our 18th & 19th century Victories without causing some arse offence.

I think that we should reinstate many of our older more traditional holidays like Royal Oak and the like. But if you want a day that reflects what we are and Celebrates our Nationality then have a Union Day that take into account the four Nationalities of the United Kingdom.

mez · 14-01-2006, 14:12

got to agree with everything you said doug....... many many thousands of people of different nationalitys & creeds fought in the wars ......"rememberance day"..... says "we remember all." don't let us loose site of what ALL OUR ANCESTERS fought for ................. PEACE .

chav1 · 14-01-2006, 15:58

i take it germany got fed up with us remembering those that kicked their arses and told us to stop it then

what exactly are we celibrating when we celibrate been british..?

our guilibility
us been a soft touch nation

also if they scrap poppy day as i call it that means no sale of poppys and no revenue to help the familys of fallen soldiers and victims who gave their lives in battle

Gayle · 14-01-2006, 16:03

I don't think anyone is suggesting that we scrap Remembrance Sunday - that's a very important day.

What is being suggested is that we also take time to celebrate simply being British.

The two things shouldn't be confused at all! They are completely different subjects.

chav1 · 14-01-2006, 16:08

ok point taken gayle but unless ths country sorts its self out i realy dont see anything worth celibrating

Doug · 14-01-2006, 16:12

Tell that to that idiot Brown Gayle. This is not the US or Europe.

I’m all for celebrating our nationality, but let’s make sure that if we do have another National Day were we end up belittling ourselves in order to pamper to those who want to live here, but are offended by our beliefs and history.

Doug · 14-01-2006, 16:17

In your opinion what is being British Gayle? What constitutes being British? Is it our History, our former Empire, the National make up of British Race’s? What is it exactly?

Gayle · 14-01-2006, 16:24

For me personally, it is about Pride in the Country in which I live and it's about not being afraid to be proud about it. We all get very patriotic when the national football, rugby or cricket team is doing well internationally then we sink back into the fear of patriotism the rest of the time because of the connotations.

I would also point out that a great number of people who are from different cultures get equally proud when our teams do well in these sports - so it is a completely non religious or non cultural thing.

Doug · 14-01-2006, 16:31

I would agree with all your saying Gayle. I would also include our extensive history within that grouping, but we don’t have a national British team of anything. Just four Nations under one flag. A flag that we are constantly criticised for flying because it might cause offence.

garinda · 14-01-2006, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Doug

....we don’t have a national British team of anything.

We do at the Olympics, don't we?