HI Andy
I do think it should be a national holiday and much more celebrated than it is. Were this post to be on one of the other patrons days I am sure there would be more replies. Our English traditions do suffer from a general public apathy - I think we are losing our national identity.
Dave
Hi Dave,
I was wondering where you had been hiding for the last few days - Hope your okay.
Belated Happy 'St. Georges Day' to you, matey. However, it seems that an attempt to raise some interest in the day itself and generate a little goodwill was wasted.
Whilst I'm inclined to agree with your thoughts about the English National Day as a whole, I do think that the response on here was pitiful, for so many reasons, not least that this is a Boat Forum, and England (Britain/Britannia) is/was traditionally regarded as a maritime nation.
Bearing in mind that the St George Flag is the basis for the White or St George Ensign, flown on almost every Royal Navy vessel and at every land stations; and, that the St George Flag is also the main component of the design for the RNLI logo, wouldn't it have been great if some users had posted the odd image of their models - whether finished or not - that happened to have the appropriate flag on it.
It doesn't even matter if you're English or not. It's a traditional day that is disappearing, as the world integates and nationalities are diluted by men in accountant's suits.
Surely, these infrequent 'notable' days should be commemorated, regardless of one's own nationality. The fact they (still) exist is reason enough to be a just a little bit (more) English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian, American, Canadian, etc, etc, for just a few hours, once a year.
Little things are sufficient to preserve the spirit of these occasions, e.g. St Davids Day is alway Bara Brith Day; American Independance Day is celebrated with a bottle of Bud, or a J.D., and a Burger & Fries; Australia Day involves a call or message to folks down under, etc...
The Irish attitude is a perfect example - "Everyone is Irish on St Patricks Day!"
Images of food invariably (and often controversially) crop up in various threads on this Forum - Yet here was a topic that was gagging for users to show off their Fish and Chips, Cornish Pastie, Lancashire Hot Pot, Yorkshire Pudding, Bakewell Tart, Eccles Cakes, etc, but there was nowt, zip, nada,...
...and surely a cheery wish from other users to fellow Mayhemers wasn't really expecting too much, was it?
Hey Ho!, anyway, as long as everyone had a great day...
Andy
The White Ensign, aka St George Ensign, of H.M.S. 'Ark Royal'
being lowered for the final time. Click image for Video.