In message , Neil Williams
writes
On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:49:18 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:
I don't think many english give a stuff about St Georges day anyway.
Its only insecure nationalities and people unsure of their identities
that make a big deal out of their patron saints
It's just a symbol of a national day, which is perhaps something
(looking at it a different way) that the English avoid precisely
*because* they are insecure about what their nationality represents.
Neil
Good grief! I never thought the day would come when I would find
myself agreeing with Boltar and disagreeing with Neil!
As an Englishman, a Briton and a European, I see no problem with
security of identity at all. I am in fact **extremely** self confident
about it!
On a transport-related note, I'd quite like to see flags fly on the
buses for special occasions, the way the RATP do in Paris.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK
Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk