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Bush Tucker Man:



--- Quote from: Thrasher on March 03, 2008, 15:36:03 ---BTM,

Sadly most of the English don't know when St Georges day is ... or where he was from, or in fact anything other than the name :(

When the people in England take their patron 'turkish' saint seriously, then it might be different.

P.S. He's also the patron saint of Moscow :)

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Neil, I know he's quite wide-spread as a Saint/religious icon






--- Quote from: carbore on March 03, 2008, 15:59:57 ---I cant think of many British Cultural symbols that have not been hijacked by football and im sorry to say that most non-brits would see St George as the patron saint of football violence and club18-30 drinking binges.  I think we did and still do have a lot to be proud of, we just dont seem to have an up to date "Brand" to stick it on!

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That's the problem, the 'yob culture' (&  organisations like the NF/BNP) stole it for their own ends
Sadly, the Cross Of Saint George is now tainted due to those conotations.

Unfortunately, also, a lot of people haven't distinguished the differences between Nationalism & Patriotism

andycwb:

--- Quote from: gtomo2 on March 03, 2008, 19:42:04 ---It was st davids day last saturday and i could not even find a daff to wear. just loads of irsh stuff

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There were plenty on the side of the A3095 here :-)

Andy

waveydavey:
The thing with Paddy's day is the Yanks all think they are Irish and go mental; the card companies go silly to make more money and having made all the junk sell it wherever they can get away with it.

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