Do any of the English on here actually celebrate it? Never seen the point myself. You should be happy with who and what you are 365 days a year without needing one specific day in the calendar to shout it from the rooftops. Mind, I'd ban the celebration of birthdays as well so am probably not all that objective.
I'm not a fan of this jingoistic nonsense. We don't really celebrate it in Scotland that much either despite the SNP's best efforts. Best leave these things to the Irish and their romanticised take on history.
It's the fannies up here who take Burns Night seriously, they do my tits in. Some ****ey alchy poet from them days, who is deid. Who gives a ****?
I quite like Burns night. Gives me an excuse to be an awkward **** by asking for the vegetarian option
I like the actual meal, What I hate is the ****s that get steaming, then misty-eyed and then slaver some pish-poor Burns at you.
Isn't St Patrick's Day actually the "let's give Guinness lots of free advertising day"? The only people that seem to be seriously clamouring for St George's to be a public holiday are UKIP, EDL and the breweries. Please don't pull me up for using "EDL", "UKIP" and "seriously" in the same sentence.......
At least the rest of the UK don't have to put up with this "Homecoming" diarrhoea. Trying to get rich auld ****s to come to Scotland and look at some castles because a distant relative farted on some shortbread 150 years ago.
Whilst it's not my cup of tea i don't mind all of that traditional custom stuff for whatever country it happens in. It's just this idea that we should all be out thanking God (or whoever you do / don't believe in) for being raised in wherever you were fortunate / unfortunate enough to end up.
Just being English is bonus enough. No need to rub it in for those unlucky ****s who were born 2nd best. But happy St Georges day all the same you ****ers.
I was at one here that the bird's folks hosted. The meal is grand but once the speeches to the lasses and lads begins, it turns into boring, unfunny drivel. Only goes further downhill when the boring middle-aged fuds start speaking guff about whisky
