The fact that Ive never seen my friends in pint of beer hats is precisely why they're my friends. Back to the point, are you really suggesting someone has tried to own St George's Day like Guinness? Even if you have seen it, you must accept it's not to the same extent?
I said why it wasn't to the same extent. You want someone to claim the day, but don't want to be a part of it? PS, I didn't wear a hat, nor did anyone else.
I was once involved in a publicity stunt outside the Houses of Parliament, where an underwear company got 21 models in St George boxers and did a 21 bum salute.
Some people do celebrate St Georges Day, last year I went to a St Georges Day lunch, where about 50 blokes got absolutely rat arsed and sang Land Of Hope And Glory and other such rousing ditties. In fact, I've only just realised that I haven't been invited back this year, I must have been proper messy.
And I disagree that this is a factor. How do Guinness get round it then? It is communications by numbers to dodge any flak on that one. And yes, youre precisely right. I can differentiate good marketing from something that I want to be involved in. Marketing isnt about aiming something at me, it's about engaging as many people as possible with your product or service. A lot of people like wearing silly hats whereas I think they're ****s, but it doesnt mean that if I was heading up Marketing at a FMCG company that I wouldnt do it.
Marks and Spencer tried to get St. Michael adopted as the patron saint of both shopkeepers and the bourgeoisie but, from recent financial results, it seems they failed.
Possibly. I was just being lazy as I should have put 'earlier in this thread, and before in another".
You see, the thing is I think this is a massive myth. When has anyone EVER been banned from celebrating St George's Day? It's like when we had that story at the time of the last European Championships about the banning of the wearing of England shirts in a pub and "it was a disgrace, its cos they dont want us offending ethnic minorities yadda yadda f**king yah". Of course what the media didnt print was that the ban was on ALL football shirts, league clubs and international sides and definitely not restricted to England shirts, and had been in place at the pub for over a year after violence involving rival fans watching big screen matches.
For some odd reason the Scots, Welsh, Irish, American's, and any other nation you like can celebrate whatever patron saint they have, but if England do it we are sneered at as 'Little Englanders'. I don't think a race that has so much heritage as England has ever been so derided throughout history. It is almost a crime to say you are English (bit like saying you are from Hull in a way) so despite all that greetings to all Englishmen on England's Day.
Do you think this boozer were celebrating St Bogtrotter's Day with #WineWednesday Coach and Four ‏@coachandfour 11m Celebrate St George's Day tonight with Wine Wednesday buy two large glasses get the rest of the bottle free #winewednesday #Wilmslow
Again, I dont think this is the case at all. It's a misconception perpetuated by right-wing, scaremongering media. Did anyone watch the Stewart Lee episode recently when he said a taxi driver turned to him and said "these days, if you say you're English they arrest you and throw you in jail"? It was perfection.
