Is Anyone Aware That It Is St Georges Day Today?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1117522/St-George-s-Day-2019-Labour-Party-Jeremy-Corbyn-tweets-England-bank-holiday

https://www.askideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Proud-To-Be-English-Happy-Saint-Georges-Day-Facebook-Cover-Picture.jpg

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// I'm surprised ANOTHEOLDGIT hasn't changed his avatar to show the English flag for to-day ///

No need to my jpg link says it all.

But having said that, apart from TTT and Baldric, it would seem there are not many English persons on this thread.

[ichkeria]

Yes. Happy St George’s Day AOG and all English everywhere :-)

[ummmm]

Yes.

[Old_Geezer]

Just not English, old chap, to go making a fuss on one's saint's day.

[Mamyalynne]

Happy St George's Day everyone.

https://tinyurl.com/y5ne576l

[Baldric]

// Better question, does anyone give a flying *** that it's st georges day //

Speaks volumes about you spath.

[anotheoldgit]

Mamyalynne

At least you got the day right which is more than can be said for your party.

[Lie-in King]

Happy St George's Day!

[Mamyalynne]

How did you know I was throwing a party, has someone snitched??

[Canary42]

/// I can only assume that you are not a true English person.///

Nor was Saint George - he was a Greek.

[Rockrose]

Lol mamya he’s just miffed that he didn’t get an invite!
Thanks for the G&T though spiffing it was!

[dannyk13]

Canary//Nor was Saint George - he was a Greek.//
Was he?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/st-georges-day-2019-england-patron-saint-who-soldier-dragon-a6997016.html

[Baldric]

Saint George was born in Turkey to a Turkish father and Palestinian mother. He lived in the Middle East and died at the hands of the Romans who persecuted him because of his faith

[ichkeria]

Sorry I got my St George threads mixed up :-)
St George was certainly not Turkish. He was ethnically a Greek - a Cappadocian Greek: Cappadocia (not itself a Greek province) being a part of ancient Anatolia. Those regions only became Turkic over time as the tribes moved west.
And modern Turkey is a comparatively new county.
George is a Greek name :-)

[hc4361]

There are lots of St George's flags flying in my area in the West Midlands and several special events will be on this coming weekend.
My local tearoom is putting on an English Afternoon Tea event this afternoon complete with traditional English cakes and hot muffins.

[spathiphyllum]

AOG what is a true english person?

[youngmafbog]

Clearly not you Spath.

[spathiphyllum]

it's funny, people say "Clearly".. yet i'm 100% white British. I just don't give a damn about patron saints... Must make me french or suttin hurr durr

[spathiphyllum]

English * even more specifically.

[spathiphyllum]

100% anglo saxon m8