St George`s day

[O'Callaghan]

I hope you're all clad in St. George's tartan today! What do you mean, you're not? LOL!

[English Bloke]

Nope, seeing as St George was reputed to be Turkish, I'm wearing a fez and drinking this actually!

Courage, chivalry and charity. The qualities of St George.

He's also patron Saint of Russia, Aragon, Asturias and Catalonia (Spain), Ethiopia, Georgia (no surprises there), Greece, Lithuania, Palestine and Portugal. The Bulgarian Army, Beirut, Malta, and the Isle of Gozo (Calypso's island from the Odyssey). And Scouting. And people with syphillis. The fellow certainly got around....

[ccga3359]

And people with syphillis. The fellow certainly got around....

[ccga3359]

Wow what a thread. Of the 10 years I spent in England I only recall seeing the Union flag waving on all the buildings, never St George's cross. It was this flag that I was born under and would have been the one I died under had it not been joined by the maple leaf.

I believe in an eventual united Ireland but would not easily accept an altered Union flag. I hear McClef's arguement and can sympathize with him but again would resist an altered Union flag. I am proud to call Trefor a friend and a brother and I pay the utmost respect to his national flag. Both him and I are both British citizens and proud of it, in that we are the same but don't call me a 'Brit', I was born in England, there is a difference.

I don't recall ever celebrating St George's day only Guy Fawkes day. I take the original sentiment and say thank you, thank you very much and raise a glass to you in acknowledgement.

[skauwt]

I hope you're all clad in St. George's tartan today! What do you mean, you're not? LOL!

now now there`s no need for affective prejudice i thought this was a friendly site that welcomes folk from all parts of the world regadless of country

[McClef]

Greetings to my neighbouring country too!

At least it's not a RED dragon he is depicted as slaying!

[Galician]

I hope you're all clad in St. George's tartan today! What do you mean, you're not? LOL!

now now there`s no need for affective prejudice i thought this was a friendly site that welcomes folk from all parts of the world regadless of country

Not being British of any stripe, maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think that any kind of prejudice was meant. I just heard a kilt enthusiast pushing the purchase of another kilt!

Nope, seeing as St George was reputed to be Turkish, I'm wearing a fez and drinking this actually!

Actually, he would have been Greek, as were most inhabitants of that region until the invasion of the Turks during the Middle Ages.

[skauwt]

Not being British of any stripe, .

kinda says it all really its a sad day when folk have to flame a topic which was meant as a goodwill to other nations

[English Bloke]

Actually, he would have been Greek, as were most inhabitants of that region until the invasion of the Turks during the Middle Ages.

Another actually? Gor Blimey Guv!

Actually he was born in Cappadocia. Cappadocia is NOW most definately in Turkey... or it was last time I was there. But you are right of course, St George? definately not Turkish... 1 point to you sir... Thankyou for pointing that out.

Not sure about the Greek though, not in a riding a moped everywhere, 1.12 Euros to the Pound, zatsiki and pita, Shirley Valentine sort of Greek anyway. Much like Cappadocia isn't (or wasn't) Turkey. Could it not be argued that as his Dad was a Roman Army Bloke (Cappadocia Detachment? probably Armenian) and his Mum was a Palastinian he was possibly more Roman than Greek? In the broad sense of course. He was born around 250AD and Cappadocia became a Roman Province in 17AD under Emperor Tiberius and after that was Byzantine... Do we really care? Does anyone really care?

Happy St George's Day!

[Good Egg]

Another actually? Gor Blimey Guv!

Actually he was born in Cappadocia. Cappadocia is NOW most definately in Turkey... or it was last time I was there. But you are right of course, St George? definately not Turkish... 1 point to you sir... Thankyou for pointing that out.

Not sure about the Greek though, not in a riding a moped everywhere, 1.12 Euros to the Pound, zatsiki and pita, Shirley Valentine sort of Greek anyway. Much like Cappadocia isn't (or wasn't) Turkey. Could it not be argued that as his Dad was a Roman Army Bloke (Cappadocia Detachment? probably Armenian) and his Mum was a Palastinian he was possibly more Roman than Greek? In the broad sense of course. He was born around 250AD and Cappadocia became a Roman Province in 17AD under Emperor Tiberius and after that was Byzantine... Do we really care? Does anyone really care?

Happy St George's Day!

Are you saying he is actually Brian?