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Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

From my toes to yours!

Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :

Weirdly, I've seen quite a few schools, parks etc with banners and flags advertising local 4th of July firework celebrations here tonight.
There are quite a few Americans around, but not that many.

Either a lot of British people don't actually know what the day's about, or we're just not sore losers. Or maybe we're just pleased to be rid of you guys. [Wink]

Hey, any excuse for a party.

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

I have a girls night tonight...my son is visiting with his cousin at my brother's house, and my husband has to work a basketball tournament. Time and a half, what a beautiful thing. [Big Grin]

So, the girls and I are staying in and watching girlie movies.

Posted by Dogbreath (Member # 11879) on :

Ah yes, the day we celebrate Will Smith saving us all from the aliens.

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

For your viewing pleasure this Independence Day:

The Muppets Present Star and Stripes Forever!

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

quote:
Either a lot of British people don't actually know what the day's about, or we're just not sore losers. Or maybe we're just pleased to be rid of you guys. [Wink]
Hey, any excuse for a party.

Probably because there is no equivalent summer-months patriotic holiday in Britain.

Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :

Don't blow off any fingers, please, keeds.

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Heh... those toes look more French than American to me. [Smile]

Cute! Happy 4th (she says on the 5th)!

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Teshi:

quote:
Either a lot of British people don't actually know what the day's about, or we're just not sore losers. Or maybe we're just pleased to be rid of you guys. [Wink]
Hey, any excuse for a party.
Probably because there is no equivalent summer-months patriotic holiday in Britain.

What are Britain's patriotic holidays?

Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :

It depends on which part of the UK.
Scotland has St. Andrews Day. Northern Ireland has St. Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
England and Wales don't have any patriotic holidays (as in, days off work).

There was talk, a couple of years ago, of creating a national 'British' day for all the countries.
I think the consensus was that the idea was kind of weird - how would you celebrate being British? Most people don't even like putting up the union flag.

[ July 05, 2009, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: Bella Bee ]

Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :

We went out to a very patriotic dinner... we had Japanese.

Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Bella Bee:

I think the consensus was that the idea was kind of weird - how would you celebrate being British?

Or more to the point, why?