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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. Hey, any excuse for a party.
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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.
So, the girls and I are staying in and watching girlie movies.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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