I'm having Kate and Andrew tattooed on my eyelids as I type this. Is that patriotic enough?
Or Kate and William even
Only a matter of time, esp now the old dog is back from his sales ambassador duties
what has supporting the royal wedding got to do with patriotism ?
can't you be a republican and a patriot ?
This is precisely why the national obsession with GDP is so ludicrous.
A bit Armorican, but some interesting points, nevertheless
can't you be a republican and a patriot ?
Of course you can!
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A true test of English patriotism is measured by how you say "patriot".
"Pattriot" = English
"Paytriot" = US
A simple "yes you are right" would have done.....
yes you are right you went to the trouble of posting up a comment by someone in your office on the interweb, working out the cost which you call significant, but you definetly dont want any of us to actually do this which is not at all clear from your original post.
It seems a stupid thing to do so yes I accept it is conceivable you did this 😉
saying that though you did have the brains to drop the wedding argument 😆
CharlieMungus - Member
A bit Armorican, but some interesting points, neverthelessThis is precisely why the national obsession with GDP is so ludicrous.
+1
Even the way it is reported is annoyed given it is an aggregate - some sectors grew, some contracted.
Patriotism: the unwavering belief that somewhere is superior simply by virtue of the fact you were born there.Doesn't make sense to me.
That's because you're English, no?
I quite like living in the UK, it's nice. But I want to live in France and America as well. I quite like the idea of the Royal wedding as well, it's sort of exciting (I know it's unfashionable round here to like it, but don't care)
I wonder if the hotel business is suffering though? There was a local report on the telly that said Brighton had had an estimated £40 million increase in revenue because the weather was so nice last weekend
It seems a stupid thing to do so yes I accept it is conceivable you did this
Like I said a simple yes would have done 8)
saying that though you did have the brains to drop the wedding argument
I don't beleive I did..... it is entirely possible however that I couldn't be bothered to re-explain the glaringly obvious though.
BermBandit: "you are"
Junkyard: "YOU are"
BB: "YOU !!"
JY: "Am not"
audience: zzzzzzZZZZZZZZ
(has one of you broken the other's heart in the past? 😥 )
But I want to live in... ...America
😆
What's the Royal Wedding?
Listening to Jerusalem right now.
toys - doesn't count unless you're crying
not that I am aware of I was just trying to goad them into an argument on a slow day but unfortunately they can only put forward poor , disingenuous or incorrect argument/s to prove they are correct. Not as amusing as I hoped for I fear we may have both let the side down
I suspect stupid boy takes that as meaning they were right though 🙄
So not mentioning it all is not dropping it Another excellent point 😉
not patriotic because i just happened to be born here, i like where i live But i could like somewhere else just as much ... im not brainwashed (like some) that the land we live in is worth dying for, we are Only borrowing it for the short period of time that we're here!
and as far as those "royal" foreign, land and wealth thieves ... Pah!
who's paying for this here wedding then??? PAH!
doesn't count unless you're crying
When my 1st born was 2 I taught her the words to jerusalem. Whilst at the in laws in Wales with 15 of the welsh family sat round the TV watching the england wales 6 nations game, little one hears the word england and pipes up her rendition of jerusalem. Some ashen welsh faces... I cried then.
The trouble with patrotism is that a large proportion of the population use it as a thinly vieled disguise for tribalism.
not that I am aware of I was just trying to goad them into an argument on a slow day
LOL ...... you are David Cameron and I claim my £5
Quite patriotic - which is why I'm looking forward to the SNP taking overall control in Scotland & us finally having a referendum on independence.
If the referndum answer is yes, the royal family will NOT be required north of the border any longer thank you.
that's not what the snp say.If the referndum answer is yes, the royal family will NOT be required north of the border any longer thank you
Quite patriotic - which is why I'm looking forward to the SNP taking overall control in Scotland & us finally having a referendum on independence.If the referndum answer is yes, the royal family will NOT be required north of the border any longer thank you
Fingers crossed. 🙂
that's not what the snp say.
Ah ... I'm long enough in the tooth to remember Alex being thrown out of the SNP for leading the Scottish Socialist Republic movement within the party.
Me thinks he says something different in private 😕
Ah ... I'm long enough in the tooth to remember Alex being thrown out of the SNP for leading the Scottish Socialist Republic movement within the party.Me thinks he says something different in private
I'm all for the abolishment of the monarchy, but an idependent scotland comes first imo, not for any patriotic reasons mind, i just don't think scotland is served as well as it could be or can be from westminster. We can deal with the monarchy shortly afterwards! 😀
Patriotism good; jingoism bad.
i thing George said it best, Lol
FeeFoo - Member
A true test of English patriotism is measured by how you say "patriot".
"Pattriot" = English
"Paytriot" = US
and "Pat riot" = Irish?
buzz-lightyear - Member
Patriotism good; jingoism bad.
?
Pat riot would be an Irish civil disturbance?
Pat O'Banton is an Irish Dance Hall Reggae star.
Tim O'Glock is an Irish F1 driver.
No?
I sang a duet with Pato banton.
Bloody liar no you din't!
Did you? 😯