Okay a quick explanation first I think. I just discovered that today is St. George's Day. A day of celebration towards the patron saint of England. Something that we should make a big fuss over. I mean, you get St. Patricks day where people ALL over the world celebrate by drinking copius amounts of alchohol/Guiness for no other reason than its an excuse for it. But thats not the point.
The point is that I believe that we (the English/UK) as a nation have lost all sense of who we are. We cant celebrate anything without possibly offending someone. Take the incedents at the G20 Summit (I think thats what it was) last week. 90% of it was peaceful until some idiot decided to cause trouble. But thats a completely seperate rant about the media.
Back on topic: I'm proud of the nation and culture I come from, even though its offensive to say that
. We have so many things that are great about the nation and its a shame that we cannot actually celebrate it properly.
So now your wondering if I'm just venting some anger and rage at life in general, and if so why I'm doing it on a forum supposedly devoted towards all things Japan. Simple, as always with me I have a question:
Do you still have pride in your respective nation/culture, no matter what it may have done in the past?
And if your in Japan (though still get back to me even if your not) how do you celebrate your heritage and history?
Well, thats enough of a rant for me. Laters all.
