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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
But in the present day & environment it is more to do with the overbearing pressure applied by local Councils & unelected bodies who claim offence on behalf of the "Perceived Offended", that more patriotism & National pride isn't so widely displayed (Flying the St.George flag, not overly flambouyant & a subtle reminder we're English).
Unfortunately the above has more to do with our lack of National Pride than the more typically perceived Great British reserve.
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I'm with Mancie on this; Seems to me St Georges Day is celebrated far more widely now than it ever was in the supposedly pre-PC days. They're having a St Georges Day parade and street market in front of the town hall in Labour-run Manchester next weekend. Not much "overbearing pressure" there, then.