tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post5373213532759839861..comments2024-02-25T09:32:00.063+00:00Comments on The Frugal Cook: A comforting lamb and leek stewFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-26999683059666203312009-03-02T11:50:00.000+00:002009-03-02T11:50:00.000+00:00My son was born on St Andrews day and hence our ce...My son was born on St Andrews day and hence our celebration - don't really think this counts though! I would celebrate them all, any excuse for good food and a party!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-51080662827797723842009-03-01T21:38:00.000+00:002009-03-01T21:38:00.000+00:00Hi Alex! Booze is important, yes, but I think it a...Hi Alex! Booze is important, yes, but I think it amounts to more than that. It's sexier, frankly, to be Irish than British, sorry though I am to admit it.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-28273261824254602202009-03-01T16:23:00.000+00:002009-03-01T16:23:00.000+00:00I think St Patrick's Day gets the most celebration...I think St Patrick's Day gets the most celebration fro all nations because of the Irish's propensity to sup the black stuff. Hence hordes of people around the world rock up for any excuse to get drunk. Most actual Irish people I know don't don shamrock sashes and go about their business as normal.<BR/><BR/>IMO, St David's day, St George's and St Andrew's day just don't have the link to alcohol - therefore aren't as enticing as a day to celebrate! <BR/><BR/>(In the vein of PCness I think (hope) I can get away with such a comment as I have an Irish passport... lol)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007373992672699994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-55655624544564719812009-03-01T14:49:00.000+00:002009-03-01T14:49:00.000+00:00Odd isn't it that English sounds softer, more appe...Odd isn't it that English sounds softer, more appealing, less jingoistic than British yet the notion of Britishness should be more all-encompasssing. (God, I'm beginning to sound like Gordon Brown!)Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-90027986390737736222009-03-01T14:04:00.000+00:002009-03-01T14:04:00.000+00:00Political correctness or not, my hubby maintains t...Political correctness or not, my hubby maintains that he is English, no matter what, and he will never be 'British'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-85021126828262770972009-03-01T08:38:00.000+00:002009-03-01T08:38:00.000+00:00Take your point anonymous but pretty well everyone...Take your point anonymous but pretty well everyone celebrates St Patrick's Day even if they're not Irish. And my grandfather was Scots (hence the name) so I do have Scottish ancestry!<BR/><BR/>As you say, Slice of life, maybe it's the fun factor. Burns Night and St P's Day just seem a whole lot more fun.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-73690994789484051792009-02-28T21:32:00.000+00:002009-02-28T21:32:00.000+00:00Sorry to say that PC and other out side influences...Sorry to say that PC and other out side influences have made being English a swear word. Or to not offend others, we say British?<BR/><BR/>See it is all PC isnt it. as my family are from all over I always say British this leads to less questions. Then again should we all say that? When I go on holiday I use a British passport...<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should have a British day?<BR/><BR/>Although my favourite is always Burns night. My family always celebrate this.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-84062531578633954422009-02-28T18:41:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:41:00.000+00:00Shows that you are from the south of England! :-)...Shows that you are from the south of England! :-) <BR/><BR/>North of the border they make a lot of fuss about St Andrew ... not as much mebbe as they make about Rabbie Burns .... <BR/><BR/>And if you are in Stratford upon Avon, well there is an important birthday to celebrate on the 23rd April! The (English) Bard ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com