Ocean Front

I've been in the states for five years and today absolutely has to be the worst day of the year to be here. I was at a 4th of July picnic my first year here and some drunk stuck his finger in my face telling me how "we kicked your #$$ two hundred years ago!" Akward! Then last year my house was "egged" on the 4th when I flew the Union Jack.. I'm laying low today, not going out, not doing anything.

Rete

Shame that you've had bad experiences on our national holiday. Telling you we whipped your arse isn't so bad is it? After all it is a celebration of our independence from Britian after having fough a revolution to gain it.

As for the eggs, well why would you fly the Union Jack on July 4th? Isn't that asking for a spot of trouble?

Ocean Front

Sure, blame the victim.

Not to mention that the bloody fireworks send our little Chelsea into full-blown panic mode, trying to jump through windows, digging through carpet at doorways or trying to dig out of the yard to run away..I'm really looking forward to being huddled in a far corner of the basement with a drooling trembling dog for three hours tonight.

sir_eccles

There's being British and there's being an ass about it. You asked for that one I'm afraid. Yeah yeah, free speech etc etc.

Mummy in the foothills

So sorry you met some assholes, there was no need for that.
We have a Welsh flag on the top of the kids playfort, no one seems to notice. Although I came across a couple of drunks with the we kicked your ass attitude many years ago. I just try to ignore them and watch the fireworks.

dbj1000

And that would be different for Guy Fawkes Night would it?

Englishman43

Inferiority complex, ignore it , it wont go away

Ocean Front

I felt I was being challenged to a fight. Not being secure in my surroundings I didn't know what to do. I walked away humiliated

kimilseung

You put the jack up on the fourth...wait....I call troll.

Ocean Front

It's always up, I didn't take it down on the 4th and why should I have to?

coastieexpat

Just as well, we don't need to lose twice

Ocean Front

You know if we had won the revolutionary war I don't think we'd be relishing in displays smothered in jingoism and celebration of war. Would we?

Tasteless

Manc

You just described America.

Ocean Front

Does every single holiday involve the bloody military! A co worker last year told me to thank the troops on Valentines day because if it were not for them my sweetheart would be speaking German or Japanese?

Manc

They're fighting for our freedom