Ways to Celebrate St George's Day and Englishness Top Voted Things

Foods & Drinks

  • Author Charlotte Rivington
  • Published August 29, 2011
  • Word count 385

Here is the Drink of England's top 10 list of things to do to celebrate St George's Day:

  1. Have a pint of Bombardier Ale!

  2. Take part in something unique to England - Morris Dancing, cheese rolling or pram racing anyone?

  3. Feast on a traditional English dish like sausage and mash - or how about Beef and Bombardier pie?

  4. Wear a red rose in your button hole

  5. Visit your nearest English Heritage property - how about the St George's Day festival at Wrest Park in Bedforshire?

  6. Get a dragon and call yourself George for the day.

  7. Dance your socks off to the very best of English music - anything from the Spice Girls to the Beatles!

  8. Relive some great English sporting moments - the 1966 World Cup?

  9. Make sure to display a St George's flag, if there is one around

  10. Nominate the 'Champion of England.'

On the last one, here is the list of top 50 things that make people 'Typically English'

  1. A love for the traditional pub

  2. Love of the Sunday Roast

  3. Talking about the weather

  4. A soothing cup of tea to ease worries

  5. A stiff upper lip

  6. Moaning

  7. Great at queuing

  8. Watching soaps

  9. DIY on a Bank Holiday

  10. Eating meat and two veg

  11. Saying sorry

  12. Enjoying satire and wit

  13. Sarcasm

  14. Irony

  15. Not wanting to 'make a fuss'

  16. A love of bargains

  17. Gossiping with neighbours over the garden fence

  18. Obsession with traffic

  19. Inability to complain

  20. A love of curtain twitching

  21. Starting the day with a traditional English fry up

  22. Washing the car on a Sunday

  23. The ability to laugh at ourselves

  24. Love to read the newspaper

  25. Clever sense of humour

  26. Being overly polite

  27. Love of the package holiday

  28. Wanting a good tan

  29. Working long hours

  30. Taking the mickey out of others

  31. Pandering to political correctness

  32. Being unhappy with our weight

  33. Being proud of where we live

  34. Obsession with pets

  35. Obsession with celebrity culture

  36. Feeling uncomfortable when people talk about their emotions

  37. Asking people about their journey

  38. Fondness for mowing the lawn

  39. Looking uncomfortable on the dance floor

  40. Leaving things to the last minute

  41. An inability to express our emotions

  42. Wanting our sportsmen / teams to fial

  43. Obsession with the Royal Family

  44. Love of rambling in the countryside

  45. Down to earth

  46. Keeping our homes neat and tidy

  47. Achieving against all odds

  48. Punctual

  49. Speak softly but aren't softly spoken

  50. Grounded

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