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Originally Posted by richlevy
Yes, but it's still probably a better choice than a 4th of July party  ,
BTW, if you ever did decide to throw a 4th of July party, I would be willing to send over some appropriate and authentic USA foodstuffs. |
People with a connection certainly throw 4th of July parties here. In companies with offices in America and/ or imported American employees they also have them. Despite a (somewhat) outdated stiff-upper-lip image, the English do like to party.
Fo example the death of Guy Fawkes (Catholic who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament) is celebrated on 5th November. He was due to be hanged, drawn and quartered - a
particularly grisly death - but broke his own neck by jumping from the scaffold during the hanging phase. For defying justice he was sentenced to burn in effigy.
THIS is therefore a celebration every year, with bonfires, fireworks and dodgy meat products. Hurray!
So a minor colony deciding they don't want support is small beer (
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But Merc - if you could find the people, I'd sort the party - I have absolutely no qualms in celebrating a setback to Royalty hundreds of years ago.