General Chat

American friends and relatives :-D :-D <3

best wishes from me too!!!! <3 <3 :-D :-D

And me :-D

Not a lot of people know this but Rory my Westie
Is 6 years old today.

Emma :-)

Happy birthday to Rory :-)

LOL@Rose <3

hmmmm......now don't all jump on me but isn't that a bit like the Germans saying happy D day to us?.........I never could understand why The British would say Happy Independence Day . Or even celebrate with Americans in our schools.....very confusing :-D


I don't mean to spoil your thread Rose....will delete if you wish :-)

No it's isn't Susan :-D

Isn't what Rose? :-)

The Americans are extremely Patriotic.....sometimes I envy them of this.....I could never see them celebrating anything other than their own days of rememberance.. Or wishing us Happy anything if we had been at war with them........I am afraid this 4th of July lark it is one of my patriotic pet peeves. :-)

No don't delete Susan, it's a commonly held viewpoint...but I don't count myself as 'only' British so I have no problems with saying 'Happy Independence day' to the US any more than I have trouble celebrating that there is an Irish Republic ;-)

But I say it not from a political view , only in the sense that it is an important day for some of my relatives and friends....much as a Jewish friend always said "Happy Christmas" to our family, though she did not celebrate it herself :-)

Now why did I just know that you were going to give such a reasoned 'argument' that I would have to concede? Tsk!........I still don't like it.....but you win....this time :-D :-D

lol I am all 'fired' out now, I can only give reasoned arguments...and since I've been told to cut down my 'rambling', I am going for the shortest responses I can muster ;-)

Happy Independence Day! to my other family members in the USA.

but I like your Rambling, Rose ......:-D

I have dual nationality Grandchildren and have no qualms if they celebrate it.....they are after all children.....They can make their own minds up when they are of an age to do so. My American son in law and I have many discussions on the subject which is always interesting.

I passed my driving test on 4 July ... Independence Day
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Jasper John's flag
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I had a daughter on 4th July.....I am sure they speeded up my labour so she would be born on a memorable day

I got married on the 5th November...I try to forget that one :-D

...and a happy birthday to Yankee Doodle Dandy ;-) :-D

Mau I was listening to Jimmy Cagney singing that earlier :-)

He was a good singer Rose and not a bad dancer either :-)