The_Kincardine Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 So it's been quite a day for the jingoistic tub-thumpers. 1. The Indian supreme court have decrees that cinemas must play their national anthem at the start of a screening: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38155630 2. Donald Trump is proposing that flag-burners are sent to chokey: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/donald-trump-flag-burning-penalty-proposal/ 3. St Andrew's day is a bank holiday? OK so this didn't happen just this week but I only just found out about it over on the quiz thread. Anyway, there's seemingly a trend towards empty-gesture, saber-rattling. Next thing you'll know there will be calls for a National Day like the upstart, johnny-come-lately countries such as France, Germany, Sweden and The US have. So what are the worst examples of nationalistic tokenism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Numbers 1 and 2 are shite but the more Bank Holidays the better as far as I'm concerned. Although if you have one for St Andrews we should get one some time. Not St George's Day though as there are already loads of Bank Holidays around April. Halloween would be alright. We need an Autumn/Winter day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Numbers 1 and 2 are shite but the more Bank Holidays the better as far as I'm concerned. Although if you have one for St Andrews we should get one some time. Not St George's Day though as there are already loads of Bank Holidays around April. Halloween would be alright. We need an Autumn/Winter day off. Well in the spirit of jingoism then it has to be Nov 5th, Shirley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Numbers 1 and 2 are shite but the more Bank Holidays the better as far as I'm concerned. The St Andrews day holiday is shite, it was taken from holiday entitlement so instead of being able to choose a day off at your own leisure, you're forced to sit in the house on a Wednesday at the arse end of November. (I don't know why I'm complaining - I'm at work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 That'll do. Anything to avoid work. Especially this year when the b*****ds have got an extra one and a half days out of me due to a racist Leap Year and Fascist Christmas Eve not falling on a weekday. [emoji34] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 The St Andrews day holiday is shite, it was taken from holiday entitlement so instead of being able to choose a day off at your own leisure, you're forced to sit in the house on a Wednesday at the arse end of November. (I don't know why I'm complaining - I'm at work). Is that the case across the board? Seems a bit unfair. My idea is that Bank Holidays should be in addition to your Annual Leave, not instead of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Be thankful you don't live in Czech Republic. Apparently they get their national holidays on whatever day it falls. If it falls on a weekend, tough titties. Nae extra day off for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Just now, Cardinal Richelieu said: Be thankful you don't live in Czech Republic. Apparently they get their national holidays on whatever day it falls. If it falls on a weekend, tough titties. Nae extra day off for you. This is true, too, in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Makes you proud to be British really. Though why do bank holidays always have to be on a Monday? It was a godsend at uni cos my tutorial days were usually on a Monday and simply got cancelled. Might explain why I bombed out of uni though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Be thankful you don't live in Czech Republic. Apparently they get their national holidays on whatever day it falls. If it falls on a weekend, tough titties. Nae extra day off for you. The Swiss have it sorted. Every Kanton seems to have it's own local holidays, though trying to work them all out is a nightmare for HR teams here. Company I work for doesn't give us the days off for Kanton Zug, but we do get a days holiday entitlement instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I only found out it was St Andrew's day today because of the Google doodle. #globalcitizen #oneworldelite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Since this is the politics forum, a quick quiz question for everyone (except Ross). When were women first allowed to vote in national elections in Switzerland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I reckon something like 1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 6 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Since this is the politics forum, a quick quiz question for everyone (except Ross). When were women first allowed to vote in national elections in Switzerland? 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I only found out it was St Andrew's day today because of the Google doodle. #globalcitizen #oneworldelite I found out last week when this week's canteen menu was emailed over and it had haggis on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Just now, Bully Wee Villa said: I found out last week when this week's canteen menu was emailed over and it had haggis on Wednesday. How's that going down in Brum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Saints days are for Catholics. I'm at my work . #protestantworkethic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 22 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Is that the case across the board? Seems a bit unfair. My idea is that Bank Holidays should be in addition to your Annual Leave, not instead of it. IIRC - when the Scottish Government passed the 'St Andrews Day Holiday Act' (or whatever it was called), they said that it was not an additional holiday - but could be taken in lieu of certain other public holidays? In the public sector for example some councils don't observe it at all... some took it on Monday, and some took it today, instead of another day (perhaps Good Friday or Late May)... some tell staff they can take it but only out of their holiday entitlements. In the Borders a couple of years ago they were one of the few authorities taking it, and this year it was a holiday on Monday and a normal day today. I suppose the idea of having holidays on Mondays not floating during the week is so people can get long weekends. 12 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Makes you proud to be British really. Though why do bank holidays always have to be on a Monday? It was a godsend at uni cos my tutorial days were usually on a Monday and simply got cancelled. Might explain why I bombed out of uni though! Allowing for the variations of St Andrews Day as mentioned above the only Monday holidays are Late May and August? May Day too, I suppose, if you consider it as May 1st and not "the first Monday in May". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: Saints days are for Catholics. I'm at my work . #protestantworkethic Andrew is a proddy saint. He even has a proddy name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Mondays should be a public holiday. There's a good argument for Fridays too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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