LaserFutureTechnoGeorge

Here’s a story: April 23^rd was a fine, sunny day here in England, and we decided to venture out into the bustling streets of Birmingham to join in the nation pastime: shopping. However, we soon learned it was St. George’s Day, the national holiday of England, and we should be celebrating, not shopping! We headed to Victoria Square in the center of town to see what the English do to celebrate their national holiday. In America we have our wonderfully standard traditions of hanging flags, having parades, and shooting fireworks. We expected to learn something of the English traditions now too!

Well…if you could create the ultimate metaphor for the cultural identity confusion and generational schism in England today, St. Georges day might be it. We saw some sweet old ladies all dressed up in their England hats:

…but then turned the corner to hear loud, pulsing techno music and this going on!!

It was the most bizarre fashion show ever (and they’re pretty weird events to begin with). Some people were laughing and taking pictures, some people just stopped to watch curious for a minute, and the old people sat and muttered. What sort of holiday is this?

We thought the show was a riot, and just kept saying “this has GOT to go on the blog” as wave after wave of bizarrely-clad ladies of the future came out on stage. Not the sort of think to make your average bloke go home proud to be an Englishman, but highly entertaining. England may be culturally confused, but it sure is entertaining.