Cultural lesson 2: Remembrance Day, November 11thDo yourself a favour and spare three minutes to read this and save yourself the embarrassment of uttering any of the ignorant comments below.
Remembrance Day is a day we ... remember, remember the fifth of November. Oh, look. She's pinned a red poppy on her sweater - must be her favourite flower or something, right? Uhm, right..? Hey, the guy next to her has got another poppy on his jacket. What a coincidence! Is wearing a poppy a fashion statement? Why does everyone have one? I don't get it. They've got National and International Days about everything now. Take 'Happy Moustache Day' for example. So I guess Poppy Day must be just another meaningless celebration - a florist came up with the idea, no doubt. Miss, Miss! I spotted a spelling mistake in the book, Miss! At the top of page 11, it reads 'Remembrance Day: Lest we Forget'. Shouldn't it be "let's" instead of "lest"? No. I'm sorry to be the one to burst your bubble, but no, Remembrance Day is not about V for Vendetta, a red poppy pin is not a mere fashion accessory, Poppy Day has nothing to do with florists' wish to make their business more lucrative, and finally, "lest" is not a spelling mistake, for God's sake.
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