But, how did you know it was a British reply without reading it? hehesky14kemea said:Nnnnnope.
The only bit I know is the "God save the Queen" bit. I've purposely not read the other English reply above me so I don't accidentally learn it.
4kids is kinda shit... But you have to admit that's hilarious, especially Master Splinter.Guilion said:So yeah, I do know the short version but the long one is very tiresome. As for the other questions, no, I don't think it's important to know the anthem of your nation as governments use it as a means of propaganda these days anyways (The second song Mexican children sing every Monday is the most droning thing I've heard in my entire life). And yes, I do know another anthem, the USA anthem.
I blame this ad that was usually broadcasted around the time of Toonami:
Man, I hate 4kids.
RedDeadFred said:Canadian here. Yes I know our national anthem. Don't know it in French though. Between singing it every morning in school and hearing it all the time at the start of hockey games, it's pretty much permanently drilled into my brain.
As a random aside, Calixa Lavallée (the composer of the actual music for O Canada) wasn't nationalistic at all. He actually advocated for the US and Canada to be one nation.
It depends on the school really. I think it's quite common in elementary schools since they want young kids to grow up knowing the anthem. It seems to be significantly less common in high schools and even middle schools (from what I've seen while subbing at a variety of schools).cathou said:RedDeadFred said:Canadian here. Yes I know our national anthem. Don't know it in French though. Between singing it every morning in school and hearing it all the time at the start of hockey games, it's pretty much permanently drilled into my brain.
As a random aside, Calixa Lavallée (the composer of the actual music for O Canada) wasn't nationalistic at all. He actually advocated for the US and Canada to be one nation.
wait, they were actually make you sing the anthem in school ? wow, English school is weird...
i know the complete version of the french one, all 4 verses.
Your anthem is in R'lyehian?DizzyChuggernaut said:Mae hen gwlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri
Erh... uhh... hmm... urruurrhh... ahh... uhh...
GWLAD, GWLAD,
PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
I used to know all of it at one point but as a person that doesn't frequent rugby matches, the lyrics have mostly evaporated from my memory.
I knew the 'Mae hen' part, but I always pronounce 'gwlad' as 'Vlad', and then start thinking about Castlevania and get it just goes downhill from there.DizzyChuggernaut said:Mae hen gwlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri
Erh... uhh... hmm... urruurrhh... ahh... uhh...
GWLAD, GWLAD,
PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD
I used to know all of it at one point but as a person that doesn't frequent rugby matches, the lyrics have mostly evaporated from my memory.
It may or may not beSmallHatLogan said:Your anthem is in R'lyehian?
I get confused about whether it's "gwlad" or "wlad" because Welsh has a mutation system. It makes sentences flow better but the rules are pretty strict.KenAri said:I knew the 'Mae hen' part, but I always pronounce 'gwlad' as 'Vlad', and then start thinking about Castlevania and get it just goes downhill from there.