St Pancras = St Patricks

[FartinLewis]

Another name change on the back of St Pancake, spotted on another forum.

I can see how St Pancake could be just about acceptable, but St Patricks sounds like it could be a real destination. I think they've taken it a little too far this time!

 

[farci]

Surprised no posts from the ‘flogging is too good for them’ brigade who don’t like anyone messing with The Railway

 

[hexagon789]

Another name change on the back of St Pancake, spotted on another forum.

I can see how St Pancake could be just about acceptable, but St Patricks sounds like it could be a real destination. I think they've taken it a little too far this time!

A well-intentioned joke one would hope, certainly I see it that way. However, I agree that some people, foreigners and people unfamiliar with the area could get caught out.

 

[johnkingeu]

More childish than funny

I wonder if they will accept my avocado at St Patricks?

 

[SPADTrap]

I think it was funny the first time.

 

[cactustwirly]

Thank God EMT didn't try this stunt.
My train to St Pancras today was still announced as St Pancras.

 

[BucksBones]

Those things are supposed to provide accurate information to passengers who need it, rather than acting as an outlet for some frustrated comedian in an office. Light hearted announcements are one thing but when this is the only source of information on a station platform...? Unacceptable in my opinion.

 

[Chrisgr31]

I wonder if anyone missed a train or boarded the wrong one due to this. I doubt it, and in which case its just a bit of fun.

 

[AlterEgo]

Not really a fan of using passenger information screens for jokes. People unfamiliar with the railway and its destinations need to trust its accuracy.

 

[OMGitsDAVE]

I think it’s great to have a little fun. Most tourists would likely be aware of such an event, as most pubs/cities etc have branded items all around!

Although I agree they should maybe put (St Pancras) after the St Patrick’s to avoid that confusion.

 

[farleigh]

If done on a regular basis, I wonder if this sort of thing might cheer up commuters who are otherwise frustrated at a poor service?

 

[SPADTrap]

If done on a regular basis, I wonder if this sort of thing might cheer up commuters who are otherwise frustrated at a poor service?

You'd have to be very easily pleased!

 

[talldave]

If done on a regular basis, I wonder if this sort of thing might cheer up commuters who are otherwise frustrated at a poor service?

I think they might prefer that manpower was directed at fixing trains quicker to keep short formations down and training staff in the basics of ticketing.

If the service was perfect, then humour wouldn't infuriate.

 

[nottsnurse]

To be honest this sort of stuff adds to the overall irritation I get over the UK's fascination with St Patrick's Day.

It's been little more than excuse for many to drink to even more excess than usual for years, with all the negatives extremely drunk and loud people bring with them. Should public bodies be tripping over themselves to be associated with this celebration of drunkenness?

As if to punctuate my point, the Intensive Care Unit I work on admitted three people for 'alcohol-related' reasons during the early hours of this morning. But hey, it's about the craic eh?

 

[Clip]

I think they might prefer that manpower was directed at fixing trains quicker to keep short formations down and training staff in the basics of ticketing.

If the service was perfect, then humour wouldn't infuriate.

I don't think the person in the control room is qualified to fix trains and if they were and left the control room then they would be more infuriated due to the lack of information at all don't you?

 

[berneyarms]

To be honest this sort of stuff adds to the overall irritation I get over the UK's fascination with St Patrick's Day.

It's been little more than excuse for many to drink to even more excess than usual for years, with all the negatives extremely drunk and loud people bring with them. Should public bodies be tripping over themselves to be associated with this celebration of drunkenness?

As if to punctuate my point, the Intensive Care Unit I work on admitted three people for 'alcohol-related' reasons during the early hours of this morning. But hey, it's about the craic eh?

Plenty of people are capable of celebrating the Irish National day without getting drunk.

 

[Ianigsy]

Plenty of people are capable of celebrating the Irish National day without getting drunk.

True, but what I think exercises some English people in particular is (a) the Guinness marketing machine convincing everyone that their product is absolutely essential to any celebration and (b) St Patrick's Day being celebrated to the exclusion of St George's Day in England, because nobody really knows what to do.

 

[Alteran Ancient]

I appreciate that they try. It takes all of 5 minutes to arrange something like this, relatively speaking and helps to remind us that we're all human at the end of the day.

People that complain "that they should be running trains rather than being funny" have no sense of humour and probably wouldn't be pleased even if the railway refunded their season ticket, ran 100% of the trains on-time, guaranteed a seat and got a complimentary pastry every journey - they'd still find something to fault and play the victim.

 

[EM2]

Those things are supposed to provide accurate information to passengers who need it, rather than acting as an outlet for some frustrated comedian in an office. Light hearted announcements are one thing but when this is the only source of information on a station platform...? Unacceptable in my opinion.

I look forward to the day when a customer actually asks me for details about a train to St Pancras (which is the station that we serve). Pretty much everybody asks for King's Cross (which we don't)

 

[berneyarms]

True, but what I think exercises some English people in particular is (a) the Guinness marketing machine convincing everyone that their product is absolutely essential to any celebration and (b) St Patrick's Day being celebrated to the exclusion of St George's Day in England, because nobody really knows what to do.

What a private company does is up to itself, subject to the laws of the land. Again plenty of people can celebrate March 17th without abusing alcohol.

And if the English don’t celebrate their national day, and complain about others that do, well that does rather sound like sour grapes to be honest. They’ve only themselves to blame.

Ireland has a long tradition of celebrating St Patrick’s Day on a global basis, in recognition of the global Irish diaspora and their contribution to societies the world over, and it also used as a way of advertising Ireland as a tourist and investment destination.

For the main part it’s a day of celebrating Irish culture and for most people it does not involve the abuse of alcohol. True there will always be some who do, but they’re not representative of the majority of Irish people.

 

[FartinLewis]

I have an Irish friend who was off to Ireland over the weekend, and he was quite adamant that the day is more of a good meal with friends and family than the huge ****up we have here in England, and indeed he said, the US. I've got a feeling that the annoying Guinness hats make a far lower appearance there than it does here, I might escape myself next year!

Source - I walked through the City today and the amount of 'pavement pizza' outside some of the pubs was stomach churning, it was like doing the Krypton Factor to avoid some of it!

 

[hexagon789]

I appreciate that they try. It takes all of 5 minutes to arrange something like this, relatively speaking and helps to remind us that we're all human at the end of the day.

People that complain "that they should be running trains rather than being funny" have no sense of humour and probably wouldn't be pleased even if the railway refunded their season ticket, ran 100% of the trains on-time, guaranteed a seat and got a complimentary pastry every journey - they'd still find something to fault and play the victim.

As long as it doesn't detract from running things properly then there is nothing wrong with it but you'll never please everyone.

 

[Bromley boy]

It’s just a bit of fun, and I’d hazard a guess absolutely nobody will have been confused by st Patrick’s rather than st Pancras being displayed.

No doubt the usual suspects will use this as their latest excuse to take umbrage and have a moan - people should lighten up a bit.

 

[hexagon789]

It’s just a bit of fun, and I’d hazard a guess absolutely nobody will have been confused by st Patrick’s rather than st Pancras being displayed.

No doubt the usual suspects will use this as their latest excuse to take umbrage and have a moan - people should lighten up a bit.

Exactly that - it's a bit of harmless fun and I thought it was just the thing to mark St Patrick's Day.

 

[nottsnurse]

Plenty of people are capable of celebrating the Irish National day without getting drunk.

There may well be, but it's the many thousands across the country who can't that bother me.

Idiots drinking so heavily that it causes them to go into respiratory arrest because, you know, it's St Patrick's Day and that's what it's all about in the UK version of events.

Whether the 'true spirit' of St Patrick's Day is nestling down with granny for a nice meal or not, the version that is most apparent these days is idiots chucking on some green clothes and getting extremely drunk.

 

[hexagon789]

Whether the 'true spirit' of St Patrick's Day is nestling down with granny for a nice meal or not, the version that is most apparent these days is idiots chucking on some green clothes and getting extremely drunk.

Indeed, sadly. Though that's not entirely limited to St Patrick's Day, there are I would say more people capable of having a good time without getting wrecked than there aren't though.

 

[berneyarms]

There may well be, but it's the many thousands across the country who can't that bother me.

Idiots drinking so heavily that it causes them to go into respiratory arrest because, you know, it's St Patrick's Day and that's what it's all about in the UK version of events.

Whether the 'true spirit' of St Patrick's Day is nestling down with granny for a nice meal or not, the version that is most apparent these days is idiots chucking on some green clothes and getting extremely drunk.

Well that might be more of an indictment of English society than anything else.

I think your characterisation of St Patrick's Day as "nestling down with granny for a nice meal" is a bit patronising if I'm honest.

For most Irish people the day is about celebrating their nation and culture either at home or abroad - look at all of the St Patrick's Day parades and events across Ireland and around the world where lots of families were out having fun.

Sure, plenty of people have a few drinks, but to characterise the majority of people as going out and getting extremely drunk or that drunk to require hospitalisation is frankly ludicrous. Again I think the majority are being judged by the actions of a minority.

 

[Hornet]

I have an Irish friend who was off to Ireland over the weekend, and he was quite adamant that the day is more of a good meal with friends and family than the huge ****up we have here in England, and indeed he said, the US. I've got a feeling that the annoying Guinness hats make a far lower appearance there than it does here, I might escape myself next year!

Source - I walked through the City today and the amount of 'pavement pizza' outside some of the pubs was stomach churning, it was like doing the Krypton Factor to avoid some of it!

Love to know what part of Ireland your mate goes to. I've lived in Dublin for 20 years, and Paddy's Day is a day me and the other half don't go out. The aftermath of the day, with 'Pavement Pizza's', and the smell of freshly passed urine flowing down the cobblestones of Temple Bar, is a 'delight' to be missed. Perhaps he heads up North. They are not as mad on the drink in Antrim.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Not really a fan of using passenger information screens for jokes. People unfamiliar with the railway and its destinations need to trust its accuracy.

Completely agreed with you here. It’s silly and risky.

 

[Bromley boy]

Well that might be more of an indictment of English society than anything else.

I think your characterisation of St Patrick's Day as "nestling down with granny for a nice meal" is a bit patronising if I'm honest.

For most Irish people the day is about celebrating their nation and culture either at home or abroad - look at all of the St Patrick's Day parades and events across Ireland and around the world where lots of families were out having fun.

Sure, plenty of people have a few drinks, but to characterise the majority of people as going out and getting extremely drunk or that drunk to require hospitalisation is frankly ludicrous. Again I think the majority are being judged by the actions of a minority.

Very well put.

It’s a small but regrettable minority that get wrecked and spoil things for the rest. Let’s not tar them all with the same brush. Good on them for celebrating st Patrick’s day. I generally join them, being of Irish descent.

We English should make much more of St. George’s day! Why don’t we? Political correctness - if you’re a vaguely patriotic englander you’re damned as a racist in the eyes of many.