Today was Memorial Day in the U.S., when we commemorate those who've died in military service to our country. It was also a holiday in Britain, but they call it "Bank Holiday" over there. The question is: why? Do the banks sponsor parade floats or something? Seems to me like a missed opportunity to come up with a nifty holiday. I guess that Britain has become such a mish-mash of competing loyalty groups that it would be impossible to come up with any consensus on what is worthy of celebration. But I guess everybody needs banks.
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