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Why Do People in the UK Hate their Flag?
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I recently heard that citizens of the United Kingdom don't like to display the Union Jack in the same way we in America like to show off the stars and stripes, which to me seems depressing as hell considering how beautiful it is (being so blatantly symmetrical compared to ours) and also what it symbolizes. Why is it that way? Every other country I've seen has a strong sense of nationalism so where's Britain's patriotism?
I mean Christ's sake, you ruled the largest empire on earth. Have some goddamn pride you guys.
I mean Christ's sake, you ruled the largest empire on earth. Have some goddamn pride you guys.
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I haven't been to a shit-ton of countries, but I have yet to see one as outwardly nationalistic as the United States.
Ruled, perfect tense.
Sadly, most of the Goodness of the UK is safely in the past, with the steadily decaying towns and cities being our rather dull present.
Also t-shirts that say "Mind the Gap."
Plus its raining 90% of the time so any flag left outside won't last a huge amount of time.
Nah. It's pretty much the best. I'd like to see one that looks better.
I don't know that such an implication is exclusive to Britain.
Apparently, from my contacts over there, when someone burns a US flag it makes you all hot and bothered, like voodoo.
At least the loud, angry ones amongst you do.
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The flag-burning-as-controversy idea kind of died in the late 80s/early 90s... it's generally accepted that is a form of "free speech" now... except by crazy people who are, thankfully, a tiny segment of the population (though quite vocal).
I see quite a few nicer looking flags there. 'Specially the green/yellow type ones. Also any flag that uses red and white or red, white and blue are automatically disqualified for being uncreative and tedious.
Flags are always a relic from a shittier, war-retarded time.
Well, in fairness burning the national flag or currency is a crime in most countries. There is a huge space between loving the flag and allowing it to be burned.
[tiny]*Probably, I mean I'd imagine we were.[/tiny]
the union jack makes for a sweet bookcover though
because little maple leafs are awesome!
This flag is awesome:
I'm pretty sure it's this way in most of europe. I can vouch for the Netherlands at least. If you see someone with a dutch flag on their jacket, chances are he's a xenophobic nationalist.
Only businesses fly flags normally, and then usually limited to multinationals and hotels. There's a flag code, which instructs to fly the flag on certain days (Queen's Day, Rememberance Day, Liberation Day, Veterans Day etcet).
The American flagwaving is mostly seen as part of an overblown sense of patriottism
Oh god, those little maple leaf MAPLE SUGAR candies are so much the best thing ever.
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
1) The United States of America has TOO MUCH love for their flag
2) The USA flag is not the best looking flag
The only time I find the USA flag to be best looking is when it's made of some really nice material and using slightly different than standard colorings, such as during the Olympic games. For some reason, the flags they use there are always very pretty, though that seems to be the case for all countries. I happen to like the Canadian flag, as it's fairly simple for something with an emblem. The USA flag has a very 'busy' design, in contrast to many flags of the world which I find to be downright boring.
Wikipedia tells me the danish flag is the oldest flag still in use. It's red and white. Also very ugly on account of the fact that those two colours should never be mixed.
I hate most European flags, they're all "oh let's have varying stripes of red, white and/or blue!"
edit: and yes, flags that have tiny pictures of whatever in them are shit. Nobody's gonna draw that crap.
Also people in this country (the UK) seem to either not care for the Union Jack (preferring their own flag such as English people preferring the St. George cross etc.) or just aren't obnoxiously patriotic, science bless them.
I also like the japanese flag, very stylish. And the old USSR flag actually. Why do the axis powers get the cool flags? Is Croatia's flag the one with the checks? If so, that's cool too.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
But oh fuck, I've lived in Australia all my life and I still have trouble remembering the flag. Constellations should be banned from flags forever.
Indeed. That's why no one made any mention of Obama not wearing the flag pin during his presidential bid. It was a personal choice that was respected by all and any discourse on the subject was quickly dismissed and never brought up ever again ever. Yes. This is an accurate interpretation of events.
Yours is actually my favorite world flag.
The union jack is not symmetrical in any direction.