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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Tue 21 Oct 17:31
Its a pity all the bad publicity sirrounding the erection of flags. National flags seem to have been hijacked by the misguided for reasons of bigotry rather than patriotism
I remember visiting Switzerland in the 70s. Flags everywhere. They looked great.
I think there are bi-laws restricting flag pole erections.
What flags if any would you display around your home if it was permitted
Id do a Saltire, a city flag and my clan crest. Depending on which way Im leaning at the time I might do a Union Flag too.
Post Edited (Tue 21 Oct 17:32)
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 21 Oct 17:39
Flags on public buildings are fine but having them on houses always looks tacky IMO. There`s a guy in Abbeyview who has a big union flag on his house. I don`t see the point. Everyone knows you`re in Britain so it`s a fair assumption you`re British, so why do you need a flag? I get if football is on people might want to show they`re supporting Scotland, England, Germany, whoever, but it just seems weird at any other time.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Tue 21 Oct 17:44
People should just hang a flag if they want to, but don’t try to politicise it - and from that I mean both sides.
You can be proud to be Scottish/English/British etc etc, but everyone needs to stop getting so offended by views that don’t match their own.
Also, don’t try and paint/hang them on property that isn’t yours. It just negates any sort of relevance of the flag itself.
Im a proud Scot, but wouldn’t care less if an Englishman flew the St Georges cross next door or a Ukrainian flag, or a Zimbabwean flag. Only issue I have is Union/tricolour flags at football games of certain clubs - theres no British Football Union and Celtic ain’t in the Irish FA - Scottish clubs should fly Scottish flags.
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Tue 21 Oct 17:48
Quote:
jake89, Tue 21 Oct 17:39
Flags on public buildings are fine but having them on houses always looks tacky IMO. There`s a guy in Abbeyview who has a big union flag on his house. I don`t see the point. Everyone knows you`re in Britain so it`s a fair assumption you`re British, so why do you need a flag? I get if football is on people might want to show they`re supporting Scotland, England, Germany, whoever, but it just seems weird at any other time.
It foes look a bit odd when there is just one or two here and there especially on a crap pole and maybe damaged. Maybe just not our norm, but take a look at some pics of swiss towns and villages with local flags on chalets etc.
I think it looks smart
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Tue 21 Oct 17:48
When I lived in Germany it was much more common for people to have flags of their football teams in the back garden.
Here it seems you must have a union flag or a tricolour flag to denote your allegiance.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Tue 21 Oct 18:19
Yeah I`m Now thinking national flags are too much.
City flag and clan crest on decent mounts.
Maybe fitba teams too.
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Tue 21 Oct 18:51
Anything outside Fife is Babylon, but is is fun watching the political suicide of the permanently offended who are projecting their own bigotry on the raising of the colours.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Tue 21 Oct 21:13
My main objection to flags is people referring to the union flag as English. It doesn`t bother me but it weirdly links with the defacto assumption that "British" values are just English values, and not even English values, south of England values. Perhaps that`s unsurprising as it`s the main population base but it never sits right with me. What`s also a bit odd as it always seems like non-white people in the south of England are more likely to declare themselves "British" than white people. Perhaps that`s related to passports, or maybe it`s just what the internet feeds me via their algorithms.
I suppose the UK as a concept is a bit odd nowadays. Four fairly distinct but similar nations sharing an island (and a bit) and being expected to align. Is it the same in countries like Germany with the sovereign states? Do people in Bavaria associate with people in Anhalt?
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