Flying the flag?
 

In light of a recent comment about how you cant fly the flag in the UK without being labelled a racist, I was wondering how many of the expat canadian resident contingent here have taken the opportunity to fly the flag of their choice here, safe from any negative connotations...

A "british" flag in this context could be the union flag, or one of the constituent national flags, or the lion rampant, etc.

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I fly the St Georges Cross alongside a bigger Maple Leaf!

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My OH wants to get a Union Jack to fly alongside a Maple Leaf

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Maybe when I move back to Northern Ireland I'll put up a Canadian flag just to confuse the locals.

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Union Jack? where is he originally from?

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I think they must be banned around here, I haven't seen a single flag anywhere. Or can you not ban people flying flags? I know they don't like wooden fences, vinyl siding and a whole lot of other silly stuff... must dig out the restrictive covenant and see if flagpoles are in there too.

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A ship, presumably.

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Huh? :confused:

Is it called something else now?

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Here's what's outside my house - I think the colours go so prettily with my Maple Leaf flag.

I wouldn't fly the Union flag though, as apparently that's just racist.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Flag


I must say I am shocked by the level of flag flying apathy...

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Tell me you googled that and didnt just happen to have it handy...

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Please, it is the Union flag not the Union Jack!

Sorry but this one of my biggest pet hates.

HH

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Never heard of restrictive covenants on wooden fences before...chain link fences I've heard of in some subdivisions. Is the fence restriction a height limit thing?

I've seen flags that are two sided with one side being the Canadian flag and the other being a number of df't ones (including Italian, German, Quebec, England, UK, Scotland, USA) that would be suitable for many df't situations.

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I don't have a pole.

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When we bought our house, there was a Canadian flag flying over the porch. We left it up for about a year after moving in so as not to be seen as disrepectful.

After the year, we knew our neighbours well enough to discover that they all found the flag (and the previous owners) to be obnoxiously ostentatious.

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No, as in why would you want to. Personally talkin of course. Just wondered what part of 'Great Britain' that he originates from.

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So is it politically incorrect to refer to it as the Union Jack?

Or is just that someone got all anal about the fact that is not always flown as a "jack"?



Re the apathy, never have been a flag waiver and see no reason to fly one on my property. However if someone else wants to then they can go for it.

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Why? Technically either is perfectly correct according to wikipedia.

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Neither do I, and I have two flags...

There are a few other flag wavers in the neighbourhood, so it doesnt look too out of place.

I probably wouldnt had it not been that when I became a canadian citizen my (canadian) wife threw a suprise party, and of course there were flags as part of the decoration.

For the sake of balance, I got hold of a Union Jack, partly so the kids would recognise it and its significance, as I figure that should be part of their heritage. Round here most people think its just an "loyalist" flag until they look closer.

During major international footy tournaments the UJ is replaced with a tatty old St Georges cross... although not at the moment:(

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Union flag just doesnt sound right to me. :unsure:

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I recall a few Crosses of St George from my Oakville days, and a larger number of Crosses of St Andrew.

I can only think of one house around here that sports a flag. Two, actually; the Maple Leaf and fleur-de-lis. I own a large Maple Leaf flag. I nicked from the High Commission. It has been in a box for over ten years.

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Of course!

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I have a Stars and Stripes, it came with a previous house. Not much point in flying that though due to being a not-American and a not-Yankee.

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Liverpool and Everton flags I presume? :p

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Thats a good idea. Thanks for the thought. :thumbup:

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My point exactly!

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I could adopt the Cross of St George as my own 'cause that's my birfday.:p :)

Are you sure said flag is still in the box? 10 years is a long time and the moths could have got at it by now. :p

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So would most fly the 'canadian' flag then as opposed to the province flag? only i know how i feel about the 'Union Jack' (or Union flag!)

We have a few English flags and OH did say we should get a BC flag also :unsure:

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Do moths eat nylon?

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Explain please.

Your latest answer makes absolutely no sense in relation to your original statement.:confused::confused::confused:

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Point taken. :rofl:

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oh it wasn't just me then :confused:

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Why don't you just say what you mean? Does it matter what part of Great Britain he comes from and if so, why?

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Forget it, was curious is all :thumbdown:

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I've never been a flag-flying person - and if I'm honest, find it all a little uncomfortable and I'm not exactly sure why. Could be something to do with having parents from Northern Ireland, and Union Jacks and Tricolors had such powerful allegiances !

It's sad, but like many people now, I just associate the flag-waving with a world cup or a sports event. So I'm not loud and proud.

There is a large Maple Leaf 'flag' in the centre pages of our local newspaper, with a prize going to anyone who is photographed waving it at our Canada Day concert next week. I'd feel odd waving it, and mortified if I won :confused:

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Rubbish. You had a (I would imagine) pompous remark to make about him. So go ahead....

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Oh FFS who p*ssed in your cornflakes this morning?:mad:

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Please see my bold in the previous post. Wiki is something anyone can add their opinion to therefore it is'nt always factual. (Apart from Wiki BE:thumbsup:)

My point being IMO Wiki is often technically incorrect. As far as I am concerned if HM calls it the Union Flag, which she does, then its the Union Flag.

HH

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Well if that don't beat all. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Feel weird when i go to a hockey game with regards to the national anthem..not sure why. Although it doesnt quite have the same punch as the English one :rofl:

During footie when in England have flown the St. Georges cross - hurriedly swept in in the dead of the night, when the lose as normal :rofl:

My sort of thinkin with the Union Jack being flown with regards to who fly it and where they are from. To me and what i've seen/heard i know of no Irish persons that would want to fly the Union Jack.