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**ex_colonial** · 16-06-2012, 15:22

Originally Posted by Legs

What with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Trooping the Colour, the Olympics (whatever we think of the waste of money it is), we have seen a huge number of Union Flags being flown left, right and centre. Red, white and blue bunting bedecking our streets, and a celebration of all things British everywhere.

Is it now fashionable to be proud to be British again?

It would appear that the great majority of Brits did enjoy it & felt proud to be British as I did, however I am sure that a certain type of chattering class, probably Guardian reading, would have been absolutely horrified by this gross display of Nationalism and would had to hole up in their Islingtonesque ghettos, bravely ignoring the whole thing whilst munching lentil sandwiches & sending pointless letters of support to the hard done by Palestinians/Syrians/Libyans/Egyptians/Somalians or whatever trendy uprising/freedom group titillates their bitter, guilt ridden, self hating souls! One or two might even be seen to contribute to this forum, you know who you are !

**Count.Dracule** · 16-06-2012, 19:59

Originally Posted by exile1

I didn't realise that Dracula was British ........ You learn something every dayQ!

Don't give up your day job!

**Djbutler** · 16-06-2012, 23:39

Originally Posted by Charm_City

I consider myself a patriot, a monarchist and pretty much a unionist - but I don't feel the need to tell folk, wrap myself in the Union Flag, keep a picture of HMG above the mantelpiece. I mean, it's not as if I was an American ......

I find the Americans staunch defence of their National flag to be one of their more endearing qualities, obviously learnt from us in times gone by. As a dual national I fly both flags in the correct order depending on which country I'm in at the time.....I'm just grateful the Union flag has not yet been hijacked by an excuse for a bloody football team. St George and England being made a laughing stock right across Europe is enough as far as I'm concerned, God forbid the next thing you know some drunken supporter of that sad outfit will be draped in the Royal Standard staggering across some foreign football field to show his grief for an early bath award to a bunch of overpaid underperforming tossers. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I don't go a lot on "soccer".

**cloudbuster** · 16-06-2012, 23:54

Originally Posted by Djbutler

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I don't go a lot on "soccer".

We'd never have guessed!

**Cutaway** · 17-06-2012, 01:06

Originally Posted by Djbutler

I find the Americans staunch defence of their National flag to be one of their more endearing qualities, obviously learnt from us in times gone by.

Unfortunately this idea of swearing allegiance to the just flag results in otherwise normal folk foaming at the mouth and getting palpitations whenever some third-world non-swimmer waving an AK sets alight a poorly-made copy of that very flag.
In the end it's just a piece of cloth and there are other, more worthy subjects over which to throw a tantrum.

**BarkingSpider** · 17-06-2012, 02:38

Originally Posted by Cutaway

Unfortunately this idea of swearing allegiance to the just flag results in otherwise normal folk foaming at the mouth and getting palpitations whenever some third-world non-swimmer waving an AK sets alight a poorly-made copy of that very flag.
In the end it's just a piece of cloth and there are other, more worthy subjects over which to throw a tantrum.

"Rise up? Do you really believe men will fight and die for a rag on a pole?"

"You do, Richard, you do."

**Dashing_Chap** · 17-06-2012, 02:49

Originally Posted by Djbutler

I find the Americans staunch defence of their National flag to be one of their more endearing qualities, obviously learnt from us in times gone by. As a dual national I fly both flags in the correct order depending on which country I'm in at the time.....I'm just grateful the Union flag has not yet been hijacked by an excuse for a bloody football team. St George and England being made a laughing stock right across Europe is enough as far as I'm concerned, God forbid the next thing you know some drunken supporter of that sad outfit will be draped in the Royal Standard staggering across some foreign football field to show his grief for an early bath award to a bunch of overpaid underperforming tossers. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I don't go a lot on "soccer".

I must confess I was slightly perturbed upon seeing some England supporters using the St George's flag as a tablecloth with beer spilt all over it, I spose they didn't see it as being unpatriotic and had a general lack of understanding about the colours. We should really teach stuff about flag protocol at school like the Americans do, tho as far as I can tell I don't think we actually have any rules for using the St George's flag or Union Flag.

**Dashing_Chap** · 17-06-2012, 02:50

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

"Rise up? Do you really believe men will fight and die for a rag on a pole?"

"You do, Richard, you do."

Perkins, I want you to protect this pennant with your life!

**Cutaway** · 17-06-2012, 03:16

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

"Rise up? Do you really believe men will fight and die for a rag on a pole?"

"You do, Richard, you do."

Which, while entertaining, comes from fiction.
Laing's Nek and preceeding contacts on the other hand were painful fact.

**Cable_Ties** · 17-06-2012, 09:03

So a lot of people get upset when the chattering classes don't show any patriotism, then get nit-picky when they do? I would rather have misguided but well-intentioned awareness of the nation and it's history than feckless apathy.