Confederate flags in the UK?

Chris Wilson · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:33

How common is the flying of the Confederate Flag in the UK? My new next door neighbours have erected a nice new flag pole and are flying one. Can't say I have seen one in the UK for many years. They are into their Harley Davidsons, having a his and a hers, so may be they are into country and western too, is it still a country music lovers / southern States symbol? I know some Americans get a bit touch of the vapourish about them these days.

Efour · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:47

KKK Member. Who would fly a confederate flag? No one. They are bonkers.

peterwalkley · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:47

I am suddenly reminded of the "we got both kinds of music, country AND western" line in the Blue Brothers

I seem to remember confederate flags being more common here about 40 years ago when the Duke of Hazzard was on TV, not so much these days unless you are near the US air bases in East Anglia.

Skorpion · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:51

General lee.....not really

Diddums · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:52

You living next to the Duke boys?

the shadow · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:55

Skorpion said:
General lee.....not really

Rroff · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:56

peterwalkley said:
I seem to remember confederate flags being more common here about 40 years ago when the Duke of Hazzard was on TV, not so much these days unless you are near the US air bases in East Anglia.

Was going to say when I was a kid in the 80s - not quite 40 years ago - you'd see the odd car with the confederate flag painted on the bonnet - usually Ford Capris probably due to their slightly American car look.

Not really seen it in years and years now.

McGray · 23 Jun 2018 at 13:57

Post a pic Chris.

Unless of course none of this is true.

antijoke · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:00

Probably likes the flag and has no idea what it means.

I certainly had no Idea of its relevance to US history until a few years ago.

jsmoke · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:07

Quite a power symbol. Up the establishment etc.

Yadda · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:11

Chris Wilson said:
How common is the flying of the Confederate Flag in the UK? My new next door neighbours have erected a nice new flag pole and are flying one. Can't say I have seen one in the UK for many years. They are into their Harley Davidsons, having a his and a hers, so may be they are into country and western too, is it still a country music lovers / southern States symbol? I know some Americans get a bit touch of the vapourish about them these days.

Please let them be from Dudley.

Roar87 · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:17

I think you need to report him to Police for a hate crime, hopefully they'll execute him before someone gets offended

Chris Wilson · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:20

I think they are from the Home Counties, only been here a few weeks, seem well into their motorbikes!

Em3bbs · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:23

Guys it's Chris Wilson so there is a 90% chance of this being an attention seeking/troll thread.

Yadda · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:28

Em3bbs said:
Guys it's Chris Wilson so there is a 90% chance of this being an attention seeking/troll thread.

That's ok. I'm amusing myself (far too much if truth be told

) by repeating "This is Beau Peep to lost sheep, do you copy?" in a Dudley accent.

Mr Badger · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:32

Em3bbs said:
Guys it's Chris Wilson so there is a 90% chance of this being an attention seeking/troll thread.

Maybe Chris Wilson wants to fly the Confederate flag and is looking for feedback as to whether he can get away with it...

Em3bbs · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:42

Mr Badger said:
Maybe Chris Wilson wants to fly the Confederate flag and is looking for feedback as to whether he can get away with it...

Either that or it will lead to a discussion on the St Georges flag or something. Same old rhetoric, fake anecdotes, rinse and repeat.

Yadda · 23 Jun 2018 at 14:54

We need an English Dukes of Hazard.

"The Lords of Merrymaking"?

They could fly the flag of St George, drive Morris Itals and listen to Jim Davidson records.

Raymond Lin · 23 Jun 2018 at 15:01

Chris Wilson said:
How common is the flying of the Confederate Flag in the UK? My new next door neighbours have erected a nice new flag pole and are flying one. Can't say I have seen one in the UK for many years. They are into their Harley Davidsons, having a his and a hers, so may be they are into country and western too, is it still a country music lovers / southern States symbol? I know some Americans get a bit touch of the vapourish about them these days.

Admit it, your neighbour is you isn’t it.

Lol

Delvis · 23 Jun 2018 at 15:05

Perhaps they're American/know Americans.?