Amount of upside down Union Jacks is really annoying me

[Chris-.-]

I fly my flag like this :-

I challenge you and I flipped your flag horizontally!

 

[CrispyOtter]

snip

Mine was more subtle

 

[Nitefly]

How odd, I always thought it was symmetrical vertically and horizontally!

 

[Slackjaw190]

If you're going to be pedantic about the flag then wait for someone special to come in here and tell you that it's only called a union jack when flying on a boat.

Edit: there you go - two even as I was typing!

Actually no it can be called either

In 2008 a 10 Minute Rule Bill, sponsored by Andrew Rosindell MP, was introduced. It received its first reading on Tuesday 5 February and was due to have second reading on Friday 17 October.

In brief the Union Flag Bill affirms the Union Flag as the national flag of the United Kingdom. It confirms the proportions of the flag are 3:5, and it endorses its dual names Union Flag and Union Jack.

Whether to call it the "Union Flag" or the "Union Jack" is a matter of debate by many. According to the Flag Institute, the vexillological organisation for the United Kingdom, "the national flag of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories is the Union Flag, which may also be called the Union Jack

 

[Raymond Lin]

How odd, I always thought it was symmetrical vertically and horizontally!

Ditto

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

I can't say I care.

 

[2bit]

I can't say I care.

So why post?

The broader diagonal white stripe should be at the top on the side of the flag nearest the flagpole.

It isn't symmetrical.

 

[Overslop]

No idea why I just posted this really but meh!

 

[Strife212]

What do you have against Ireland?

 

[CrispyOtter]

What do you have against Ireland?

The Euro

 

[FlapR]

 

[1337_KR3W]

 

[Col_M]

When flown upside down it's a distress signal. If you see anyone flying it upside down, kick their door off the hinges and ask them what the problem is.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

So why post?

Because I wanted to express my opinion. It's not as if they've stuck the Zimbabwean flag up there, or a skull and crossbones, you can still tell what it is and 99.9% of people probably don't recognise the mistake or don't care.

 

[MrMoonX]

do I care? NO

the amount of union jacks around the place at the moment makes the country look like the BNP meeting of the century, tacky!

 

[semi-pro waster]

It seems almost a shame the flag wasn't designed to be perfectly symmetrical to prevent such errors. I can't say it's a situation that vexes me greatly though, I might notice it from time to time but that's about it.

 

[233]

do I care? NO

the amount of union jacks around the place at the moment makes the country look like the BNP meeting of the century, tacky!

try being in certain parts of Glasgow,

its like that constantly union flags here tricolours there and not a Saltire in site

 

[One]

Hey, I knew this! I didn't know which way was the right way but I knew that the issue existed.

Also, how do you know the people flying the flag weren't just signalling distress?

 

[Biohazard]

When flown upside down it's a distress signal. If you see anyone flying it upside down, kick their door off the hinges and ask them what the problem is.

This.

I wonder if the Army still bother? I liked the idea of it historically though, need a sharp eye to catch that one mind.

 

[Ace Modder]

do I care? NO

the amount of union jacks around the place at the moment makes the country look like the BNP meeting of the century, tacky!

Your opinion is what is wrong with this country


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