tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post2312798341152573018..comments2023-10-26T15:34:56.807+01:00Comments on Pond Parleys: Flag FeverPond Parleyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127142379706540812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-82712425927098493892010-08-29T15:55:09.437+01:002010-08-29T15:55:09.437+01:00Hmm this is the matter to everyone. I mean I am al...Hmm this is the matter to everyone. I mean I am also caught by the flag fever and I bought my new purse which has flag. BTW I liked the clock very much..apartments in dubaihttp://www.dubaifurnishedrentals.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-2366577218523325002010-08-26T03:09:00.461+01:002010-08-26T03:09:00.461+01:00Ha too funny, I ordered that bag from Accessorize ...Ha too funny, I ordered that bag from Accessorize just last week!! I agree that when your 'away' you tend to collect these reminders of home more. I love all these flag goodies!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-41826313809977878432010-08-23T00:19:19.035+01:002010-08-23T00:19:19.035+01:00Rightio mike, I could not agree more. As I said on...Rightio mike, I could not agree more. As I said on Expat Mum's blog, the Union Flag IMHO is the best flag design in the world. It's a designers dream really. Very clever too, when you understand how it was designed. We have good ol' James I (VI) to thank for the initial idea behind the flag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-5197567065764466052010-08-22T23:36:49.188+01:002010-08-22T23:36:49.188+01:00I do think the increase in the use of the Union Fl...I do think the increase in the use of the Union Flag in product designs is more about an increase in 60s retro than any increased sense of patriotism. It would seem to be trading on the likes of the Italian Job, the Who and Carnaby Street. In fact, I've seen a number of products with the Union Flag over here for sale in Target. It may be that their line of Liberty products has sent Target into an Anglophile frenzy.awindramhttp://anthonywindram.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-574842166815646062010-08-22T22:27:22.384+01:002010-08-22T22:27:22.384+01:00Well..... being English, I prefer the St George Cr...Well..... being English, I prefer the St George Cross rather than the Union Jack.Maybe this is because the UJ has connections with the BNP and football fighters who go abroad and let our country down so badly by causing riots.<br />Most of the people I know feel the same.<br />I would like to be more patriotic but unfortunately once the World Cup was out of the way (when everyone got used to St George cross flags flying all over the place) flying a flag can be seen as an act of antisocial behaviour or provocation and this is a great pity.<br />The American citizens seem to be genuinely proud of their country & I do admire (& envy) that.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-88677297639303578062010-08-22T21:51:25.893+01:002010-08-22T21:51:25.893+01:00I saw a Union Jack on a front license plate when I...I saw a Union Jack on a front license plate when I was at home in the States. It made me raise an eyebrow as I wasn't expecting it in the middle of S. Carolina.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973125452842612070noreply@blogger.com