So what’s going on with all these flags around ?

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omj · 12/09/2025 10:47

I hadn’t really noticed it until I went to see a friend who lives 30 minutes away and the flags were everywhere there but not in my area.

Then today I saw someone with a Union Jack flag hanging from their car window, like is usually done during the World Cup.

whats going on ? I have seen a few posts on social media it, but not really explaining what’s happening and why people are putting flags up all over the place.

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Butchyrestingface · 12/09/2025 11:01

I’m in Scotland OP and haven’t noticed a thing, though I travel widely throughout for work.

I have however been assured by fellow MNetters that the Saltires are popping up everywhere (obv no-one here would fly the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 unless they had an ACTUAL death wish).

And obv, though I haven’t seen any 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 or 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the wild of late, I still know what the issue is.

QPZM · 12/09/2025 10:54

It's really really simple to Google if you've missed the news repeatedly for the last 3 weeks.

Ablondiebutagoody · 12/09/2025 10:54

Rugby World Cup

Whatafustercluck · 12/09/2025 10:53

An outbreak of patriotism. Apparently. 🙄

ThreenagerCentral · 12/09/2025 10:52

Have you been out of the country? It’s been all over the news for weeks and there are multiple threads on MN about this already. Some people will tell you it’s for national pride, some will tell you it’s racist. No one will agree.

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