aibu to hate union jacked food

[CreamolaFoamless]

my delivery yesterday 2 loaves of bread wrappd up in union jacks

chips in a union jack packet

12 eggs in a union jack

Is everything going to be wrapped/encased in a union jack for the next few months

Total hijack but Lentillyfart your name is making me laugh, I am afraid I am suffering with lentilly farts today....

It's just, you know, a flag. On packaging. That you put in the bin. I might stock up for when Irish MIL comes to visit

It annoys me too, but I thought that was because I am not British.

I do not buy anything with a flag on it.

I am anti nationalism, anti flag wearing, for any country really, ... better loosen up a bit for the summer...

I dont get your reasoning OP by saying "Im Scottish".

Im Scottish to and love seeing all the Union Jack stuff around. Regarding the Glasgow Rangers connection I dont this is what should matter either, unless you are small minded. At the end of the day its your countries flag thats all.

I think there's been some new law passed that this year everything has to be either Union Jack/Jubilee themed, or Olympic themed. I like the jubilee, the queen and the olympics as much as the next person, but I don't think it needs to be on every magazine, bread wrapper, cake topper and advert for the whole year. What's next - union jack mooncups? Olympic adverts for haemarrhoid cream? Little tiny crowns on the end of every condom? Enough already!

I'm Scottish, (perhaps my name gives me away) but I'm British too and I also think that it's nice to see the flag associated with something other than racism or Glasgow Rangers.

Will probably cause a riot but would like to see mackerel, pasties and cider bottles wrapped in the St Perran flag! :)

creamola

nuff said, let us have our little british love in eh!!!!

Sat here with a smug smile thinking of the number of times someone has called out my fellow Yanks for plastering the Stars & Stripes over everything...

Not bothered by all the flag-ing at the minute, was bound to happen this year.

Back to pg 1 though, has anyone else had a giant french fancie? The proper cake size one? I was so excited by the idea, but the reality was just wrong. The cake/icing/cream ration just didn't translate to giant size and it just tasted all wrong.

Of course it's OK to be proud of the union jack!

But you will have to forgive people like me, I'm from West Belfast and the colours of the union jack are painted on the curbs of some streets, Buntings are hung from the street lights and flags are on houses. Not to say "Hey, We're British and proud" but to say "You're not welcome here".

The union jack is still quite scary to a lot of people!

Are the people complaining about it turning down the additional bank holiday too (for those that have jobs that allow it) or is that ok?

(Northern Ireland issues aside)

Are the people complaining about it turning down the additional bank holiday too (for those that have jobs that allow it) or is that ok?

How can we turn it down? My office is closed on bank holidays. I suppose I could show up to work but I wouldn't actually get in...

And yes, I would gladly give up the poxy extra day off if we got rid of the monarchy or at least, didn't bother with all of this Jubilee bollocks. It's not a celebration of Britishness, is it? It's a celebration that an old woman has held on to her inherited wealth, power and status for 60 years. Whoop de fucking do!

Just come back from Oxford Street - London looking great! All done up in big flags and red, white and blue everywhere. Loving it

I know it's not to everyone's tastes but I love that we have few months of the union flag being shown as a positive not a negative.

I'm more 'global village' then nationalist but sometimes it's nice to celebrate our generally positive union.

YABU - but I like the way you invented a new adjective - union-jacked - super!!

Please folks it is 'Union flag', not 'Union Jack'. The 'jack' is the thing that attaches the flag to the pole

Still slightly surprised that some people are implying the Union Flag is English when it is, by it's very make-up, British.

it's an overlay of the English, Scottish and Northern Irish flags.

Ok, it's missing a dragon (as someone mentioned) but it's inherently British, not English!

As a Welsh woman I find the Union Flag a little uncomfortable as Wales is not represented in it - it feels like I have been excluded. I don't have a problem with patriotism per se, but it does often give rise to unpleasant ideas/behaviour.

Cardibach - it's because when the union was formed Wales was already united with England and was a principality and not a Kingdom - Wales is therefore represented by the cross is St George

DH is an Irish nationalist and is ok with it. Unfortunately my mam has taken this as a sign to knit a bloody Union flag cardigan for DD......

I am from NI and am very proud of the union flag. I will be using it to celebrate the Queen's jubilee. It is not sectarian unless used in a hostile way. I don't display it on twelfth of July so as not to encourage hostility. It shouldn't be rammed down people's throats and should not be used, as a previous poster said, to state "you are not welcome here". It is sad that it has become a symbol of sectarianism for some.

With regard to packaging on food produced in the UK, why not? It's a big year for the UK. We have to put up with enough doom and gloom - lets celebrate a bit!!