I took down some flags and DH wasn’t happy

[LittleChopper]

On my commute today, I noticed someone had hung three large St George flags on a bridge coming out of our village. They have been popping up everywhere but this particular instance I thought “I’m not having that”. On the way home I pulled over and took them down.

when I got home and DH asked why I was binning three large flags I told him and he.. had some interesting opinions. He told me I shouldn’t be pissing off people in the village, that they have every right to hang an England flag in England, and that I’m being too political.

For a start, I would argue that I’ve always been quite strongly opinionated so he shouldn’t be surprised I did it.

Just as others have the right to their opinion I have mine. We have people in the village who are migrants… why should they have to look at that. It’s clear why they were hanging there given what’s going on at the moment and I’ve never see a flag hanging in the village in the decade we’ve been here so why else would they be there now.

I’m just so disappointed with it all. With the UK, with DH.

Next time maybe I’ll add to the collection instead. 🇬🇷🇮🇪🇮🇳🇦🇫🇧🇸🇵🇰🇪🇸🇸🇩🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Why does an English flag in England offend you? I live in Cornwall and there’s plenty of Cornish and English flags around. I’m currently waiting for DH to put up our flagpole (purchased in April for his birthday).

Good for you... Ones near me on bridges get cut down. They have taken to putting them high up on lamposts with cable ties so deffo not as easy to snip off.

So you were being too political, but the people who put the flags up weren't?

He could always go and hang more flags up himself if he's so bothered. He doesn't get to tell you what to do and not do though.

Has he been watching some of the Unite the Kingdom stuff?

Why should migrants not want to look at English flags ?? I really do not understand why you would say that - they have risked their lives to come to live in England!!

The lampposts/bridges that folks hang the flags from are generally not their own private property. If they're not committing a crime hanging them up, then surely the reverse is true, that its not an offence to remove them?

DH and I drove through an area the other day where just about every lamppost for 2 or 3 miles on a non residential A road, had flags hanging from it. We were wondering how they attached them so high up

If they were up all the time as a sign of lovely ol’ Englande, fine. But they are popping up everywhere as a sign of “get out our country” by a load of willy waving racists.

People who have risked their lives don’t need that message.

People want to put them up on their own property for the love of Blighty ? Fine, you go for it. But not public places as a sign of hate. Not in my village.

You’re offended on behalf of a few migrants that they might have to look at the flag of the country they’ve chosen to live in?

Are you for real?

In no other country would this happen. And I’ve been an immigrant. You really think you’re helping anyone by demonstrating you have no pride in your culture or nation and they needn’t integrate if they don’t want to?

Oh tell me you aren’t really this ignorant?

This was a great response by a Welsh person to the whole flag nonsense.

Flags, is it…?

Do gooders being offended on behalf of others is never a good look.

I’d advise DH to leave you.

It sounds like he's just trying to keep some peace if he knows you've always been strongly opinionated.

Yabvvvvu

Drove past the town i grew up in yesterday

So many flags up, I dunno why but I was shocked

So glad i moved dd away from there. Scary

More power to you girl 💓

Good for you @LittleChopper . Well done.

I have to say when I visit Cornwall I love seeing the Cornish flags!

I live in a diverse area (Indian/Pakistani mostly) and there are several flags out that I can see from my gate. There is nothing to stop people who came here from elsewhere (legally) from putting out their choice of flag.I have some of those stick on decals on my kitchen door and window.

As an immigrant, St George flags flying at half mast, indicate to me, that people feel grief/ anger at the fact that immigrants like me and my family, (who work to support the NHS), are here in the UK. So thank you for taking em down, I find the Stand up to Racism groups so consoling. Normal flag flying, full mast, no issue. Maybe England needs a St Patrick’s Day? As in a St George’s day and have all those celebrations, to express all that national pride?

Anyone who's been flying a flag for years - fine, whatever floats your boat.

Anyone who's suddenly bought flags in the last three weeks and is flying them/putting them up in the streets) painting them is, 99% likely to be doing so in response to the boat people thing, and unless they can convince me otherwise, I'll assume racism.

We celebrate all manner of cultural differences in this country and it does feel wrong to demonise British patriots. Labelling all Union Jack and St George’s cross flag shaggers racist isn’t stimulating reasoned intelligent debate with facts, figure and evidence is it. Rather than succumbed to propaganda and social media manipulation isn’t it time intelligence and patriotism found each other.

Ahh yet another, 'Look at me, I took down some flags' thread 🙄

I’m with you op. They aren’t put up with love and pride in our country. And that’s the difference. There’s a village near me that has multi nationed bunting. I thought that was a nice touch

Well done Op, I have a penknife in my car purely for that purpose.

This, what a bizarre reaction OP

I would argue that someone who has never put up a St George’s cross and is now inclined to decorate the town with them has succumbed to propaganda and social media manipulation.

I haven’t seen any others but I’ll make sure to find them and say something nice 👍🏻 thanks