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Title: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 07:56:30 PM

I'd seen a couple of references to this.
I always thought it was symetrical, apparently, it isn't.
Google gave me this page:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack.html (http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack.html)

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: chesterfieldchris on June 21, 2012, 08:06:37 PM

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Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 08:11:33 PM

Will make sure my free, The Sun, Union Jack, is correct way up on sunday.
Wonder if that's why we failed in the last World Cup, we'd all got our flags upside down  :))

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Slacker on June 21, 2012, 08:45:29 PM

It was always one of my dad's pet hates

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Fly on June 21, 2012, 08:51:08 PM

Guilty. I never knew  :-X

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Pete on June 21, 2012, 10:49:17 PM

We learned that in the scouts when we were kids.

TBH I don't care about that stuff - details always bore me in the same way they fascinate dweebs.

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: therealjr on June 21, 2012, 11:30:08 PM

So am I right in saying that its actually impossible to fly the flag 'upside down' as most people complain about but you can fly it 'the wrong way round?

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Pete on June 21, 2012, 11:49:08 PM

Yes and No

But mostly no.

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: chesterfieldchris on June 22, 2012, 01:09:32 AM

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Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Slacker on June 22, 2012, 06:37:45 AM

Thought I'd heard at one time it was only officially the "Union Jack" when connected with the Navy, otherwise "Union Flag"

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: Alsatian on June 22, 2012, 07:35:11 PM

Quote from: Fly on June 21, 2012, 07:56:30 PM

I'd seen a couple of references to this.
I always thought it was symetrical, apparently, it isn't.
Google gave me this page:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack.html (http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/geography/unionjack.html)

You were obviously never in the cubs/scouts then...........................it was one of the first things we learnt  ;)

Title: Re: Flying the Union Jack upside down.
Post by: chesterfieldchris on June 22, 2012, 07:47:10 PM

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