The Union Jack is the most recognisable flag in the world
Everyone knows it in every corner of the world from the deserts of Africa and to the Eskimo in the North Pole

"Everyone knows it in every corner of the world from the deserts of Africa and to the Eskimo in the North Pole"

you have met them all have you !
WADC

irishone 28 Jul 22 16:16 
"Everyone knows it in every corner of the world from the deserts of Africa and to the Eskimo in the North Pole"

you have met them all have you !
WADC

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irishone 28 Jul 22 15:39 
"For many ordinary British people, the Union Jack was almost toxic. WADC

"The Kingdom of Ireland, which had existed as a personal union with England since 1541, was unrepresented in the original versions of the Union Jack.[50] However, the flag of the Protectorate from 1658 to 1660 was inescutcheoned with the arms of Ireland. These were removed at the Restoration, because Charles II disliked them.[51] "


Pity that !  Thats where it all went wrong ....hatred for the flag probably started then

Akabula you didn't even know the red saltire represented St Patrick,you thought it was NI.

Contrary to the authorised history propounded in English history books, of democracy and steam travel brought to the undeveloped world, the British empire brought little benefit to its subject nations. Instead they were relentlessly exploited and disrespected. It is estimated, for example, that 97% of the wealth generated in India during the imperial regime flowed to Britain, 3% to India.

In other cases their population was enslaved, their independence movements violently crushed; this is why the flag of the nation that oppressed them is hated around the globe.

What of the nations that were not part of the British Empire? What reason have they to hate this flag? China, for example, was weakened and impoverished by British initiation of the ‘Opium Wars’, which disproportionately benefitted British trade. Britain used ‘soft power’ in addition to its usual military conquest model, to control world trade and influence.

Why is the Union Jack hated more around the world than, say, The Stars and Stripes, even though the US controls a large proportion of the world for its commercial and strategic benefit now? Partly because the US is more cunning, diplomatic in how it exerts its power. Americans have learnt from the British Empire, partly too because of its associations in the world’s eyes: rightly or wrongly America is seen as the land of the free, opportunity for anyone around the world who can get there, and, ironically, a symbol of anti-imperialism.

the Union flag became the Union Jack when it was aboard a Warship
Other countries of course just have flags — only Britain has the Union Jack

No Akabula,you cannot change it,it was put in for St Patrick, you hadn't a clue,we can revisit the last union jack thread if you want?

It was colonise or be colonised largely in that era, Irish'

France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands etc all involved in those type of projects and competing for many of the places Britain took...none showed empathy for the populations they took control of and raped resources for personal gain...

Wonderful photo aka

My gosh look at that Union Jack - superb

Check out my pool cue case, LFC.

Lovely pool case PM.

you are getting too easy lads !

Believe it or not, the cue was originally made for Alex Higgins, but he didn’t like it.

must be raining in gods waiting room.... lfc takes the bait

In answer to the question NO!

However it has been hijacked by dark forces

Of course some such as the French and Germans and the south of Ireland etc may not like the Union Jack , granted
But that’s because they behaved badly in the past and they want us to pay for beating them in past wars
But that’s hardly our fault now is it

On this day in 1689 the Great Siege of Londonderry ended.
You been celebrating irish?
asking for a friend....

I do think there is something very, very wrong that the 3 most contentious flags seem to be USA, UK and Israel. The 3 flags that seem to generate the most ill-will.