Flags

[wellard]

Originally posted by Ronn_Bman: You make a good point! The Union Jack is the one I'm familiar with. Is that the right name for it?

No the flag is called the UNION flag the jack is just a (navel?) nickname

[Link]

First question: Canberra (NOT Sydney, NOT Melbourne)
Second question: Great Britain (not sure if that's what you wanted as an answer.. maybe you meant something different)

[ 02-16-2003, 04:25 AM: Message edited by: Link ]

[Link]

Nope Wellard, the Union Jack is a perfectly good name for it as well. I read Adrian Mole where Barry Kent wears the Union Jack to school once. Also; read this link:

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/saltire.html

You can see in the third paragraph that both the Union Flag and Union Jack are good names for the flag we're talking about.

[wellard]

Sorry link the flag IS the union flag though I suppose if nearly everyone calls it union jack then it sort of makes it real. but then the *star spangled banner* is not the offical name of the usa flag.

I will try and post a link on it with more evidence.

and sorry no again great britain is not the full and complete title of that country

[Epona]

I'm going to agree with wellard here - it is the Union Flag. 'Jack' is a diminutive nickname for a smaller (usually square) variant of a flag flown from the bows of a ship.

[Link]

Originally posted by wellard: Sorry link the flag IS the union flag though I suppose if nearly everyone calls it union jack then it sort of makes it real. but then the *star spangled banner* is not the offical name of the usa flag. I will try and post a link on it with more evidence. and sorry no again great britain is not the full and complete title of that country

Okay [img]smile.gif[/img] I understand what you mean [img]smile.gif[/img] So I misread your question wrongly .. d'oh! [img]smile.gif[/img] Is it United Kingdom then? Or am I totally guessing here?

[wellard]

Yep keep guessing link...and everyone else out there. Thanks for the info Epona I had a feeling the jack part was to do with the navy..

[Link]

So the question is: What is the official name of the country of which England is but a part of? Hmmm.. let me think... *thinks long and hard* Nope.. Haven't got the faintest clue.

[Davros]

Originally posted by Charlie: A subject somewhat close to my heart and when in the USA I noted that the English flag is possibly not recognised. The Union flag is. This quote got me wondering how many people would actually recognise the English flag abroad. Hope you don't mind my using this here /)eathKiller. [img]smile.gif[/img] Quote: Originally posted by /)eathKiller: um... isn't that flag in your sig, charlie, missing some blue? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I wonder, how many people here would recognise the English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish flags as "stand alone" flags? As opposed to the Union flag.

Err, I'm not asking the above nations btw. [/QUOTE]To help with your poll Charlie - I can admit to knowing what all those flags are and look like. Maybe I have spent too much time around people like Mouse and Donut

[Link]

This in addition to the polls: I've seen a documentary on tv once, when people on vacation were asked where exactly they were. Most people didn't even point at the right country... d'oh!