tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post4484483173312839944..comments2023-09-11T13:56:56.236+01:00Comments on Postcards From Across the Pond: TapsMikeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-19361611073990646262014-07-14T19:50:04.657+01:002014-07-14T19:50:04.657+01:00You might try displaying the coat of arms of the U...You might try displaying the coat of arms of the US - the English seem to have these on everything - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_heraldryCataneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721005764933680587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-79257645413977373102014-06-10T16:27:57.414+01:002014-06-10T16:27:57.414+01:00You'll just have to get one of those little ca...You'll just have to get one of those little car window flags and fly that. Or get some stars and stripes bunting and put it round your window on the inside. Or stars and stripes fairy lights. I bet you can get them from some American Things catalogue or other. Or... I dunno, but you should do something! I am a rebel at heart and can't bear being told to obey stupid rules that have no good reason behind them (it stems from my boarding school days... I'm scarred for life!). Don't just acquiesce!Mrs Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070684338076130958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-64741178474401540772014-06-10T06:39:57.032+01:002014-06-10T06:39:57.032+01:00Yes. Apparently a hypothetical person in an imagin...Yes. Apparently a hypothetical person in an imaginary future who could theoretically become consternated by something totally innocuous that I am doing today has more rights than I do. It's a strange world we inhabit.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-85435734960387252452014-06-09T17:12:14.097+01:002014-06-09T17:12:14.097+01:00I do agree that people need *thicker* skin and are...I do agree that people need *thicker* skin and are offended much too easily...Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-2210260175131485882014-06-09T16:43:49.804+01:002014-06-09T16:43:49.804+01:00I think they may have also been trying to keep peo...I think they may have also been trying to keep people from showing their support in the World Cup by putting up flags, but that, too, is very sad. It's team England--why can't you show your support without offending someone. People need thicker skin.<br /><br />I do applaud the national government for sweeping away all the petty obstacles local councils put up to keep people from displaying the flag. Now--if you own your own home--there is nothing stopping you from putting up a flag.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-57330987765325244302014-06-09T16:41:30.563+01:002014-06-09T16:41:30.563+01:00Yes, it is annoying. I think it's 50% "no...Yes, it is annoying. I think it's 50% "no one can do anything because someone, somewhere might find it offensive" and 50% "display of the national flag means you're an extremist." I find both assumptions offensive (but no one cares about offending me -;) ) I really do feel bad for Britain that displaying their own flag causes offence. I mean, really, to an American, that is just inconceivable.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-64958797960224529592014-06-09T15:32:35.854+01:002014-06-09T15:32:35.854+01:00I wonder if mentioning the flag rule was in antici...I wonder if mentioning the flag rule was in anticipation to the run-up to the World Cup when footie fans like to display English flags in their windows? Was a lovely gesture your neighbor made, coming to your door. I'm heartened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-5412909357817238312014-06-09T14:40:02.967+01:002014-06-09T14:40:02.967+01:00Ugh - how annoying. It's even more annoying th...Ugh - how annoying. It's even more annoying that patriotism is now linked to extremism. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-65423782014897387472014-06-09T11:25:35.978+01:002014-06-09T11:25:35.978+01:00I just called their office to ask about this. They...I just called their office to ask about this. They are afraid that, at some point in the future, someone will be offended by my display of nationalism. Or that, seeing my flag, everyone else will put one up and they don't want any displays of nationalism in the complex. I reminded them that, for 12 years, none of this happened, but they wouldn't change their minds.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-53331758138812698302014-06-09T11:01:58.284+01:002014-06-09T11:01:58.284+01:00How crazy is this!!! I could understand if you ha...How crazy is this!!! I could understand if you had all of the flags of the UN up there fluttering about, but really, one flag!!! Grrrrrrrrrr!!Amy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.com