Sunday, 3 June 2012

Union Jack gets it wrong

Which of these two flags is upside-down?  You might not think it matters but, during these Jubilee celebrations, people have been getting very strict on the matter. This householder is definitely confused.

The fact is: the one on the left is the wrong way up - as, in the diagonal up to the top left of the flag, a broad white stripe should be uppermost, not the red stripe.
I'm told that to get it wrong is (possibly) a criminal act.

And (for international readers, you can start to think we’re all crazy now), the flag is not – officially - called the ‘Union Jack’, but the ‘Union Flag’.

I’m glad we got that sorted…

Link: How to know which way up
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2 comments:

  1. ALThursday, June 07, 2012

    I'm thinking the one on the left is wrong...now I will have to google it and see if I am right or not!

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  2. hamiltonThursday, June 07, 2012

    the term Union Jack being used constantly does grate....
    and I remember having to learn to draw the crosses and using rulers and protractors until we had to switch and learn to get all the proper points on the Maple Leaf.

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