Britishness

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Duckduck (Contributor)

Re: Britishness

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Keswick hat geschrieben:
In the heat of the moment we tend to overlook mistakes. Let cool - straight from the pond - Duckduck help :big_thumb:
In the following I´ll discuss, whether the Union Flag by David Cohen is likely to become the official flag of the UK:
(Whether you) Like it or not, cultural diversity exists in Britain. Furthermore, the so-called Britishness - the melt down of different cultures to one - is a goal of Britain´s government. That means the inhabitants of the UK are forced to to think of themselves as British, although they rather see themselves - for instance - as a Welsh or as a African. Looking at the present Union Flag, you´ll find out that only the core cultures are represented. This fact doesn´t agree with/fit/go with the government´s idea of Britishness. So why don´t the UK´s inhabitants have the right to vote on a new design?
However, it´s quite unusal that a country changes its flag. Furthermore, Cohen´s redesign seems to be a bit ridiculous, as it´s quite colourful. One aspect that has to be considered, furthermore, is that all of Britain´s colonies declared their independence. Hence they aren´t part of the UK anymore. All in all, I believe Cohen´s redesign is a good idea but I reckon that it won´t become the official flag of the UK.

What´s your opinion?
Hi Kevin,

wenn das Übungen für schriftliche Stellungnahmen sind, beachte bitte, dass in diesen keine Kurzformen verwendet werden dürfen (Stilfrage). Und das Auslassungszeichen (Apostroph) befindet sich auf der Tastatur neben dem ä. Das von Dir verwendete Zeichen ist ein Akzentzeichen.

Grüße
Duckduck

kevin123

Re: Britishness

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Thank you very much!

"Do you really think the proud English will give up their beloved St. George's cross? Or the Scots will give up their St. Andrew's cross? Not a chance!"

In fact, they will not give up their flags! But both the St. George's cross and the St. Andrew's cross are a part of Cohen's redesign! Furthermore, both of them are just parts in the present Union Flag, that means the St. Georg's cross - for instance - is not a flag on its own. Therefore, it is all the same to the English, whether Cohan´s Union Flag becomes the official flag or not.

Best,
Kevin

tiorthan

Re: Britishness

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I don't understand where you're coming from. The flags of the Union and the flags of the countries are different cettle of fish just like the German flag is different from the German states' flags.

Duckduck (Contributor)

Re: Britishness

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@tiorthan, (a tiny typo: kettle of fish)
well the Union Flag is really a conglomeration, i.e. is made up of the flags of England (St George's Cross), Scotland (St Andrew's Cross) and Ireland (St Patrick's Cross). I suppose that's what Kevin is thinking of.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Jack

Duckduck

kevin123

Re: Britishness

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Duckduck, you are right with your guess!

kevin123

Re: Britishness

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"the German flag is different from the German states' flags."

I have never heard about this fact.

Duckduck (Contributor)

Re: Britishness

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Oh come on, Kevin, :rolleyes:

you do know that the Bundesrepublik Deutschland has her (its) own flag ("Bundesflagge") and that the 16 Federal States she (it) comprises have their own "Länderflaggen", don't you!? :jo:

Check here:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_ ... %C3%A4nder

Cheers

Duckduck

kevin123

Re: Britishness

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He thinks of federal states ... ok.