Re: Flag of England

English certainly is the World's language today but it is not seen as Britain,
herself. We ought to remember that the whole world speaks english today, and
so, the "british identity" got a bit lost in that. Now people don't see english
related to UK anymore but US, Canada, NZ, AU and all colonies of the former
British Empire. Millions of former subjects who do speak english as their first
or second language.
Another point is: What kind of english do you speak? People (non-english speakers)
have a different idea of this language, dividing it into UK-english or
US-english not considering all different kinds of dialecs we have... so why
should the Union stand for all of them?? I suppose they just wouldn't take
that. It's not only about national identity or pride. I would love seeing the
Union all aroung!! :-)
IMHO Union Flag is, by far, the most beautiful flag there is.

>While I have every sympathy with those Scots & Welsh who would like to see
>Scotland & Wales (respectively :) as independent members of the European
>Community, I have nothing in common with the mentality that tends to equate
>England with Britain, distrusts anything "foreign", and would have us pull
>out of the European community and become an isolationist little island.
True! We know Britain always said herself to be "in Europe" but not a European
Country, at all. From Churchill(and even earlier) to the Iron Lady UK made all
efforts to stay aside the EU. Anything "foreign"has always been "distrustfully"
taken.
About Scots and Welsh people, they may not have their own country but they have
chambers now, and I think they are better being part of the UK. :-]


I haven't much to say on this subject or even I don't know where to start from,
so I shall stop here...



                                Respectfully and
                                                God save the Queen,                     :-]

                                                                          CHEERS
                                                                                    chiph



Io, cerevisia!!!!


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