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Is it a bit common to have Irish flags

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    #212
    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    toexpress wrote: »
    Having pride in your national team is not, having your house looking like something that should appear in an episode of Shameless is what about having some pride in your house?

    FFS its only a bit of fun, hardly makes you some scumbag skanger if you have a few bits of bunting out the window.


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    #213
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    Augmerson wrote: »
    Facepalm.jpg.

    No, what makes you a snob is looking down on others who display flags or bunting or car stickers, looking down on them and thinking they are common, that's what makes you a snob. Plenty of people don't have flags outside their gaff's and nothing is wrong with that, it's not a law that you must display them.

    I'm kind of glad you don't live in Ireland either to be honest.

    LOL


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    #214
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    toexpress wrote: »
    I know you should have seen the faces of two of them when I made mention of going to London recently by saying "I'm going to the Mainland" ... these days I just do these things for effect


    ....when you eventually do ballad night in the local and sing your original composition "Cromwell, the darlin of Erin", don't post here with your unbroken limb looking for sympathy.


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    #215
    andrew241983
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    phasers wrote: »
    I agree with the OP, it's C as M. These horrible flags are flying off the shelves everywhere around here in Clondalkin. The ones for the car mirrors are worse though, I saw some genius in a Micra the other day who had them on backwards, totally covering the mirrors. The mind boggles.

    The same thing happened for Italia 90 and The 2002 world cup, people painted lampposts and paths then too.

    Some eejits round the corner from me painted their house green white and orange! Well half their house, the redbrick bit...

    Get off your high horse u spa this is what the euros and world cup is about the whole country could do with something to cheer about...

    By the way i have two flags and a **** load of buntons outside my place.... And i love it!!!!!!!!!!
    COYBIG....


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    #216
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    toexpress wrote: »
    Having pride in your national team is not, having your house looking like something that should appear in an episode of Shameless is what about having some pride in your house?

    They only understand black and white, so you're wasting your time...


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    #217
    Odysseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    eviltwin wrote: »
    How do you make the leap from football to domestic violence? :confused:

    I was wondering about that myself?


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    #218
    toexpress
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    Nodin wrote: »
    ....when you eventually do ballad night in the local and sing your original composition "Cromwell, the darlin of Erin", don't post here with your unbroken limb looking for sympathy.

    Am getting a Union Jack now I have to just for the looks on faces would be worth it ...


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    #219
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    andrew241983 wrote: »
    Get off your high horse u spa this is what the euros and world cup is about the whole country could do with something to cheer about...

    By the way i have two flags and a **** load of buntons outside my place.... And i love it!!!!!!!!!!
    COYBIG....
    Emmas? Always fancied her.


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    #220
    andrew241983
    Closed Accounts Posts: 560 ✭✭✭andrew241983


    Mr. Loverman wrote: »
    toexpress wrote: »
    Having pride in your national team is not, having your house looking like something that should appear in an episode of Shameless is what about having some pride in your house?

    They only understand black and white, so you're wasting your time...

    They?????


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    #221
    toexpress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 853 ✭✭✭toexpress


    andrew241983 wrote: »
    They?????

    Yes it seems I am now one of the snobs

    To be clear I was basically ripping the proverbial there. Let there be no mistake about it it wouldn't be my personal choice I don't think it looks nice but at the end of the day when you pay your mortgage how you display your house is your own business.

    When I moved into my first flat on my first Christmas we all got letters telling us we were only allowed to have 100 plain lights on our balconies at most! I went to Argos and my balcony had a 6ft light up Santa on it (was tacky and I hated it but it annoyed the right people) there were other equally horrific decorations involve got a huge power bill but didn't care :-)


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    #222
    Abi
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    I think it's quite comical actually. Any other day in the year that Ireland isn't playing internationally it's called a shit hole by the masses. They'd be the very ones decking out their houses and cars with bunting, flags and donning face paint when the football does roll around. Hypocritical doesn't even come close to covering this shower.


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    #223
    tan11ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭tan11ie


    What about these "common" sheep :D


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    #224
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    andrew241983 wrote: »
    They?????

    The people who cannot differentiate between being a soccer fan, covering your house in flags, and having pride in your country.

    You can be none, one, two or all three of the above.

    It has nothing to do with being a snob.

    Seriously, if I got a euro every time I met someone from a working class area who has a chip on his shoulder about being from a working class area...


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    #225
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,504 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    It's not common at all IMO to have the flag hanging on ones home.
    Why should it be it's our flag isn't it?
    Wouldn't it be worse if it was burned....


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    #226
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    toexpress wrote: »
    Am getting a Union Jack now I have to just for the looks on faces would be worth it ...

    Go ahead and fly your Union Jack. Tbh, I couldn't care less if someone from a different country wants to fly their flag here. If I went abroad I'd bring my Tricolour and I'd fly it or hang it where ever I lived. The thing is, I don't think you are from the UK, so it's a bit odd and people would just think your looking for attention. Unless you have some kind of hard on for the Queen. She's a bit old though. Yer wan who married Prince William though, she's fine/


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    #227
    toexpress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 853 ✭✭✭toexpress


    Mr. Loverman wrote: »

    Seriously, if I got a euro every time I met someone from a working class area who has a chip on his shoulder about being from a working class area...

    Different subject, a fair point but totally off the topic of this particular thread


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    #228
    toexpress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 853 ✭✭✭toexpress


    Augmerson wrote: »
    Go ahead and fly your Union Jack. Tbh, I couldn't care less if someone from a different country wants to fly their flag here. If I went abroad I'd bring my Tricolour and I'd fly it or hang it where ever I lived. The thing is, I don't think you are from the UK, so it's a bit odd and people would just think your looking for attention. Unless you have some kind of hard on for the Queen. She's a bit old though. Yer wan who married Prince William though, she's fine/

    Do you not think that? Really well you think what you like lol


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    #229
    BIG BAD JOHN
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭BIG BAD JOHN


    Our French son-in-law who lives here plans to hang out the tricolour tomorrow. For all I know, we may end up with La Marseillaise blasting out of the windows as well.


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    #230
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,156 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »
    Our French son-in-law who lives here plans to hang out the tricolour tomorrow. For all I know, we may end up with La Marseillaise blasting out of the windows as well.

    Which tricolour?


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    #231
    Sound of Silence
    Registered Users Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭Sound of Silence


    gurramok wrote: »
    Which flag do you support Paddy?

    Paddy "KeithAFC" Cleburne is from Up North. ;)


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    #232
    [Deleted User]
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    Why would anyone supporting England fly the Union Jack? If you support England then fly the George Cross flag.


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    #233
    BIG BAD JOHN
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭BIG BAD JOHN


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Which tricolour?

    Sorry if that was ambiguous - the French one.


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    #234
    Sound of Silence
    Registered Users Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭Sound of Silence


    toexpress wrote: »
    Am getting a Union Jack now I have to just for the looks on faces would be worth it ...

    They only reaction you'll manage to illicit will be confusion.

    At the very least make an effort and purchase an English Flag. They happen to be competing in the Euros, and so your pretty lacklustre trolling it will actually make sense...


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    #235
    BIG BAD JOHN
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭BIG BAD JOHN


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Why would anyone supporting England fly the Union Jack? If you support England then fly the George Cross flag.

    That's what I think as well though strictly speaking it's the flag of St George. The George Cross is a civil decoration bestowed in the UK.


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    #236
    Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    Got our flag out ! looks great, even has a Leeds crest in the middle (Hopefully not a sign of how we'll do at the euros tho !). Quite a few others with their flags out. No bunting tho.


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    #237
    Pandora2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Pandora2


    This is outside my friends house in West Belfast!!


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    #238
    BIG BAD JOHN
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭BIG BAD JOHN


    Pandora2 wrote: »
    This is outside my friends house in West Belfast!!

    That shouldn't be too controversial in Andytown. It could lead to an animated exchange of views up the Shankill though.


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    #239
    toexpress
    Closed Accounts Posts: 853 ✭✭✭toexpress


    Sound of Silence wrote: »
    They only reaction you'll manage to illicit will be confusion.

    At the very least make an effort and purchase an English Flag. They happen to be competing in the Euros, and so your pretty lacklustre trolling it will actually make sense...

    Yeah if you bothered to read any of my posts I clearly stated that it was not my taste to have bunting/flags outside of my house but I respected the fact that others wish to do it anything else was just a joke really


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    #240
    nlgbbbblth
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    phasers wrote: »
    Looks crap though. They've a load of flags covering their windows too actually, and one had Trap's face on it. There's a sight to wake up to :pac:

    My Da was tempted to put out a Union Jack for the craic but I reckon our house would be petrol bombed.

    Surely a St George's Cross rather than a Union Jack?


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    #241
    Pandora2
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    BIG BAD JOHN wrote: »
    That shouldn't be too controversial in Andytown. It could lead to an animated exchange of views up the Shankill though.

    I sincerely hope they are well weighted down...potshots over Belfast tonight if they take flight!!!


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