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Foreign neighbours with Irish flag in back garden

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  • 27-04-2017 12:36pm
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    Leilak
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭


    Just wondering how unusual is this ? As far as I know they are Latvian family and since Paddys day they have put Irish Flag on 30 ft flag pole in back garden. Any thoughts :)


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    Parchment
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    They like Ireland a lot?


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    Gravelly
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    Great to see immigrants that are obviously attached to this country. Well done them.


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    HalloweenJack
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    With all the whingeing about people not integrating, its nice to see.


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    Pinch Flat
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    It's an IRA sleeper cell.


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    Winterlong
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    Or they could be confused and from the Ivory coast?


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    Alkers
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    It's unfortunate that any pride in being Irish in Ireland can easily be confused with or associated with Republican views and the associated criminal and terrorist ongoings. There is probably no such confusion in Latvia (or wherever these people are from), so showing a bit of national pride is probably far more common over there.


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    Parchment
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    Simona1986 wrote: »
    It's unfortunate that any pride in being Irish in Ireland can easily be confused with or associated with Republican views and the associated criminal and terrorist ongoings. There is probably no such confusion in Latvia (or wherever these people are from), so showing a bit of national pride is probably far more common over there.


    Latvia has a gorgeous flag too. Might get one for my garden.


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    Pelvis
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    Bloody foreigners, flying our flags!!


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    Roger Hassenforder
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    Leilak wrote: »
    Just wondering how unusual is this ? As far as I know they are Latvian family and since Paddys day they have put Irish Flag on 30 ft flag pole in back garden. Any thoughts :)

    I think that's a big flag pole.


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    Harry Palmr
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    Clearly not assimilated


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    odyssey06
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    Wouldn't you need planning permission for that? They seem to have adopted the ways of the locals in disgrearding such niceties...

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    NIMAN
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    Its fleg!


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    stevek93
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    Latvian chap living with me he's sounded bloke I've come across.


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    Parchment
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    stevek93 wrote: »
    Latvian chap living with me he's sounded bloke I've come across.


    Really nice people and Latvia is gorgeous.


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    Jack the Stripper
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    Don't you get citizen quicker if you fly a flag for 4 months.


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    jjbrien
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    Maybe they are getting in practice for Marching season in the North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8JqKxrloQQ


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    anewme
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    Dey took our flags!


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    [Deleted User]
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    OP, they do it just to piss you off.


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    seamus
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    Bit creepy, but maybe it's considered somewhat normal in Latvia?

    There's a stigma in Ireland around flying the flag on a residential property; primarily the connotation is that doing so makes one a foaming-at-the-mouth nationalist who supports the IRA.

    There's also a snobbery aspect to it, in that flying flags on or around a house is something only the lower classes do.

    I can understand how a foreign national would be completely unaware/unconcerned about any of this and would consider it an appropriate way to display their love for their new home.


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    pilly
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    Maybe they got their citizenship this year?


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    Harry Palmr
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    Do they also own guns and drive a pick up?


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    rgossip30
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    Looks like this is the only immigration thread open at present .


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    MarkR
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    Leilak wrote: »
    Just wondering how unusual is this ? As far as I know they are Latvian family and since Paddys day they have put Irish Flag on 30 ft flag pole in back garden. Any thoughts :)

    Initial thought, they need a bigger wall.


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    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭Your Face


    Maybe they are hoping it will grow.


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    Leilak
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭Leilak


    lol good answers there, they obviously really love Ireland fair play to them and what a pleasant sight to see our national flag flying proudly everyday


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    jmayo
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    rgossip30 wrote: »
    Looks like this is the only immigration thread open at present .

    Next thing you know we can only talk about certain flags. ;)


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    More people should do it.

    I want to erect four flag poles on my front lawn, county, province, country and family coat of arms.

    They'll be raised every morning in a short ceremony.


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    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,165 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Leilak wrote: »
    Just wondering how unusual is this ? As far as I know they are Latvian family and since Paddys day they have put Irish Flag on 30 ft flag pole in back garden. Any thoughts :)


    Have they a pair of runners slung over the flag?


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    REBELSAFC
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    Parchment wrote: »
    Really nice people and Latvia is gorgeous.
    Parchment wrote: »
    Really gorgeous people and Latvia is nice.

    Fixed that for ya


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    AlanG
    Registered Users Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭AlanG


    normal enough in some countries but not in Ireland most likely due to the civil war and the hassle that you are supposed to take the flag down at dusk and not leave it up overnight.


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