I have the complete opposite feeling. I feel really uncomfortable when I see the St Georges flag. The reasons are pretty complicated; having grown up in Scotland I feel no patriotism to it (the union jack, perhaps, but St Georges cross is kind of alien and "foreign") - and I'm kind of aware of the nationalistic feelings that are aroused by people who wave the St Andrews cross or paint it on their faces or whatever (having an English accent, I'm acutely aware of what it feels like to be the outsider in that crowd too). I'm generally suspicious of nationalism and patriotism. Pride of one's identity I can handle - but I think we do that pretty well in the UK as it is, and once you've got that IMHO the only things national pride can add are divisive.
Apologies of that was rumbling rambling, I appear to be slightly drunk.
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Date: 2006-05-31 08:03 pm (UTC)Apologies of that was
rumblingrambling, I appear to be slightly drunk.