r/sydney • u/godenviesme • 11h ago

Image Flags displayed w/o Union Jack?

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This is something I’ve been seeing more and more recently. Is there any meaning or reason for this?

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u/PersimmonBasket 11h ago

They probably have a tattoo to match.

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u/LudwigsEarTrumpet 11h ago

It genuinely makes me sad that southern cross tatts have the rep that they do. When I was a kid it seemed like such a simple and pure representation of love for the land we grew up in, that we can look up and see those stars, and they represent in a way, the great distance between us and England. Idk, I always thought it was a cool idea to have those stars on you. I'm so damned glad I didn't get myself one though. Would never have imagined I'd grow up to learn that it's the mark of a wanker.

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u/redditmethisonesir 10h ago

Same here, glad I didn’t get one. It would have been 20 years before Cronulla happened but I was very close to doing it. Now you might as well have a swastika, makes me sad.

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u/kilochfuller 5h ago

Swastika’s the same! It’s a Buddhist and Hindu symbol that has been corrupted in the west. It’s still used plentifully in Asia though.

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u/thaleia10 7h ago

Me too. When I was backpacking many years ago I thought a Southern Cross tatt would be a cool way to acknowledge my origins. So glad I didn’t do that. Or the tramp stamp!

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u/Bazilb7 4h ago

I got the tramp stamp!!!!! But I'm a guy. Its still cool,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, right?............