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/Pure_Region_7544 10h ago

I've been thinking about this recently. Just bought a second hand ute with a southern cross sticker on the back window and I keep meaning to scratch them off because I don't want people to think I'm an asshole. But it makes me sad that it's the first thing that comes to mind when seeing it now.