I was speaking to some non-mini people
who are from the UK, and one of them accused me of my
union jack (factory installed) being on UPSIDE DOWN!
This is what they said:

"you do realise your flag is on upside down and is a sign of distress that way up?"

DISTRESS???? Hearing that made me distressed....

But then another Brit responded:

"Nope! The flag is the right way up from the way we're looking at it...
as is the flag on your tie. The thick white diagonal band should be on
top nearest the flagstaff, or to the left if shown in a pictorial
representation (like the stars in the US flag are on the left)"

Anyone ever heard of this controversy????
Are our MINI flags upside down or NOT? lol

Photo that was referred to:

 

No, don't think so... I think you were punk'd

 

I chalk it up to jealousy

 

Nope it is on correctly. If the flagpole was your roof spoiler and looking at it from the direction we are, it is exactly as it should be flown.

bob g

 

Or if you look at it from the other side, the flagpole would be along the windscreen. Without putting in a flagpole, you can't say.

 

As mentioned as long as the white thick part is on top and on your left when looking at it then it's correct.

 

Specifications for flag use



The flag does not have reflectional symmetry, due to the slight pinwheeling of St Patrick's cross, which is technically called the counterchange of saltires. Thus, it has a right side and a wrong side up. To fly the flag the correct way up, the broad portion of the white cross of St Andrew should be above the red band of St Patrick (and the thin white portion below) in the upper hoist canton (the corner at the top nearest to the flag-pole), giving the Scottish symbol precedence over the Irish symbol. This is expressed by the phrases wide white top and broad side up. Traditionally, flying a flag upside down is understood as a distress signal. In the case of the Union Flag, the difference is so subtle as to be easily missed by many.


Your UJ ...is thefore CORRECT ... in you photo IF you visilise the ploe at the spoiler.

If the photo was taken looking at the drivers side ...you would need to visilise the pole at the wind shield for it to be correct.


Actually the flag on your tie is wrong... well as long as your standing up it is.
In ALL future photos of you wearing that tie ... you need to be laying down

 

Excellent! Thanks!

 

uh yeah good luck with that

 

How do the Lybians signal destress?

 

augh! staring at that is like an illusion now

 

Or the Japanese?

 

Or the French?

Hell, who cares about the French...

 

How can a flag with no fixed frame of reference be considered upside-down or rightside-up? Tell them to get a life, and remind them that we kicked their asses once, and we can do it again, if provoked.

 

+1.

On another note, if you think of the flag pole at the spoiler, then the decal should be one way. But if you think of the flagpole at the front, allowing the 'flag' to 'billow' in the breeze, then it should be mounted the other way. Either way, it doesn't really matter.

 

For what it is worth, the UK has a different slant on their flag; it is actually the monarch's flag; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Flag.
There is also a book, The Union Jack: The Story of the British Flag by Nick Groom which goes into greater depth. Should anyone be interested, go to Amazon.co.uk, where copies are available for as little as 1 pence plus mailing charges.

 

"and remind them that we kicked their asses once, and we can do it again, if provoked."
When did this happen?

 

Yay! I'm okay

 

I love the pic, btw.

 

1776ish

 

Give or take. Tea? Harbor? Comin' back to ya?

 

Here's the answer!

 

Doh! I can't believe I fell for that!

Now that song is stuck in my head. THANKS!

 

I was trying to jog Waterfordmini's memory.

 

What I find somewhat amusing is that the car is owned by a German company and has parts from various parts of the world, depending on the year. Because it's assembled in Britain, it's British? The name and concept are British, yes. But is the car? Are Hondas assembled in Marysville, Ohio American? I think not.