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What do Brits think of the flags of Australia and New Zealand?

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ringpip@reddit

tis not something I think about often, I'll be honest.
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BigBongo84@reddit

Really?!? I wake up in a sweat most nights worrying about it
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Shackled-Zombie@reddit

There are dozens of us… DOZENS!
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TomL79@reddit

I’m completely indifferent to it. If they want their current flags, that’s fine. If they decide to change, that’s fine too. Canada used to have a flag with the Union Jack on it, until they changed to their current flag back in the 1960s.
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WrekTheHead@reddit

They're too similar and too confusing, and I can never remember which is which.
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Sexy_Vegan_Pants@reddit

Australia always has to be a bit extra// has the extra star on the flag
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white1984@reddit

Personally I would prefer if they have the Golden Waddle for Australia and the Lockwood Fern for Aotearoa/New Zealand replacing their current versions of the Butcher's Apron, especially since they are unreflective of the indigenous population. However, that would have to be a vote by the local population and not us.
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neo4025@reddit

Love both Australian and New Zealand flags. I feel they stand out. When I see either one, I instantly think of that country.
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scottyboy70@reddit

Kind of the point of all flags 😂
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neo4025@reddit

Yes. But you’re missing my point. If I gave you a list of flags, just pictures. How many could you name? My point is that there’s are easily and instantly recognisable (for most of us 😂)
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scottyboy70@reddit

Nah, I get what you mean. But I don’t think they stand out any more than many other countries.
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neo4025@reddit

In the top tier at least?
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scottyboy70@reddit

Not for me: In no order, I would place 🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦🇧🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇱🇨🇭🇹🇷🇫🇷 before them
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pinkylovesme@reddit

I don’t generally. But if pressed, they’re too similar.
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pinklewickers@reddit

They'll give me a semi but I find the lack of a full size Union Jack prevents me from achieving climax without also having to flick through the Royal Calendar - must be pre-Charles though.
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Dennyisthepisslord@reddit

Bit weird. Look very similar and having another country's flag on yours is weird. New Zealand had a recent vote and decided to keep it
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Non-Combatant@reddit

Any flag with the union jack on it is a good one in my books.
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NATOuk@reddit

I always find it funny how many Americans don’t know the flag of Hawaii has a Union flag on it
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Non-Combatant@reddit

It's a funny one but to be fair not many people pay attention to state flags outside of their own state. Like aside from California, Florida and Hawaii I don't think I know any.
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Gauntlets28@reddit

In a way, I think we know all of them. The others are the one with blue and a big circle in the middle.
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wasdice@reddit

The stars must make it difficult to draw the thing accurately
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thebear1011@reddit

They are too similar. Most Brits probably couldn’t tell the difference between them.
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BillionsWasted@reddit

We don't.
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Jimmy_Fromthepieshop@reddit

I usually hate comments with the one-word answer "this". But today I'm guilty of it myself. This.
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Gary_Garibaldi@reddit

Shit. It's a shame new Zealand didn't change theirs in the referendum. Basically all the alternative designs were better. My favourite was the kiwi bird with laser beams coming out of its eyes
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First-Lengthiness-16@reddit

Would have taken the title of “world’s most childish flag” from the Welsh. Frickin lasers
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JRHunter7@reddit

It's acrying shame they didn't put Lazer-Kiwi on the ballot
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Odd_Possibility_2277@reddit

Fackin lazer beams
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OkMeasurement6930@reddit

Kinda like that they still have the Jack on there. If they decided/wanted to change it, It’d be understandable 🤷🏻‍♂️
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YourLittleRuth@reddit

What kind of answer are you looking for? What do you expect us to say?
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Ok-Opportunity-979@reddit

Cool flags but if you wish to change them and remove the Union Jack, we aren’t going to stop you.
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itsalllies@reddit

I like them, but I'm not a big fan of them being so similar. I do think the NZ one with the fern on the left instead of the union jack, looks pretty nice, probably in red over black though.
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AtebYngNghymraeg@reddit

We should get a quarter of Australia and New Zealand's Olympic medals.
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LegsElevenses@reddit

This is such a weird question 😂
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Down-Right-Mystical@reddit

Exactly what I was going to say.
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baggymitten@reddit

Utterly indifferent. You do you.
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Master-of-Foxes@reddit

Ah now you see that's a trick question. One of those is a zoo where all the wild beasties are kept so they can be funny and scary in one place. The other is merely a fictional set made by Peter Jackson so is probably in storage somewhere ready for when he wants to butcher more JRRT material.
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Zealousideal-Habit82@reddit

The top left corner is a beaut. Good looking flags for both.
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Oghamstoner@reddit

They look quite similar and honestly make it look a bit like they are still colonies. That said, it’s in their own power to change to something which looks more distinctive, even if it was just a colour change.
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Christovsky84@reddit

Completely indifferent
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BigJDizzleMaNizzles@reddit

In what context? Have I got the hump that they've got the Union Flag on it? No. There's no real bearing on anyone's life that it's there. Just shows our relationship around the commonwealth and their loyalty to KC3 still being the man on the money.
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beeperbeeper5@reddit

I think they should get their own flags and make something more interesting
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Non-Combatant@reddit

They have their own flags.
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charlotteypants@reddit

More power to them if they want to change the flag of their own nation. It doesn’t really impact me, personally. We print the union flag on everything here anyway, it’s not sacred like the flag is to other nations.
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Stunning_Anteater537@reddit

Um. Don't think about them often I'll be honest....it's cool that NZ wanted to redesign their flag, loved most of the potential suggestions. I do need to consciously remember which is which so if NZ had decided a change, would have made it easier 😊
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GerFubDhuw@reddit

New Zealand looked at changing it's flag a few years ago, I'm disappointed that they didn't.
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BigBongo84@reddit

[yes](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Kiwi_flag)
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jack_edition@reddit

Yeah the Laser Kiwi would have been rad
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Searching4LambSauce@reddit

I'm staunchly indifferent. Though I would have liked to have seen a kiwi shooting lasers out it's eyes being an official flag.
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Drewski811@reddit

Day to day, not much, if anything. On the occasions you see it, nice little reminder that their ours really!
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Necessary_Umpire_139@reddit

They're pretty cool.
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