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Explanation: The Union Jack, used as the flag of the UK, is actually a combination of three flags - the flags of Scotland, England, and (one of the flags of) Ireland.
... Wales gets left out.
Suggestions of putting a cute lil' dragon for Wales in the middle have been floated, but thus far, showing the depth of elitist CYMROPHOBIA, have not been implemented. π
Ironically absent from the meme. π¬
it's the red saltire
To be fair though, that is the flag of Great Britain⦠which ceased to exist as a country in 1801.
lmao, I didn't even catch that
itβs the red saltire
I honestly live it with the li'l guy in the center