world cup flags offence.
Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:23 am
Greene king pubs had to remove the Saudi flag from world cup bunting after complaints.
Greene King runs more than 3,000 pubs across the country and has been brewing beers at its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, since 1700.
A spokesman said: ‘To celebrate the World Cup, we have been displaying the flags of the participating nations to promote what we hope will be a great tournament for all.
‘Following feedback from some customers in London about displaying the Saudi Arabia flag in a pub, we understand it was inappropriate as it contains the religiously significant Islam shahada in Arabic, and so we have removed it.’
Greene King runs more than 3,000 pubs across the country and has been brewing beers at its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, since 1700.
A spokesman said: ‘To celebrate the World Cup, we have been displaying the flags of the participating nations to promote what we hope will be a great tournament for all.
‘Following feedback from some customers in London about displaying the Saudi Arabia flag in a pub, we understand it was inappropriate as it contains the religiously significant Islam shahada in Arabic, and so we have removed it.’
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Re: world cup flags offence.
Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:27 am
people love to complain about stuff
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:40 pm
The World would be a better place if the country of Saudi Arabia was removed.
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:32 pm
Jock wrote:The World would be a better place if the country of Saudi Arabia was removed.
I like Saudi Arabia. I'm deeply offended by the hideous butchers apron flag and also any sight of that scummy Union flag - that really is bloody horrible.
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:13 pm
paulh_85 wrote:people love to complain about stuff
In fairness, Paul it is a respectful action by the pub change. It is inapproprite.
Most on here moan about less significant stuff. Like having sqiggle for a dragon
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:18 pm
City in Cwmbran wrote:paulh_85 wrote:people love to complain about stuff
In fairness, Paul it is a respectful action by the pub change. It is inapproprite.
Most on here moan about less significant stuff. Like having sqiggle for a dragon
It’s a flag of a country competing at the World Cup not a political statement
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:35 pm
paulh_85 wrote:City in Cwmbran wrote:paulh_85 wrote:people love to complain about stuff
In fairness, Paul it is a respectful action by the pub change. It is inapproprite.
Most on here moan about less significant stuff. Like having sqiggle for a dragon
It’s a flag of a country competing at the World Cup not a political statement
bit like Germany in the 1936 Olympics
Re: world cup flags offence.
Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:54 pm
City in Cwmbran wrote:paulh_85 wrote:people love to complain about stuff
In fairness, Paul it is a respectful action by the pub change. It is inapproprite.
Most on here moan about less significant stuff. Like having sqiggle for a dragon
It is all relative.
Saudi Arabia's flag doesn't bother me, but having a squiggle for a dragon does.