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Tasteful or tacky. What are your thoughts on the etiquette of flag flying during the World Cup... is this an affront to our national dignity or will you be running a flag up the pole and decorating your car with a bumper celebratory party pack of St George...

The debate began with Basil in Minsterworth who wanted to find a large England flag to fly from his flag pole. Pam in Podsmead came to the rescue... she says try Mary's in the indoor market in Gloucester.
Basil is not alone in flying the flag. Derrick in Newent always flies the Union flag and the St Georges flag outside of his house. He was a war baby, born in 1941 and flies the flag because he is patriotic, says he also flies the Jolly Roger as he is an old biker!
Janet in Stonehouse says she has two flags so far, and they may even get an airfreshner too. She says the best bargains can be found at the 99p shop.
Keith in Lydney is also flying the flag, but is waiting until the first game starts.
Meanwhile Sue in Cheltenham has a novel approach, she flies funny flags from the States but will raise St George for the football.
Hazel in Stroud raised her concerns, she says only one flag should be allowed per car because otherwise they are a visual hazard on the motorway.
Interestingly if you do decide to decorate your car with flags, you should consider that drag reduces your car's efficiency by about 3%. The average car, when sporting 2 flags will burn an extra litre of fuel per hour when running at an average speed of 7 mph.