Do you know our national anthem by heart

oldmanmarple
oldmanmarple Community Member Posts: 54 Connected
in Coffee lounge

do you think we should be using it more at events and official meetings and stuff or be teaching it in school like america does?

Do you know our national anthem by heart 17 votes

Yes
29%
WelshBlueSantosha12wrighty08Holly_ScopeSheffieldMan1976 5 votes
No
64%
OverlyAnxiousrubin16StellarFluffyCatMeowkreacherRoss1975Andi66luvpinkHopelessMr_Shoes_Tiedegiste2r 11 votes
other
5%
kieran04 1 vote

Comments

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 535 Trailblazing
    No

    Nope. Nationalism is prefect fodder for fascists, and will further destroy the UK.

  • rubin16
    rubin16 Scope Member Posts: 1,558 Championing
    No

    No absolutely not, we don't need more fascism in the UK nor brainwashing young children.

  • jonf
    jonf Community Member Posts: 452 Pioneering

    I fought for your freedoms and gave 28 years of my life. Half of the civilians in the uk have no idea what goes on behind the scenes to ensure what little we have left

  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Community Member Posts: 1,419 Championing
    edited June 9
    Yes

    I'm proud of my National Anthem. And the fact it's taught to kids in Primary school.

    As for Fascism … does loving your Country and it's heritage make someone a Fascist? . The Welsh have been oppressed for centuries by kings, queens and governments so who can blame us for loving our Country. If it's Nationalism so be it. Cenedl heb iaith, Cenedl heb galon ( a Nation without a language is a nation without a heart)

    Yma O Hyd sums up Welsh nationalism perfectly … it may not be our anthem but it's in our souls … and I for one make no apologies.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llkwpwdk2ro&list=RDllkwpwdk2ro&start_radio=1

    Similarly … If someone wants to sing God save The Queen and hang the red white … I fail to see how that makes them ALL right wing. ? They can't be. Law of averages surely

    @jonf … thanks for the service in protecting our freedoms

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Community Member Posts: 1,457 Championing
    No

    Used to respect the late Queen Elizabeth 2nd, But now nope.

  • kieran04
    kieran04 Community Member Posts: 9 Listener
    other

    It is really up to the individual but as for me l am Dual Nationality but my wife is a Filipina,,British citizen, lrish and Bossy!!!!!(but l still love her)!😙

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,344 Championing
    edited June 9
    No

    I can't even remember the melody my memory is that bad.

    I voted no as I don't see what the point is in trying to force patriotism onto anyone, kind of goes against freedom. How much or how little someone is patriotic should be down to that individual.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,871 Championing
    edited June 10

    No thank you, I went through the US school system primary school age and no one not even my American parent warned me what would be expected from day 1 and every single school day afterwards 👎🏻

    Teach the words by all means and use it occasionally but not all the time.

  • oldmanmarple
    oldmanmarple Community Member Posts: 54 Connected

    https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-05-22/reform-uk-council-to-introduce-lords-prayer-and-national-anthem-at-meetings

  • oldmanmarple
    oldmanmarple Community Member Posts: 54 Connected

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p4g86x0vo

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,072 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTWtHJmGoHY&list=RDUTWtHJmGoHY&start_radio=1

    I don't know all the words and I don't speak Welsh but I know the melody and the big chorus😄 I recently went to my first Welsh womans rugby game and they played this and it was a very proud moment.

    I agree with you @WelshBlue, that is a very powerful song. It always reminds me of the Lauren Price's ring walk. What an amazing Welsh athlete.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 5,104 Championing
    No
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1130983#Comment_1130983

    Same for me.

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 1,030 Pioneering
    No

    I know it - I even remember the second verse! I might forget to change queen to king though

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 6,229 Online Community Team
    edited June 10
    Yes

    I do. I think it's been engrained in me from childhood alongside all the school and church songs. It still feels more natural singing "queen". I think because it's all I've known until now.

    Also, often randomly get these childhood school/church songs stuck in my head. Ones like - "he's got the whole world in his hands", and "kumbaya"

  • wrighty08
    wrighty08 Community Member Posts: 22 Connected
    Yes

    I know it but will never sing it

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