poppy wearing

[capricorn62]

With the 11th Nov nearing us I am wondering if my feelings are shared with others.
The wearing of poppies correctly really bugs me! I was always told the right way to wear
your poppy was as follows.
Ladies on the right side & gentlemen on the left as is the same whenever a flower or brooch etc
should be worn.
Surely this general rule of etiquette evolves from the buttoning up of a jacket, ie ladies right
over left, & opposite for the chaps!

[sara3]

I've never heard this, but would be happy just to see people wearing them at all.

and I've never worn a brooch :o)

[Rollo]

It does not matter to me how a poppy is worn. It is the wearing that is important.

[Postdog]

I buy but never wear for the simple reason it's impractical for the clothesI wear. Surely if someone wears one, more to the point, have paid for it, that's what matters.

[guernseyman]

I think that is the correct way in etiquette terms, but as Rollo says, just wearing one is good. It shows some respect for the servicemen and women who have put their lives on the line for their country.

[capricorn62]

I agree wholeheartedly with your answers regarding the wearing of poppies. It is so important to support our forces men & women especially now & yes to see the poppy being worn is a fantastic sight.
Thanks guernseyman I thought maybe I was the only one who remembered that.
I promise not to get upset when I see the poppy worn wrong again!!!

[anniebird]

According to you I, being a lady, should wear my poppy and brooch on the right. I always wear them on the left as I drive and they would be in the way of the seat belt. By the way I am currently wearing my poppy on the left.

[B00]

I always put mine on the right, however that has more to do with the fact im left handed and find fastening it easier on the right hand side than the left.

[Sqad]

Isn't it about time we ceased Poppy Day?

Only a handful of survivors of World War 1 are still alive? and the present generation, as a whole, do not seem interested..

Of course we are proud, but what about the heroes of World War 2, the Falklands, the Boer War, these incidents are not remembered specifically.

When the last World WW1 survivor dies, then let's give up Poppy Day.

[jake-the-peg]

Careful sqad - you'll get lumped in with me as a pinko traitor!

[albaqwerty]

poppy day has become synonymous with the fallen of all service personnel since WW1

[jackthehat]

Sqad - I disagree.
There is a generation who wear it because their fathers died in WW one.
There is a generation who wear it because their fathers and brothers died in WW two.
There is a generation who wear it because their fathers and brothers died in Korea.
There is a generation who wear it because their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons died in the Falklands.
There is a generation who wear it because their husbands, brothers and sons have died in Iran/Afghanistan.
There is a generation who wear it because their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons died in Ireland.
There are other conflicts, of course, which I have forgotten.

Until ALL such conflicts and wars have passed into history, and there remains no-one left who was directly touched by them, we should continue to wear poppies...and more importantly contribute to the British Legion Fund. Purchasing poppies is the most immediate way of contributing.

[Androcles]

What are you on about Squad? Poppy day is about suporting the British Legion who are helping servicement and women of all generations up to the current. See http://www.poppy.org.uk/ for an explanation about what it is really about.

[Sqad]

LOl...I seem to be in the minority here.

jack....i have read your list, but have to disagree.......Poppy Day is synonymous with W W1....none of the others on your list.

Androcles......I have a little more sympathy for your point of view, but at the inception of the Poppy Day, there were very few benefits and no NHS,so serving men and their families were disadvantaged. Now there is a NHS plus Military hospitals, family benefits etc, which makes the the British Legion and Poppy Day less necesaary.

[jake-the-peg]

The one you forgot Jack is Suez

You probably forgot it for the same reason that most people do - because we "lost" it.

It get's missed because rememberance Sunday is never about the soldiers it's always about the wars

I've always said I'll wear a poppy when there are Germans at the cenotaph.

Then I'll know it's really about the soldiers and not the drum beating, flag wearing "patriots" remembering victory in war

[Androcles]

Sorry Squad, but looking at the work done by a guy in our village who is the local welfare officer for the British Legion who is able to help local exservice people who have fallen on hard times and between the cracks of the welfare state, I have to say, just for this once, you are wrong!

[Sqad]

Androcles.....I submit.

[jackthehat]

Thanks for the memory nudge; unfortunately, you have misunderstood my post. The poppies are worn as a mark of respect for those who have lost their lives in ALL conflicts. Originally they may have been for WW 1 but as the 20th century progresses and our fighting men and women became embroiled in more wars and conflicts, the remit was quite rightly extended in most peoples minds.

[Androcles]

Sqad "Androcles.....I submit. "

OOH- er - that is spooky!

[jackthehat]

* progressed.
I have actually remembered that we are now in 21st Century. ;o)

[LoftyLottie]

Personally, I do not wear a poppy or buy a poppy. I do support charities of my choice and I feel that there are more deserving charities that need my money and who don't have special days where such huge numbers give support. But last year on AB my views were not appreciated. I suppose I agree with Jake to agree about the patriotism thing.