@8dayssg: Remember when Singapore flags seemed to fill almost every HDB block in the lead-up to National Day? A recent social media post showing an HDB estate with almost no Singapore flags on display got people wondering if hanging the national flag has become a fading tradition. Curious, we decided to check a few HDB blocks ourselves. In some of the estate we visited, we could count the number of Singapore flags hung per block on one hand. Of course, displaying the Singapore flag has always been voluntary, and our observations aren’t representative of every neighbourhood in Singapore. But it does raise an interesting question: are fewer Singaporeans choosing to put up the flag today, or does it simply feel that way? With National Day approaching and Singapore celebrating SG60, we explore why the simple act of hanging the national flag still sparks conversation. What does your HDB block look like this year? Are your neighbours flying the Singapore flag, or has this National Day tradition quietly changed over time? #8dayssg #8dayssgtrending #NationalDay2026 #NDP #SingaporeFlag

Kan Yew Fei :

If every flag we hang can receive $100 then u can have a satisfying result. Our main concern is the bread n butter issue n how to put foods on the table.

Sean Tan ⚡️ :

Hang flag can claim extra CDC voucher 😳

☂️ 𝖴𝖬𝖡𝖱𝖮𝖫𝖫𝖠 🍔 :

The frustrations are real. The cost of living is high, and many Singaporeans are facing genuine challenges. Those concerns deserve to be heard, not brushed aside. But I don’t think our pride in being Singaporean should depend solely on whether times are good or bad. Being Singaporean is more than the issues we face today. It is the safety we often take for granted, the stability that many around the world wish they had, the opportunities available to us, the diversity we live with every day, and the passport that is respected almost everywhere. No country is without problems, and loving your country doesn’t mean pretending those problems don’t exist. It means caring enough to want it to be better while still appreciating what it has already given us. Before asking “Hang the flag for what?”, perhaps ask instead, “Have I forgotten what this country has given me that millions of others still hope for?” We can demand better, hold our leaders accountable, and speak up about what needs fixing but we don’t have to lose our pride in being Singaporean to do that. Majulah Singapura.

pohbengsim :

Last time before the national day come everybody prepared to hang flag but now nobody going to bother

lmaoyespls :

Hang for what? Hopeless society

atonne :

what flag? its cecapore now...🥺

sgfood😋 :

Work like crazy, exhausted. No money or energy to hang flag lor😜

ahbeehahahaha :

why hang when we are feeling like 2nd class or 3rd class

luckymodena :

now is digital world our flag is in cyberspace sg we should all embrace digital citizenships to spread our wings and allow more to be digital sg resident and contribute digitally since we will be world first ai hub and beat Dubai

Fraglenns :

because with the state of everything, we rather hang ours—f

TheDuckNight :

Might as well hang the flag of United Nations

zmic686 :

Cause don’t free like home anymore

xjoonny :

because now all is PR 🤣🤣🤣

French Fries 🍟🍔🍦 :

1990 must hang, 2000 just hang, 2010 forget to hang, 2020 why hang

uncle don 688 :

in the past I feel home . now I feel horrible

Edvventurer🇸🇬 :

It’s not that it’s a fading tradition but citizens are not so proud of our country now

io :

Town council hang one, not citizen😁

quuenlunathesilent :

Don’t feel like hanging it

Iqbal 🇸🇬 🇵🇸 :

I used to hang, however the following day the flag was M.I.A.😁

MatthewOJiang :

India national day is 15 August.

ikea_pencil :

riceiseasytoeat :

Singapore is different from before

Leo :

Now need to buy ma. Last time free

SY :

In the past corridors face outside, the government can just send ppl to hang them. Now to hang, The occupants have to hang it. Nothing changed, very few hang on their on accord

neverwinter :

here a factory never a home.. iykyk will you raise factory flag?