The thistle is the emblem of Scotland as a barefoot viking raider cried out in pain as he stood on one, alerting the Scottish army encampment that the Norse army were sneaking up on.
Honestly, as someone English myself, Anglo-French history does give the vibes of sexual tension emerging as hostility. A real will they-wont they situation since 1066. KISS HER YOU FOOL.
Eurovision 1974 was the day every Swede was proud. People walked out from their jobs and dances on the street to 'Waterloo'. And since that we where Eurovision-masters.
@AjarTadpole7202 I like how England looks like he's about to burst into flames from the embarrassment... (After all, King EU does represent multiple countries, so there's effectively a whole room of people insisting that they ship it too)