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My ex from Norway mentioned how unusual it was that so many places and people here fly our flag (USA), so I was curious to hear what it's like for others here on the fediverse.

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[–] aragon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I am from India. It was illegal to fly the flag untill a decade ago. It took a supreme court verdict to get the right to fly the flag in private residences. So it is not common at all. You would see government buildings and some schools hoist the flag every day. In my school it was every Friday. I have walked around suburbs in US and almost every house had a flag in their porch. Very big ones too.

[–] reflex_aliens@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Very common in Mexico during September. Otherwise not that common but also not frowned upon. There's no signficance behind it.

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Dandroid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

As a Texas resident, I see more Texas flags than USA flags. Texas flags are everywhere here.

[–] thepiguy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here in Netherlands, it is tradition fly the flag with a backpack hanged on it when you graduate.

[–] runwaylights@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And the rest of the year it's crumpled up in an Albert Heijn bag in the back of the closet somewhere. I think.

[–] Jomn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It's very uncommon in France (except if a big event is going on). And if I see someone fly the flag, my first thought would be that they are a far right nationalist.

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

UK here. A UK flag is only flown from govt buildings unless it's some royal event or football but then it's usually the individual national flag such as England, Scotland, Wales, etc

The union flag & the St George cross (Englands flag) were co-opted by the far right in the 70s so flying one outside of the occasions named above had other people mark you as a bit of a nationalist & to be weary of you.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

You should visit Freiburg Im Breisgau for a nice confusing experience.

[–] KevinKraft@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Northern Ireland is also part of UK. When I lived in the UK people would always ask me about northern Ireland because I'm Irish. My response: "It's your country mate, not mine"

[–] LostCause@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Austria: not often and I like that. Not a fan of nationalism, so the less visible this is in my life the better. I see flags IRL mainly on government functions and when right wingers parade around, maybe also near football matches, thatβ€˜s about it.

Iβ€˜d like to think the history with Nazis made it less popular, but the actual amount of far-right voters makes me think I might just live in a happy little bubble and I’d be shocked if I looked into peopleβ€˜s cellars.

[–] resurge@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty funny that coming from a Norwegian because they still have the flag out many places in my opinion :)
It's actually one of the things that stuck out the most after I had moved there.
Especially at "hytter" (vacation cabins) I think the majority has a flag out.
Same for national day, you'll see a bunch of flags.

Compare that to Belgium, where I'm from. Even on national day it's a rare sight to see a flag.
And it's only very fanatic people that will actually wave it around on the street.

The moment you'll see most flags out is probably during the world cup.

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[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Canada: VERY common and considered standard practice, we like to make fun of the Americans for being obsessed with their flag but overall we're just as bad. It's also flown by Nazis as often as the American flag is.

[–] Paddltread@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Here in the UK flags are rare, I don't think there is a single one in the entire village. I think people here on the whole, are intelligent enough to realise rallying behind a picture printed in a piece of cloth doesn't really say or achieve much. It's more something the ruling class encourage to distract you from their meddling in/with your life.

[–] IverCoder@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Here in the Philippines, it's generally around only on government buildings and schools. Some establishments and residences may opt to fly the flag as well, but most of us just don't bother at all.

Generally the flag doesn't have any negative (or positive) connotations. Both the leftists and rightists see the flag equally.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am from western MA, USA. Other than outside of government buildings, I can't recall when the last time I saw a flag was. Occasional flag bumper stickers are a thing, but actual, flying flags? Not really.

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[–] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In Spain it's extremely common to hang the flag on your balcony, especially since the pandemic. It's also quite common to see younger people wearing bracelets of the spanish flag. I'm not really a fan of it but most people don't do it for political reasons, it's just nornalized, so I can't really blame them.

[–] jarfil@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not in the Basque Country, and not in Catalonia, or Valencia, or...

Depending on the province, showing up with the Spanish flag can get you at least a keyed car, and at most a trip to the ER.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is common here in Valencia region to see both the Spanish and Valencian flags. In Catalonia it is common to see their flag, especially in Barcelona.
I can't speak for Basque and I'm only using my own observations & opinions.

In the US I would most often be a sticker on the bumper/back of the car wirh the US then second most common would be country of origin (i assume) or confederate flag. Outside of the deep south you would mainly see US flags flying from houses, espartero 9/11.

During the 4th of July week(end) there are groups that set up placing small flags in lawns ...it's very interesting.

[–] cstaaben@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It's actually become very common for people to mount flags in the bed of their truck or to the back of their car. Was relatively rare until Trump was elected President, then it became much more common. The most common is at/on houses. If a house has a flag pole of some kind, it's almost always the US flag. If they have more than one, it's usually followed by one of: military branch they or family serve(d) in, favorite sports team, or political statement (pride flag or Trump 2024 being most common in my part of the country).

But you are right about the 4th of July. US flags are plastered everywhere and people start to look at you weirdly if you don't have one displayed somewhere. Part of the reason I'm glad I don't really have neighbors now.

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