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submitted 1 year ago by lynny@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] TXinTXe@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I'm from Spain, it's not uncommon unfortunately, but that's because the flag is appropriated by the right and far right and if you see someone with one you can be 90% sure of the type (homophobe, anti abortion, bullfighting supporter, climate change denier, etc etc)

[-] Sinnz@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Could say the same about Germany

[-] Mat66@eslemmy.es 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The problem that the origin of our flag is dated in 1785 but because we were under the Dictatorship of Franco for 40 years, young people identifies the flag with that regimen (extreme right). But not everydody things that way 😏 🙄

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[-] balthasar1stern@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

I am from Germany and no one is raising a flag. Except he is a Nazi. Or it is soccer World Championship.

[-] Zednix@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

That's kind of sad. It's getting that way in Canada. Trudeau has called people every ism and ist when they are carrying a Canadian flag that people don't fly it very much.

[-] LittlePrimate@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

It's not perceived as sad because it's just something most people have no desire to do. Flags just aren't a super common decoration you see outside of store advertisements and official government buildings. "I should install a flag pole on my property" is already a rare thought in most places and a lot of people then rather put a flag about something that is special to them on there. In line with that thought, being German in Germany obviously isn't that special, so it's usually not your choice of "displaying something that is special to me" unless you have a right-wing mindset. You'll more often see football teams, maybe music bands and the more rare political issue here and there, like "stop nuclear power plants".

[-] aragon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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.

[-] LostCause@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year 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, that‘s about it.

I‘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 people‘s cellars.

[-] esm@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

In Scotland, it tends to indicate your political beliefs. People flying the Union Jack are normally unionists and supporters of the monarchy, whereas people flying the Saltire (Scottish) flag are normally nationalists (pro-independence). It's therefore difficult to fly a flag 'neutrally' unless you were to fly both.

[-] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Australian here. Outside of official government uses, it's generally a sign that someone is a racist fuckwit.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

It's weirdly common in Denmark. People fly the national flag for birthdays, and some people even decorate the Christmas tree with flag guirlandes. It's seen as an act of celebration rather than patriotism.

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[-] loops@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Canada here, not very common until you get close to Canada day or Armistice day. Recently though; there have been people flying it a lot and they mostly seem to be the conspiracy/queen of Canada types.

So yes, it is unusual. Perhaps it can be seen as a symptom of American nationalism, and all the pitfalls it represents.

[-] torbjoern@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Northern Germany here. The German flag is usually only flown at government or other public buildings or, as another commenter said, when there's a special occasion such as an international football match.

Something a bit more common up here seems to be flying the state flag (blue, white and red), which can be seen in private gardens or on some residential buildings.

[-] hugz@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Australia: Very unusual. I'll see someone doing it maybe once a month and always think "fucking weirdos". It's more common to see Aboriginal flags, but still uncommon

It's more common to see bogans using it as part or their beach or BBQ attire (eg, maybe an Australian flag stubby cooler)

[-] IsThisLemmyOpen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] animist@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

My country is a former colony of an imperial power so it's flown all the time to reinforce our feeling of sovereignty

[-] resurge@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Urist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Not really. Vacation cabins are for vacation with Norwegians not acting like Norwegians, i.e. socializing with neighbors and having the flag up indicating their precense. More often than not, the flag is used as a celebration of either a national holiday or the birthday of someone in the household. Cabin, hiking and boat culture are weird albeit common outliers of Norwegian culture.

[-] marshell@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

German here. No, we don't do that here. (Exceptions: Football World Cup and weird dudes on camp sites or allotment gardens. Usually a sign to avoid the area.) Interestingly, the fascists don't show the German flag, but the one from the Germany before the current one...

[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Whats the matter with camping sites? Saw that too

[-] marshell@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I ... have no idea. Really.

[-] reflex_aliens@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

Why September?

[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm in Canada and would say it's not extremely common, but enough so that I wouldn't think twice if I saw the flag on a house. Maybe one in fifty houses has one.

Sometimes it's on clothing too, but nowhere close to the extent that I've seen the American flag on everything when I've visited. You guys seem to really really like your flag!

We also have provincial flags which people will put on their houses, but the one I see most is for Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a different province than mine. It's arguably close to as common as the Canadian flag.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Yup. I'd say the Canadian flag isn't super common but isn't out of the ordinary. I also don't see people waving the flag and think the person must be some extremist nut job. Those ones are waving around "F*ck Trudeau" flags.

[-] TheGayTramp@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

You must not be from out west. People here have flags on their cars (trucks actually mostly) and those people are Convoy idiots exclusively. And there are a lot of them. I don't go a day without seeing at least one

[-] Zednix@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I see confederate loser flags on trucks and shitty vehicles a fair bit in Alberta. Lots of fuck Trudeau flags, because western alienation is stronger than ever.

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