I like to recognize flags which are flying.
The easiest ones to remember are the most distinctive.
The American flag is also called the stars and stripes.
How many stars and how many stripes? What do they represent?
The UK flag is called the Union Jack.
The design is a union or combinaton of three flags. The red cross on white you might recognize as the flag of England which is flown all over London when there are football matches involving the England team.
This flag, now I look at it, is not a correct version of the flag. The whites should be slightly off centre.
When the flag is flown upside down (originally and usually by sinking ships) it is a distress signal. Who knows or cares?
First, anybody in the navy or military knows. They need to be able to fly a distress signal when in trouble and recognize one flown by their own group or anybody else.
Boy scouts are taught this. I recall telling my small son this and was surprised he knew. He said he learned it from the Boy Scouts. They might fly the flag over the premises or at an international meeting. I presume girl guides are taught this either as part of general training or to attain one of the badges. If you are a steward or usher at an itnernational meeting and wear a flag on your clothing to indicate that you speak English you need to have it swn on the right way up.
(Having a coffee break. More later.)
The red maple leaf of Canada.
Useful websites
You will see the national flag on the page of any country in Wikipedia. Also check Wikivoyage and Wikitravel.
wikitravel.org
wikivoyage.org
Travel Information
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com
Useful Information and Websites
Travel and Tourism
visitlondon.com
visitbritain.com
visitbritain.org
visitbritainshop.com
visittheusa.co.uk
Transport
virginatlantic.com (airline UK to USA and USA to UK and Europe and world)
skyscanner.net (flight date and price comparisons and offers)
citimapper.com
tfl.gov.uk (transport for London)
rome2rio.com (directions)
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
The easiest ones to remember are the most distinctive.
The American flag is also called the stars and stripes.
How many stars and how many stripes? What do they represent?
The UK flag is called the Union Jack.
The design is a union or combinaton of three flags. The red cross on white you might recognize as the flag of England which is flown all over London when there are football matches involving the England team.
This flag, now I look at it, is not a correct version of the flag. The whites should be slightly off centre.
When the flag is flown upside down (originally and usually by sinking ships) it is a distress signal. Who knows or cares?
First, anybody in the navy or military knows. They need to be able to fly a distress signal when in trouble and recognize one flown by their own group or anybody else.
Boy scouts are taught this. I recall telling my small son this and was surprised he knew. He said he learned it from the Boy Scouts. They might fly the flag over the premises or at an international meeting. I presume girl guides are taught this either as part of general training or to attain one of the badges. If you are a steward or usher at an itnernational meeting and wear a flag on your clothing to indicate that you speak English you need to have it swn on the right way up.
(Having a coffee break. More later.)
The red maple leaf of Canada.
Useful websites
You will see the national flag on the page of any country in Wikipedia. Also check Wikivoyage and Wikitravel.
wikitravel.org
wikivoyage.org
Travel Information
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com
Useful Information and Websites
Travel and Tourism
visitlondon.com
visitbritain.com
visitbritain.org
visitbritainshop.com
visittheusa.co.uk
Transport
virginatlantic.com (airline UK to USA and USA to UK and Europe and world)
skyscanner.net (flight date and price comparisons and offers)
citimapper.com
tfl.gov.uk (transport for London)
rome2rio.com (directions)
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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