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Patriotism begins at home
DAVID BELL offers a story that is too cute not to repeat:
For the French, the notion of private citizens flying the flag is a strange one. One French friend of mine, on seeing several Maryland homes proudly displaying large American flags, once asked to me, in all innocence: "Are they all post offices?
The context is, of course, that Ségolčne Royal said that the French should be proud to fly the tricolour on Bastille Day, which did indeed strike people as odd, even un-French.
But this anecdote should not be misread. Anyone who has been to France recently will note that the flag is everywhere. The French are the most flag-happy of the big western European peoples by far. Compare Germany's black-red-yellow, far thinner on the ground.
The difference is in that bit about how "the notion of private citizens flying the flag is a strange one." The French like their state, and want to see it big, strong and assertively French. They have no problem with seeing its most distinctive symbol everywhere—except, maybe, near their home. Americans aren't so fond of their state or "the state" in general. But they believe patriotism is a personal virtue, best emphasised with Old Glory right over the front door.
.For the French, the notion of private citizens flying the flag is a strange one. One French friend of mine, on seeing several Maryland homes proudly displaying large American flags, once asked to me, in all innocence: "Are they all post offices?
The context is, of course, that Ségolčne Royal said that the French should be proud to fly the tricolour on Bastille Day, which did indeed strike people as odd, even un-French.
But this anecdote should not be misread. Anyone who has been to France recently will note that the flag is everywhere. The French are the most flag-happy of the big western European peoples by far. Compare Germany's black-red-yellow, far thinner on the ground.
The difference is in that bit about how "the notion of private citizens flying the flag is a strange one." The French like their state, and want to see it big, strong and assertively French. They have no problem with seeing its most distinctive symbol everywhere—except, maybe, near their home. Americans aren't so fond of their state or "the state" in general. But they believe patriotism is a personal virtue, best emphasised with Old Glory right over the front door.
P.S. Prekjučer se napunilo godinu dana od početka mog bloganja, i nakupilo se lipih 50 postova. Zadovoljan
.Post je objavljen 09.04.2007. u 23:39 sati.