[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Douglas Barry]

I tend to agree, Jayanand. You'd see more Ukrainian flags in Dublin than 
Irish ones unless Ireland are playing in the World Cup.
This is the Russian embassy in Rathgar, Dublin
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3040712,-6.2595141,3a,75y,299.77h,87.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxNu_iex1kSRFwvpMK0OAHQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
taken by Google maps, and, if you follow up the road, most of the 
adjoining houses are flying the flag of Ukraine.

Douglas

On 05/07/2023 04:03, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> I know of no country, other than the USA, that is so obsessed with its
> national flag.
>
> Is there any reason for it, or is it just the way it is?
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 3:28 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings to all.  This posts on July 3rd with the following day a holiday
>> in the US.  This year there has been an explosion of flag hanging in
>> Austin.  I am not sure what is changing the animal spirits in this purple
>> pimple in Texas but it was interesting to see more US flags than pride
>> flags in my immediate neighborhood.  It crossed most demographics from
>> lower middle on up to the truly privileged out at the lake.
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/bunting+at+606.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/even+a+flag+at+the+tattoo+parlor.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/flag+and+bunting+going+up.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/flag+and+the+virgin+in+Dawson.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Home+Home.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/three+flags+and+a+dog+walk.jpg.html
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/two+flags+and+a+basketball+goal.jpg.html
>>
>> All the best.
>>
>> --
>> Don
>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>
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