[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Sonny,
You are far, far more homogenous than we are (or China is, for that matter)
- we have 28 official languages enshrined in the constitution, and another
50+ more that are not recognized as such. On top of that we have diverse
religions, each of whose numbers in the aggregate are very large - 190
million Muslims (second only to Indonesia), 80 million Christians, and so
on and so forth. If any country needed a symbol to bind around, it is India
- yet, I do not own an Indian flag - nor do I know any individual that
possesses one.

Adding to your explanation - maybe it is because the USA is a nation of
immigrants, who, having left their homeland and culture, need a common
symbol to psychologically hold on to.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 1:55 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> The USA is full of people from all over the world, thus we don't have a
> common background like many other countries.  We also don't have a king or
> queen to salute, so we often salute and pledge allegiance to our flag as a
> symbol of our country.  It's also symbolic of our history contain 13
> stripes to commemorate the original colonies, and the stars, one for each
> state.many events like meetings,  school board and even daily school begin
> with pledge.
>
> SonC
>
> On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 10:03 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/even+a+flag+at+the+tattoo+parlor.jpg.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/flag+and+bunting+going+up.jpg.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/flag+and+the+virgin+in+Dawson.jpg.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Home+Home.jpg.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/three+flags+and+a+dog+walk.jpg.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> 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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> Regards,
>
> Sonny
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