Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay, I think you hit the nail on the head, and translated my explanation some. I was speaking of the immigrant basis of this land. Between Kathy and I, we have Danish, English, French, Scot, German and French blood. We live in a small town in Louisiana, and some of our friends and neighbors are Chinese, Indian, Native American, Belgian and French. The town is a colonial French city, near a colonial Spanish settlement. Some people are still French speakers. We had a friend who posted her nationality as ?Other Alien? as there was no place to tick African. We also have some rednecks who are probably are descendants of the French Marines who first arrived here to colonize this part of Louisiana. Good question, made me think. On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 9:31 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA