The Australian flag seems to be more than just a flag. Obviously it’s used as our national icon and is recognized all over the world; but I’ve noticed something about it that I’ve never seen before anywhere.
It is everywhere. People dress up in it, wear it on their feet, have it waving from their car aerials, door windows, and stuck to the rear windows of their cars.
Now I realize that Australia Day was only 10 days ago, and so people had all their flags out then, but that doesn’t seem to a reason to put the national flag away until next year.
In the past 2 days while being out & about in the car, I’ve seen at least a dozen cars with flags waving from various places.
Now to any born & bred Australian person this practice may seem completely normal, but for me, a born & bred New Zealander, it’s not the norm.
Back in NZ, the only time you ever see the national flag flown is at a sporting match, or the Olympic, or Commonwealth games. People in NZ don’t seem to just display the NZ flag anywhere (not that I’ve seen anyway).
I think it’s great that people are actively showing their love for their country by having their flags flying anywhere and everywhere. I call myself an Aussie now and would happily make the small investment and show my flag off. How about you?
