The average American seems to take it for granted that this is the English flag......
- but it is actually the Union flag (for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
Whilst this,
(the Cross of St. George) is the English flag.
I had to get that off my chest, having met an American in Paris at the weekend who was amazed that there were thousands of Swedish people in Paris for teh Rugby World Cup Final. He took some persuading that they were wearing the English flag and not the Swedish flag (which is yellow and blue anyway....).
Last year I met an American lady on the QM2 who asked what my temporary tatoo was (I know... I'm sorry...but it was distracting attention from a nasty scar). When I explained that it was the English flag, she refused to believe me. Aggghhhh!!!!
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