That's strange, Martin. I was born and raised in England (left when I was almost 22) and was taught, throughout elementary school, to call it the Union Jack. (The subject never came up in high school or later.) In fact, I never heard it referred to as the "Union Flag."
However, on doing a Google search, I see you are right. For that, thank you. Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Vlietstra Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 21:45 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39455] Re: Cheers for IKEA! Does IKEA advertise its Swedish origin in the US? For example, in the UK IKEA stores fly the Swedish flag along the Union flag. [For the benefit of US readers, the "Union Jack" is only ever flown from a ship or boat. The self-same flag, when flown on land is called the "Union flag"]. This approach is in contrast to Shell which I believe hides its Dutch origin when marketing their products in the United States (and indeed in many other countries). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Armstrong Sent: 20 September 2007 04:33 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39454] Re: Cheers for IKEA! On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 09:44:40PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So, where do we write to flood IKEA with love for this great move?? > Ezra http://info.ikea-usa.com/IKEAContactUs/Contact.aspx Paul -- End dual-measurement, let's finish going metric! http://gometric.us/ http://www.metric.org/
