Martin,
You misunderstand.
I was referring to some people in the UK (a tiny minority) who see the EU flag
as the new "Union Flag".
Most sane people will still see the flag of GB & NI as the Union flag/Union
Jack.> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:39463]
Re: Cheers for IKEA!> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:35:50 +0100> > Steve, you
exaggerate.> > I checked two reputable sources and both indicate that the use
of "Union> Flag" is the preferred use, unless the flag is flown at sea. The
sites -> Her Majesty's website and the Prime Minister's website.> > >
-----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf> Of Stephen Humphreys> Sent: 20 September 2007 10:46> To: U.S. Metric
Association> Subject: [USMA:39458] Re: Cheers for IKEA!> > Some Euro
"extremists" in the UK now refer to the EU flag as "The Union > Flag".
Fortunately these people are in limited supply ;-)> > > >From: "Bill Potts"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric
Association" <[email protected]>> >Subject: [USMA:39456] Re: Cheers for IKEA!>
>Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:50:25 -0700> >> >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/> >> >
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