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The Various Places Where Flags From Other Countries Are Displayed Inthe United States

The Various Places Where Flags From Other Countries Are Displayed Inthe United States

April 2, 2010 by  
Filed under Vacuums

Flags have existed as long as territories and areas have been marked by human civilization . It was a way for people to make claim to the location in which they claimed to be theirs. Flags have changed over the years but some have stayed remarkably similar to the ones that first represented their country. One good example is the United States flag that still has stars and stripes on it as it did hundreds of years ago. A lot of public buildings have flags displayed for different purposes like schools, summer camps and even medical centers. This article will discuss why some of these places use flags to decorate their building and where they can get them when they need more whether it is a flag store or if they want to design a custom flag.

Several colleges and universities may use flags from different countries represented on their campus. One example is a small liberal arts school known as Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. There are flags in the students’ cafeteria which circle the whole room. Each flag represents the countries that are currently represented on campus by the students and the staff. Each year, as these countries change with students coming in and graduating, the flags need to change as well so staying on top of ordering new flags is an important factor for someone at Gustavus . It would be quite easy for them to be able to just order these flags online and have it delivered on campus.

Another common location you may see flags from countries all over the globe is at a medical facility . Several hospitals have flags flying on flagpoles near their main entrances as patients, staff and visitors go into the hospital . It would be hard to change out the flags as frequently as patients enter and exit from the hospital so honoring the countries of the various patients would be impossible . Usually the flags that are displayed at a hospital are all from the countries that are represented by the staff members of the hospital from the lady that works in food service all the way to the top physician in the neurosurgery department.

Because America is such a melting pot of various cultures and kinds of people that may have been raised in another country, it is nice to acknowledge that fact. Another place that flags are displayed is at a camp for kids in Colorado. Many children go to this camp from all over the country and world as well and it can be a bit scary and intimidating for them. When they walk into the main lodge, they may feel more welcomed by the sight of their country’s flag displayed for them to see and let them know that they should feel welcomed and celebrated as a camper there.

Flags explode with colors and are beautiful and the sight of many different ones hanging in a place not only makes a wonderful statement but can be a wonderful decorative touch too .

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