Do you stand to honor your country's flag?

I live in the US and on a nearly daily basis, the morning announcements at school call for the pledge of allegiance; everyone in the room stands, faces the flag, puts their hand over their hearts and recites the pledge. It's become such a tedious activity however, that even the announcer himself rushes it. In the end, it is just a fast reciting of certain words without keeping in mind the patriotic purposes of it. In high school, usually only a portion of the class stands, and I'm one of those that don't. I don't believe in doing something like that, reciting a pledge for your country, without putting any heart or feeling into it. It just becomes an unemotional repeating of certain words.

Yup I am right there beside you...standing at attention. If my hubby is with us, he has his hat off (if he were wearing one) and we place our hands over our heart. Nothing sickens me more than those who talk during the National Anthem, blow bubblegum, don't stand, don't remove their hats....I just want to shake them and ask them if they have ever thought about living as those in other countries have to live! I have actually asked someone to remove a hat before when the National Anthem was being played at a basketball game. The young man just turned red and stated that he had forgotten and then removed it. I've often lamented that I was fortunate to have not been slapped and told to mind my own business!

Good thread! Yes, absolutely I honor my country! My kids always knew that I expected them to give the formality of the hand over the heart and to act respectful of our flag, my grandson is now learning grammy's feelings about it too. This is our country, if we don't pass on the pride of being a part of it to our youth, then I don't know where this country is headed! I think it's terrible that kids don't have to recite the pledge every day in school, as we did growing up. Thank you ACLU, for taking the pride out of being an American for all of the school children to better serve the complaints of a few. (I'm being sarcastic here, lol) I think it's sad that so many don't give the respect our country's due, and to respect those who have fought valiantly for the freedoms we enjoy today.

When I was in my country, Mexico, I would salute my flag and stand up if seated. Now that I live in United States I salute the flag of the United States and stand up if seated. This shows respect to the flag.

yes! and place my hand across my chest to rest upon my heart. In honor and remembrance of all those who have faithfully and selflessly served this great nation for the liberation of others. if there is a song accompanying the moment I will usually mist up a bit too.... "I'm proud to be an American" "My country tis of Thee" "American the Beautiful"

Yes ,I stand to hnor for my country's flag, because I love my country. Can i know where are you come from my friend gardengerty ? best regards

As a former member of The United States Army, I always salute. I feel it is a gesture of respect and honor for "Old Glory." I will do no less for as long as I live. As I have heard said before...You can take the man out of the Army, but you can't take the Army out of the man. I believe that with all my heart and soul. Does anyone else have an opinion?

We stand for the Flag. We don't put our hands over our hearts. Mostly people don't wear hats to begin with, although they should in our sun.They probably wouldn't remove them if we were standing outside. Flying the flag is not a particular strong part of our culture either, although it' use & value is increasing at events. School kids are now rigorously taught the National Anthem, but most forget some of the words or tune eventually. It's a fairly difficult tune to sing. Big sporting events fly the flag & athletes are expected to know the national anthem (which is a struggle for some). We are not a flag flying nation, in the sense that the US is, but whenever a situation arises that calls for unity, Aussies are the first to stand up & take action.

We all used to and it was the way we were brought up, but 11 years ago my country changed radically. They changed street names and our flag, we've got a new flag now. I can't get myself to salute it, because I'm no longer proud of my country and the flag now means nothing to me! We are not even aloud to display the old flag. But they (the Government) like to tell the world we are a democratic country. WoW!

Hello,gardengerty,when the flag is presented ,I will also sing the national anthem,it is a honor to be in my country and I think most of the people here will do the same. For example.when we are in the stadium watching a national soccer match ,everyone will stand up and sing the anthem together because we all respect our country.

a country's flag express a history i think,in my country the flag express the history of success for the revolution of battle,and the color of flag express the blood of revolutionary,so we must honor our country's flag,when the flag is presented,we must sing the national anthem,or forbid to walk.

In my country, it is mandatory to have a flag raising ceremony every Monday morning. This is the time when we give highest honors to our flag. Everyone from the Armed Forces and the police render a salute, while the civilians put their hands on their chests. We do this while we are singing our national anthem. Usually, vehicles plying near a flag raising ceremony come to a halt until the the singing of the national anthem is over. Although we have different ways of giving honors to our flag, I believe the respect towards it is indeed universal.

in my when the dlag is presented we also salute it and stand up if seated, we also stand up if the national anthem is sang

I'm an Army brat and was taught to always respect our flag.

yes i do the same thing like you... when my country's flag is being raised, we have to stand up and salute it... also sing the national anthem... it just shows that we respect and proud of our country...

I was always taught to honor the flag,and As I grew up I taught my son to honor the flag.

Hi friend, we are the same. In my beloved country, Philippines, we give respect to our flag by putting our right hand over our heart, just exactly the same what you do in your country. In school, from elementary to high school, we have this flag ceremony everyday and even in some government offices too. In college though, most do not practice flag ceremony everyday anymore. Well, from the school I came from, we only have flag ceremony when it's Monday. Other days, we do not.

Yes I do. standing as the flag is presented is not just standing up for a piece of colored fabric, it is like standing for the whole country, for its people. I also taught my kids to do this and I"m glad they understand and follow it as well.

yes. My husband was in the navy, and so we are all about being patriotic, and respecting the flag. It burns me up to see people talking during the national anthem, some of the not standing, nobody taking their hats off. Even if they do take their hats off, many don't put their hand over their heart. And one night at a baseball game, I noticed half of the Grown men...had the wrong hand over their heart!

I am an Indian and in India we do respect and give honour to our flag, we salute the flag, if we are sitting we just stand up, if we are walking we even stopped walking, we stopped talking till the flag being hosted, we just keep our flag on top of us