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c312 · 10-07-2007, 09:24 PM

Let's go ask 100 people in the street about flag etiquette. More than 2 will know it, probably a good number more will know it.

I just don't see how someone from Ireland can make a broad generalized assertion about how many Americans would know American regulations. You don't see me asserting what percentage of Irish families ate potatoes last night, because the fact is I can't substantiate that in any way, just as you can't substantiate your statement about a foreign concept in a foreign country. You can't make assertions about cultural knowledge or practices if you haven't spent substantial time in them.

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c312 is Offline Command Sergeant Major Posts: 2,769 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Virginia	10-07-2007, 09:24 PM Let's go ask 100 people in the street about flag etiquette. More than 2 will know it, probably a good number more will know it. I just don't see how someone from Ireland can make a broad generalized assertion about how many Americans would know American regulations. You don't see me asserting what percentage of Irish families ate potatoes last night, because the fact is I can't substantiate that in any way, just as you can't substantiate your statement about a foreign concept in a foreign country. You can't make assertions about cultural knowledge or practices if you haven't spent substantial time in them.