Colorado - some very odd people out there..............
the difference is that most Old Worlders realise that a flag is only one (and a small) symbol of nationality
Of all European Countries the one you see most clean, ironed, flags out is Norway - which has only been independent for ~ 100 years
the rest of us have seen different flags come and go and it really isn't that important compared to say Cricket or German Beer Laws or the right to heave pave at the CRS.....................................