@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 months agoFlag flown upside down as sign of distress outside of US State Department building todaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square204fedilinkarrow-up11.72K
arrow-up11.72KimageFlag flown upside down as sign of distress outside of US State Department building todaylemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square204fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•5 months ago also flew the Union Jack inverted How could they tell?
minus-squareYeatherlinkfedilink2•5 months agoThe flag isn’t symmetrical, which is where the orginial flying the flag upside down comes from. It’s subtle enough pirates wont notice but an experienced British naval officer will and come rescue you.
How could they tell?
The flag isn’t symmetrical, which is where the orginial flying the flag upside down comes from. It’s subtle enough pirates wont notice but an experienced British naval officer will and come rescue you.