Me: Why's the flag lowered to have staff?
Him: Haven't you heard the Queen of England died?
Me: Wait, so we lower the U.S. flag for foreign dignitaries? Since when?
Him: We just do what we're told around here.
So am I so country bumpkin that I missed somewhere along the way that we lower our flag for foreign heads of state/dignitaries? Someone please enlighten me.
ok, bumpkin: Flags are flown on a staff. When someone of importance dies, or some tragic eveny occurs, the flag is lowered to half-staff. Learn.
My point was that the person in question was not American. But I get the show of respect. And I do learn. I learn from all kinds of pedes...even from the jerks.
Dick.