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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

international

How does that work for a ship from a country like Cuba?

Do they hang it backward? I.e. With the red arrow pointing toward the pole?

What about Japan?

Interesting... From site that must not be named:

However back then if the ship had a symmetrical flag they would tie a knot in the flag when flying it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I could be mistaken, but I think that was a consideration when designing the stars and stripes. The colors and lack of symmetry make it easy to see its orientation from a distance.