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Common in Canada.
Where do you get the notion that it’s an American thing from?
Where is this common? I have family in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC, and we rarely see flags on people's lawns/whatever. I'm in Vancouver and there is ONE flag within a 20 minute walk in any direction. In fact, my kids refer to it as 'the flag house' it's so out of place.
Hell our Prime Minister had to ask us to be more patriotic for the olympics in 2010.
Every city/town/municipality I have traveled to has multiple. It’s not every yard, but there’s enough that it’s noticeable. About the same rate as most cities I’ve been everywhere really.
Lots of business in fact fly them, dealerships are one prominent one.
Do you travel by air instead of vehicle between places?
No, I've actually driven from Vancouver to Alberta quite a few times, a couple to Saskatchewan, and once to Manitoba.
Outside of very specific government buildings, I barely see them*. It's so rare that, like I said, I very much noticed when one was suddenly in walking distance of my house. I've seen them super faded in windows of old buildings at times, but not a flag standing outside.
(*If I go to the extremely rural areas of BC or Alberta, I will see more in a single 'town', and I mean like ~100 people, than I will in Vancouver, say. But those in small areas stand out and are, frankly, not usually a great sign? One house that has it also has a confederate flag up, as well as a replica General Lee car from Dukes of Hazzard)
I spent 2 minutes going down a couple streets in abbostford before finding one…..
Sounds like you just aren’t as perceptive as you thought, they are far more common than you’re thinking. Or you live downtown where there’s less individualism, but I’m sure there would be a few balconies that have them, provided condo board rules don’t disallow them….