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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
sorry, I see where the error is, I *SAT* is the correct words and action. my apologies.
I do not stand for some other country's anthem.
It's not mine to stand for. From what I can recall, if you are in a foreign country and you are consistently seen as saluting another nation's flag/anthem, then your citizenship can be questioned and possibly revoked.
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Thank you for the clarification.
I have no idea what the laws are elsewhere, however my Canadian citizenship cannot be revoked for standing for another nation's customs and traditions when you are in that country. I imagine the same is true in the U.S., but an American would know better.
This happens all the time - if I go to a hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins, they play both anthems. And pretty well, all the people stand for both. I have not been to a game in the US, but having seen them on TV, again, people stand for both anthems. At the Olympics, if the games are in Torino, Italy as they were this winter, and a German won an event, everyone stood and honoured the anthem be they German, Italian, American, Canadian or other.