Someone made a big oopsie!
Here is an example of how understanding other countries culture has never been more important…
Back in late September, President Aquino of the Philippines joined President Obama at the 2nd ASEAN-US leaders meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York.
There was a major issue at the meeting… The Philippino flag was turned upside down!
Cultural Background: The flag, which has a blue strip and a red strip, represents different things then the red strip is on top or the blue strip is on top. When the red strip is on top that means the country is at war, and when the blue strip is on top that means the country is a t peace.
Wait a minute…The US State department who was responsible for the event, said it was an honest mistake, but the damage is done. Once the meeting had started, viewers saw the mistake, but security as too tight and no one was able to go and fix the flag in time.
No one is admitting who exactly I responsible for the flag conundrum…but this is quite embarrassing for the Philippines and especially for a president who has been in office less than a year.
1 comments:
I could agree more! This is a huge disrespect to the culture!
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