This is something that always made me mad as I'm a huge fan of flags and their meanings and designs. I've already seen numerous times how some hotels or sport clubs just hang a flag upside down. But that's still mild compared to this! The Moroccan embassy in Amman has its flag upside down! Although it's not very obvious but it made me furious. What do you think should I do? Leave it at this or should I try to tell someone there?"Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily meant as political protest. The practice has its origin in a distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property"
Flying national flags upside down is an internationally recognized symbol of distress when used on ships, and presumably could be interpreted likewise on land.
Of course, the flag needs to be asymmetrical top to bottom for it to work.
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