Buddhist and Confucian Countries
In Buddhist countries, white is the colour of mourning, so a white flag is used where other cultures might fly a black flag.
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“The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.”
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
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