People other than Japanese will not believe it, but some Japanese hate their country's national flag and national anthem. It is due to the education of the Japan Teachers' Union (JTU). This union consists of teachers who were brainwashed by communism. When I was a little kid, I used to see the flags run up at every house's entrance on public holidays, but now I seldom see it. To tell the truth, I didn't think of it when I drafted the plan of my house. I forgot to prepare a place to put up our flag. Though the neighbours don't put up the national flag, I made up my mind to raise it, and bought the flag which you see in the following picture.
I sometimes watch the CNN news and see how people behave in front of their national flags. I don't know of any people who hate their own flags like some Japanese do.
- (Vocabulary)
- Japan Teachers' Union (JTU) 日教組
- run up/ set up（旗・看板を）掲げる
- public holiday 国民の祝日
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