A funny little tale of cross cultural ignorance

A funny little tale of cross cultural ignorance comes in the form of Vietnamese fishermen flying a Malaysian flag as a decoy while sailing in Malaysia’s northeastern waters  - they gave the game away by mistakenly flying it upside down.

cross cultural ignorance

This is an unusual mistake, because “Stripes of Glory” as the flag is known at home, carries a blue rectangle in its top left corner emblazoned with a yellow crescent and star, while red-and-white stripes alternate on the rest.Read more: Malaysia 


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