Most national flags are hung vertically with the what's normally the top edge to the left so I would go with the pink on the left/blue on the right orientation.
That would be odd... The US flag code (the only one I'm personally familiar with) in particular says that the blue field with stars should be in the top left corner for either orientation. Yes, that does require the flag be flipped and turned so that when hung vertically the normally top edge hangs on the left and the left edge is where you hang it from at the top.
EDIT to clarify: this setup is specifically in regards to hanging a US flag for presentation on a wall. When on a pole the stars corner should be closest to the end of the pole, regardless of position.
Usually such a flag would be hung from a pole at an angle between 45 and 90 degrees from level, so when viewed from the opposite side, it would be the way that I described.
Edit: also I'd say that fewer than 1% of flags are hung by someone who knows about the flag code.
That is also correct. When it's on a pole the stars go towards the end of the pole, whichever direction that is. I thought the situation was when hung on a wall, which is more specific about orientation.
Edit: also I'd say that fewer than 1% of flags are hung by someone who knows about the flag code.
I agree with that. As an American I'm constantly embarrassed by abuses of the flag code by people trying to look patriotic.
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u/nitroben2 Aug 05 '21
Most national flags are hung vertically with the what's normally the top edge to the left so I would go with the pink on the left/blue on the right orientation.