I'm curious what the Thai law says about flying the national flag of another nation at your house? All the hotels that I have seen that fly the national flags of guests in residence also fly the Thai flag in a higher position than any other. My hunch is that it's not illegal to fly a non-Thai flag, but I think you need to fly the Thai flag along with it, and higher.....IMO. Pete
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Hi Pete
I have trayed to find out what is the rules here in Thailand, but could only find this:
" Thailand Flag Etiquette
Thailand Flag etiquette is very strict and is is essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
Basic Flag Etiquette applies to all nations, including Thailand as follows:
Etiquette relating to the order of precedence for the flag
National Flag of Thailand
State Flag of Thailand
Military Flag of Thailand (in order of creation date)
Other Flag of Thailand
The United Nations uses alphabetical order when presenting a national flag including the Thailand Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's flag
The National flag of Thailand should never be flown above another national flag on the same staff as this would suggest superiority, or conversely, inferiority of one flag, or Nation, over another
The Thailand flag should never be allowed to drag along the ground
A tattered or faded flag of Thailand should be removed and replaced with a new flag
Due care and consideration must be taken to ensure that the Thailand flag is always flown the correct way up
A Flag of Thailand, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect "
I have seen several houses in the area with Swedish, Norwegian and Swiczh flags, and only one of them have a Thai flag beside there national flag.
So I have told my GF to find a Thai flag, so I can put it up on the other side of the entrance to our house. Wherther it should be placed heigher or not is confusing, so I will place it at the same height.
If somebody could tell me that there is other rules, I would be glad to hear from them. Leo
The Thailand flag should never be allowed to drag along the ground.
Yes, or dropped on the floor, my brother-in-law said that when he was in the army here that if any soldier dropped the Thai flag on the floor then it was 3 days of strenuous fatigues as punishment.
What I have put in here is UN Basic Flag Etiquette for all nations, so some of the text is of cource general. But if somebody could find something specifik about Thailand roule it would be nice. Leo
Leo, I had a look around on the internet and there is under Thai law a National Flag act of 1979 (BE 2522) but unfortunately I could only find the text of the act in Thai so I don't know exactly what it says.
How do the Embassies in Bangkok do it? I seem to think they fly both Thai and the Embassies national flag of course but can't say I've ever noticed whether they are at the same level.
Thai Consuls in the UK fly the Thai flag but not the Union flag - but then again very few Brits bother with their own flag anyway.
Embassies, and perhaps Consulates as well, are sovereign property of a country so they really don't need to fly any flag but their own. I guess some do fly the flag of the host country as a courtesy. Pete
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I asked around about this before, and it seems nobody care what flag you fly, and apparently there's no need for one to be higher than the other. Most houses I've seen here have both at equal height, and nobody seems to complain.
Don't try to impress me with your manner of dress cos a monkey himself is a monkey no less - cold fact
I personalty see the flying of national flags outside a private house for no reason than to broadcast ones nationality inappropriate and makes an area look like a trailer park or council estate during a world cup.
Must make life easier for burglars
Yes, I have to say it's not something I would do either, particularly when you take into account possible ramifications concerning Thai property laws and the arbitrary way that Asian officialdom tends to approach these matters.
Come on. I just want to show that here is a Danish family living here. Go to the west coast of Denmark in summertime, and you will see more German flag than Danish on the houses, that´s the first thing the German do when they come to the house they have rented, raise their national flag, and that´s ok with me.
Regarding burglars, only falang people live in this houses, so if there is a Danish, English or German flag on none, it doesn’t matter for them. Leo
