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Flag Jacking (Pronunciation: flæg-dʒæk-ing) is a Canadian Slang, used for travelers that portrays more favorable country’s flag on their garments or backpack, with a motive to receive friendlier treatment or service while traveling in foreign country.[1] Flag Jacking is a verb, analogous to a word or phrase. The term is primarily used in Canada to identify American Flag Jackers that try to themselves off as their neighbors to the north.[2][3]
Origin
The Canadian term gained popularity after an article published in "How to Spot Flag-Jacking Frauds Abroad" in Huffingtonpost by Allison Eberle of Flightnetwork.[2] According to the article Flag Jacking is sought to be initially started by few travelers when they pose as Canadians in order to receive favorable treatment by the locals they encounter during their visit. In the article it was stated that Flag Jacking is a transitory act that corresponds to the vague actions by using country flag for creating a false impression of being localites. The roots of Flag Jacking were found in the late 1990s and are mentioned in a CNN news where few examples of Flag Jackers are also provided. [4]
Identification
CNN, Businessinsider and Huffingtonpost have posted in their news article for identification of Flag Jackers by their body language. According to the 29 July 2013 CNN news, Canadian flight booking website Flightnetwork.com interviewed Mark Bowden, a body language expert to identify true Canadians from Americans pass themselves off as their neighbors to the north.[4] Bowden gave examples of The Maple-o-gy, Canuck Crinkle, Toque Tilt, Stars and Gripes Forever, The Polka-Loon and American Psycho for easily identification of flag jackers in Canada.[2][3][5]
See Also
Reflist
- ^ "How to Spot a Flag-Jacker". 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ a b c "How to Spot Flag-Jacking Frauds Abroad". 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ a b "11 Ways Americans Can Act Canadian When Traveling Abroad". 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ a b "How to pretend you're Canadian when you travel". 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "11 CNN Gives Tips on How To Be Canadain (Video)". 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-08-21.