no problem...no need to apologize. I'm honestly not calling you a liar. it's just that like i said, it wasn't as striking and eye-catching I guess.
again I don't have a problem w/ americans being patriotic, or americans in general. Sometimes, check that, most of the times, this patriotism/nativism becomes excessive and intolerant.
It's meant to be an international event...not a showcase of american patriotism.

