The disrespect turns my stomach.

[Peter Crowe]

I actually heard about this on NPR, torn between a homeowners right and preserving history. The paint job does not raise my eyebrow as much as the Brazilian flag flying above the St Andrews in Scotland?

I quite agree, while the art is not my taste, it does not bother me as much as Brazil's flag over the Saltire.

The Saltire when displayed within Scotland (because it is a component of the Union Flag) has a similar status as say the 'Betsy Ross' in the US has vis a vis the current 50 star 'Star Bangled Banner' (i.e. it is still a live national flag but defers precedence to the most current one when flown together). Therefore it has customary status as the National Flag. Under customary international flag etiquette and the laws of many countries the flags of two nations should never be flown from the same flag pole. This is an internationally recognised signal of having surrendered or one nation having sovereignty over another.

When two national flags are displayed simultaneously they are either flown with the host nation's on the higher flagpole or if both flagpoles are at the same height the flag of the nation whose territory it is, is displayed on the left as it is seen by onlookers.

It is amazing to me how many people proud of their ethnic heritage make this mistake.