National Anthem etiquette

[Dixiecat]

Interesting that when I was on a choir tour of Canada in 2005 all the audience stood to sing "O Canada!"

Indeed, Canadians generally do so when our national anthem is played. Funny story...I was at a highland dance competition in Antigonish when the heavy games started up next to the dance stage. There was a speaker mixup and their opening ceremonies were being piped through the dance comp's speakers. When O Canada started playing, right in the middle of a Seann Truibhas every dance spectator stood up. The dancers kept dancing trying to keep time with the piper while their audience and judges were standing and singing O Canada!