Thai flag

While I was in Thailand I noticed that the Thai flag is marked everywhere you look. Thai people either are extremely proud of their country or are very addicted to several colors of the spectrum.

Almost every boat, many buildings, lots of cars, on the back of taxis, on television, it's everywhere. Here's one from my dive boat:

If we had this many flags in the states, I think everyone would make fun of us and call us pompous, but in a country like Thailand, it doesn't come off the same way.