In the US, the VFW and other groups would always sell poppies on the street around Memorial day. But I haven’t seen it in a dozen years.
the Brits and Canadians still don them as a reminder of the cannon fodder their ancestors let them be a part of.
When I watch British or Canadian TV, I’m always pleasantly surprised to see the poppies on TV presenters this time of year. I remember (and it seems like a very long time ago) when poppies were available here in the US just about everywhere. I don’t think the local veterans’ groups even have them anymore.
The VFW is in front of my local Walmart with poppies every year. Frankly though you see a lot more of them in Canada.
Just don’t disrespect a poppy or poppy seller where I can see it or we’ll both be getting a different ride than that in which we came, ambulance and police car.
A few years ago, one of my kids crochet’ed several dozen for the veterans, and passed them out at the Veteran’s Day program. It was pretty cool.
/I am a Navy veteran
Got mine on the way into work this morning. They’re here every year for the last 30 years I’ve lived here, maybe your local VFW is just lazy or doesn’t care anymore.
Why do we still give ‘polls’ any legitimacy at all?
I would have thought Donald Trump’s
Presidency would have killed off this dinasour once and for all