You draw the wrong conclusion from just Penelope and I using the EU flag Robert...
Of course BT gives you a choice of French, German, and so on national flags.
Is it so amazing that a few people should choose not to use them?
I used the French flag at BT for a few days, then did not feel comfortable with it, and wanted to give it up. Nothing wrong with France, but I'm not a flag person, and I agree with Penelope: for me the more people put flags everywhere in their lives, and the worse off humanity is likely to be. Enough harm has been done in the name of those identities in the past.
The EU flag, as far as I know, has done no harm, and even has very positive values to offer (note than not every European would see it like this, and that Penelope is an amazingly exceptional English lady).
I think not enough Europeans claim a sense of belonging to the EU (apart from small, ex Soviet block newer members). The things the EU does for them are not showy, and most people do not realize that they have been done, but they are important.
If one wants to define one's group belonging, people will usually go for: national, and then regional (Brittany for example).
Why not think the other way: larger, rather than smaller?
Perhaps we could have a choice of national and then planet earth flag on be-kind-to-the- Martians day...
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