Anonymous wrote:It’s a crap song anyways. America the Beautiful should have been our anthem and then people may have cared. This stupid war anthem is lame. BTW the USA lost the war of 1812 so basing the anthem on that unfortunate event is pretty dumb.

1) The word is “anyway,” not anyways.

2) People do “care.”

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Anonymous wrote:We were at an event (not sports, more like a parade) and they kicked off the event with the national anthem.

Our friends were with us with their 10.5 year old son, and she said “I don’t think they’ve ever heard that song. Have you, Sammy?” He didn’t know it at all. Never heard it before or could recognize it as the national anthem.

Do your kids know it? Is this common? We don’t go to a ton of sporting events but my kids (11,10, 6) all know it.

They are not immigrants.

Which national anthem? There's the black national anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) and the redneck national anthem (God Bless the USA), just to name two.

Don’t be an idiot; you know exactly what OP is asking. And there is only one national anthem. Yes, OP, my kids learned it in music class.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS 8, knows the National Anthem. He looked at me like I had three heads when I asked if he knew what the Pledge of Allegiance was.

I’m old so we used to say it every morning in school. I knew it stopped at some point but I’m not sure when. Do any of you know when schools, in general stopped it as a practice?

That's weird. At my kids' public school, students recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. We are in suburban New England.

Why are you on DCUM if you live in New England 😆

People move, dumdum.

We go to a lot of sports games, LOL!

Do they send their children to private school?

Yes, of course my kids know the national anthem.
It’s played at every swim meet.
It’s played before Nats games and high school football we’ve attended.
Both kids have had to sing it (and/or play it in band) for school concerts, etc.
My kids have been to Fort McHenry and have also seen the Star-Spangled Banner at the NMAH.

But I also knew it as a kid, with far less exposure than that. I think it’d be hard to grow up in the US in a populated area and/or with a TV and NEVER hear it.

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Anonymous wrote:We were at an event (not sports, more like a parade) and they kicked off the event with the national anthem.

Our friends were with us with their 10.5 year old son, and she said “I don’t think they’ve ever heard that song. Have you, Sammy?” He didn’t know it at all. Never heard it before or could recognize it as the national anthem.

Do your kids know it? Is this common? We don’t go to a ton of sporting events but my kids (11,10, 6) all know it.

They are not immigrants.

Which national anthem? There's the black national anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) and the redneck national anthem (God Bless the USA), just to name two.

There is only one national anthem.

And it’s sad that that person is clueless.

You seem to be the clueless ones. It is highly likely that the ponies fully aware that the star spangled banner is the official anthem. They seemed to be calling attention to the idea that there are other songs that are considered anthems as well.

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Anonymous wrote:We were at an event (not sports, more like a parade) and they kicked off the event with the national anthem.

Our friends were with us with their 10.5 year old son, and she said “I don’t think they’ve ever heard that song. Have you, Sammy?” He didn’t know it at all. Never heard it before or could recognize it as the national anthem.

Do your kids know it? Is this common? We don’t go to a ton of sporting events but my kids (11,10, 6) all know it.

They are not immigrants.

Which national anthem? There's the black national anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) and the redneck national anthem (God Bless the USA), just to name two.

There is only one national anthem.

And it’s sad that that person is clueless.

Anonymous wrote:We are immigrants.

My kids know the national anthem and pledge of allegiance of both our country of origin and US.

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America; and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

"India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and all elders and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion.
In their well being and prosperity alone, lies my happiness."

That’s really nice.

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Anonymous wrote:We were at an event (not sports, more like a parade) and they kicked off the event with the national anthem.

Our friends were with us with their 10.5 year old son, and she said “I don’t think they’ve ever heard that song. Have you, Sammy?” He didn’t know it at all. Never heard it before or could recognize it as the national anthem.

Do your kids know it? Is this common? We don’t go to a ton of sporting events but my kids (11,10, 6) all know it.

They are not immigrants.

Which national anthem? There's the black national anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) and the redneck national anthem (God Bless the USA), just to name two.

There is only one national anthem.

It’s a crap song anyways. America the Beautiful should have been our anthem and then people may have cared. This stupid war anthem is lame. BTW the USA lost the war of 1812 so basing the anthem on that unfortunate event is pretty dumb.

Mine can play it on her clarinet. Squeaky, but it is clear which tube it is.

Anonymous wrote:We were at an event (not sports, more like a parade) and they kicked off the event with the national anthem.

Our friends were with us with their 10.5 year old son, and she said “I don’t think they’ve ever heard that song. Have you, Sammy?” He didn’t know it at all. Never heard it before or could recognize it as the national anthem.

Do your kids know it? Is this common? We don’t go to a ton of sporting events but my kids (11,10, 6) all know it.

They are not immigrants.

Which national anthem? There's the black national anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) and the redneck national anthem (God Bless the USA), just to name two.

Anonymous wrote:No, but we don't watch many sports. Assume kids who watch sports on TV and large games in person would learn the national anthem without being taught.

+1

I know the regular and Leslie Nielson versions.