In a Nutshell

*Be careful with what you wear on the Fourth of July.

*The United States isn't the only country with a red, white and blue flag.

A tweet circulated the Twittersphere on Monday afternoon from a social media user, who upon watching the World Cup, discovered that his grandmother had been repping Panama for the last 25 years each Fourth of July.

My grandma has worn the same shirt with red, white, blue, and stars to celebrate the 4th of July for more than 25 years. Every year, she wears the exact same shirt.
Thanks to the #WorldCup we finally noticed it's the Panama Flag.
Over 25 years of treason. pic.twitter.com/j9sLoWo9QY

— Dale Cheesman (@dalecheesman4) July 2, 2018

The U.S. is not the only country with red, white and blue on its flag. There are over 20 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Norway, that have flags with the same color scheme.

According to Time, the flag is at least one area that contradicts the notion of “American exceptionalism.” The Star-Spangled Banner’s specific shade of red is shown in 14.3% of all national flags, while the color blue shows up in the flags of 13 other countries.

Several people got a good laugh out of the tweet, including a few Panama residents. Others also shared similar experiences, such as mistakenly getting the Russian flag painted on their nails.

Some bros and I were gifted pedicures by our wives for Father's Day. I thought it would be cool to get red, white, and blue for July 4th. What I ended up with was the Russian flag. #Collusion pic.twitter.com/aX5luPktAo

— ShannonDavidHartley (@shannon3hartley) July 3, 2018

🤣🤣🤣...lovely story bro.! Send your gm regards from Panama. She is more than welcome to visit (make sure she brings the tshirt hehe) @visitpanama - you guys take a look!

— Chicho Ortega (@chichortega) July 3, 2018

Flags can be confusing, so make sure you’re representing the country you think you are if you decide to don the stars and stripes for Independence Day and beyond.