A misidentification case has prompted owners of a Michigan bed and breakfast to remove a Norwegian flag from the front of the inn after dozens of people mistaken the flag for a Confederate flag, according to a report.
When Greg and Kjersten Offbecker moved into the historic mansion in St. Johns years ago and turned it into a bed and breakfast called Nordic Pineapple, they installed the flag as decoration and hung an American flag next to it, WLIX reported.
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However, dozens of guests and people driving through the inn mistakenly accused the couple of flying a Confederate flag.
“They are the same color, but there are no stars on the Norwegian flag, and the Confederate flag is a big ‘x’ and the Norwegian flag is part of the Nordic countries, they are all crosses,” said Kjersten Offbecker.
Last week, the couple decided to remove the flag as part of a new marketing campaign, according to the report.
“We started to have this concern that it was dissuading people from coming to our bed and breakfast,” said Offbecker. “Let them see it and make this judgment.”
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Offbecker said the flag was hung as a way to represent his heritage, but with the confusion, he removed it because it was not worth the frustration, the television station reported. She said they have received cruel emails and phone calls about the flag confusion.
“What we are getting is much more negative now,” he said. “It’s not just ‘hey, you’re flying the Confederate flag.’ It’s, ‘You should be ashamed of flying the Confederate flag. You are intolerant because you fly the Confederate flag. “
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Some people are even convinced that the house was built by Confederate leaders, according to the report. In fact, it was built by union workers for the daughter of the founder of Saint Johns.
The couple still want to fly the Norwegian flag and are trying to find a new way to do it without complaint.
