Nabil Hamideh loves to learn about history and cultures.  That's
why he opened the Flag Shop in Katy Mills 12 years ago.  "I get
a lot of people from around the world coming in here," he said.
And although he sells a variety of flags, Hamideh said he
noticed an increase in the number of people wanting to buy the
Union Jack during the summer Olympics.  "Usually people want to
buy the Olympic flag, but this time a lot of people wanted the
United Kingdom flags," he said.  Usually Hamideh sells about one
British flag a month, but in August he sold about two dozen.  He
said even people who have never been to England were rooting for
the British.  "Americans like London since it's a big city,"
said Hamideh, who has been to London twice.  "At a time with a
bad economy and other bad news, the Olympics make people happy,"
said Hamideh. On a scale of one to 10, he said he would give the
British a 10-plus for their Olympic games.  The British
Consulate-General Houston said between 50,000 and 70,000 British
citizens liv