The French CAN'T EXPLAIN Why Millions of Brits Pin the Same Paper Flower Every November

0:00 The mystery on the Victoria line 1:30 The poppy appears at the office 3:25 How the Poppy Appeal works 5:08 Anna Guérin and the first French poppies 7:07 The bleuet and its wounded makers 9:54 When the poppies sold out 11:21 Why Britain and France remember differently 13:49 One red flower and one blue flower I follow a French newcomer through London as he tries to understand why millions of people wear the same red paper flower every November. I uncover how the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal works, why the first British poppies were made in France, and how Anna Guérin helped create the tradition. I also compare Britain’s poppy with France’s bleuet, revealing why the two countries remember the same war in such different ways—and why both flowers can belong on the same coat.