NationStates Jolt Archive

Title is self-explanatory.

So which national flag (current or previous) looks the best, and which one looks the worst?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_sovereign-state_flags

Worst: Bangladesh

Best: Bhutan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_sovereign-state_flags

Worst: Bangladesh

Best: Bhutan

You must have missed Libya. ;)

You must have missed Libya. ;)
No, I actually think that the combination of dark green and red is even more vile than just green in itself.

i like albania's and trinidad and tobago's and nepal's (cuz it's a funny shape). i don't like Qatar's flag. it's brown, who likes brown?

i also like papua new guinea's

Like: Macedonia, Malawi

Dislike: PRC, Poland (both very boring)

I must like sunburst designs or something.

Libya's flag is lazy. At least other countries use more than one color. Do they have just one color in Libya? Lazy people.

I like the Montenegro flag.

Chad's and Romania's = almost identical

Indonesia's and Monaco's = almost identical

:p

My personal favourite:
The unofficial Irish flag of the 18th century
link (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_President_of_Ireland.svg/638px-Flag_President_of_Ireland.svg.png)
The color choice is very soothing, but bold.

And harps are FTW.

My least favourite:

The Flag of Afghanistan, because it's a symbol of terr'r.

(Actually, I find the flag of Sudan to be very ugly.)

Good:
Switzerland
Japan
Canada
United Kingdom

Bad:
Libya
Northern Mariana Islands
Aruba
Bosnia

Like:Bhutan, nepal

dont:Andorra, chad, columbia

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5950/1172436153201kl2.gif
Would you have it any other w rehto yna ti evah uoy dluoW

No, I wouldn't have it any other w.

I would have to go with Ghana, maybe Syria, and Antigua and Barbuda is close in there too.

My choices are heavily influenced by the criteria of the North American Vexilogical (flag study) Association (http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/GFBF/index.html), Note that in this tutorial, "Good Flag, Bad Flag", they use Bangladesh as an example of a good flag demonstrating rule #1: Keep it Simple.

Yes, Libya has a very bad flag, but Poland, Monaco, and Indonesia put up a good fight with their vaccuous horizontal red and white.

I rather like the flag of the Chinese territory of Macao:

http://www.flagfocus.info/worldflags-large/flag-MacaoCity-lg.gif

Then again, that could just be because I use it as my nation's flag. :p

I wonder what my opinion of the American flag would be if I had been born somewhere else, and not raised to see it patriotically...

I wonder what my opinion of the American flag would be if I had been born somewhere else, and not raised to see it patriotically...

You see Old Glory patriotically? I generally just think What? This is the best we could do?...

I rather like the flag of the Chinese territory of Macao:

http://www.flagfocus.info/worldflags-large/flag-MacaoCity-lg.gif
...

Funny you should say that, I rather like the Flag of Hong Kong.

The Macao one reminds me of an Adidas logo...

You see Old Glory patriotically? I generally just think What? This is the best we could do?...

It has symbolism built into it. The stars match the number of states in the union and the stripes are the original thirteen colonies.

Sure, it's hardly the best flag, but I like it.

I like Greenland's flag. Very simple and modern. I also like Uruguay's.

Don't care for Martinique's. Too many snakes.

It has symbolism built into it.

:confused:

Can you name a flag that doesn't have symbolism built into it?

The stars match the number of states in the union and the stripes are the original thirteen colonies.

Sure, it's hardly the best flag, but I like it.

Okay. :)

Despite my UNITINU post, I like the US flag too. It's got the symbolism like Kyronea said, but it's also simple in design, while still maintaining it's subtle complexities. It's a good flag from a design standpoint.

But from an awesome standpoint, nothing beats Barbados. Blue and yellow are pretty much the most amazingly cool combination of colors you can find, and its got a fucking trident in the middle. How cool is that?

I like Guernsey, I hate Libya's and I dislike the myriad of tricoleurs(apologies to the French nation) in Europe.

hey dont knock the libyan flag it actually conains a complex diagram of how to build a time machine:eek: unfortunatly no one will be able to see it untill we invent time travel!:confused:

Like: The US flag.

Don't like: Any boring ones. For this incarnation of the flag-like/dislike thread, I'll call attention to Japan's. Just a red dot on a white field! Zzzzz...

Yeah, I know it's supposed to represent a rising sun. But it would have been way cooler looking if they used their naval flag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg) as the national one. At least *that* sun is shining!

I like Guernsey, I hate Libya's and I dislike the myriad of tricoleurs(apologies to the French nation) in Europe.

bah! the guernsey flag is pish! :p

Fergi America;12466563']
Yeah, I know it's supposed to represent a rising sun. But it would have been way cooler looking if they used their naval flag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg) as the national one. At least *that* sun is shining!

I'm fairly sure Japan doesn't have a navy anymore...

Best: Serbia, all the Balkan countries have great flags though

Worst: Monaco, Liberia, Qatar and Latvia (ick, brownish purple...)

The Macao one reminds me of an Adidas logo...

Same here. :p

Decent flags-Canada,Denmark,Iran, Jamaica, South Korea, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,

More of my liking-Algeria,Singapore,Tunisia,Turkey, and the United Kingdom

I like: Trinidad and Tobago, Palau, Vietnam, Ukraine, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia

I dislike: Belize, Cyprus, Fiji, Kiribati, Mauritius, San Marino, the USA and Swaziland

I'm fairly sure Japan doesn't have a navy anymore...

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force)

A fairly capible one, at that.

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force)

A fairly capible one, at that.

That's weird, I thought the post-war constitution made it so that Japan couldn't have a military force capable of striking outside it's borders. Seems like a navy would exactly conform to that law.

That's weird, I thought the post-war constitution made it so that Japan couldn't have a military force capable of striking outside it's borders. Seems like a navy would exactly conform to that law.

Their navy lacks land attack weapons (aside from the little 5 inchers). They only use anti-ship and anti-aircraft weapons. I guess one could call those defensive in nature.

Best: Soviet Union
Worst: Libya

Hey, I'm firmly in the 'Libyan flag is fantastic' camp here.

It appears to be quite a small and empty camp.

Hey, I'm firmly in the 'Libyan flag is fantastic' camp here.

It appears to be quite a small and empty camp.

It's not easy being green.

Both Angola and Mozambique have... interesting flags ;p.

Angola's has a machete, and Mozambique an AK47. Good or bad? I don't know...

The title of best flag and coat of arms belongs to Sealand. The flag is simple, bold, and belongs to a country that barely exists.

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/rick4.jpg

I've always loved Greenland's flag. Very bold and different.

I like Tunisia's flag.

And Lebanon.
It has a christmas tree on it =]

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5950/1172436153201kl2.gif
Would you have it any other w rehto yna ti evah uoy dluoW
I like mine, it fits-
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/cannot_think_of_a_name.jpg

I like the California flag, though it's not a nation (it should be...anyway...).

I don't know that I hate any flag but am more or less indifferent to most.

Pakistan's Flag for the win!

I think my flag (Lame Bums) wins as ugliest flag ever.

It says "Victory or Siberia" in German, with a hammer and sickle crossed out.

Edit:

http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/lame_bums.jpg

You see Old Glory patriotically? I generally just think What? This is the best we could do?...
Not necessarily patriotically, more like having all sorts of automatic reactions to it. You know... "the Stars and Stripes", "the Red, White, and Blue", etc. If you're an American, you can't help but associate the flag with America and all it's supposed to stand for, regardless of your opinion of the country itself. I just wonder what it'd be like to view it fresh, without all the unconscious associations and preconceived notions.

The Asian nations would never tolerate Japan using the Naval Ensign - the Naval Ensign is to Asia what the Swastika is to Europe - the sign of an oppressive and murderous regime.

The flag I like the least is Libya - all that green; too boring. In fact, any flag that has no real design behind it, I dislike.

Personally, I have a thing with all the old British colonial flags, Union Jack in the corner, blue background and the coat-of-arms.

:confused:

Can you name a flag that doesn't have symbolism built into it?



Okay. :)

Yes how about Canada's ...believe I'm a canadian their ain't no symbolism. I like america's flag better, another good one is bhutan I agree, or Britian's . British Columbia's provincial flag is sweet too.



flags that rock: Albania, Australia, Britain, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Fiji, Kyrgyzstan, montenegro, sri lanka, USA.
Flags that suck balls: Canada (I'm canadian) czech, cyprus, israel, libya, maldives , somalia (maybe if somalia obtains a government they could change their flag)

The Asian nations would never tolerate Japan using the Naval Ensign - the Naval Ensign is to Asia what the Swastika is to Europe - the sign of an oppressive and murderous regime.Oh, darn, that sux... *adds to the "learn something every day" file* That pretty much would kill all the variants with sunbeams too, then.

Well, I'm sure they could do *something* to dress up the regular one. Maybe a sun actually coming up from the horizon, since it's supposed to be rising. The one they have on it now is clearly not rising, it's all the way up.

I like Portugal, Albania, and Barbados.

Portugal does have a good flag:cool:

Fergi America;12467198']Maybe a sun actually coming up from the horizon, since it's supposed to be rising.

Like Malawi's? (At least, I think it's Malawi, based on what I remember of flags without going to check).

Oh, and I like Libya's. It's original.

I like most flags, in fact. Except Newfoundland's (http://www.flags.net/images/largeflags/CANA0105.GIF). That one's just awful.

The union Jack for me is an ugly flag simply because it represents a Unon that no one realy wants. Thus in my eyes it is a sign of opression to all the nations that are in the Union.

The union Jack for me is an ugly flag simply because it represents a Unon that no one realy wants. Thus in my eyes it is a sign of opression to all the nations that are in the Union.
Opression? All the nations in the UK (apart from England) are in an extremely advantageous position.

i think the worst flag is the british uk flag as to me it simbilise imprallism and when we thought we where the kings of the world it anoys me when people call me british because im not im english

Opression? All the nations in the UK (apart from England) are in an extremely advantageous position.

In your opinion. :p

Actually I believe you can see consistent moments where each country ruled from London has been held back in deciding it's own policy. Wales for eaxample has massive problems over the years but has been totally unable to sort them. Scotland the same, then England gets screwed because of the oposite.

For me that is why the Union is so horrible, no one really wins. No one can follow the policies that they really want to there fore each country gets screwed over.

In your opinion. :p
Uh huh.

Actually I believe you can see consistent moments where each country ruled from London has been held back in deciding it's own policy. Wales for eaxample has massive problems over the years but has been totally unable to sort them. Scotland the same, then England gets screwed because of the oposite.
Every country has it's problems. Do you think that if Scotland were to leave the UK, for example, that poor inner-city areas of Glasgow will somehow disappear? Every constituent country of the UK has problems, as does every other country accross the world. Independence won't change much, I'm afraid.

And far from held back, the Union make the UK a superpower right up until WW1, and a great power thereafter.

For me that is why the Union is so horrible, no one really wins. No one can follow the policies that they really want to there fore each country gets screwed over.
Not everyone in Scotland, for example, has the same policy they want, and the same is true of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. People vote and decide policies, not countries.

Best flag: Dutch

Worst flag: Luxembourg and Paraguay.

Norfolk Island's flag which has an idealised version of Araucaria heterophylla, (Norfolk Island Pine) is I think an interestinf version of the botanical flags. The Flag can be seen on the Norfolk Island Government website (http://www.norfolk.gov.nf)

Real Norfolk Island pines can be seen on the Norfolk Island Tourism site (http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/gallery/?view=seal%20rock_tif.jpg)

Real Norfolk Island pines can be seen on the Norfolk Island Tourism site (http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/gallery/?view=seal%20rock_tif.jpg)

The best thing to do with Norfolk Pines is to put traffic cones on the top (I knew a kid that did it and there was a heap of speculation as to how it got on top - even suggestions a helicopter was used, all the kid did was climb up to the top)

Yes how about Canada's ...believe I'm a canadian their ain't no symbolism.

Somebody failed Canadian History class, for shame. The red bars represent from sea to shining sea (Atlantic to Pacific ocean) The red leaf as a quintessential Canadian symbol. Before 1965, the Canadian Flag was similar to what Ontario's is now.

I wish people would actually do some research before spouting ignorance, especially fellow Canadians, its embarrassing.

How about you watch some videos about your countries history.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-73-80/politics_economy/canada_flag/

it anoys me when people call me british because im not im english


Is that why you have an English passport?

Best Flag Englands Orginal one
http://www.ponto.co.uk/englishdragon.jpg

worst Zimbabwe

I don't know why, but I think the flag of the Vermont Republic was quite cool.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_Vermont_Republic.svg/280px-Flag_of_Vermont_Republic.svg.png

And so is South Korea and Hong Kong, respectively:
http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/flags/img/Hong-Kong-flag.gifhttp://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/dc/photos/South-Korean-flag.jpg

Best flag - England

Worst - America (smacks of vulgarity - but that may just be through association).

Best: USA, Malaysia, Guyana, my personal favorite Palau, and Greece

Worst: UK, France, Colombia, Martinique, Qatar, and Scotland

Best: USA, Malaysia, Guyana, my personal favorite Palau, and Greece

Worst: UK, France, Colombia, Martinique, Qatar, and Scotland
I must confess I have no idea what Malaysia were trying to say with their flag. I mean I can understand someone like Liberia copying the US flag but what's the Malaysians' connection?

Brunei's is quite cool, and of all the old colonial flags with the Union Jack in the top left corner, the Cook Islands win. I like Sri Lanka's as well, even if I think they've tried to put too much on it.

However, just for pure simplicity - Cameroon wins.

Worst flags - anything dull. Monaco, Sierra Leone, Estonia, Ukraine and Armenia are all up there.

I must confess I have no idea what Malaysia were trying to say with their flag. I mean I can understand someone like Liberia copying the US flag but what's the Malaysians' connection?

Malaysia is a federal republic like the US with 15 states so they modeled their flag to the USA's when they were founding

snip

Wrong way round. :p

Brunei's is quite cool, and of all the old colonial flags with the Union Jack in the top left corner, the Cook Islands win.

What no lovin' for Australia, Tauvalu, New Zealand, or Fiji? :p

i don't really like the Union Jack , but i do like the Cook Islands flag.

What no lovin' for Australia, Tauvalu, New Zealand, or Fiji? :p

i don't really like the Union Jack , but i do like the Cook Islands flag.
There's far more than just those five - a quick count on the CIA's World Factbook flag page comes up with 20. And Australia wouldn't even make the top 10. :p

Although, looking through that page, I've got a new favourite flag - the Seychelles.

Wrong way round. :p
It was the right way round (and next to each other, not on top...) when I previewed my post. I blame Jolt!

The new Iraq flag - just like the American flag but on fire, and wrapped around a skinned U.S grunt.

O.o

O.o

i see a DOS heading someone's way

i see a DOS heading someone's way

Yeah, but they usually go right over my head. I am invincible.

The flag of Hawaii was (is) atrocious.

The best: Canada

The worst: Dunno

Suicide by Mod. Happens occasionally, ignore it.

Just ignore him for now Isa

The flag of Hawaii was (is) atrocious.

Really? i always thought that was one of the better state flags..

Really? i always thought that was one of the better state flags..

It's terrible. :(

Although the flag of California is just as bad...if they ditched the bear, it'd be okay.

It's terrible. :(

Although the flag of California is just as bad...

which one is your favorite then?

Uh huh.
Every country has it's problems. Do you think that if Scotland were to leave the UK, for example, that poor inner-city areas of Glasgow will somehow disappear? Every constituent country of the UK has problems, as does every other country accross the world. Independence won't change much, I'm afraid.

In your opinion ( you will see what I am getting at soon) However what I believe Scottish independence will do is allow more focused support for those areas of scotland that need help rather comming from Westminster.


And far from held back, the Union make the UK a superpower right up until WW1, and a great power thereafter.

Hmm I don't feel this is exactly true, England already had an extensive empire prior to the act of Union with Scotland. If anything it made us weaker as we took on scotlands debt. Also scotland was hardly the centre of the world either socially or economically. As a contributing influence to the British empire I would make it quite a low one. Placing the english industrial revolution, Piracy and gunboat diplomacy far above it.


Not everyone in Scotland, for example, has the same policy they want, and the same is true of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. People vote and decide policies, not countries.

True, but I feel that there is more chance that the average Scot would agree with their country men than for example the average english person (what ever that may mean) because I don't feel the Union is real, I still believe that people see it in terms of english scotland and wales. Therefore I believe there is still disjoined policy and disjointed thinking. Having true seperated countries would allow more focused thinking to occure within those coutries.

which one is your favorite then?

Out of American state flags, or overall? Generally, the latter are pretty terrible, but Arizona's is passable...

Libya takes the cake for the best flag.

I really like the Ukrainian flag. It's simple, but symbolises a lot. The fields of wheat stretching as far as the eye can see beneath the sky.

Hmm I don't feel this is exactly true, England already had an extensive empire prior to the act of Union with Scotland. If anything it made us weaker as we took on scotlands debt. Also scotland was hardly the centre of the world either socially or economically. As a contributing influence to the British empire I would make it quite a low one. Placing the english industrial revolution, Piracy and gunboat diplomacy far above it.Not much of a fan of the Scottish Enlightenment are we. It can easily be argued that it came about as a result of the Act of Union.

Thumbs up to: Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Somalia, Sweden, and Brazil.

Hmm I don't feel this is exactly true, England already had an extensive empire prior to the act of Union with Scotland. If anything it made us weaker as we took on scotlands debt. Also scotland was hardly the centre of the world either socially or economically. As a contributing influence to the British empire I would make it quite a low one. Placing the english industrial revolution, Piracy and gunboat diplomacy far above it

Think this is an ignorant statement. Pre the Act of Union Scotland cetainly had difficulty establishing an overseas foothold. However at this stage the major developing nation was probably Spain England may have had a few more footholds but not massive. Only after the Act of Union did Britain become the major superpower. The Industrial revolution was a British experience I donot think you can define an English industrial revolution separate from Scotland. Ceratainly the development of Glasgow and industrial towns such as New Lanark are illustrative of the industrial revolution in Scotland. The 2nd city of the empire was Glasgow with its connections to the Americas. I am not sure about the reference to piracy and gunboat diplomacy but there were both Scottish and English pirates.

Many of the scientific and cultural developments of the Victorian era were consequences of the Scottish enlightenment. Think of some of the names who benefitted from a Scottish education.

I think al the home countries have benefitted from the Union in terms of influence but also the sharing of ideas and cultures but all have brought us to this point in time.

I quite like lebanon. A chritsmas sota feel to it. But i hate libya . They must have took ages to design that one.