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In New Zealand recently, there's been a 'debate' on whether or not we should change the flag. They've spent... $26 million on this so far, and yeah the populace
by veb 11y ago
In New Zealand recently, there's been a 'debate' on whether or not we should change the flag. They've spent... $26 million on this so far, and yeah the populace is discussing it and such, but the funniest thing I hear most often is: "who the fuck cares?! it's a flag!"
Probably why they want to change it, to make it more "Kiwi" 'cos right now it's pretty similar to the Australian flag, and feels more "commonwealth" than an Independent blah blah boring nation.
I'm still confused as to why Americans love their flag. That said, I don't think I've ever met anyone who fits the 'non-stop pride, arrogance and smugness pouring out of Europe' 'cos that sure would be awful. At least the American flag just breezes around without annoying anyone. Personally, I think it's nice that people have passion/pride for their nation.
- ams6110 11y agoI've never seen any country or people with more pride in their flag than Denmark. Go to any Danish wedding, birthday, holiday party, anything... the Danish flag is everywhere. They decorate their Christmas trees with it the way an American might use tinsel. I've never seen anything like it in America, except at Independence Day or political campaign functions.
- teddyh 11y agoI’ve heard it explained as a remnant of World War II. During the Nazi German occupation of Denmark, the Danish flag was forbidden. It became a resistance hobby to sneak in the simple red-white-red colors into anything and everything, and of course when the war and occupation ended people could celebrate easily and powerfully simply by having the previously-forbidden Danish flag draped over absolutely everything, and this is the behavior which remains – the Danish flag has, by now, become a simple traditional part of many things, and there no good reason to remove it, so it continues to be present at every conceivable occasion. Or so I have been told – I am not a Dane.
- mslot 11y agoThis talk explains the difference between a good flag and a bad flag quite nicely: https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_mars_why_city_flags_may_be_the_worst_designed_thing_you_ve_never_noticed?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_mars_why_city_flags_may_be_t...