what country has the world's coolest flag?

historically my favorite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Nepal.svg

for the sake of being unusual, this one is apparently the only one in the world that is not rectangular or square.

I like this obscure flag.

http://www.stickergiant.com/imgs/250/aph393.gif

Rock on wrote:

I like this obscure flag.

http://www.stickergiant.com/imgs/250/aph393.gif

Obscure? I thought it was the real one?!

Baystone wrote:

I like the Isle of Man's flag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man

cool ...freaky running legs flag.

nutty enough for me... how much is the airfare?

catefrances wrote:

i just find it offensive. and not to mention its rather irritating when foreigners mistake people flying it as brits. and have you seen the new zealand flag. holy shit they may as well admit themselves as the 7th australian state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_New_Zealand


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia

What's offensive about it? I used to think that we would be better off getting rid of the Union Jack and maybe adopting the Eureka flag or adding the aboriginal flag to the top left corner, but I think the British influence is too great here for it not to be recognised on the flag. I also think the Eureka flag is now too closely tied with the union movement.

I am everything but patriotic though I admit that the coat of arms of Mexico is quite good:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Coat_of_arms_of_Mexico.svg

Baystone wrote:

What's offensive about it? I used to think that we would be better off getting rid of the Union Jack and maybe adopting the Eureka flag or adding the aboriginal flag to the top left corner, but I think the British influence is too great here for it not to be recognised on the flag. I also think the Eureka flag is now too closely tied with the union movement.

i find it offensive due to my irish heritage.

and yeah youre probably correct about the union connotations and the eureka flag. though i didnt actually say it should be our national flag, just that i liked it better. i prefer just a simple white southern cross on a blue background. and definitey no kangaroos. though i do quite like our coat of arms.

what british influence? you mean all the old people who still love the royal family and the people who trot out that 'our soldiers died under that flag, itd be a disgrace to their memory blah blah blah' claptrack?

Baystone wrote:

I ahve an Irish heritage too, so I understand where you're coming from with that. (And I was recently disappointed to hear English too.)
Nah, I completely disagree with the 'soldiers dying for that flag...' sentiment, but Britain has played a major part in this country being is what it is today and should probably be represented even though a large part of the population have no connection to Britain through their heritage.

should probably??? sounds like bad habit that needs to be shaken loose to me.
canada seems to have no problem with their 'nonbritish heritage' flag.

perhaps when we bcome a republic would be the perfect time for a new flag.

catefrances wrote:

isnt the english flag just the red cross of st george on a white background?

That took me far too long to figure out! Even after reading to the end of thread, I couldn't figure out what you were getting at. Obviously I meant Britain!