Different meaning of country flags

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  1. T.J. Says:
    June 18th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    lol god almighty, that was malarious :p

  2. kat Says:
    June 18th, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    This reminds me of the “conan obrien hates my homeland” page I saw a few days ago.. lol brilliant.

  3. paul Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 9:17 am

    Though humerous, there is a lot to be said for the symbolism. Now how about the rest of the countries, we all have our problems.

  4. J. Alex Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Some are funny, some are lame. US flag = lame.

  5. S Peachey Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 10:32 am

    Alex you obviously dont have a sense of humour the american one after visiting america is funny as, america has the stupidest ppl ive ever met

  6. xA Lady Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 12:32 pm

    Really, the one with a twinge of humor is the US Flag. The others are closer to depressingly realistic.

  7. best flash websites Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    I think the american flag is very accurate, and I don’t think any of the flags are funny, just a blast of reality in our face.

  8. jkillah1 Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 8:10 pm

    I love how everyone falls for their country’s anti-US propaganda. We’re not all stupid, if fact some of us are very smart. But one thing I will agree on; we do have the stupidest of the stupid here.

    Don’t judge us based on Dubya though…
    We did not vote for him lol. It’s so sad that oil is so important to us Americans that our leaders start wars in the Middle East. I feel so ashamed about this that I cannot join the army. If I’d lived back in the 40’s though, I would have proudly joined to fight in WWII. That would’ve been something worth fighting for!

  9. Ian Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 9:12 pm

    S Peachy Criticized Americans saying:


    Alex you obviously dont have a sense of humour the american one after visiting america is funny as, america has the stupidest ppl ive ever met

    I hope you learned English in a non-English speaking part of the world.

  10. George Says:
    June 19th, 2007 at 10:16 pm

    i kind of wish the American flag one wasn’t at the end. I get it but it seems a bunch of people are missing the point of this in favor of badmouthing the people of America or badmouthing the people who badmouth the people of America.

  11. lordtime Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 7:15 am

    applauses :)

  12. Mark Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 8:22 am

    Could you possibly have a more negative look at the world?

  13. Chris Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 8:27 am

    Sometimes I hate being an American. >.

  14. Gabriele Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 9:26 am

    Gabriele and Metallica agree, this is “Sad but true”.
    It isn’t funny it’s a bad truth.

  15. Fred Campbell Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 10:11 am

    Great work and a great idea. There’s so much design rather than content going round these days, it’s refreshing to see work that has the best of both.

  16. David Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    All I am going to say that if you don’t like America why do you live here? Also, whether you are defending the country or bad-mouthing it don’t group everyone in the US together because I doubt there is a single issue that everyone in America agrees upon.

  17. Fish Says:
    June 20th, 2007 at 5:25 pm

    well its 1,2,3
    what ur we fight’n 4
    dont ask me I don’t give a damn
    next stop Tehran Iran!
    and its five six seven,
    open up them pearly gates
    weeell there aint no time to wonder why whoopee!the’re all gonna die!

    just play’n,

  18. Nik Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 4:39 am

    Well, I feel all of them are true, justified, and amusing in a dark way.
    I think that most people outside the US, myself included, need to be constantly reminded that not everyone in the US supports Dubya’s war in Iraq. Amercans are as diverse as all other peoples on earth, it’s just that their media is so controlled it makes them all look like morons.
    Free press hardly exists anywhere in the world any longer, and I guess that’s why we get such a jaded view of certain nations.

  19. Ian Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 5:18 am

    Thoughtinducing page. The only “fun” flag was theone of USA, but all of them are really fod for though, and somewhat depressing

  20. halfball Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 9:48 am

    Even more depressing, how many people can even identify the offending countries (or alliance)
    that these flags call home. Look at a map. These are the places where millions suffer.
    (Hint; A,B,BF,C,C,EU,S,USA)

  21. Andrew Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 7:43 pm

    The second to last one looks more like the flag for The Republic of West Florida, though I think it’s meant to be Somalia.

  22. ruskirebel Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    I think it’s interesting that 1 out of 100 people in the world are fortunate enough to have a computer, and here we are looking at this. I think it’s good stuff to ponder upon, and put some perspective on the world we live in.

  23. mika Says:
    June 21st, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    Fellow Americans…have you traveled recently? I am constantly embarrassed of the way “The Almighty” act out in the world. I’m not by any means saying that each and every American is arrogant and brainless, but I live here, I see it.

    My eyes are open as I’m walking down the street. I see how people act, how they speak, how they outwardly live their lives. I swear most of them are walking along with the “Sesame Street” theme song playing in their heads. I just hope they can get the song out of their heads long enough to pay attention to the 2008 elections. Election year has never been so important in my lifetime.

  24. Shane Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 1:35 am

    I agree. I’m horribly embarrassed and ashamed of the way the vast majority of Americans act and treat people outside our borders, where we should be respectful, be it damned that we’re the most powerful blah blah blah. Hell, I’m ashamed of how the majority of Americans treat OTHER Americans. Oh, and as far as the argument that says, “If you don’t like the US, why are you living here?”

    Do you know how much it freakin’ costs to leave a country, you morons?

    A more negative look at the world? Try taking off the rose-colored shades for a moment and accept that the world, in general, is a terrible place.

    And, on a ligher note: Do the white stars count as those who don’t agree with the Iraq war?

  25. Giovanni Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 3:38 am

    The most stupid thing about people who are complaining about the USA flag, is that they didn’t realize that this piece of work was made by brazilians, and even so it shows the sad truth about the country (a little exagerated, of course)
    And yes, Americans don’t have geographic sense…I talk with many americans and they don’t really know much about the rest of the world…
    If you see like that, it’s pretty sad actually, and it has that funny twist :)

  26. asdf Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 3:51 am

    pretty niggerish imo.

  27. Jair Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 8:26 am

    This is freaking stupid… who would waste time on this kind of crap???

  28. aijan Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 11:09 am

    mika and Shane are right. Hell, I’m only 17 and I’m ready to move to Canada. But see, a lot of people who are against the war and such are younger, and thus are unable to leave the U.S. It’s not so easily done.

    This is a sad reality. Yeah, there is a twinge of humor; if you don’t think about the fact that it’s true. Ignorance runs rampant in the U.S., it’s sad. And yes, I too am ashamed that, these days, oil seems to be the only thing worth fighting for. What’s happening in the Middle East has been happening for thousands of years; it’s simply a region of turmoil. Bush is there only for America’s gain, under the guise of ‘War on Terror’ (which is the most idiotic he could possibly have come up with, as it should probably be on ‘Terrorism’).

    But enough of that. This is good work.

  29. Westie Says:
    June 22nd, 2007 at 3:16 pm

    LOL! Some American’s clearly don’t have a sense of humour. It’s OK to poke fun at other countries flags but when it comes to the American flag it’s not funny - or it’s considered to be a “fun” thing rather than “thought provoking” like the others.

    Part of America’s problem is that it is so big and so inward-looking and so convinced that it’s number one in the world that most Americans aren’t exposed to the realities of the outside world - or the fact that there are other people out there with a different point of view.

    Every country has its share of “ugly Amercians” travelling abroad, but America is definitely the worst. Lighten up you American’s. Maybe this page is more thought provoking than you realise…?

  30. RollingDWU Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 12:44 am

    OK you idiots..what if you wake up tomorrow in a year from now and you have to salute a female bitch with a whoring husband and say good morning to a nigger with big floppy ears that looks like your favorite golfer? Now you gonna get a big hurt!

  31. Ramit Upya Mohamish Assman Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 12:53 am

    So know you should see the muhammed alla shit bastards on the horizon reversing the crusades and coming after you. So now can you see that stars spangled banner which so proudly we hailed till the democrats/liberals/assfuckinggayshit/nigger-mexican ican lovers got elected?

    the fence: Apache helicopters with napalm will cure the problem.

  32. Dya Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 8:07 am

    All men on this earth are equal at birth, there is nothing that seperates us until society plays it’s role in manipulating character and forging a point of view in an individual. Human beings are self destructive, each of us is a selfish entity looking only for self improvement and gain. It doesn’t matter if you are American or Nigerian, you are the same. Live with it.

  33. Lila Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 9:25 am

    S Peachy: How can America have the stupidest people in the world if you don’t live in it?

    By insulting America, you insult me. Don’t insult me and I won’t insult you.

  34. jo Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 10:13 am

    Turn the us-a into one big island and let them fight their fundamentalist-catholic war on their own population. The world does not need more ignorance and greed!

    Don’t turn hating into your national slogan.

  35. Nick Says:
    June 23rd, 2007 at 7:25 pm

    I love the way the flags colours portray the ailes of each nation. I love the idea behind it. its cleverness, not the factual values attached to them

    Nicely done! It reminds me of the state of the world which I often put out of mind.

    With regards to the US; I love USA. I think the people are fantastic, friendly and well todo for the most part.
    I ignore the media bull that comes from there.

    The US has its problems. There are 360 +/- million people living in one country that speaks one language.
    You are bound to have problems.

    I know the problems. People are actively fixing them on a local / state and in some cases federal level. No one outside of the US hears about it… out of sight, out of mind.

    The flag was amusing only because, if you believe the press, it is the way the US folk in general are shown to think.

    Im a Brit living in Canada and I have seen my share of the world.

    I stand up for what is right with whomever has been wronged. I stand up for the life, liberty and freedoms that the USA stands for. I would go to war to keep those rights for all people.

    :-)

  36. ed Says:
    June 24th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    So what does the european one say beneath the legend where all the other’s normally say “Meet the World”? You can see from the main view that the text isn’t “Meet the World” though it’s too small to read. the close-up view has had that text replaced with a photoshopped “Meet the World”.

  37. ed Says:
    June 24th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    And I’ve just noticed the legend text isn’t the same in the close-up as on the full view in the european one!?

  38. Lebanese Inner Circle Says:
    June 24th, 2007 at 11:14 pm

    :-) lovely, enlightening & colorful.

    I never knew the EU was big on Oil consumption? What did you leave for the US and China?
    To these last, it is a sign of progress and prosperity.

  39. John Brown Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 2:11 pm

    I’m not sure I understand the oil one… How can you consume more than you produce? Especially since it says we consume WAY more than we produce.

  40. Andrew Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 12:27 am

    USA ALL THE WAY!!!!

  41. Eliena Andrews Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 2:21 am

    gr8 meaning of flags. coool.

  42. Dredd Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 4:28 am

    Two prime examples of why the rest of the world think americans are stupid. These two para’s don’t even make sense to the mentally insane.

    OK you idiots..what if you wake up tomorrow in a year from now and you have to salute a female bitch with a whoring husband and say good morning to a nigger with big floppy ears that looks like your favorite golfer? Now you gonna get a big hurt!

    So know you should see the muhammed alla shit bastards on the horizon reversing the crusades and coming after you. So now can you see that stars spangled banner which so proudly we hailed till the democrats/liberals/assfuckinggayshit/nigger-mexican ican lovers got elected?

    the fence: Apache helicopters with napalm will cure the problem.

  43. joda Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 10:37 am

    i like this.. its pretty cool, and it states some big problems throughout the world.. like half the americans are just dumbasses. its kinda weird, cuz america is the strongest country in the world, and its run by a bunch of selfish sons of bitches who dont know their right from left! im kinda embarressed to be living here, even tho the rest of america makes me look like a genius.. and the problems in the other countries.. well we r fucking rich! we need to help them, and donate money to them or w/e! seriously! they need help! they are dying over there, while we live here in prosperity.. its stupid, just like our god damn president!!

  44. JB Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    Someone writes: “OK you idiots..what if you wake up tomorrow in a year from now and you have to salute a female bitch with a whoring husband and say good morning to a nigger with big floppy ears that looks like your favorite golfer?”

    I think I’d start that day with a big smile, knowing that acne-ridden assclown bigots with small brains and even smaller dicks are crying in their parents’ basements.

  45. Bob Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

    Wow, I can’t believe all of the hate and ignorance people spew out online. Here we have, in one place, angry racists, angry liberals, angry conservatives, non-Americans who hate America, Americans who hate America, and for the most part people who are ignorant of facts. Generalizations are never completely correct so STOP MAKING THEM! There are smart Americans and dumb ones. There are smart Europeans and dumb ones. There are smart Canadians and dumb ones. Your nationality does not make you ignorant. And another thing, people need to quit calling George Bush stupid. The guy managed to become the president of the United States, and has an MBA from Harvard. I doubt many of the people who call him stupid can make that claim. Poor public speaking skills do NOT make you stupid. Especially when 90% of your media is out to make you look stupid. They seem to only show parts of the speech where he makes mistakes. I am done with this rant…

  46. madeleine Says:
    July 4th, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    baha!

    that cracked me up

    but I think they should put which country the flag is
    :P

    because some are obvious yeah but others…

  47. Isben Says:
    July 5th, 2007 at 1:57 am

    It is interesting to me with all of the other countries listed here, with the problems, famine, governments who abuse and enslave their people, that America should draw so much attention.

    I have lived in Europe for four years now and believe me, there are some back woods hicks here too. I have been to Saudi and other sandy regions… talk about ignorance and hate.

    I watch international news and the correspondents always seem to find the one asshole who builds his house every year on the flood plains of the Mississippi and when in front of the camera “…we never saw it coming” when questioned about the hurricane.

    For those of you without anything good to say about any of the countries… first, have you been there? And second what is the grad total you have given back to society in quantifiable terms (should I define quantifiable for anyone?).

    Those that chirp the loudest usually are trying to direct attention away from their own faults.

  48. AdvertiseSpace Says:
    July 5th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    Hey aijan,
    No point in moving to Canada even if you could. Our government is sending soldiers to their death as well over there. We just lost 6 more men this week.

    And Nick, as for standing up to the plate. Go ahead, sign up for the Military. We have it in Canada too. Or just keep playing your video games and pretend you are a real hero.

  49. zack Says:
    July 5th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

    whoever says that Bush isn’t a dumb ass is a retard. the only reason he got through Harvard is because his dad is fucking rich and he payed his way through.

    and if you’ve ever been to America, i feel sorry for you, this place sucks balls

  50. az Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 1:15 am

    we all have our problems. every country has issues that blame the government and socialism. but the US is always blamed, somehow.

  51. Elf Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 5:51 pm

    John Brown, are you an example of a stupid American, perchance? “How can you consume more than you produce?” Um, importing?! That’s what America does too, hence the war-for-oil in the Middle East. It is highlighting how the EU consumes much more than it produces, therefore is not self-sufficient. Same as all Western countries.

  52. Africa Says:
    July 9th, 2007 at 6:05 pm

    …. wtf guys… its a website on a bunch of flags and all u shit for brains from America suddenly turn it into an argument about you… the world does not care about you… u blast the media with shit about America being the best and then u have journalists doing the same but from the opposite point-of-view… it is a country filled with hate, altho that is exactly like every other country in this world, and everyone chooses to blame USA because they are all rednecks…

    another thing, i bet 90% of you couldnt even name all those flags, all living in your own private world having your small problems compared to the continents like Africa

    Now alot of you might argue with this… but why do people feel sorry for alot of the black population in Africa because they all suffer… who do u think stuffed up the country in the first place, african countries are like others… they have the poor, starving population, the rich, cock-sucking government who ruin it all… and the black population who believe government is god and follow them to death until someone eventually kills the government and they all rejoice…

    If America wants to help africa… stop sending money it only goes to the rich, government fucks anyway, instead, show them a working peaceful country where the government can be wrong and that “The government should be afraid of their people, not the people afraid of their government” Africa does not understand how government works because majority of Africa have not been educated above a grade 1 lvl

    and before anyone mistakes me for an American or something…

    I lived in Zimbabwe (Thats in Africa if some of u dont know ur countries)

  53. BenjaminD Says:
    July 10th, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    This is a fantastic, humorous, yet brutally realistic portrayal of factual information about select countries.

    I am an American, yet I am horrified by many of my countries’ actions. I chose to continue to live here because I believe in the ideals this country was founded on. I believe that people should have a voice in their government, and I still entertain the vain hope that one day the United States will actually listen to the voices of the people.

    I don’t think that we should make sweeping statements about intelligence of Americans, as intelligence cannot truly be quantified (IQ scores are not perfect by any means). I do think that the people that live around me, in Naples Florida, are generally more wrapped up in their own lives and would hardly notice if their next-door neighbor died. But in the very same community, people that go to my school are much more friendly and open. Awareness of people indeed does swing from “Where is Iraq?” to “You don’t like the President? Feel free to admire the burning cross on your lawn.” (This actually did happen several years ago).

    The Democratic/Republican party system and the Liberal/Conservative belief systems are inherently flawed. I have observed that so called Republicans and Democrats have stunningly similar ideals, except that they don’t want to agree with each other on anything!

    I am sad that other nations view Americans with such contempt, but in a way we actually deserve it for not educating ourselves on current political issues, taking stances and developing logical arguments to support them (not arguments like “f*ck you!!” “f*ck you more!!”), and supporting them to the point of making our country follow the will of the people.

    These pictures are a clear, concise representation of facts, some of which are disturbing, that pertain to select countries. Political opinions aside, a brilliant piece of work.

    Ben Dwyer

  54. Stupid Californian Says:
    July 10th, 2007 at 11:09 pm

    If you’re reading this website it means you have access to a computer and the internet, which means you are probably doing alright.

    It means you have access to electricity, money, and enough food and free time that you can browse the web and read inane comments on random web pages. In short, it means you are most likely middle to upper class and live a relatively safe and secure life. I’d also hazard a guess that the majority of you are white and come from either Europe or North America.

    Which means you are directly benefiting from the modern industrial and economic structure of our world, which is largely set up for the western worlds benefit, and is directly related to the poverty and disease of the third world which the majority of you are complaining about while you sip your latte in the internet cafe on the corner.

    Which makes 90% of you complete friggin’ hypocrites. Put down the Chomsky book you think you are understanding and go do something about it.

  55. PB Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 2:03 am

    Stupid california is quite right. as a matter of fact I’M white, but i try not to be a hypocrite. i use as little gas/electricity as possible and try to make as much as i can instead of buying it which in the big picture does shitall.

    We are all used to being overfed and spoilt. while we complain that we have to share a bedroom with our brother/sister while people in third world countries are lucky to have even one room for their family of about 4 generation.

    i am a hypocrite but i comfort myself in knowing about what has happened and the knowledge that when i make an income (and i am twelve so no i’m not making an income yet) i will donate

  56. Rick Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 3:49 am

    what about the union jack flag of great britain?

  57. 1664 Says:
    July 13th, 2007 at 4:53 am

    well im from england an tbh im as disgusted with our goverment as i am with the americans imo any one that has any power seems to abuse it just because our goverments are crap doesnt mean the genral public are tho. although that doesnt count for americans as there all twats an the only people who like them are other americans i think they get brainwashed from a early age an deffently get dumbed down

  58. yalaa Says:
    August 10th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    Like Columbian Flag … :D

  59. 2674 Says:
    August 19th, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    This is a lot more sad if you’ve served a tour in the peace corps for two years, especially the american ones.

    When I got back, I called up one of the people that, before I left I considered very intelligent. His response to where I had been was “Peru? That’s in Europe, right?”

    It’s amazing how much I’ve learned in two years about the world that not even the national news thought to discuss…

    You don’t really see the poverty until you live it. Reintegrating into a culture that values the cheap, fast, and easy way of life so they can wallow in their narcissism is hard.

    Not all Americans are like this, I give you that. But as for me, I’m leaving soon. I just can’t live in a place that’s so self-centered that they forget what a rich and beautiful world is around us, that just totally forgets what happens at Machu Picchu at sunset.

    Peru, here I come.

  60. Catt Says:
    September 7th, 2007 at 6:29 pm

    I am really puzzled by why people say these are humorous. They don’t seem remotely humorous to me.

    Must be a cultural difference or something.

  61. Catt Says:
    September 7th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

    And for the people who were asking why the text at the bottom of the EU flag doesn’t look like “Meet the World” - the other text is different too. looks to me like it’s in another language, probably French.

  62. CrazedLeper Says:
    October 2nd, 2007 at 12:45 pm

    Very clever. I didn’t know which nations were represented by half of the flags but I do know where Iraq is.

  63. Hehe stupid Americans Says:
    October 7th, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    “if you don’t like America why do you live here?”

    ROFL! Did it never occur to you that the Internet also exists outside of the USA? You DO realize there IS a world beyond the borders of your country?

    You US’ers really are as stupid as they say. :D

    I don’t like America, and that’s EXACTLY why I DON’T live there.

  64. Steven Says:
    February 26th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Very interesting, glad I came across it.


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