Hubi@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoRomanian far-right candidate prematurely and falsely declares himself the winner of the election, proceeds to confuse the flags of Romania and Chadfeddit.orgimagemessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1886arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: facepalm@lemmy.world
arrow-up1879arrow-down1imageRomanian far-right candidate prematurely and falsely declares himself the winner of the election, proceeds to confuse the flags of Romania and Chadfeddit.orgHubi@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square100linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: facepalm@lemmy.world
minus-squaretallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-24 days agoWhile we’re talking about Austria, if we’re going to a subnational level, check out the Austrian state flags. Over half of them are just a red-and-white horizontal stripe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_and_coats_of_arms_of_the_Austrian_states Salsburg, Austria: Tyrol, Austria: Upper Austria, Austria: Vienna, Austria: Voralberg, Austria: Not to mention the state of Hesse in Germany: And then Poland: Monaco: and Indonesia:
minus-squareApeman42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoMy takeaway here is that vexillologists really like Pokeballs and/or Voltorb.
minus-squareDenixen@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoI don’t understand, I just see a bunch of red lines. Where is the white?
While we’re talking about Austria, if we’re going to a subnational level, check out the Austrian state flags. Over half of them are just a red-and-white horizontal stripe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_and_coats_of_arms_of_the_Austrian_states
Salsburg, Austria:
Tyrol, Austria:
Upper Austria, Austria:
Vienna, Austria:
Voralberg, Austria:
Not to mention the state of Hesse in Germany:
And then Poland:
Monaco:
and Indonesia:
My takeaway here is that vexillologists really like Pokeballs and/or Voltorb.
I don’t understand, I just see a bunch of red lines. Where is the white?