Jan 15 2008
Grand old flags
Some guy has rated the flags of the world based on their aesthetic value. These are the criteria he used. I don’t agree with all his high grades - I would rate Finland’s and Botswana’s highest. But the lowest graded flags are truly awful.
I did find it a bit tough at first to separate out my feelings toward a particular country from my opinion about the aesthetics of its flag. Somalia and Pakistan are pretty much at the bottom of the list of countries I would want to visit, but their flags are attractive.
My favorite flag is the flag of Wales. That dragon is just awesome.
I don’t agree with his grading criteria. (But, being a second-generation immigrant, I was happy Iceland got a B+ nod!)
How is it Liberia got a better grade than the US, with the same flag, minus some stars? On his own site, he called it pagiarism, but still gave it a better grade. The-huh?
Good point, I hadn’t noticed that. He also should have, um, flagged Mexico’s flag for plagiarising Italy’s. It’s the same except Mexico’s has that image in the center panel.