Friendship Flag

6 months ago #9583110          

Whoops! That idea quickly went South ;)

6 months ago #9584844          

@Mikhails Can I nominate this for comment of the month?

6 months ago #9584852          

@AReasonableAmerican of course!

5 months ago #9606135          

@Mikhails I see what you did there......Good one

3 months ago #9628255          

@Mikhails pun intended?

1 month ago #9649228          

One does not simply make puns of that magnitude unintentionally.

2 years ago #9408672          

It is a very pretty flag just from an esthetic viewpoint. It is a shame that it is associated with such dreadful events.

5 months ago #9597932          

I like how sister america tries to be nice while she's not the brightest candle on the cake...

2 years ago #9442635          

Hey you should do a comic on an incident during the American Civil War. During the war the British sent three raiders to the Confederate forces to help them against the Union. After the War the US demanded compensation for the damages the ships did. Guess what they demanded? CANADA!

12 months ago #9517379          

@Hyporia Oddly enough, Canada stated that they would have broke away from Britain and combine with America if Britain joined The Civil War on the side of The Confederates (Canada was extremely anti-slavery and even sheltered runaway slaves).

So instead, Britian started growing cotton in India.

5 years ago #8628635          

yeah I've seen the confederate flag around here a few times before and it honestly should stop in my opinion. I don't think that most Europeans get the seriousness of hanging that flag. Cause I'm from the south and to anyone who isn't a die hard racist sexist straight white male, that flag means trouble. I went to an elementary school (primary school to you guys I think?) where we were allowed to wear those flags on our clothes. And the first time I ever got called and faggot and assaulted was by someone wearing that and he said he did it for his dad. So that flag is no joke to us...sorry to make it all serious. But it's a bad symbol where I'm from.

3 months ago #9628250          

About amaricans who like to think of themselves as their origins (speaking as one myself.) I think it's the fact that we wanna know where we came from; and, from both your and our eyes we came from Europe just a few generations ago. When I found out I was 3/4ths Irish. (When I was 5.) I thought 'cool'. And decided to learn as much about it as possible! We don't realize how much we annoy you; but please understand we just wanna know where we came from.

9 months ago #9552183          

Mississippi has the confederate flag on the corner of their state flag.

1 year ago #9480450          

Come to think of it, it is VERY weird that we (Americans) never call ourselves American when we talk about our nationality. Well, some of us do, but it's considered very ignorant and overly conservative to deny your heritage. If someone asks your family's origin and you say, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, I'M AMERICAN," you'll likely get an eyeroll.

1 year ago #9487238          

@ScotchieMistress yeah... When people ask aboot my heritage, the first thing that pops into my head is the fact that I'm technically Prussian. Not German

1 year ago #9494103          

'@kawaii'_kitten
Prussians were Germans, ethnically. Just like Austrians.
In fact Prussia was the place that united and created modern Germany for all intents and purposes.

1 year ago #9494104          

@sagas yeah. Makes sense since Germania is their dad xD

12 months ago #9517378          

@ScotchieMistress It's because America is a country of immigrants. If you look in your family tree far enough back, then you'll find an ancestor from a foreign country who left in search of either economic opportunity or escape from persecution (in some cases, such as Ireland and Armenia, "persecution" translates to "outright genocide").
One thing Americans pride themselves on is having ancestors who came to this country with nothing and built a life for themselves (that's why America is sometimes called "the land of opportunity").

Even before there WAS an America, the thirteen colonies were populated by people fleeing religious persecution (Puritans in Massachusetts, Catholics in Maryland, etc) who had many different backgrounds and came from different parts of Europe.

Though when talking of their heritage, most Americans will refer to themselves as "German-American" or "African-American" or "Japanese-American" instead of simply "German" or "African" or "Japanese".

7 months ago #9570771          

@ScotchieMistress Wait, what about people with Native American heritage?

3 months ago #9623466          

@satwnhetafangirl
Indigenous Americans often reference the specific nation or tribe, such as Cherokee, Seminole, Cheyenne, or Choctaw.

1 year ago #9462872          

i see the dog is confuzzled

1 year ago #9463001          

It's a Chihuahua, it's confused if it's supposed to be a dog or a rat :P

2 years ago #9407424          

As a Norwegian-American, I feel dirty now...

2 years ago #9408426          

@dumdristig Quick! cleanse yourself with fish-scented soap!

2 years ago #9408654          

@Koshee Hmm, where to get that...

Perhaps they have some at the local Ikea, but then I'd feel dirty for shopping at a Swedish store. But then again, I do have some Swedish blood even if I'm loathe to admit it...

2 years ago #9408683          

@dumdristig Well i can find soap shaped like fish, but no soap scented like a fish, unfortunately.

2 years ago #9408946          

@Koshee D'oh!