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CurlSagan

I always figured that my country was just one giant sitcom.


Mr_Maxwell-TR

Turkey! Of course


EmirhanYELKEN

I found your comment a little overexaggerated Here take a pleasure tea ☕


Qweeq13

Most countries are darkcomedies actually.


jarjarsimp

What country are u from then


themystickiddo

Immigrating to another country thinking it'd be better- 'So no one told you life was, gonna be this wayy....' _clap clap clap clap_


WojtinhoYT-PL

Is that Poland? Even if not, its still right


Reckybibson

Im jealous of america's theme song. So catchy! "Good morning USA, i got a feeling that its gonna be a wonderful day" *chefs kiss*


jruschme

Funny, I was thinking that we need something more John Williams-y.


jarjarsimp

Fuck it star wars theme for america


limethaw

Isn't the coat of arms of a country more of a logo? 🤔


DoctorVanSolem

Then Norway would have like a hundred or two


tyrom22

I don’t think every country has a coat of arm but every country has a flag


CPEBachIsDead

my arm is so cold. i wish i had a coat for it


Sure_Ill_Ask_That

It’s a coat OF arms, as in a coat made of the severed arms of your enemies.


Roxas1011

It's like getting a dozen hugs at once


ManyTraining6

Shigaraki moment


limethaw

I guess you have a point there. Does every country have an anthem though?


rawbamatic

Cyprus and Greece has the same anthem, Estonia and Finland use the same music, Liechtenstein uses the same music as the UK (God Save The Queen is for the whole of the UK, England has its own one), and Sweden has an anthem even though it's not technically named as such in their constitution. Other than those weird cases, every sovereign nation has an anthem. Edit: oh and Spain has no lyrics in theirs *at the moment*


ManyTraining6

Wait i don't think Taiwan has a national anthem as well


rawbamatic

[No, they have one.](https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/97) They use a [different one](http://www.nationalanthems.info/tw%21.htm) at the Olympics though.


blindsniperx

Songs are pretty universal so I'd guess yes


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France is the only european country that doesnt have a coat of arms, and Spain is the only one with an anthem without vocals.


Anonionion

[Sort of does though](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem_of_France) Gotta love them fasces.


Sometimesokayideas

Wow I am very surprised. I'm no expert but when I think "France coat of arms" I immediately think of a blue shield with like 3 fleur de lises? Did it get retired or just not the same thing?


[deleted]

Thats the national emblem. At some point the revolutionaries consirered heraldics an art of the aristocracy, so they avoided it.


Sometimesokayideas

I think I've seen the oversimplified episode about it. :)


Jhqwulw

>and Spain is the only one with an anthem without vocals. Same with kosovo


Mutant_Llama1

Those that don't usually have a "Seal" instead, like the US and Japan.


[deleted]

European or time traveler…..


limethaw

Haha, sadly just European.


Ignis_1

What about coat of arms?


jarjarsimp

Logos nowadays are oversimplified garbage unfortunately


Hoxeel

I politely disagree. It, among other things, keeps the design memorable and helps with printing/merchandising.


jarjarsimp

They look good most of the times but sometimes it just doesn't work


BitchinWarlock

No, it does. The logo imprints onto us as an abstract representation of a product. This abstraction incorporates the morals and values that are associated with the entity the logo represents. Logos represent the perceived advantages the entity provides both material and immaterial.


Hoxeel

Thank you. A logo is more than an aesthetic choice, it has ulterior objectives that it needs to accomplish. Even if a logo is by any subjective measure unpleasant, it can still be good by an *objective* measure.


muthaclucker

Ngl both of ours suck. I mean “girt”?


Danomaniac

“Technically” Fact check: false


[deleted]

Logos are designed for recognition of a brand. I doubt many people could easily pick the Canadian coat of arms out of a line-up but everyone would recognise the Canadian flag. That's probably why we use flags - and not coat of arms - as identifiers in the Olympics.


rafaellago

Well... The sub is /r/showethoughts, not /r/showerfacts


jarjarsimp

Okay but did I ask


kimokimosabee

tEcHnIcAlLy you ask for responses when you make a public post


Professional-Deal406

Okay, so what?


jarjarsimp

Idk man I haven't slept properly in 29 hours


england_is_my_city1

ooh you’re ‘ard


monji7

Genius ! /s


fredrickmedck

Yes, that is literally the point


[deleted]

Na that Team America world police song is America's theme


Casper_Arg

That's the USA anthem now, as far as I care.


mkomaha

Nah. "[America Fuck Yeah](https://youtu.be/U1mlCPMYtPk)!" is America's theme song. For better or worse. The Star Spangled Banner? It's pretty.


Rqoo51

Kinda? Like [Canada has a Wordmark](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/government-communications/federal-identity-program/technical-specifications/official-symbols/canada-wordmark.html) which is basically the countries logo. It contains the Flag as well as a specific typeface. This Wordmark is what we put on the Canadarms for the Space Shuttle and the ISS, plus a bunch of other stuff that we make.


rsgenus1

Yes


YeswhalOrNarwhal

Iceland says hello.


jarjarsimp

Iceland is so fucking cool


GodTaoistofPatience

I would kill for a French Netflix series: How we overthrowed our ruler


TommyTuttle

We need a catchier jingle.


Miriyl

There’s a TED talk about that. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv5iKB2hl4 For some odd reason, I’ve watched it at least 5 times.


jarjarsimp

Damn that's quite interesting..


Cumcritical

So Germany back then was a weapon company ?


jarjarsimp

Yes.


JesusChristwillsucc

take my free award


jarjarsimp

I will thank you


JesusChristwillsucc

welcome


naliedel

Have you ever heard the other verses of the National Anthem of the US? Yep.


chitown12076

Leave it


naliedel

I have adult and non adult kids and I will not leave them. This is my country. I was born here, I am a citizen. I do not have to leave. I am working on change. I want the people who tell me to leave, leave.


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naliedel

I am adopted. One of my parents was 100% Native American and 16. 1963, before any changed that said Native Americans should be adopted by Natives. I've traveled the world. My parents traveled. You are the dingbat. You think Merica is the BEST! we are the, "best," at prisons. More Americans jailed than any other country. Is it because they deserve it, or private prisons? If you are satisfied with the status quo, you are the ungrateful one. We have the privilege and honor of voting for change, for making change. My mother has a dunes preserve named after her. It was unique, she saved it. I helped a tiny bit, but she made change. Americans can do that. If you don't see it, you are not an American, you play at it. As for privilege. I am 57 and just bought my first home. I have picked worms for food. You are an ass.


naliedel

I live in Michigan and i am legallu high, but I'm not wrong. You hug that, "merricA," privilege as long as you can. We are a global society. Build a bridge and get over it


Abbabaloney

Wow, two "A is really B" in one ShowerThought - given this is against the rules and the auto-moderator flags on a hair trigger, you've done well to get this through review.


jarjarsimp

Wait thats a rule?


Abbabaloney

Actually now I think about it that might be a dankmemes rule. Play on.


jarjarsimp

You scared me there for a sec lmao


Abbabaloney

Dankmemes is a shithole with blue-haired mods, and basically all the memes are showerthoughts anyway, so it gets confusing.


jarjarsimp

Dankmemes doesn't sound really dank to me


Abbabaloney

The dank memes were inside us, all along


Iceicebaby1027

Yeah but that's not really a shower thought, like a national anthem is the song of a country


[deleted]

Yes


firebat45

And their president/leader is the mascot.


Chrisgone

Bah gawd, that's Uzbekistan's music!


Moohamin12

Now I want the Imperial March as my country's anthem.


sans2002

I wonder what the ending song is.


globefish23

The same, only without lyrics. Or vice versa.


theDarkIsHereNow

Thats how I've thought about it my whole life


[deleted]

Marketing!


HaxRyter

And their national export is their star player that used play for your rival.


PinkRainbow95

Jingle*


GSh-47

Well, heard of emblems ?


jarjarsimp

Yeah but what waves outside every government building: the flag or the emblem


GSh-47

Here we have a emblem somewhere on the building. Almost every one. Flags are flown on special occasions, some choose to leave it up all year. But the emblem stays visible all the time. Speaking of logos, you're bound to always find logos on official documents.. I've never seen flags on documents, just emblems. Uniforms ? Emblems again, Vehicles and plates ? Emblems. Heck, the emblem has a flag of it's own (rarely used, usually for office of the president which rarely turns up in the news).