What is it about Macedonian flags?

[Atahualpa]

bah.... FYROM, Macedonia.. Who cares? I mean, it's not like people are getting killed over it, no?
And of course you're being childish.

As for the CIA Factbook:

conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia
conventional short form: Macedonia; note - the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
local long form: Republika Makedonija
local short form: Makedonija
former: People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia

Name it whatever you want, if Markos changes that, well he's childish, but everybody freaking out because of that is quite childish as well.

[Last Conformist]

We could call it 'Makedonia' in English to distinguish further from ancient Macedon.

The Greeks could spell it 'Makentonia' or something.

[Atahualpa]

Call it Makedonija and do the Makedonijans a favor

[Last Conformist]

Only, the Englishers will mispronounce the 'j' horribly.

[Bereta_Eder]

The CIA file is inaccurate (as usual). Always take it with a grain of salt because it's not facts it portrays but american interests. (Divide and Conquer is one)

http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html

[Bereta_Eder]

The country known as FYROM was created with the name Macedonia.
And in a very specific point in time. And for a very specific reason. Not that it matters now, but that was its (very recent) history.

[lord of the mark]

Re: What is it about Macedonian flags?

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
It seems fun, and all the really cool posters are using them () but what is the underlining reason?

Just to piss off MarkG?

If there is a good enough reason, I'll be happy to join.

Or else... I start a defiant block with another flag!!!

I like my response better

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
The CIA file is inaccurate (as usual). Always take it with a grain of salt because it's not facts it portrays but american interests. (Divide and Conquer is one)

They can both be correct, you know - the US recognizes it as the Republic of Macedonia, and the UN as FYROM. Somehow I doubt that mean old "American interests" are as much behind this as you think - maybe we're just nice enough to call the country what they want to be called.

[Barnabas]

If Uruguay voted to call itsel Austro-Hungarian Empire, ? Should we call it from now on Austro Hungarian empire?

Fyromites are not Macedonians, they are bulgarians

[Cyclotron]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
If Uruguay voted to call itsel Austro-Hungarian Empire, ? Should we call it from now on Austro Hungarian empire?

Obviously

Fyromites are not Macedonians, they are bulgarians

Irrelevant

[Bereta_Eder]

Weren't you the one who had a Skopjian live with you Cyclotron?

[Cyclotron]

Yes, 10 years ago. Interestingly, he never talked about Greeks or the whole name dispute.

Incidentally, that's why I have all the old style Macedonian flags in my room - not because I'm some Macedonian nationalist, I just still have them from back then as gifts.

[Last Conformist]

We could call them GSSS - "Generic South Slav Scum".

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Cyclotron
Yes, 10 years ago. Interestingly, he never talked about Greeks or the whole name dispute.

Well of course. Because if he had he would have to explain

Incidentally, that's why I have all the old style Macedonian flags in my room - not because I'm some Macedonian nationalist, I just still have them from back then as gifts.

Indeed the Macedonian flag is great

[Cyclotron]

Actually, his particular ire was reserved for Albanians, who he said were "only good for making babies and taking our land." Besides that comment, which my mother got quite angry at him for, he was a generally nice guy.

I think I have a baseball cap with that old flag too... I should wear it in Macedonia and then in Thessalonica, and see how badly I get my ass kicked.