Day The Olympics Forced Liechtenstein To Change Their Flag

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  • What is the history of this national flag, what has a national anthem got to do with anything, and how did the Olympics force a change in Liechtenstein's flag?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 157

  • @TenOrbital
    @TenOrbital 13 днів тому +57

    The black-yellow one is like it's saying it's more Habsburg than the Habsburgs.

    • @owlyus
      @owlyus 8 днів тому +2

      Or Pittsburgs

    • @TenOrbital
      @TenOrbital 7 днів тому +2

      @@owlyus
      or Borussia Dortmund

  • @Jinkesu
    @Jinkesu 14 днів тому +56

    Imagine if Chad and Romania
    Monaco and indonesia
    Netherlands and Luxembourg
    Also were in the Olympics

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  14 днів тому +7

      Ah well, yes. I’ve done a couple of videos about some of these as well…

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  14 днів тому +6

      Flag compare? Ask Moldova & Andorra! Romania vs Chad
      ua-cam.com/video/7tOudYzYqCs/v-deo.html

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  14 днів тому +3

      Flag compare- Monaco vs Indonesia? Are they the same?
      ua-cam.com/video/2DNNTP_KL7k/v-deo.html

    • @charliekahn4205
      @charliekahn4205 13 днів тому +1

      I'd figured they were

  • @rudewalrus5636
    @rudewalrus5636 8 днів тому +28

    Bit of bait-and-switch; the thumbnail suggests the flag prior to the Olympics forcing the change was the black and yellow one.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  8 днів тому +9

      Do you know, I had not noted that. I’ll definitely take that on board for future reference (we can be so blinkered to things when we’re that close to it), thanks for pointing this out.

    • @davidpawson9047
      @davidpawson9047 6 днів тому

      Yes, I also wondered when the Schellenberg design may have represented the whole of Liechtenstein, and how it could possibly relate to the Haitian bicolor. I notice, too, that no mention is made of the ... identicality ... of the commonly displayed flags of Mexico and Italy at the time.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  6 днів тому

      @davidpawson9047 ah, I have a video about the Mexican flag and Italy here: ua-cam.com/video/8g6Co_sJmKk/v-deo.htmlsi=SThWVXByLag1U-4C

  • @KaiokenRush
    @KaiokenRush 17 днів тому +78

    Liechtenstein is the strongest country on earth

  • @ytimecy5195
    @ytimecy5195 15 днів тому +29

    Glad I got this recommended, really looking forward to visit Liechtenstein some day!

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  15 днів тому +3

      Really pleased you enjoyed it. I would recommend a day trip from Switzerland if you do Liechtenstein, or at most, a one night stay. You won’t need any more than that.
      Don’t get me wrong, a beautiful part of the world, just a very small beautiful part of the world.

    • @keinname629
      @keinname629 6 днів тому

      "some day" ... yeah - that would be sufficient 😂

    • @tomrizzuto5994
      @tomrizzuto5994 6 днів тому +1

      I was there last fall and it was great! The people where delightful and the LandesMuseum has some great stuff. Stayed at the Giessen and I HIGHLY recommend.

  • @cykablyat6531
    @cykablyat6531 7 днів тому +28

    Fun fact: there are no kangaroos in Liechtenstein, they live only in neighbouring country Australia.

    • @tonyharpur8383
      @tonyharpur8383 7 днів тому +5

      A very long hop! 😂

    • @happyslappy5203
      @happyslappy5203 6 днів тому +1

      neighbouring country Australia??

    • @keinname629
      @keinname629 6 днів тому +1

      They live in Austria

    • @felixtheswiss
      @felixtheswiss 6 днів тому +2

      There was once Wallaby loose, escaped from the zoo. 😀

    • @deepcosmiclove
      @deepcosmiclove 5 днів тому

      Little known this is why Hitler annexed New Zealand.

  • @grahamnancledra7036
    @grahamnancledra7036 10 днів тому +6

    Yeah Yeah Yeah - the thing I hate about You Tube. Say your going to tell me something and then take 7 or 8 minutes telling me something else that might be related. Just get on with it for heavens sake.

    • @willholland1697
      @willholland1697 2 дні тому

      Sounded like chatgpt was telling me that something else too

  • @brittakriep2938
    @brittakriep2938 15 днів тому +13

    It is not a crown, it is in heraldic german a Fürstenhut.

  • @patelfalak
    @patelfalak 7 днів тому +4

    So, 15th August is National day for Liechtenstein, India & South Korea

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 10 днів тому +6

    The tune to "God Save the King" is the anthem (or one of tnem) in many countries.

  • @minecraftthelostorder5782
    @minecraftthelostorder5782 16 днів тому +6

    Tbh, I love Lichtenstein... it's small, unique, and have a prince!

    • @brittakriep2938
      @brittakriep2938 15 днів тому +3

      The principality is Liechtenstein, Lichtenstein is a fairytale castle, next to german town Reutlingen. This causes confusion in my Homeregion.

  • @ronzo9187
    @ronzo9187 15 днів тому +3

    i love this video, its really making me want to visit Liechtenstein on my euro-trip!

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  15 днів тому +1

      Do it, have a day trip from Switzerland and cross off an additional country with some spectacular scenery and history.

  • @owlyus
    @owlyus 8 днів тому +3

    Is Haiti an island nation if it shares its island with another country? I always think of that term as reserved for countries that take up a whole island like Australia or Sri Lanka

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  8 днів тому +1

      It’s a good question, it makes up a 3rd of the island of Hispaniola (the rest is the Dominican Republic) so that’s one for the Geogra-peeps.

  • @GabTinte
    @GabTinte 19 днів тому +4

    Great video!

  • @deirdre108
    @deirdre108 5 днів тому +1

    A lot of highway/road signs that warn of road conditions are in black and yellow. There is a psychological element for this-- people react almost immediately to this combination of colors probably due to the fear of being stung by wasps and bees, also these colors.

  • @kevinhull7925
    @kevinhull7925 7 днів тому +4

    Concerning the National Anthem of Liechtenstein having the same tune as God Save the Queen (as it was called in 2003): it is also a doppelgänger of the American patriotic song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”.

    • @mirfjc
      @mirfjc 5 днів тому +2

      Certainly in the case of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”, it was an intentional overwriting of "God Save the Queen/King". Kind of like "Ice, Ice Baby" is to "Under Pressure" 🤭.

  • @icreatedanaccountforthis1852
    @icreatedanaccountforthis1852 8 днів тому +2

    This was so over the top at times. It was great.

  • @davidroddini1512
    @davidroddini1512 15 днів тому +24

    That music was wrong. It isn’t “Up On The Rhine” or “God Save The King”. It is “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” 😜

  • @RT_today
    @RT_today 15 днів тому +3

    I've been to Lichtenstein, it's absolutely gorgeous. Love going there.

  • @minetaab
    @minetaab 17 днів тому +3

    Nice video!

  • @-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-I-
    @-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-I- 17 днів тому +8

    Cool video! The editing was amazing! (pls buy me a ticket to liechtenstein)

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  17 днів тому +3

      Thank you for your lovely comment, really appreciate it.
      You’ll need just a day trip to Liechtenstein to be fair.

  • @libfer
    @libfer 17 днів тому +1

    great video! i need that hat though. 😁

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  17 днів тому +1

      Thanks for the feedback. I love my flag caps, have way too many!

  • @dariogutierrez6716
    @dariogutierrez6716 14 днів тому +3

    That's a place to visit. I feel like everything would be 20x as expensive though. Just a feeling.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  14 днів тому +2

      It is rather expensive, that’s for sure.

    • @SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648
      @SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 6 днів тому

      @@FlagsinFocus What's the requirement for moving there -- being independently wealthy?

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  5 днів тому

      @@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 undoubtedly so.

  • @flawyerlawyertv7454
    @flawyerlawyertv7454 15 днів тому +1

    I had no idea of this. 😮

  • @Sheepybearry
    @Sheepybearry 14 днів тому +2

    Very underrated video and also really interesting. Liechtenstein is a very cool country.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  14 днів тому

      Thank you for your feedback.
      It is a beautiful part of the world.

  • @sebastmine
    @sebastmine 18 днів тому +1

    This Video Fully Explained everything With Good Editing And still this only has 22 Likes
    How?

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  18 днів тому

      Thank you for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it.
      Now, to get those likes up….

  • @rocksandforestquiver959
    @rocksandforestquiver959 15 днів тому +1

    Top tier content

  • @owen2886
    @owen2886 6 днів тому +1

    Where did you get that hat?

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  6 днів тому

      From Liechtenstein itself. I try and get a flag hat from each country I visit. Some are easier than others to obtain.

  • @mrgreensuit7379
    @mrgreensuit7379 6 днів тому +1

    Let this be a lesson to you. Never let your countries army be weaker than an Olympic shot-put team!

  • @hidinn6030
    @hidinn6030 6 днів тому

    Habsburg: Black and Yellow
    Liechtenstein: I am DOUBLE the Habsburgs. FEAR ME

  • @nonameuserua
    @nonameuserua 8 днів тому +2

    Not many know, but the Axis consisted of five countries during the WWI, not four. Liechtenstein was the fifth 🫠 still blows my mind

    • @tonyharpur8383
      @tonyharpur8383 7 днів тому

      There was no Axis during WWI, but the Central Powers.

    • @nonameuserua
      @nonameuserua 7 днів тому

      @@tonyharpur8383 🫡 yes sir mr nerdo

    • @nonameuserua
      @nonameuserua 7 днів тому

      @@tonyharpur8383 🫡 yes sir mr nеrdо

  • @Pisti846
    @Pisti846 8 днів тому +2

    The current flag looks more Principality-ish.

  • @Nirotheolu
    @Nirotheolu 14 днів тому +3

    That was the flag of the Roman Empire, not the Holy Roman Empire (of the German Nation).

    • @caulkins69
      @caulkins69 9 днів тому

      I have to wonder if the guy is really that stupid, or if this was a crass way of baiting viewers into posting comments. Either way, I won't be watching this channel again.

  • @badbiker666
    @badbiker666 5 днів тому +1

    Ooops! This is Flags In Focus. I thought it was Sheldon Cooper's Fun With Flags. My bad.

  • @troodon1096
    @troodon1096 7 днів тому

    Small pedantic correction: in 2003 it would have still been God Save the Queen, not King.

  • @gardnert1
    @gardnert1 5 днів тому

    I stopped through Lichtenstein when they had a fest in the city. Nothing special by German standards but it was a nice surprise!

  • @landon8214
    @landon8214 17 днів тому +7

    0:56 the preferred flag would be the black eagle w/coat of arms + a yellow field

    • @charliekahn4205
      @charliekahn4205 13 днів тому

      Two heads on the eagle, or just one?

    • @landon8214
      @landon8214 13 днів тому +1

      @@charliekahn4205 since the events described take place in 1699, two heads.

    • @charliekahn4205
      @charliekahn4205 12 днів тому

      @@landon8214 so after the personal union, got it

  • @BloxPlay
    @BloxPlay 15 днів тому +2

    did he just pronounce aka. acka? 6:24

  • @SantaFe19484
    @SantaFe19484 3 дні тому

    So, they changed the flag, but not the national anthem.

  • @excelsior27
    @excelsior27 15 днів тому +2

    4:53 : It does make sense to look closely-there IS A SMALL DIFFERENCE in hue for both blue and red for both flags in the past. In any case, for both of them, although it does take just one to change, it is good that BOTH decided to change. I can guess that in a way, there is a good relationship between thse countries to agree that they don't want something like this to happen again. It can be weird that sometimes a gaffe can bring such good relations.☺
    (Well, yes-that may not be as of now- Haiti being in almost total devastation in both aethetics and the gov't, it is a complete opposite of how unbelievably majestic and friendly Liechtenstein is. Me being Haitian, if not the USA, I'd be living in this country with minimal forces, and peace of mind that is stunningly 160 times smaller that is a monarchy than an unstable democracy with an overthrown presidency and used to have a kingdom. And yes, look look deeply at how the flags are-one showing weapons, primarily in its addition😨; and the gold crown to show not just richness monatarily, but in many other aspects as we see in the video...💌
    How such flags relflect so much on their country after that 1936 mix-up and eventual additions thereafter! )

  • @sarawilliams5990
    @sarawilliams5990 11 днів тому +2

    So not only is the thumbnail misleading, but we're gonna whitewash completely over the history of Haiti and what stands out to me as a pretty possible reason that any European country wouldn't want their flag mixed up with theirs. Since Haiti was a colony that gained independence through a slave rebellion, Europe and the US pretty much never stopped punishing them for it ever since, even to this day. France even made Haiti pay them reparations! So you can see here why this would be pretty scandalous. Yet you make it out like Liechtenstein being such a smol boi country, they would get overshadowed by the sunny paradise of Haiti. Lmao.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  11 днів тому

      The thumbnail is showing where Liechtenstein started to where it is today but it needs to be simple and uncomplicated.
      The history and political background attached to Haiti is a long and detailed one as you rightly state and probably more linked to the Haiti episode when I eventually get to it.
      Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @CLipka2373
    @CLipka2373 6 днів тому

    Mkay... but what about the red-and-yellow flag in the thumbnail?

  • @insatsuki_no_koshou
    @insatsuki_no_koshou 6 днів тому

    Dude, you can't just talk about Liechtenstein's independence in 1866 and then say "but then" to talk about Prinz Wenzel I who lived about a century earlier...

  • @felixskinner111
    @felixskinner111 7 днів тому

    So what's the yellow and black got to do with the Olympics?

  • @DadgeCity
    @DadgeCity 9 днів тому +1

    Never heard anyone say aka as if it was a word before.

  • @roguebanana87
    @roguebanana87 8 днів тому +1

    0:55 SPQR has no association with the Holy Roman Empire. Flag channel fails on flag

  • @Alphoric
    @Alphoric 12 днів тому +1

    3:38 what are you on about with that rambling nonsense

  • @robinharwood5044
    @robinharwood5044 12 днів тому +1

    The new flag is much cooler.

  • @djleonard14
    @djleonard14 16 днів тому

    Kinda pedantic, but Schellenberg and Vaduz should be vertical flags not horizontal (at least in the modern day might be wrong for the HRE era flags)

  • @AirCone
    @AirCone 17 днів тому +4

    Based.

  • @edwardmooneyed.d.400
    @edwardmooneyed.d.400 18 днів тому +1

    Well done!

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  18 днів тому

      Thank you, and thanks for watching.

  • @BadPiggiesGamer9
    @BadPiggiesGamer9 17 днів тому +1

    🇱🇮

  • @nathangerber1547
    @nathangerber1547 7 днів тому +1

    That thumbnail is a little deceptive.
    Also I love how they ruined England’s fun since both have the most generic national anthem in the world.

  • @alberthodge631
    @alberthodge631 8 днів тому

    brevity

  • @JuanHans
    @JuanHans 9 днів тому

    SPQR as HRE? Sorry to say, but you need to do some more digging into history, buddy.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  9 днів тому

      Noted, thank you. My Roman symbolism is not up to scratch so one to look into further.

    • @JuanHans
      @JuanHans 9 днів тому +1

      @@FlagsinFocus Hint: HRE is more German than Roman.

  • @redsamson5185
    @redsamson5185 17 днів тому +1

    💚❤️🩵

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  17 днів тому

      These look like Azerbaijan flag colours.

  • @premkudva
    @premkudva 5 днів тому

    What a boring video this was! By the time he got to the Olympic part it was half video over. Which is when I switched off.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  5 днів тому

      Each to their own, sorry I couldn’t keep your interest but thanks for the comment.

    • @premkudva
      @premkudva 5 днів тому

      @@FlagsinFocus I am sorry to for commenting, I was never expecting the creator to respond.

  • @landon8214
    @landon8214 17 днів тому +3

    3:10 onwards, the script feels AI generated

    • @user-ft9ul5ul5v
      @user-ft9ul5ul5v 17 днів тому +2

      I think it was done specifically in a sarcastic kinda way

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  17 днів тому +2

      I think most of my later videos have a sarcastic hint to them.

    • @landon8214
      @landon8214 17 днів тому +2

      @@user-ft9ul5ul5v It didn't sound sarcastic, unless in the enthusiasm of his statements as opposed to his monotone deliver, which was as if he were mocking someone reading from a script. Not only was the sarcasm lost on me, it bored me half to death because AI is constantly dependant on simile for "humor,' which obviously falls flat the 5th time. (Invitation to the castle and invitation to birthday party, to name one.)

  • @victorkhorishko9074
    @victorkhorishko9074 19 днів тому +3

    Let me express my appreciation for all your great work. I watched your lively enlightening video story with pleasure... I can’t thank you enough for all of the time you’ve invested to help us, vexillology lovers.

    • @FlagsinFocus
      @FlagsinFocus  18 днів тому

      Thank you for this. My aim is to make flags fun, entertaining, while being educational. Still learning, still trying to improve episode by episode and to have feedback likes yours is always a boost, thanks for watching and your continual support.