Why is it that everywhere that there are flags...OPINIONS?

Question

Why is it that whenever i see a collection of flags being advertised, either on a website.. in a pub... or just at the bottom of this screen, they always display Argentina and Brazil everywhere but not Chile, which is where i am from... and according to my understanding.. Chile is either the richest or one of the richest countries in South America. And Argentina and Brazil?! maybe brazil is advertised cos of their football .. but argentina ... i remember their banks becoming bankrupt 9 years ago or so..

Anyway WHO selects what flags to be displayed !

wow this may not even make sense but meh, its something i just thought about

Answer 1

You really must take a lesson from the French and cause a fuss. Notice at the bottom of the page and there's a flag for Canada and for Quebec!

Answer 2

maybe they dont like the flavor or beans !!!!

Answer 3

Larger populations. Then you could argue that why should Quebec have one, but, aside from the population issue, they've chosen national categories by countries that are relevent to people based in the US and UK, which is where Yahoo! probably targets mostly and I would guess, is based.

Answer 4

Maybe it has someting to do with the fact that Chile (sensibly) doesn't have as much to do with international events as the other two. Hablas Espanol? Quien es sus presidente? Es possible sus politica no es acceptable para otras paises. (My Spanish is rubbish, sorry - thought it might cheer you up, though!) It might all be politically motivated,, you never know. Or it might just be that no-one thinks of Chile, in the same way that no-one thinks much about Bulgaria or Lichtenstein or Chad or Mongolia - it's no reflection on the countries, though.

You've got my support, though - I'm going to buy some Chilean flags and whenever I see an Argentinian flag, I'll take it down and replace it; how's that?

iViva Chile!

Answer 5

I don't know, I guess they can't show them all.  Is Chile as big as Argentina and Brazil?

Answer 6

Do they have Yahoo answers in Chile....if not...then there is your answer....