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TODAY IN THE WEST

Tuesday has arrived
and therefore it's Haikuesday!
There's two themes today:

Teachers' Day: got some
memories of a teacher?
Share in haiku form!

Tourism Day: tell us
about an interesting
place you've visited

And be sure to read
and upvote the May issue
of The Western Post!

Last but not least, you
should endorse Overthinkers
and the Guardians

#Haikuesday

In every lesson
Teacher slaughters confidence
With many questions

My physics teacher
Suggested metallurgy.
Gave me great career.

You can learn one thing
When you are in Milford Sound*.
Sandflies are bastards.

*Milford Sound in New Zealand.

Oh great Alaska
Midnight sun keeps me awake
was cold, still loved it.

#haikuesday

#haikuesday

Florida, the sunshine state
Lizards, basked in the sun
Known for many crazy things, would still go for my grandparents

History is my only
Favorite class. All others
Don't stack up that well

#haikusday

Haikuesday is a
TWP long standing tradition
Is five seven five

Greetings, West Pacific!

Big Ben chimes with glee,
Tourists lost in the tube's spree,
London's charm, you see!
#haikusday

#haikusday

Nature of Iceland
The aurora shines brightly
The stars brighten dark

hello fellow nations!

Shaharsa wrote:

-snip-

A bit much for polite company, thanks.

Shaharsa wrote:

I'm not sorry

No one is asking you to be.

Why are we using Imperial Japan's Naval ensign as our symbol for the West Pacific? Just curious, I have some ideas of what to change it to if we are authorised to do that.

Loniapandorica wrote:

Why are we using Imperial Japan's Naval ensign as our symbol for the West Pacific? Just curious, I have some ideas of what to change it to if we are authorised to do that.

It is decidedly not Imperial Japan.

Overthinkers wrote:

It is decidedly not Imperial Japan.

Ah my bad, but why this one? I'd love to hear the process behind it.

Shaharsa wrote:

-snip-

Try harder next time.

Loniapandorica wrote:

Why are we using Imperial Japan's Naval ensign as our symbol for the West Pacific? Just curious, I have some ideas of what to change it to if we are authorised to do that.

1. The Rising Sun Flag, which is also the current ensign of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, looks like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_Flag

2. The Flag of The West Pacific, current version designed by myself on 2/17/2020, looks like this.

You may notice that they are not the same!

The West Pacific has a nearly 20-year history of using sunset flags with a disc on the left and rays radiating to the right. The current version of red and white comes from a shift in design from red and purple to red and white that began around 2019, near the beginning of Bran Astor's delegacy (if memory serves). Part of the reason was simply because red and white looks snappier than red and purple, though purple is still retained as a tertiary color, as you can see from the region's WFE and dispatch branding.

Fujai wrote:

1. The Rising Sun Flag, which is also the current ensign of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, looks like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_Flag

2. The Flag of The West Pacific, current version designed by myself on 2/17/2020, looks like this.

You may notice that they are not the same!

The West Pacific has a nearly 20-year history of using sunset flags with a disc on the left and rays radiating to the right. The current version of red and white comes from a shift in design from red and purple to red and white that began around 2019, near the beginning of Bran Astor's delegacy (if memory serves). Part of the reason was simply because red and white looks snappier than red and purple, though purple is still retained as a tertiary color, as you can see from the region's WFE and dispatch branding.

Oh I am just being extreamly dumb. I am just from that region and kinda had to do a double take there seeing that. Cheers for the wisdom mate. I really need to get my knowledge of Japan up to snuff.