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nickthegun 44,257 posts
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imamazed 1,744 posts
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Registered 6 years agosport wrote:
That's been the case for 150 years. Look at the origin of the word jingoism!
Problem over here is the red tops have masked blatant jingoism with "pride".
I'm happy to be proud to be British and not be fazed by the negative connotations some have about that. Just because it can be used to justify racism and anti-immigration sentiments, doesn't mean it has to. That said, it would be nice if it didn't at all. -
Whizzo 41,097 posts
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Registered 11 years agoPride comes before a fall, many of these certainly do as well unfortunately from personal experience.
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@LeoliansBro Probably, yeah. It must be pretty common for people to live vicariously through their kids. I'm acutely aware that my impending kid should not become a reason to stop striving to achieve things on a personal level. -
MetalDog 23,448 posts
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Registered 11 years agoWe should be proud of pretty much any human being (collectively or individually) when they act well and be critical when they do not. You shouldn't be proud of your country (or your kids) when its acting like an arse.-- boobs do nothing for me, I want moustaches and chest hair.
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mal 20,476 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI'm glad I'm english, but proud? Not so much. I guess it's true the country does punch above its weight, although a lot of that is residual wealth from years of conquest and slavery (although you could say that about most of the first world, to be fair).
We are culturally quite a strong nation. I'm proud of a lot of the music produced here, and proud of the BBC and of our theatres and playwrights. But proud of the national concept? Seems to me we've done more in spite of it, not because of it.Cubby didn't know how to turn off sigs!
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SparkyMarky81 209 posts
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Registered 4 years agoLeoliansBro wrote:
But parents do have some contribution to the achievements of their kids in a lot of instances so I don't think that is the same thing.craigy wrote:
Would you say the same about being proud of your children, for instance?
Possibly controversial: flag waving is for people who don't have enough personal achievements in own their lives to be proud about, so they seek esteem and validation from wide-reaching and completely random areas such as nationality or region of birth. -
Mr-Brett 11,483 posts
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Registered 7 years agoProud? no, glad that it's one of the safer and less extreme places to live? sure. That's got nothing to do with pride though, pride should be associated with accomplishments not geography and a society that's the result of millions of different events over thousands of years by millions of people you have not even met.Please don't use the delete button, think of the children.
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What is it that has made the English this way over other nations? Perhaps being a small island that was conquered numerous times and so became a mixture of dominatant races?
There must be reasons, no other nation has shaped todays world as much and we are one of the smallest. America don't forget was born from England. Sure there were millions from Ireland, Holland etc but it was still predominantly English/British. -
CosmicFuzz 18,777 posts
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Registered 6 years agoScotland is way cooler than England, bitches. -
LeoliansBro 35,019 posts
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Registered 7 years agoMetalDog wrote:
This, although I'd note that being proud of another country risks sounding intensely patronising.
We should be proud of pretty much any human being (collectively or individually) when they act well and be critical when they do not. You shouldn't be proud of your country (or your kids) when its acting like an arse.LB, you really are a massive geek.
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LeoliansBro 35,019 posts
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Registered 7 years agoCosmicFuzz wrote:
Colder. the word is 'colder'.
Scotland is way cooler than England, bitches.LB, you really are a massive geek.
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Deckard1 17,900 posts
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Registered 4 years agoCosmicFuzz wrote:
Colder. It's colder.
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Deckard1 17,900 posts
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graysonavich 4,107 posts
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Registered 3 years agoWhy do English people find it so hard to differentiate between British and English? -
LeoliansBro 35,019 posts
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Registered 7 years agoEh?
I don't see myself as British, if that's what you mean?LB, you really are a massive geek.
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graysonavich 4,107 posts
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Registered 3 years agoAimed at raven really, she seems to flip flop between meaning British and English each paragraph. -
graysonavich 4,107 posts
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MetalDog 23,448 posts
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Registered 11 years agoCosmicFuzz wrote:
As a half-scot, imo this sort of thing makes Scotland very uncool, which is a pity as it has quite a lot going for it as a country once you shoulder your way past the rampant nationalism.
Scotland is way cooler than England, bitches.-- boobs do nothing for me, I want moustaches and chest hair.
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MetalDog 23,448 posts
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Registered 11 years agoLeoliansBro wrote:
Well, really I mean proud of good acts, which isn't really the same of being proud of a lump of land. Love would probably be a better term for the lands themselves, but I would fall in the camp of loving Britain as a landmass, rather than just England.
This, although I'd note that being proud of another country risks sounding intensely patronising.-- boobs do nothing for me, I want moustaches and chest hair.
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Most of the accomplishments are English. It's not like the other countries always love to be in the union.
Yes the union is stronger because of Scotland and Wales no question.
Not to say the English are stronger individually but the English have always been the power of the union ever since it began. -
Dirtbox 73,642 posts
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Registered 11 years agoThe more I travel the more my sense of national pride grows. Especially when I go to America. Much less so when I'm in Europe though.+1 / Like / Tweet this post
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Aargh. 11,136 posts
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Registered 2 years agoYes, the union would be weaker if it was just England in it.
Pepsipop with some more amazing insight.After chasing sunsets one of life's simple joy is playing with the boys
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Load_2.0 14,545 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI love it here, you keep importing the talent from Europe so there are loads of fit birds and you get to rip the piss out of wops, frogs, krauts and gypo's with gay abandon whilst maintaining a weird sense of superiority over everyone but especially the yanks. -
the_dudefather 8,096 posts
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Registered 8 years agoENGERLAND!!!!
*kicks over wheelie bin*Ask me anything about Dungeon Keeper
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graysonavich 4,107 posts
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Registered 3 years agoYou might want to re-read your list and do a bit more research then tbh. -
ZizouFC 4,895 posts
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Registered 4 years agoI'd say being grateful to be English is more appropriate imo.
The amount of people who would love to live in England is crazy. The means people go to are quite extreme. Here in South Africa everyone wanted to move there. Perhaps not so much anymore as SA is having an influx of people coming home, but even my girlfriend had a good cry a couple of years ago over not having emigrated when it was easier to do so. -
sport 10,903 posts
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Registered 7 years agoSo what the hell are you actually asking, revan?
"Why are the English just, ya'know, better?" -
Deckard1 17,900 posts
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Registered 4 years agoYorkshire puddings really are quite splendid. -
MetalDog wrote:
I think it was a bit tongue in cheek! Anyway, if you saw the "UK covered in snow" pic from last week, there was a big green patch around Glasgow with zero snow, very depressing. Must be all the cannabis farms.CosmicFuzz wrote:
As a half-scot, imo this sort of thing makes Scotland very uncool, which is a pity as it has quite a lot going for it as a country once you shoulder your way past the rampant nationalism.
Scotland is way cooler than England, bitches.
There isn't much rampant nationalism - support for independence is below 25%. Voting for the SNP shouldn't be confused with a wish for independence (I know it seems strange). Since devolution, the Scottish Parliament and MSPs take more stick than Westminster and MPs. -
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