From your example, it would appear that the overly-patriotic, less-than-intelligent individual is in the minority (of your sample). Which might be why non-patriotic, relatively-intelligent people might take issue with being denigrated due simply to their place of birth. And why, in general, generalizations aren't very good when applied to people.propertyofcobra said:
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Australian. I do think we have some things to be proud of as a country, but there are other areas where we need to pull our heads out of our collective arses.
Australians used to frown on public displays of nationalism (I think we go that from the British). But recently - just in the last five years - young dickheads have taken to wearing the Australian flag as a cape and putting IF YOU DON'T LOVE IT LEAVE stickers on their utes. It's utterly dismaying. I thought we were better than that, but it seems a good proportion of the population absolutely are not. Hence the Cronulla race riots in Sydney a couple of years back. What a slap in the face.
Australians used to frown on public displays of nationalism (I think we go that from the British). But recently - just in the last five years - young dickheads have taken to wearing the Australian flag as a cape and putting IF YOU DON'T LOVE IT LEAVE stickers on their utes. It's utterly dismaying. I thought we were better than that, but it seems a good proportion of the population absolutely are not. Hence the Cronulla race riots in Sydney a couple of years back. What a slap in the face.
English, personally: I spend my life flitting between York and Cambridge.
In Crap_hat's defense, a 'crumpit' is, in fact, a hole in the ground over which we eat crumpets. The crumbs all fall into the hole, thus eliminating the need to hoover up afterwards.
And that's a fact.
In Crap_hat's defense, a 'crumpit' is, in fact, a hole in the ground over which we eat crumpets. The crumbs all fall into the hole, thus eliminating the need to hoover up afterwards.
And that's a fact.
Were part of the EU, I just hope we dont go to the euro, you know we'll have our game prices jacked right up to take advantage of no currency knowladge.Parallel Streaks said:
I am canadian from the province of Ontario, and very proud, but it's not the Canada kicks-ass pride. It's more like:
Watching with binoculars to the US rally their forces and wage war on a country for the sake of justifying their annual military expedutures or some other non-war related reason saying to my friend, "I sure am happy to not be there."
I'm here by birth, it wasn't like an elaborate room full of doors giving me the choice where I was born, but I feel that I won the lottery, not because I'm canadian, but I'm not born of a 3rd, 4th world country. And Minnisota isn't cold at all, it's like the Florida of Manitoba.
Watching with binoculars to the US rally their forces and wage war on a country for the sake of justifying their annual military expedutures or some other non-war related reason saying to my friend, "I sure am happy to not be there."
I'm here by birth, it wasn't like an elaborate room full of doors giving me the choice where I was born, but I feel that I won the lottery, not because I'm canadian, but I'm not born of a 3rd, 4th world country. And Minnisota isn't cold at all, it's like the Florida of Manitoba.
