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What makes you proud about your nationality?


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#1 Dan~

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:18

So what makes you proud to be your nationality? Mines British if you couldn't tell from the list below
Pink Floyd

Queen

Black Sabbath

Deep Purple

The Clash

The Beatles

The Who

Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin

Oasis

David Bowie

Gensis

Iron Maiden

Fleetwood Mac

Harry Potter films

Concorde

Rolls Royce

Weather - lololol

As you can see, if you like Rock you'll have to admit the best was the British :D Please try to keep your list to 20


#2 cork1958

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:36

Music is what makes you proud of your nationality?

No wonder we (USA) kicked your ass and won our freedom/independence!! ;)


I'm simply just proud to be an American because it's the land of the free!!

#3 nvllsvm

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:40

My nationality is irrelevant to me.

#4 OP Dan~

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:46

not all my things were music, just the majority was.

Cmon cork1958 - There must be something else that makes you proud to be an American?

#5 garethevans1986

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:47

I'm Welsh.....Not British or English!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep

GE

#6 nik louch

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:49

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I'm simply just proud to be an American because it's the land of the free!!

Of course it is ;)

#7 the better twin

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:51

Off top of my head:
Charles Darwin.
Horatio Nelson.
Winston Churchill.
William Shakespeare.
Isaac Newton
Arthur Wellesley
Alexander Fleming
Alan Turing
Battle of Britain.
Spanish Armada.
Starting Industrial Revolution.
British Empire (controversial one).
Football (only sometimes :p)
Music (produce the best artists)

#8 Xahid

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 09:56

To be honest, I don't proud on "Nationality" thing.
if you have done something good for the people, sure you can proud and everyone will be proud on you.

#9 +Daedroth

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:05

I'm both proud of the UK, and disappointed.

Musically, there is no other country that comes close to the UK in terms of influence and quality.
We're still good at sports, including football, rugby, Formula 1 and golf.
We have the SAS, the best special forces in the world.

On the flip side, we have UK politics, and it's utter ****, especially with immigration.

#10 the better twin

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:14

View Postgarethevans1986, on 23 April 2012 - 09:47, said:

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
Nice try.

#11 OP Dan~

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:18

If I was Welsh I'd be proud of the mountains!

#12 +Lovell

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:23

View Postgarethevans1986, on 23 April 2012 - 09:47, said:


The Welsh were British before they were Welsh also Welsh is Saxon for stranger. ;)

#13 nik louch

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:24

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I'm Welsh.....Not British

Hate to say it... But you ARE British

#14 hdca18

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:28

I am proud to be Canadian because Canada is a land filled with multiculturalism, comprised of people from all ethnicities, so much so, that in major metropolis centres of the country there are far fewer Caucasian citizens that foreign ethnicities. That takes the cake for me: Canada's wide appeal as a place where diversity brings people together as opposed to segregating them.

And of course most people have heard the "You know you are Canadian when…" My favourite one includes the one used in the Tide commercial:

“No self respecting Canadian says "let’s wait for a warmer day." -- Because much of the time, a warmer day is a long way off :p

Cheers

#15 Mike Frett

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Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:28

USA. But not proud of anything, just happy to be here.