What makes you proud about your nationality?

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muratoner

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most people from my country would make a long list about their pride in their nationality which drives me nuts because it's not really an accomplishment.... but more importantly the ideology that government pushes down to our throats that everyone has to be or feel Turkish where more than 20 million Kurds also live.

Or the fact that they put religion in birth certifacates so they can say %99 of the population is muslim which is so far from truth.

but that's not enough, you have to believe in the same version of the same religion,if you're not sunni you'll be discriminated or even flagged by the government.And if you're an atheist you might just get sued by the government for insulting religion just because you tell the absurdities in Quran.

Fazil Say the Turkish classical pianist just got sued because of this and finally he said he has to move to Japan if he gets sentence because of it.Last year they tried to fire a college prof. because he came out on a tv show and basically made religious students question their believes.

So afterall we have a system that tries to put people in a single model..Everyone has to be Turk,muslim,sunni and straight...I can tell this strategy failed on me in all levels...and i am proud of it

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hdca18

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That's fair, as a Canadian myself I know exactly what you mean, however unlike you.. I don't like being a minority which is what is happening. Where I live there are dollar stores beside every Tim Hortons.. and if you live in a city with a tonne of Timmies, you know exactly what I mean. And every dollar store is owned by a different Indian or Asian family.

Now, I am not Racist nor do I want them to Leave, and what I say may come off that way, but my point is that I don't like being a minority and multi-culturalism isn't something I am proud to say my country does.

However, I am proud that the fact I can vote, drink alcohol, etc when I so decide. I am not forced to do something, and have the freedom to choose. I am proud of the fact that we aren't guerrilla run, nor is it a dictatorship. I am proud that I can walk down the street without a big risk of being shot.

I can understand and appreciate your stance on multiculturalism, and agree with the comments you've made regarding the freedom to choose, and the part about not risking being shot when walking down the street. Though they weren't the first ones to come to mind, I have to say, they are likely the ones I am most proud of as well.

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linsook

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That's fair, as a Canadian myself I know exactly what you mean, however unlike you.. I don't like being a minority which is what is happening. Where I live there are dollar stores beside every Tim Hortons.. and if you live in a city with a tonne of Timmies, you know exactly what I mean. And every dollar store is owned by a different Indian or Asian family.

Now, I am not Racist nor do I want them to Leave, and what I say may come off that way, but my point is that I don't like being a minority and multi-culturalism isn't something I am proud to say my country does.

However, I am proud that the fact I can vote, drink alcohol, etc when I so decide. I am not forced to do something, and have the freedom to choose. I am proud of the fact that we aren't guerrilla run, nor is it a dictatorship. I am proud that I can walk down the street without a big risk of being shot.

lol minority... Got to get your facts straight, Caucasians in Ontario far outweigh visible minority groups COMBINED. 23% of Ontario's population are of visible minorities (Statscan 2006). This figure is likely up since then however far, far from a majority. Perhaps you have a gripe with the street you live in, perhaps the city? Brampton maybe??

And ya, you do sound racist but, I think i can understand.

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BajiRav

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Indian and I am hard pressed to list any reasons that make me feel proud. Nothing in Recent times makes me feel proud. I've been living in the US for almost 10 years now (studying, working) and I'd kind of feel the same if I was a US national. :)

On the other hand, I'd be really proud of a number of things from the past but they are just too many to list here but here's a few,

- The Hindu scriptures : I am a non-believer but the Hindu scriptures are fascinating (think Chariots of Gods like theories).

- Freedom fighters : I am awed by freedom fighters like S. Bose, V. Savarkar and other "less glamorous" ones. M.K.Gandhi just stole the limelight and stood on the shoulders of these giants :/

- Architecture : Indian structures over the centuries are amazing and are a wonderful sight. It's sad that many got ruined by (mainly) Islamic invaders and some by British (no hard feelings though :p).

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Duffydemon

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Caucasians in Ontario far outweigh visible minority groups COMBINED.

I think you mean "White" here, because Caucasian is a race. South east Asians, North africans, Middle easterners all fall into Caucasian category.

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Mando

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Except you are ;) Deny it all you want. You are!

hopefully not for too much longer ;)

Im proud to be a Scot due to our engineering,inventors over the centuries, our scenery and our heritage. Im not proud to call myself a "Brit" due to the years of being classed as a second class nation by our London based govt using us as guinea pigs for so many things,(poll tax for one), and I'm embarrassed with "Brits" reputation worldwide for being drunken louts....us Scots are drunks on holiday but are nice with it......same with our "tartan army" who follow our national football team, we go for the giggles, because we know we are crap so go for the craic.

I'm a 50-50 hybrid, mother is from Liverpool and my father is from Dundee, but I was born and raised in Scotland and as such I consider myself a Scot, not a Brit.

I don't appreciate Scottish sportsmen/women being Scottish when they lose, but "British" when they have success.......it gets up my nose :p

To be precise due to the UK being a "United Kingdom" your nationality is actually English, Welsh, Scots and Irish, not "British" as its a kingdom comprising of multiple "nations" under 1 flag, so I`m a Scot, not a "brit"

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linsook

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I think you mean "White" here, because Caucasian is a race. South east Asians, North africans, Middle easterners all fall into Caucasian category.

Sure, if you like. White and Caucasian are lumped together in stats. You can call it the group that's not a visible minority.

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spader

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Proud to be a Kiwi (New Zealander) for the below reasons (there are many more but these are the top of mind ones)

Bruce McLaren (yup the F1 team)

Denny Hulme

Willie Apiata

Charles Upham

Being part of the ANZAC Tradition (Good on ya Aussie!)

Ernest Rutherford (The Lord Rutherford of Nelson) split the atom first

Sir Edmond Hilary (First to summit everest)

Rod, Steve and Rhys Millen

Scott Dixon

The All Blacks (RWC champions not a racial slur)

Split Enz

Dragon

Kimbra

Crowded House

Team NZ Sailing

Jacko Gill

Valerie Adams

Paul Radisich (hes a bit of a dick now though)

Peter Jackson

WETA Workshop

Air NZ

I love living where I do. Low pollution levels, almost everyone is nice and friendly, cops dont carry guns and there arent creatures hiding everywhere that are trying to kill you.

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DirtyLarry Veteran

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Honestly, I have always thought it was silly to be proud of nationality. Perhaps it is because I am American, not sure, but I have nothing to do with what Americans have done for centuries. All it does is present yet another way for people to think of reasons for division IMO. Not a big fan of the whole idea at all.

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