Of course I'm proud to be British (English first), but it seems to be frowned upon if we dare to say so! Look how proud the Americans are of being American, flags everywhere and yet we hardly see any flags here. I'm sad at the way the country is going though, too politically correct and too afraid to speak our minds for fear of being arrested for a ridiculous 'hate crime'! I love our seaside towns, our lush green countryside and quaint little villages and city centres like Chester, York, Liverpool and Manchester. Never been to Newcastle, but bet it's great. Yup, very proud, that's me ...