Are You 'proud To Be British' ?

[Snafu03]

amidst the events yesterday in Woolwich there's alot of nationalist sloganism being posted on FB usually with 'Proud to be British' as the forerunner.

Are you 'Proud to be British'?

I'm not. Recently in Wales the English B&B owner was telling me of all the anti-English pubs not to visit. In Scotland my English in-laws have been refused service in a shop because they are English.

So am I proud to be English.

Again not really. Northerners may refer to me as a 'southern softie' etc etc. Less spiteful than our Scots and Welsh neighbours but definitely an us/them thing going on with the North Divide.

So am I proud to be Southern?

Not really. I support Southampton and wouldnt dream of driving my car with its 'scummer' stickers on in Portsmouth.

So am I proud to be me?

not always!

[jake-the-peg]

I'm proud of things I've achieved

I'm no more proud to be British than I'm proud of the colour of my eyes

[Sqad]

C'mon Jake.....don't be shy.......tell us what you have achieved....;-)

[jake-the-peg]

I'd hate to steal your thunder sqad - we all know it's all about you ;c)

[craft1948]

I'm not sure about being proud but I'm glad I'm British, especially when you look at the alternatives............

[TWR]

Whats the next joke?

[mccfluff]

I like all my nationalities esp the immigrant ones

[Sqad]

Jake....c'mon.....I know i am gifted and wonderful, but you brought up the subject.........so......I ask again......just what have you achieved.......?

[Brenden]

I am very proud to be English - an always will be.

[sebhfhion]

// I'm not sure about being proud but I'm glad I'm British, especially when you look at the alternatives............//

Canadian? Australian? much better people IMHO

[baza]

despite being, like my siblings, an accident, I am proud to be English. My car is an import but then we do not make cars anymore, I would like to be proud of what we make/own but it's all owned by Johnny foreigner.

[China Doll]

I had nothing to do with being British, it's just a fortunate birth circumstance... However I do consider myself lucky to be living in this country. It's easy to criticise a lot of what this country has become (and I don't disagree with all of it), but it's a lot better than some have it.

[Graham-W]

Proud to be British, hmmmmmmmmm, not sure.
Proud to be a Yorkshireman. Without a doubt.
You can always tell a Yorkshireman...........But you can't tell him much!

[daffy654]

I'm not proud of something I have no control over. I do not like to admit to being English on many of the foreign forums I use as we are looked down on by so many other countries.

[jim360]

Chin up, Daffy: Behind only Canada and Germany now!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22624327

[naomi24]

On the whole, yes I am. I don't necessarily like or agree with everything that happens in this country, but I like patriotism. Shame there's not more of it about.

[daffy654]

That isn't my experience Jim.

I play an MMO game which has players from around the world, the only other nationality players happy to associate with us British are the Japanese, the French, German, Spanish, Italian and Americans absolutely detest us and everyone hates the French for some odd reason. lol

[biggleswade]

Yes. I am proud to be English but I am ashamed of a lot of people who also claim to be English. I think they have little to do with being English.

[stokemaveric]

of course i am..i fought for this country along with many others..so why shouldnt i be proud to be british????

[Bbbananas]

The British have a lot to be proud of. Look at last year - the patriotism of the diamond jubilee, the Olympics. Our armed forces, our charitable contributions. Every nationality has its embarrassments, its scum. Its disgraces.

We are still fortunate compared to a lot of other countries. Lets fly the Union Jack and be proud (I still have my little one up from last June. Withered, frayed, but still fluttering in the storms.

[leahbee]

Well said stokemaverick . I am very proud to be British and find that the English man, or in my case woman, is respected in all the places I have visited.