Are you ashamed of your nationality?

[Gangerolf]

Originally posted by ADG


What bothers me most is the royalities... I simply just don't like 'em (not necesarily the persons...just the title...and what the title gives to the persons with the title)... You hear about those royal people EVERY SINGLE DAY

It's the other way around for me. I'm a monarchist, but the way some royals behave piss me off. Take Norway's crown princess's father for instance, he's obvioulsy constantly drunk and hangs out with this hideous woman called Cowboy-Laila. Well he's not really a royal, but anyway...
And I'm sick of hearing about it every day too.

And the second worst thing is the people...99% of the Danes wants to "get something" before they "Give something" (Though I don't know if there's that much difference in other countries... but I hope so)

I hate that "what's in it for me?" attitude. But it's everywhere I'm afraid.

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000


If there are two flags in the world I hate, its the Libyan one and the Spanish one. Ugh.....Spanish though is redeemable since it doesnt use just one solid color (which is just plain lazy).

Anyway....but Americans do need to realize that France did kind of help them with their independence. Funny thought now that you think of it

Damn... then you would hate my room because I have three spanish flags hanged up... patriot? Yes...

Gangerolf: *Moe voice from the simpsons* shut up... shut up...

[ranskaldan]

Re: Are you ashamed of your nationality?

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Well?

Hell no.

I was for a time, however, especially after reading David Eddings' Aryanistic Belgariad (which in all other respects is a pretty good - if commercial and shallow - series).

Frankly, I'd like to see what it's like being white or black, or Native American. Who knows. It could get interesting.

But in the meantime, being a member of a race / ethnicity that dominated for 2000+ years (and likely will again) isn't bad.

[Gangerolf]

Originally posted by Fez

Gangerolf: *Moe voice from the simpsons* shut up... shut up...

about what?
oh, you mean Spain's PINK lion? no worries.

[Cagliostro]

Mmmh - I don't get the point in being a patriot as well as being ashamed - how can you be proud/ashamed of something which is none of your merit (unless you didn't achieve anything (positive or negative) in your life and have nothing else to be proud or ashamed of due to that...)?

Please enlighten me

[gsmoove23]

What exactly is a patriot? I've never known.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Fez


Damn... then you would hate my room because I have three spanish flags hanged up... patriot? Yes...

Dont worry You are not alone. I have an equal number of flags (not all Russian. And none of them are spanish. In fact, they are Russian, Soviet, Chinese ) in my computer room followed by another Russian flag, Chinese, Soviet, British, and Indian in my bedroom with the flags of Egypt and Taiwan in my first bathroom (the flag of Vietnam in my second one) and the flag of Kazakstan goes into the study room while insiude the study room I have the Japenese flag (and war flag, too!) along with Canada and Belarus and then we enter the basement (which has the MODERN afghani flag to the entrance) and there you will find an American flag, Israel, and Hong Kong.

And I love them all

[Gangerolf]

But in the meantime, being a member of a race / ethnicity that dominated for 2000+ years (and likely will again) isn't bad.

when did China ever(I presume) dominate anything else than East Asia?

(and likely will again)

I certainly hope not. At least not in their current semi communist-fascistoid state.

[Hobbes]

I'm Dutch Canadian. Ashamed of neither, but it's not exactally exciting. My girlfriend is Polish Jewish and there is such great traditions and family-atmosphere in her culture. The Dutch aren't exactally 'big family' people. Good food, however.

[ranskaldan]

Originally posted by Gangerolf


when did China ever(I presume) dominate anything else than East Asia?

Okay, so dominate is a bad word. How about "lead"?

I certainly hope not. At least not in their current semi communist-fascistoid state.

Frankly, I don't really care. America isn't doing a great job either, anyway.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
If there are two flags in the world I hate, its the Libyan one and the Spanish one. Ugh.....Spanish though is redeemable since it doesnt use just one solid color (which is just plain lazy).

Oddly enough, the Spanish flag is one of my favorites. I like the feeling of joy the red/yellow combo inspires. You and me have quite different tastes, Tassadar.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by The Vagabond


Oddly enough, the Spanish flag is one of my favorites. I like the feeling of joy the red/yellow combo inspires. You and me have quite different tastes, Tassadar.

The red and yellow is OK, its just that crest spoils the entire thing....

[The Vagabond]

Closer to the original question, I'd like to say I don't regret I was born Russian.

Well, maybe just sometimes

[yaroslav]

Originally posted by Gangerolf


about what?
oh, you mean Spain's PINK lion? no worries.

It's not pink but purple

In fact, on colour-standar CIE-1931, the lion must have a color with that figures:

Y=18.42,x=0.426,y=0.263

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
The red and yellow is OK, its just that crest spoils the entire thing....

I am not surprised you said that. After all, the red and yellow are also the colors of the Soviet flag.