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发帖数: 9764 | 1 David Barry, lived in China for Many Years.
Answered Mar 31, 2018
I am not Chinese, but can answer this question as a British man.
When I was a child, I thought that the UK was the center of the Universe so
I would probably say: “I am proud to be British!” As a teenager I was an
idealist and would probably say: “If Britain changes in such and such a way
, then I will be proud!” In my twenties, I became more regionalistic , so I
would probably say : “I’m proud to be Yorkshire!” In my thirties as I
lived abroad, I clung to my roots more and would have said: “I’m proud to
be Yorkshire with Irish ancestry!” Now I’m in my forties and would not say
anything like the above.
I don’t think “pride” is worth the candle. It leads to ignorance. Also,
why would anyone be proud of being any nationality? We are born into a
nationality, that’s all. It’s nothing we have done. We could be proud of
our nation’s achievements. We could be proud of something we have done,
including something we have done for our country. We can say : “We are
happy to be…” British or Chinese or whatever.
Now I will say that I’m happy to be alive and human and part of the
Universe. National pride is a load of old cobblers in my thinking. The
British did some great things and not so great. The USA , now, hasn’t been
the perfect state and if China does become the total superpower, I hope the
Chinese are smart enough to not start to believe that they are superior to
others. It makes my heart sink when our leaders start to blame other nations
for their political gain. National pride is for the ignorant. For those who
choose ignorance. | m******3
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发帖数: 55733 | 4 绝对装逼装到sb。British made him and his everything is British。和本版老将一
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"National pride is for the ignorant. For those who choose ignorance."
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: David Barry, lived in China for Many Years.
: Answered Mar 31, 2018
: I am not Chinese, but can answer this question as a British man.
: When I was a child, I thought that the UK was the center of the Universe so
: I would probably say: “I am proud to be British!” As a teenager I was an
: idealist and would probably say: “If Britain changes in such and such a way
: , then I will be proud!” In my twenties, I became more regionalistic , so I
: would probably say : “I’m proud to be Yorkshire!” In my thirties as I
: lived abroad, I clung to my roots more and would have said: “I’m proud to
: be Yorkshire with Irish ancestry!” Now I’m in my forties and would not say
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