Are You Proud To Be British?

[TWR]

Yes / Why?
No / Why?

[pixie374]

I'm not proud or ashamed of it. It wasn't my doing.

[-Talbot-]

Well I'm not ashamed to be British. I'm not sure I could say the same if I were Saudi Arabian for instance.

[emmie]

yes, I believe in equality, justice, fairness, democracy, kindness, all of which i think are qualities of most of the British i know and come across in a long life.

[Baldric]

I am proud to be English.

[mikey4444]

Don't really know what that means ?

If I lived somewhere like North Korea, or some other dictatorship, I probably wouldn't be proud.

But Britain is like most democracies and I can't see any reason to be ashamed.

[Zacs-Master]

I'm proud to be English.

[mikey4444]

For those that say they are proud to be English, does that mean you are not proud of being British as well, and if so, why ?

[bhg481]

Mikey //If I lived somewhere like North Korea, or some other dictatorship, I probably wouldn't be proud.//. If you lived in N Korea and weren't proud you'd be dead.

[mikey4444]

BHG....lol !

[anotheoldgit]

I am also proud to be English.

The English language is spoken throughout the World, we hold certain long traditions, that are copied throughout the World, we had renowned inventors, explorers and a long history which included the Kings & Queens of England.

The Scottish, Irish and Welsh however are allowed to be proud of their countries, but "proud to be English" is something that is frowned upon these days.

[ummmm]

By who?

[Togo]

Born in England.....Made In Britain. :))

[Berniecuddles2]

Born in London ..which is England. .which is great Britain. .which is the uk ...proud of em all!!

[Sqad]

Never given it a thought ...PROUD? by that do you mean "better than?"
Born in England, worked all my life in England.......met colleagues from other countries whom i have admired from the USA in particular, certain European countries.......but PROUD has never entered into it.
Well....perhaps a little...when the Red Arrows display came to Menorca......perhaps then.
Pride in my country has never formed a major part of my relationships....I admire, hard work, expertise and success from any part of the world.

[woofgang]

what Sqad said, except for the Menorca bit

[jambutty]

Yes, proud to be English first and then British.

[maggiebee]

Proud to be Scottish first and foremost - British second.

[paddywak]

As one old boy I knew used to say, British by birth English by the grace of God

[THECORBYLOON]

""proud to be English" is something that is frowned upon these days." Several folk have already said they are proud to be English, has anyone had a pop at them?