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What makes you proud about your COUNTRY?
Posted by BomberoKing • 12/08/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: counrty, Culture, flag, food, good, kind, nation, people, planet, race
Hi again. We are of different culture. We grew up from different places. But we are all alike since we all find satistaction in writing/blogging.
What makes you proud about your country?
What is it about your counrty, its culture, and its people that you can tell other bloggers of other nation?
Mind sharing your tougths to us?
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Oh It's our vision of the future.
We are because we belong to a future. For the present I must say
that it has no value unless you have no direction. We are not wealthy and we are mired with much problems. But we dream ....
The nature of dream determines one's greatness.-
Hi Devabrata..!
You are from INDIA..?
Namaste..!
India is a land with beautiful people..! -
Well said, Devabrata
I'm not from India.. but your words are beautiful nonetheless.
I think Indian bloggers can make great literary writers or philosophers? -
Bharat, the heart of the world
I wrote a song about it around about 20 years ago
Oh Mother India you'll be free someday soon
from your trials and tribulations
when the Lord grants you that boon
you'll shine your light to the whole of the world
then they'll kmow in the west
that the Sacred Path of Dharma is greater than the rest
(c) T. Hogan
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Erm well.....sorry to confude the question but...
Im not proud of my country, I live in England and while I marvel at our history, love the queen and all that I am actually proud of Bulgaria!
Bulgaria is the country my wife is from and is a beautiful little country found in south eastern Europe, it is a place where people are friendly and laid back, they enjoy life and dont moan abotu what is owed to them like many in England do...even though the English have alot more money....oh and Bulgarian food ROCKS!
Heres my site detailing everything about Bulgaria infobulgariaguide.com-
Maybe you could come up with a distinctive Bulgarian avatar to help promote your project.
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Well I should say the beer and the chocolat, but because of the political termoil in my nation, I'm repulsed by my nationality. (that's why I'm not saying where I'm from)-
Well at least you didn't violate Germany's neutrality in 1914.
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We would have been really stupid to do that, we would have gotten a serious whup ass. But you must admit that we played the war really smooth, we stayed nicely put behind a huge inundated area and let the British, French and American conquer our little country back.
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My grandfater and my father both fought so I can sit here and enjoy my freedom. To all the service men and woman I have much respect for.-
Which country are we talking about? And which wars?
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of course PEACE! -
The U.S.A. has so much to be proud of so let me just mention our contributions to space travel, modern art and stand up comedy.-
And our news people who add new meaning to stand up comedy.
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My country U.S. has given more money I am pretty sure than any place on earth to help people. But the people are even more generous here.
When you take the people in the world that want to leave their country and they always pick the U.S. first, that really says it all.-
Mike, you said "My country U.S. has given more money I am pretty sure than any place on earth to help people." I'm glad you qualified that statement.
This is a really interesting issue to me. The US government frequently PLEDGES huge amounts of money but only delivers a fraction of it. And the money the US spends on 'foreign aid' that so many conservatives I know complain about is often obscured by looking at money spent or pledged by amount while ignoring that as a percent of GDP, the US has nothing to brag about. If you take out military aid to Israel, Egypt, and Columbia, the situation is even clearer. There is a decent article on this topic at www.fair.org/index.php?page=2676
I am proud of many things about the US, including how many people are good hearted and when confronted with bigotry and injustice as individuals, people will usually step up to the challenge.
I'm proud to see that so many citizens are pushing for the US to address climate issues via grass roots efforts after seeing the national governemnt is dropping the ball.
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One area in particular: Individual philanthropic people using their resources and talent to make the word better for other people.
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Britain? My guess is somewhere in Europe
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Yorkshire Puddings and Lincolnshire Sausages-
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Are you from the UK? -
I am
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I am with on that
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I don't usually think in terms of pride, but I will offer a proud moment during a dark one. During the American Civil War, President Lincoln could probably have figured out a way to avoid holding an election in 1864, but he didn't do that. In the middle of a brutal Civil War he still put himself through an election that could have got him tossed out. He would have lost the war too. I like the way he considered means in this case and not just ends.
Or a more obscure moment in American history: As the Cold War and the Red Scare were heating up, and denunciations of Communist sympathies were ruining careers and lives, it was still possible for International Publishers (Communist) to set up shop in this country and publish the Communist Manifesto and other Communist literature. Free speech and freedom of the press matter.
We screw up a lot of things, but the political system produces a few results that are rather remarkable when seen in an international context. It's these things I focus on when I start feeling down about the very bad things this country has done lately, such as elect G. W. Bush, use torture, not support a ban on land mines, and reject mandatory caps on carbon emissions. -
You know what though. In 100 years from now people will look back on Bush and say he did the right thing.
The problem is if Bush didn't go into Iraq and we had another terrorist attack here, the entire country would be in a total riot for the government not doing anything to prevent it.
The point is Bush couldn't win no matter what he did. It could have been any President in his position. He would still be hated. None of us were in his shoes so it is not really possible to know what we would have done.
I know I couldn't have another terrorist attack here.
Just like when you play chess, sometimes offense is the best defense. I know from playing online since 1996 if you let the other guy attack and just play defense, most of the time you will lose.-
I'll resist the urge to hijack this thread and argue with you. This is about what we're proud about. That's why I kept that part of my post short.
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IMHO. The Americans are always the brainy, confident, and critical ones that always jump into debates.
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I actually went off topic here. Sorry guys.
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Well the people here at least I know give. I am happy we have a site like donorschoose.org here which is in NY. I gave over $400 this year to school kids. I wish everyone would check them out.
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I gave 400 pounds to school kids...If I hadn't they would have beaten me up
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LOL @ CRKian....those pesky hoodies after you again....oh the woes off having to run away from 8 year old kids trying to pry that last tenner out of your pocket.
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8..were they that old
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I'm proud of my country India, for its culture, languages(thousands of them), history, food(my favourite), people........ -
im proud very proud to be from hera and have brothers and sisters so different so unique from all around the world,
each one of us different stories, different perspectives on life, the world the earth all of us earthlings, it would be so much better if we dint have a country, no boundaries, just one race together helping learning n creating instead of fighting,
i love my country and i love yours too, thanks to the internet and bloggers i get to see the beauty in each and every one of them. fu$$ the governments and the politicians, im hust happy to be here now living this moment as we live life, happy, sad good bad as long as we know we all have a helping hand
life goes by with a smile Peace n Love Clyde
@bomberoking, do not mean to disrespect your thread!-
that's just fione friedclyde.
i understand what you mean exactly!
the world would be better if we are all united!
what country are you from anyway?
if you don't mind me asking.
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i mean: "that's just fine friedclyde."
where is hera? -
Born in Singapore. I love my tiny island state for its racial harmony and excellent transport system. However, my fiance and I have decided to live in Croatia instead of Singapore due to all the stress and the all year round hot and humid weather.
Croatia is a beautiful country. Much like a misunderstood kid. No one loves her because she is part of the Balkans. But when you come to Croatia. You will wonder why on earth would you want to France anymore! -
lol i dint mean hera, i mispelt here im for India, whats Bombero?
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namaste then friedclyde..!
BOMBERO is Tagalog (philippine language) for..:
someone who isn't afraid to speak his mind out..!
BRAVE..!
SALAMAT!
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nice one... bombero...i like
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The hills, the glens, the lochs, our history and heritage. Draping myself in tartan and visiting Hampden to watch Scotland play football. Being there when we beat France in their own back yard last September thanks to a James McFadden wonder strike.
That and deep fried Mars Bars... -
I don't know where my country is exactly....
I was born in America.... Most of my grandparents spoke Creole French (French, Spain, African, Native American combo)
The ancestry from State Records and history, point to Senegal, Gambia and Mali
West African...
Yea I'm just an American... Proud you ask.. I'm proud to be alive, because it was not free. Despite the history, I cannot see myself any other place, until an Act of God would fix Africa and then I leave -
One thing I'm proud of my country is its diversity. Colours are everywhere.
It's like looking through a kaleidoscope.
My country is like a child growing up, curious, bouncey, and a bit annoying.
And every part of your culture, whether you're an American, European, Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese, African.. have helped in building it to be a nation.
*tears in my eeeeyesssss.. -
ichaduma hmm where do u live?
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Selamat pagi to Ichaduma!
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NOT the political System! Seriously! WHO CARES? (this is a shameless plug for whocares2008.com) thanks for listening. -
Freedom of speech compared to many nations
Our history, authors, playwrights, inventors
The fact that we are a proud nation and will fight for what we believe in when provoked.
I'm proud of the beauty of my country as well, the countryside, the mountains, the patchwork quilt of land as I fly overhead.
Plenty I'm not proud of as well, but that's a different thread! -
The vast wisdom of India's thoughts with regard to life that we have been inheriting from time immemorial.
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- Freedom of speech
- Diversity of citizens
- Beauty of land -
1/Bobby Davro.
2/We have street lighting.
3/The technology to put noodles into pots.
4/A respect for the elderly, all our stamps and money have some old woman on them.
5/Dogs aren't just for xmas (But cats are) -
it's the people that I am proud of in my country.
Cheers!
Zacky -
The Industrial Revolution, Parliamentary Democracy, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Babbage & Computers, Fleming and Penicillin, Elgar, Vaughn Williams, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams, The SAS - watch out bad guys!!, Paul Smith, Vivian Westwood, David Hockney....how much time you got??-
Apart from Shakespeare and Chaucer, I'm not so, ur, keen on that stuff. The SAS can take a long walk into Free Derry wearing orange suits with bulls-eyes on them, as far as I'm concerned.
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It's the best in the world.
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Actually, to LOVE your country means not always to be proud of it. In fact, if you really love your country, you get pissed off and ashamed at the levels it may fall to.
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It is my homeland. -
In my country, I'm grateful for the extent of freedom we have, freedom of speech (as Floog mentioned) and freedom in choice of education for our children. I'm grateful for the diversity and beauty of our environment. I'm grateful for the generosity and humour of (many of our) people. I'm grateful for our multiculturalism. And the music of Neil Young
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All countries have a great deal to be proud of, I am proud of the fact the UK accommodates many cultures. The world and countries are for everyone to enjoy, not sure about the idea of ownership. At the same time all countries have things they should not be proud of and everyone needs to strive to change the things we cannot be proud of.-
I can't say I'm down with multiculturalism, myself. Multiethnic society -- great. Multicultural society -- I'll pas.
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Baseball. -
I live in a multicultural country called Malaysia
We have three main races, Malays, Chinese and Indians
And our national no. 1 sport is badminton
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