Aren’t you from Ohio? Isn’t that where all astronauts are from? Because they were all raised farm fed, physically nourished and challenged, well adjusted, and self reliant? And what we all aspired to as kids?Of your Country ?, State ? City
Yes, Yes and Yes but for the record Im least proud of my State, LOL
Ah finally a good thread to ask this.I am not American, I am Dutch. Being proud is an almost foreign concept to me. If you are proud of something, it is about accomplishments, and even then you are taught to keep it to yourself, 'act normal' (as in: Don't stand out) is a big part of Dutch culture. Being proud of accomplishments is equal to bragging for us.
To Americans, how are you taught to be proud about things like country, state, city? Is it something your parents told you, is it a school thing, Where does it come from and how do you measure it?
(It's an honest question, it's one of the most fascinating things about American culture to me)
Ah finally a good thread to ask this.I am not American, I am Dutch. Being proud is an almost foreign concept to me. If you are proud of something, it is about accomplishments, and even then you are taught to keep it to yourself, 'act normal' (as in: Don't stand out) is a big part of Dutch culture. Being proud of accomplishments is equal to bragging for us.
To Americans, how are you taught to be proud about things like country, state, city? Is it something your parents told you, is it a school thing, Where does it come from and how do you measure it?
(It's an honest question, it's one of the most fascinating things about American culture to me)
I am American and I don't really get it, either, honestly. It gets a bit too jingoistic to me.