Are you proud

[low-key]

Of your Country ?, State ? City


Yes, Yes and Yes but for the record Im least proud of my State, LOL

 

[marthachick]

Yes, yes, yes. I wouldn’t live anywhere else. When I move from my house, it will be in a box.

 

[China Expat]

Neutral, neutral, neutral

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I think there is room for improvement for all 3, but I’d say 1) right now, for the most part 2) overall yes 3) neutral

 

[Heather07438]

Of your Country ?, State ? City


Yes, Yes and Yes but for the record Im least proud of my State, LOL

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?

Be proud!

 

[neverlandsky]

Neutral, Yes, Yes.

 

[DisneyMommy77]

Country? Absolutely!! I'm glad God dropped me off on this side of Earth.
State? In some ways, yes, but the politics of CA are difficult at times. Especially this last year.
My town? 100% proud! Love my town! Everyone I know is proud of it too. It's a great place with great people.

 

[Karin1984]

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 )

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Yes, yes, and yes


To expound… if you’re not proud of your country, perhaps you should try another. North Korea?? China??Iran??

Florida… yes, but others are good too. Some are not.

City?? Love it. We had some scandals here and ousted three of our officials. Two are going jail, and one is free because he turned states evidence.

 

[OKW8297]

No yes yes our state has a 70% vaccination rate and our town has started addressing issues of racism and discrimination

 

[starvenger]

Interesting question. I am of course proud to be a Canadian, proud to be a native Torontonian, and proud to live in the suburb city of Markham. It's a nice place, heavy Asian population, and we even claim some famous and/or notorious former residents.

In Ontario, I don't believe that there is a provincial identity like, say, Albertans or Quebecers have.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Everything has room for improvement I suppose, and I do my share of complaining (usually about traffic, road des construction, and various "projects" that cause major inconvenience)... but I would go with Yes X3.

and low-key, from what I have seen of OH it is perfectly nice

 

[Jennasis]

I'm proud to be an American, but sometimes not proud OF my country.

 

[Meriweather]

I also am proud to be an American, not always so proud of America
I like living in my state, but not proud of it.
I like my city and not sure there is anything to really be proud of.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Glad to have been born in America, and proud of many of it's accomplishments, but not of the current division between political sides - it's downright scary sometimes.

Proud of my state - over 60% fully vaccinated (in second place, last I read.)

Proud of my town - kind, caring, a really good sense of community for its size, and (in my opinion) working on the right things.

 

[punkin]

America is a million times better than the country of my birth. I am very proud to be an American by choice (mostly my mother's choice, but still...)
My state is fine but since I moved here as an adult, I really don't identify as being "from here"
My town is full of pretentious know it alls. I mostly hate it.

 

[Princessclab]

Country - USA...absolutely!
State...overall, yes
City...meh.

 

[BrianL]

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 totally understand. For Europeans, the American ideas of individualism and pride can seem unusual. A lot of it has to do with how our country was founded. Unlike most European nations, we are relatively young, and we became a country by eschewing a lot of European norms - like a teenager rebelling against their parents. Our way of life and style of government became quite different with a focus on individual achievement and personal liberty. Interestingly a lot of American style ideas have seeped into European government styles, but not completely. That's not to say one system is superior to the other, they're just different because of how they evolved - though many Americans definitely do see it as better. We are sort of indoctrinated with that.

That said, I am not "proud" of myself that I just happened to be born or live in a certain place. I agree that pride is to be taken in achievement. I am proud of my country for the most part for being a generally positive influence in the world, though certainly not in every respect. There is always room for improvement too. State and City? Ehh, I don't think we do anything that is necessaruly worth being proud of, though there are certain things within both that I am very proud of.

 

[Moliphino]

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.

 

[BrianL]

I am American and I don't really get it, either, honestly. It gets a bit too jingoistic to me.

It certainly can - many people don't understand the difference between patriotism and jingoism at all. They think they are being the former, but in reality they are not.