Dene
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New Zealand is a dump. I have nothing to be proud of, especially not myself.
What are you proud of in your country?
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deco122392
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sooooooo just felt like i should throw this in. pride is one of the "Seven deadly sins" if im not mistaken
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Close, but it's not pride, but pride to the point of narcissism. And also to the point of self-acclaimed, irrational, unjustifiable superiority.
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My government...not
Our Chocolate...yes
Our Chocolate...yes
Stefan
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Correct, no pride there at all for me. I don't even see why someone could, except because of being taught so. It just doesn't make sense.
In the case of an athlete from "my country" (and no, I'm not going to drop those quotes) winning something, I'm also not even "happy". Well, maybe if I know the athlete in person, though then I'd not be happy because of the country but because of the person. Country is really ... completely meaningless. Someone earlier gave the example of a mathematician being proud of mathematicians, and that I can somewhat grasp. But country? Nah.
Nice, when I first entered this thread I thought exactly the same, that "happy" would fit much better in many cases. And thanks for the hint, I think I found it:
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Lucas Garron
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You know why I like learning math? I can be taught something, but I don't have to accept it blindly. But when I verify that it makes sense with my other understanding (especially in math, where you can verify derivations), I appreciate the teacher for it.
Even if I don't have citizenship, I could probably have had de facto American WCA nationality. But I still had affinity with Germany. And now that I've been in the US for a while, I appreciate both of them.
But I grew up in Germany first, and it defined any later potential. Being born in Germany might have been arbitrary, but I'm proud that I was raised there.
Recently, I came across the old TV show intros I remember: Sendung mit er Maus, Heidi, Löwenzahn.
There must have been something to the country and culture that produced such shows for a childhood, just as American high schools have developed into academically stifling institutions (although college is worth it –and not that I know that Gymnasium is better in Germany).
So, I'm proud of Germans, because they do things for perpetuating a country I appreciate. Affiliation is a sort of dedication, and it tends to encourage doing things. And I think it's worth doing things for humanity, under whatever affiliation.
Also, similar reason applies to my pride for Stanford. But that was more of a choice. Nevertheless, I love the university, and I'm proud of people who contribute to it.
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Im proud that Australia beats england very easily in a game they created!
n00bcubix
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I'm proud Korea is very good at Baseball and Soccer :]
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I'm proud of the German soccer team and it's success.
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