Your most and least favourite Countries.

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Originally Posted by SlowSon

The idea is not to recommend it for a visit or to promote it as being superior to others. The idea is that I feel my place as sufficient enough so I dont dare to go abroad, except for some particular motorsport or football event.

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I don't see anything wrong with that viewpoint at all. Is there a reason why you can't name it here though? Do you feel you will be judged because of it? I can assure you no-one here is like that.

I am from Italy and proud of that ! :p : ;)

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Originally Posted by pino

I am from Italy and proud of that ! :p : ;)

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I've never understood this "proud to be...." thing.
Nobody asked us if we wanted to be born of x or y nationality, it wasn't a personal choice and it's not an award we won through a competition.. We were born of a certain nationality as well as we were born male or female, blonde or brunette, tall or short. To say I'm proud to be.... is like saying I'm proud to have blue eyes.
More than that you can't be proud to belong to such a large category because it's inevitable it may contain contradictory elements.
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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

I've never understood this "proud to be...." thing.
Nobody asked us if we wanted to be born of x or y nationality, it wasn't a personal choice and it's not an award we won through a competition.. We were born of a certain nationality as well as we were born male or female, blonde or brunette, tall or short. To say I'm proud to be.... is like saying I'm proud to have blue eyes.
More than that you can't be proud to belong to such a large category because it's inevitable it may contain contradictory elements.
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I doubt you'd be proud to be born in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan or Siria..........

I see Pino's point.

I'm proud to be British.....

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Originally Posted by Knock-on

Spain's a funny one. I nearly included it in my faves but know what you mean and agree with your reason.

There are too many rude, xenophobic, arrogant Brits that have spoilt the Costas and turned the Spanish people away from us. However, if you make the effort, speak a bit of Spannish, take an interest and are polite, you will soon break down these barriers and have a great time in Spain. The people are warm and friendly when they get to know you, have a Fiesta every couple of weeks and love to party with good food and plenty of drink. Also, some parts of the North are stunning nd the last hundred clicks from Madrid to Bilbao is one of the most stunning roads in the world.

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I went to Spain (or rather Catalunya) last year with the family and found the atmosphere there perfectly friendly from all sides. I didn't notice Brits being rude or locals being rude to Brits in response. I only had some funny memories related to Brits. Once I saw a Brit asking the bartender for a beer and it took the latter a while to figure out what he had to serve. I guess that was because he was used to hearing things like that in simplified international English, which would sound smth. like "van bihr". Once he got through a thick British accent he duly served a beer.

Then my son got perplexed by people speaking foreign languages. So he started talking gibberish in response to what sounded gibberish to him. Once he engaged in a conversation in a swimming pool with a six or so year old Brit. Among the meaningless words he pronounced one sounded like "spans". The Brit asked me: "Is 'e Spanish? Where is 'e from?" "From Belarus," said I. The it was the Brit's turn to be perplexed as he obviously never heard about such country. He chose then to swim in the opposite direction from the weird father and son.

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

I've never understood this "proud to be...." thing.
Nobody asked us if we wanted to be born of x or y nationality, it wasn't a personal choice and it's not an award we won through a competition.. We were born of a certain nationality as well as we were born male or female, blonde or brunette, tall or short. To say I'm proud to be.... is like saying I'm proud to have blue eyes.
More than that you can't be proud to belong to such a large category because it's inevitable it may contain contradictory elements.
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Do you have blue eyes? ;)

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

I doubt you'd be proud to be born in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan or Siria...............

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Why not? It's personal qualities that are important not the place where we were born and live. I'm romanian and a mediocre one. I can't see any reason to associate my humble person with the personalities of this country that might make me "proud to be born" here. At the same time I also can't identify myself with the army of beggars, thiefs, whores, etc. that make this country famous.
We are ( at least, cos I have some suspicions ) 3 romanians on Chit Chat, me, Big Ben and Ioan and we are very different. Don't think that if you analyse the 3 of us you'll say "romanians are...."

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

I'm proud to be British.....

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Good for you. But being british is not a guarantee you're a good man.

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Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz

Do you have blue eyes? ;)

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I've said above about my greek roots. So definitely not. :laugh:

My boys are half Greek and one has Blue eyes :p

I like Greece too but could never live in such a state of apathy :D

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

I've never understood this "proud to be...." thing.
Nobody asked us if we wanted to be born of x or y nationality, it wasn't a personal choice and it's not an award we won through a competition.. We were born of a certain nationality as well as we were born male or female, blonde or brunette, tall or short. To say I'm proud to be.... is like saying I'm proud to have blue eyes.
More than that you can't be proud to belong to such a large category because it's inevitable it may contain contradictory elements.
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A very good point. So, I'd like to say I'm happy to be American. :)