2006-08-13 05:45:13 · 25 answers · asked by snooky me! 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The way the Brits pull together in a crisis, that makes me proud.
2006-08-13 12:16:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am originally from India and I am proud of the fact that
1. We had Gandhi who showed the world how to resist oppression without violence......(and influenced Martin Luther King)
2. Our ancient civilization and the concept of 'zero' which we gave the world
3. Yoga
4. Religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism - all of which are VERY tolerant.
5. We had a woman Prime Minister long before England (and US does not even have a Woman prez as yet!)
And other stuff like its spicy curries, Bollywood, it's IT & medical professionals that are shining all over the world!
2006-08-13 09:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by estee06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this and all matters patriotic, I defer to that modern-day John the Baptist, the late Bill Hicks, who said;
"People from other countries ask me 'Are you proud to be an American?' Well, I didn't have a lot to do with it. My parents f**ed here, and that was about it. I was in the Spirit Realm at the time.... I hate patriotism. It's a round world the last time I checked. In fact, that's how we could stop patriotism- instead of putting stars and stripes on our flags, we should put pictures of our parents f**king. That would stop any boot-stomping mentality, look up and see your dad hunched over your mom's big 4x4 butt...."
Peace.
2006-08-13 05:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny Tezca 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Long after England has sunk back into the primordial slime from whence she came, she will be remembered for three things...the Full English Breakfast; the Oxford Book of Verse and the Presumption of Innocence!"
(John Mortimer via Rumpole of the Bailey)
2006-08-13 08:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by Derek F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact the English occupied 2/3rds of the world only a few hundred years ago
2006-08-13 05:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fact that even people that hate the USA can have their say in our free and open country. Freedom to say what you think is punishable by death in many countries. Same as freedom to follow whatever religion, or none at all.
2006-08-13 05:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
bringing christianity to the whole of europe, being the founding fathers of civilization. highest literacy rate in the world per capita. highest drink rate per household in the world, first country to have the AA in europe. first country's domestic team to take a penalty kick in football in a competition, a country with 6 nobel prize winners one of the highest rates of suicide in western europe. one of the last true democracies left anywhere. best military, of any country forebears of special forces and guerilla warefare. first person to split the atom was from here. biggest selling band in the world for 20 years is from here. the majority of the country is of one religion. our flag is green white and gold, need i say anymore. our anthem is the soldiers song (Amhrán na bhFiann)
2006-08-13 06:51:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Englands countryside. Come on.. I've been about and nowt beats the North Yorkshire Moors.
2006-08-13 05:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several things, but the main thing that makes me proud to be Scottish is our humour.
2006-08-13 05:55:13 · answer #9 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that all the gr8 inventions comes from the UK
2006-08-13 06:03:20 · answer #10 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋