I am very proud to be British. Great island, great people.
2007-03-29 05:29:30 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Your country, like any other major world power, has done some things in the past which are questionable. However, Britain really has done a lot of things which shaped the modern world. I would say that you should be proud of your country.
2007-03-29 05:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Yank here (I was curious).
I think it's silly to be either proud or ashamed of things on never did.
I was surprised, though, no one mentioned oppressing and stealing from so many peoples all over the world for such a long time.
One person ranted about Ireland (and rightly so), but what about the rest of the empire?
The places Britain once took over and ruled (against the will of the inhabitants) are still suffering the consequences of their exploitation, and the crazy maps then drawn.
2007-03-29 12:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both really, we achieved alot. Many countries wanted to join the Empire to stop in fighting and tribal warfare. I feel, its a bit harsh for an American to come on board and have a pop at us Brits. Lets be honest, their track record is not brilliant, i.e Native Americans. Every country has had some bad periods. But overall we should be proud that we achieved alot.
2007-03-30 00:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Nelson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British systematically starved the Irish. Is that something to be proud of? The British laws made the famine in Ireland cause starvation. Irish couldn't buy land, so land was divided into parcels that were too small to support a family on. This forced the Irish to grow only one crop, so when the blight hit there were no options for obtaining food. While the Irish were starving landowners were forbidding people to hunt or fish on their land. Through the famine England starved more people than Hitler gassed. It was genocide pure and simple.
2007-03-29 05:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
On the whole proud... but we should also not forget some of the mistakes we made in the past.
Rule Britannia and God Save Our Queen.
2007-03-29 22:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if this is about this slavery noncense....look were black people have come in 200 years. stop moaning and get over it . or we ill have to get every country round a big round table so we can all say sorry to each other.
lets it drop and move on to some thing like the mosque that ken livingstone want to build in london for 100 million pounds which will be bigger than st pauls now theres a question. where in the name of blue fjsk did he get that idea from. there goes your taxes bye bye
2007-03-29 05:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by ghandi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe the people of the empire days should but the present day British have nothing to be ashamed of regarding the past
2007-03-29 06:05:40 · answer #7 · answered by cassidy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremely proud to be British. A long and proud tradition IS something to be proud of.
We've brought so many good things to this world, it would be folly of me to list them all here.
And yes, we have fought in the past against anyone who threatens our way of life. Which I am vehemently in support of.
The fact that civilisation has moved on and replaced some of the more 'barbaric' ways, is something else to proud of. The fact that we now know that some methods of achieving our goals are wrong, and that other means are viable to achieve one's results.
2007-03-29 05:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by Moorglademover 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am proud to be English, not British. I only consider myself to be English.
2007-03-29 06:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An outside view here....
Nothing to be ashamed of, mate. GB has been a great and glorious country throughout this decade...and will always hold an international ranking of one of the greats!
2007-03-29 05:33:35 · answer #10 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋