Country pride

[r3lix]

Me and a friend were discussing Australian pride earlier today. My friends claim was that wearing an Australian flag as a cape, waving the Australian flag around and drinking beer as quite 'tacky'. I however am confused with my decission to agree with his idea of Australian pride and maybe it has gone too far. What do you all think about this? Does Australia need to become less "bogany" with its pride?
I am Australian.

 

[DefunctTheory]

Every country does that sort of thing, and it is quite tacky. Showing your pride for something serious through non-serious activities is always tacky.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Every country does it and it is tacky. But it's funny and has good intentions so who cares?

 

[El Poncho]

Wearing it as a cape means it would touch the ground :O

Nah I kid, I don't care whether a flag touches the ground or not. I also like seeing people express pride in their country.

 

[Estocavio]

I think, even as an Australian, that there's no real need to feel obliged to represent your country in any way. The most ive done is put a small flag on the top corner of my Desktop.

If you like your country, thats good. However, its always fun to do tacky things (Or watch others do it)

 

[r3lix]

Every country does that sort of thing, and it is quite tacky. Showing your pride for something serious through non-serious activities is always tacky.

I do feel like it is becoming a tradition. since I have recently turned 18 I have felt a desire to do such things- Only realizing the stupidity of it. But yes, I do agree with your statement.

 

[The Heik]

Every country does it and it is tacky. But it's funny and has good intentions so who ares?

Holy smokes, the guy on the right has decals! Even the fans are being used for advertisement!

OT: if someone really wants to wear a cape to show their pride, then I say go for it. Every one shows their pride in different ways, so who are we to judge?

 

[Distorted Stu]

I have to say i don't have much pride in my country. I just have the england flag in my room for lulz. I hate the UK. I want to move to Canada.

 

[Wadders]

I have to say i don't have much pride in my country. I just have the england flag in my room for lulz. I hate the UK. I want to move to Canada.

Can I have it then pl0x?

I love England, sure it has it's problems but we've done some pretty cool stuff, and its a hell of alot better than many places on Earth!

 

[Megalodon]

Ah, Australian flags worn as capes, an image indelibly linked with cricket matches for me. Australian pride justified in that context at least. But that makes it all the better when England beat them.

 

[PurpleSky]

We have none.We have no community spirit either.

 

[Legion]

To be honest the concept of patriotism eludes me. The idea of being proud of something a country does or is involved in, simply because it's the one you live in seems incredibly arrogant.

To those who don't get what I mean: Imagine you were born and raised in a different country. The chances are you'd feel patriotic to that one instead. The only common factor? You.

That's not even mentioning the idea of being proud of something somebody else has achieved.

Should I change my name to Buzz Killington?

 

[Riobux]

I'm one of the most least patriotic people I know. I don't so much hate England, as hate every single country.

 

[latenightapplepie]

I like to think I'm totally devoid of national pride. But it gets me subtly all the time. And mostly I don't realise. Like today, when Mark Weber won the Monaco Grand Prix, although I was mostly indifferent, I know that I felt ever so slightly happier that he had won rather than a foreigner.