What Makes You Proud To Be British?

mexico1970 said:
Some people who claim not to be proud to be British are the same people who try to tell everyone who will listen that we should accept all the worlds cultures and celebrate them.

@oldius has it about right in reality though.
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Some people who are proud Brits are the same ones that tell everyone that all other cultures are shit and backwards and should be banned
 
You could argue that culture is art, music, drama, literature and so on. Most of which is produced by people who are, broadly speaking, 'lefties'. You do get the odd conservative, but I struggle to think of a Nazi novelist. G.K. Chesterton was a bit of a fascist, but he was more in the way of an ultra-conservative who liked tradition and authority than a radical like the modern far-right.
 
Blue and true said:
From that I'd say the NHS, the armed forces, our culture and arts (particularly our literary output over the centuries), and there are still many British businesses that pack a punch. I don't think we have a complete democracy so I would never answer that.

Nonetheless, I agree with others that being proud of where you're from is somewhat strange and cocksure. It's something you have no control over. Any achievements an individual may make in life, or any their children make make; well that's something you can certainly be proud of.
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Why can't you take pride in your country's achievements when they benefit all of us? Folk are happy to condemn things they don't like about it - two sides of the same national identity coin.
 
TinFoilHat said:
I'm not a fan of the royals.

However one thing I find truly British is the dress up people do anytime theres a major royal celebration or commiseration.

The Brits know how to do pomp and circumstance. Makes me feel nostalgic for the era where you knew a **** was a **** but you respected and tolerated each others cuntage.
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Disagree, the recent coronation and opening of parliament, some sort of sad, weird fancy dress parade from the dark ages.

Time to move on.
 
You know, every so often I might go into the city centre to see a mate at his shop and sometimes I'll stop and look around.

It will dawn on me how diverse the city has gotten, filled with all types of races and creeds intermingling and getting on with life.

It makes me think how remarkable that I got to witness times change from one overarching demographic to a healthy mix of several.

I smile inwardly at that.

That's the part of being British, I'm proud of.
 
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