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maybe it because i was in a racial frenzy yesrday
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england my england
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maybe it because i was in a racial frenzy yesrday
Yes.
When people ask me where I'm from, I'm proud to say that I'm from Brighton/Sussex.
OK, so it's not a perfect place (then again, where is?), but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in this country. I was born in Sussex, I am happy to live in Sussex, and when I die, I shall be buried in Sussex.
coventrygull
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Its strange but i get confused. When people ask me where I am from I instantly say Brighton. When infact I live in Cov
. I can trace my family back to a small village in Sussex circa 1500. So i am very proud of my Sussex roots. Hopefully if someone can be arsed my ashes will go back.I admit I have not read the whole of this thread but I see nothing wrong in being proud of your Identity.
westsussexseagulls
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Its strange but i get confused. When people ask me where I am from I instantly say Brighton. When infact I live in Cov
I admit I have not read the whole of this thread but I see nothing wrong in being proud of your Identity.
exactly my point. i didnt read the whole thread either but there is nothing wrong with being proud of your country and it doesnt make you a racist!
the enemy were great at Brixton Academy! going to see them supporting oasis at Wembley this year - should be good!
coventrygull
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I am going to see the Enemy support Oasis at the Ricoh. Its going to be one Coventry love in. Should I wear my albion shirt I wonder.
Absolutely! Pride is something that most Britans lack - because they've been told they are not allowed to be proud of being British - they must be English..
What a load of twaddle...
English/British whatever you are - you are your own worst enemies...
Goldstone Rapper
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being proud is about being confident and contented. nothing racist about that. glad we've got that one clear. and yes, you can be proud of things that are outside your control. I'm sure Darren Ferguson is proud to have a father who has achieved so much in the game, for example.
the people who give 'being proud of your country' a bad name are the ones who are jingoistic about it, such as whoever wrote that 'england my england' ditty. by their quite embarrassing and ill-thought out xenophobia and general paranoia, they are the ones who cause people to hesitate using the word 'proud' when expressing how they feel.
so macky, if you want to challenge anyone for dirtying the word 'proud', it's the English nationalists who you should probably be challenging.
the people who give 'being proud of your country' a bad name are the ones who are jingoistic about it, such as whoever wrote that 'england my england' ditty. by their quite embarrassing and ill-thought out xenophobia and general paranoia, they are the ones who cause people to hesitate using the word 'proud' when expressing how they feel.
so macky, if you want to challenge anyone for dirtying the word 'proud', it's the English nationalists who you should probably be challenging.
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Don Quixote
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I've got a feeling we still learn about Shakespeare and Milton... since i actually am studying Paradise lost i presume they do.
coventrygull
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Lyndhurst 14
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Nothing to do with the free market. And, as about 400,000 people left the UK last year you will find a number of current NSC posters will have also moved on to foreign parts in a years time. Fact of life.