Patriotism In Other Countries

[K-Dog]

I hope the dialog in this thread stays in such a way that it does not get locked and or deleted. Please help me in that endeavor.

I am curious to find out from those here who either live in other countries or have spent significant time in other countries.

I would like to know what patriotism is like in other countries. For example, at Sunday nights game when the U.S. flag was on the field pretty much every one stood up and took their hats off, the mood became respectful and somber. For the most part, I would like to think the majority of people in this country would bend over backwards to respect the flag, many will fight to do so.

Is that level of respect and patriotism found in other countries for other flags ? Is the love for your country like it is here exclusive to the US or is it pretty much that way every where you go?
Just to clarify I dont mean people in say Australia loving the US I mean people in Australia loving Australia, for example.

[latenighthero]

I live in Canada and I love the ravens!

[berad]

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I live in Canada and I love the ravens!
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That's the only Patriotism you need!

I'm interested in this topic, too. Did you mean specifically flags or patriotism in general, K-Dog?

[PuRock]

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I hope the dialog in this thread stays in such a way that it does not get locked and or deleted. Please help me in that endeavor.

I am curious to find out from those here who either live in other countries or have spent significant time in other countries.

I would like to know what patriotism is like in other countries. For example, at Sunday nights game when the U.S. flag was on the field pretty much every one stood up and took their hats off, the mood became respectful and somber. For the most part, I would like to think the majority of people in this country would bend over backwards to respect the flag, many will fight to do so.

Is that level of respect and patriotism found in other countries for other flags ? Is the love for your country like it is here exclusive to the US or is it pretty much that way every where you go?
Just to clarify I dont mean people in say Australia loving the US I mean people in Australia loving Australia, for example.
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I lived in Warsaw for three years while I attended an American High School. Patriotism is in the strongest form when it comes to soccer. But they respected the flag just as we do here.

[latenighthero]

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I lived in Warsaw for three years while I attended an American High School. Patriotism is in the strongest form when it comes to soccer. But they respected the flag just as we do here.
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So you attended an American high school that was based in Poland?

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

ya know ive been to Japan and their flag is pretty much everywhere, and the people sport it aswell, but I saw a good amount of USA flags beleive it or not. It could have been military people living there or people who have moved etc.

[PuRock]

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So you attended an American high school that was based in Poland?
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Yep. It was called the American School of Warsaw. You can find American schools in most major cities around the world. There's also a lot of international schools as well. They are like toned down private schools. A lot of the locals send their kids to the American School for a better education (go figure).

[Purple Nurple]

Man, I could write a book about my South African born wife and her family's love/hate relationship with their country. Wonderful country, wonderful people, but a crazy place to live in the past couple decades.

[K-Dog]

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That's the only Patriotism you need!

I'm interested in this topic, too. Did you mean specifically flags or patriotism in general, K-Dog?
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Both really. I mean the two are borderline interchangeable.

I mean for me I know there is a lot jack up about this country but I would not want to live any where else. The freedom and the principals this country was built on means more to me that I can deal with some of the BS that comes along with freedom. For that reason I will always stand at attention, hand on heart during the national anthem and respect our flag at all costs.

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Man, I could write a book about my South African born wife and her family's love/hate relationship with their country. Wonderful country, wonderful people, but a crazy place to live in the past couple decades.
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Yeah stuff like that. That is what I want to know.

I mean it is not the least bit abnormal to see some one tearing up and crying during the national anthem. Is there any one in Japan or China or Mexico or...... any where who tears up during their national anthem ?

[Purple Nurple]

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Yeah stuff like that. That is what I want to know.

I mean it is not the least bit abnormal to see some one tearing up and crying during the national anthem. Is there any one in Japan or China or Mexico or...... any where who tears up during their national anthem ?
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Well, without getting into the ins and outs of apartheid, imagine having your national flag changed and your national anthem re-vamped to include four languages. Then having all the major cities names changed. It's a tough pill to swallow.

[kagejb]

Back in the Philippines, my old schoolteacher told us a story about one time during our Revolution in the Philippines, there was always one guy waving the flag in the battles. Whenever he gets shot down, a soldier gives away his gun to a fellow comrade, picks up the flag, and takes over waving it.

I'm unsure of the historical accuracy of this story, but I always like to think that it was genuine. Our country is riddled with complication, but love for the country was never a glaring problem. I mean, we all knew that superpowers such as the US, China and others were levels better than we would ever be in the near future and we respected them for that, but from the people I know and for the most part, we would never deny our nationality.