Are you proud of where you live?

[Zippertrain85]

Do you feel proud at all of being where you are from? Are you a patriot, or do you hate everything about it? Tell me how you feel. It can also be for a specific state/Province in your country.

I am Canadian, I like it, however I'm not completely in love with my country. I know it has some problems, some kind of small, but others kind of big.

But let me know about how you think!

[Prince of the North]

I basically feel the same as you. I like the USA but it's certainly far from perfect. I probably feel even better about being from and living in North Dakota but it's certainly not perfect either.

[Fez]

America's all kinds of fucked up, but I love it anyway. And, paraphrasing MLK Jr., its on a long path but slowly headed in the right direction.

Virginia is also a mess, and I don't really care about it. I've only lived here five years though, so I don't have the same attachment.

[Littlefingers In The Air]

I absolutely despise Akron, Ohio to such an extent that it's not healthy. There is a crabs in a barrel mentality around these parts that just irks every fiber of my being. No snitch culture is alive and well, so justice gets impeded when crimes occur. The chains of poverty are rampant and the signs of poor education are everywhere.

People here don't tend to have ambition. They're content with being hood rich, or they fail to take the steps that will improve their quality of life. You are judged for valuing education. You are judged if your opinions aren't that of the mainstream. It's toxic and it's venomous and I absolutely hate it.

Still, it's home. I wouldn't turn my back on it if you paid me for it. When I get to where I want to be in life, I'll help in a more direct way than what I can now.

[Arch-MaesterPhilip]

I guess I'm indifferent towards New York even though I've spent my entire life here. I tell myself I'd love to live in the UK or Australia but can't stand to be out of my own country for more than two weeks.

[deleted01]

I love the UK, but I do recognise its faults. I can't get used to other countries for very long - I miss home, and decent tea.

The area I grew up in is pretty shit, but I've fallen in love with the south west. I'd be very happy to make it my home, someday.

[armidil0]

Meh, I like the USA and hate it for reasons above. I really don't like SOuthern Indiana, specifically Evansville. Not for poverty or gangs or anything like that, but because people get stuck.

They get a girlfriend, and she accidentally gets pregnant. They keep the child because it's pretty conservative down here. The Boyfriend get's a job at Toyota or one of the Koch Bro.'s building, maybe buy a truck and start working in roofing, siding and windows. They marry and settle down because of the child and never move. I've seen it happen to a lot of people. And they always have ambitious dreams, at least to move out, that never happen. It's just depressing. There's nothing to even do here. Just drink at bars and work for low wages. The atmosphere in the city is bad. There's a decent meth problem, but I try my best to stay away from the bad parts of town like that. I just want to move.

[Tears of Lys]

I've never thought about it, really. I guess I'm happy with where I live. It's a bit idyllic. There are rivers and lakes and forests. Sure, it's flat as hell. I do miss the mountains of California.

As for being proud of my country, that doesn't really play into my feelings at all. I'm here and that's fine. If I were in Canada, I'd be fine too. (It's right across the river, so I can boat over there whenever I want.)

Patriotism or nationalism of any kind I look at with a jaundiced eye.

[BormonReborn]

I love where I live. I live in South Western New Jersey. Politically speaking, I love the US. Even though I know its not perfect, I can't imagine living anywhere else. New Jersey is a weird state.... but I like it.

Where I live is great because I am 3 hours drive from just about everything. We have 6 (maybe 7) major cities within 3 hours drive (Wilmington, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore, and Washington DC (Ok, maybe Scranton too) YET... I am surrounded by farms.

If I want to go to the beach... its an hour away. Mountains.... 2 hours. History... Museums.... Amusement Parks.... all within driving distance.

[Tears of Lys]

I love where I live. I live in South Western New Jersey. Politically speaking, I love the US. Even though I know its not perfect, I can't imagine living anywhere else. New Jersey is a weird state.... but I like it.

Where I live is great because I am 3 hours drive from just about everything. We have 6 (maybe 7) major cities within 3 hours drive (Wilmington, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore, and Washington DC (Ok, maybe Scranton too) YET... I am surrounded by farms.

If I want to go to the beach... its an hour away. Mountains.... 2 hours. History... Museums.... Amusement Parks.... all within driving distance.

Is this THE Bormon?? If so, you lost your old user name too, huh?

When I lived in Southern California, we'd brag about skiing in the mountains and swimming in the ocean all in the same day - of course, we never mentioned the traffic we'd have to cut our way through to get there. :lol:

[E-Ro]

I am proud of where I live. New Jersey is a great and beautiful state, and America is king.

Lately though there's been this odd "lets make fun of jersey hruuuur druuuur" thing going around. I am not sure what started it but its fucking moronic. Like wtf who spends time bashing a state you dont live in for fun? gtfo.

[Fat Mac]

Western NY... I dig it. Not much to do though.

[Lady Sage and Spirit]

Still, it's home. I wouldn't turn my back on it if you paid me for it.

This kind of sums up how I feel about my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio! Even though I no longer reside there it will always be "home" and I'll always be proud to say it's where I'm from. Even if that statement is usually met with peals of laughter and comments like "Mistake by the Lake" and "Hey, didn't your river catch fire once?".

But I did feel the need to get out, though....not so much the fault of the city itself, but rather the need to give myself some space from my family. And since school was going be cheaper in North Carolina and I had a support system there to assist in making a new start, NC is where I ended up. But I will always be a Cleveland girl in my heart!

Even though it's pretty cheesy, this song by the Michael Stanley Band that came out when I was 10 pretty much says it all...

[Theda Baratheon]

I'm from a right shit hole town but I really do feel happy and lucky in some regards to being british. Definitely know the UK has its faults but I'm glad I was born here nonetheless. I never said english because half of my family are welsh and it's strange I probably feel a lot more proud of my welsh side, but then again it might be because the other half of my family are cornish which of course is english but i've always been proud of cornwall in particular and all the old folktales and songs than england as a whole - have never felt english - am british and very pleased to be.

[Buckwheat]

Beautiful nature, everything is so near and small, no giant cities, rich history, culture, language - love those things.

Political situation is kinda shitty (government got disbanded again, election following in a few days, just hoping for the least bad outcome) though, I cannot love that! Nevertheless, I am very glad I live here.

When I lived in Southern California, we'd brag about skiing in the mountains and swimming in the ocean all in the same day - of course, we never mentioned the traffic we'd have to cut our way through to get there. :lol:

Some people say it is possible to see the Adriatic Sea from the highest mountain in the country on clear days here. (I cannot vouch for that, I have never been up there and do not plan on going in the near future.) But it sure is possible to go mountain hiking and swimming in the sea on the same day - and if you still have energy in the evening, you can take a stroll in the old centre of the capital in the evening. :)

Well, I am a Croatian patriot, but the thing is whether you are a patriot or not everybody hates the government. HATES.

Hey look, it is a neighbour! *waves* (Slovene person here.)

Similar situation here, really, many are still too set in the past, and refusing to think about the present and the future. Which is really nonsensical.

[Hutch]

I love America, but I don't like it if that makes any sense. As for my state, I love Montana, and would only consider moving to maybe Alaska.

[S John]

I like being American and I like living in the US. I think my country is great and has more than held its own in making meaningful contributions to human progress and I do take some pride in that. It is also a gorgeous country with a great variety of landscapes and cultures. However, I do not really believe in American exceptionalism or that the US is necessarily the best country in the world. Americans love to say we're the best but we lag behind other developed countries in a lot of categories, sometimes embarrassingly far behind, and I know damn well that I could enjoy an equal or higher standard of living in several countries. I don't know what the best country in the world is, but can't claim to be the best until you are. The US suits me, though.

On a more regional level I've lived in 4 States and the District of Columbia. I'm probably in Texas for the long haul, but in terms of landscape I think both Virginia and West Virginia are prettier than Texas. The town where I went to High School in south/central Va, while in an incredibly pretty area, used to be the most boring / bland place on the face of the earth. Nothing cool there, nothing fun ever happened, but in the last 4 or 5 years it has picked up a lot. My parents still live there so I go back to visit sometimes. There are a lot of little breweries and wineries popping up, even a couple of decent little bars that weren't there during my time there. The cost of living is fantastic and you could get these bitchin' antebellum and victorian houses for an affordable price. Anyway, never thought I'd say it but it has become an increasingly attractive place for me to think about going back to someday. But probably not for many years.

[Iskaral Pust]

I like living in the city of Chicago a lot. Especially since I live in the cloistered privileged part, not the gun crime capital of America part. I'm obviously a little conflicted about some of the wider social problems here, but only in an abstract, theoretical sense.

I especially like it compared to where we used to live in NJ. Cloistered, priviliged suburbs full of rude people and strip malls are nowhere near as nice as cloistered, privileged areas of vibrant city life with mostly pleasant people.

From a wider perspective, I like the US despite having major political disagreements with vast swathes of the country. I'm even thinking of taking the plunge and becoming a citizen.

I'm far less patriotic about where I am originally from. Ireland seems impossibly small and parochial. I don't really enjoy my obligatory visits. Perhaps it's similar to how a lot of people feel about leaving small towns for big cities.

[OccupyHarrenhal]

I currently live in North Carolina and I find myself continually disappointed and ashamed of the actions of the current government and the attitudes of the majority of the people.

[Howdyphillip]

I live in Texas.... This is synonymous with pride.