How patriotic are you? - Page 3

TeflonTom · 07-26-2012, 04:49 AM

canada is a nice country with a lot to be proud of, but it has lots of ppl like WhiskeyEE who suffer badly from cultural cringe

i am not hugely patriotic because cheerin for the usa has always seemed a bit like cheerin a bulldozer. it dont really need ur moral support

i will be cheerin 4 the players i wanna see win. sometimes it will be yanks, other times no

SystemicAnomaly · 07-26-2012, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by joeri888

Are Americans seriously accusing Canada of having no culture? America is such a patriotistic country, because they have little culture, little history, it's all european. The culture and history that country had was brutally murdered by your and my ancestors.

You've got it wrong. It appears to be the Canadians in this thread that are putting down Canada.

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Originally Posted by stringertom

What? No mention of Geddy Lee, Neal Peart or Alex Lifeson? I'm dumfounded!

And I didn't mention Celine Dion either. The real crime tho' is that I left out Lexa Doig.

DRII · 07-26-2012, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by joeri888

Are Americans seriously accusing Canada of having no culture? America is such a patriotistic country, because they have little culture, little history, it's all european. The culture and history that country had was brutally murdered by your and my ancestors.

Perhaps little history, but the rest of your post is sadly misguided and reeks of haterism!

Perhaps you should visit before commenting! America is not Europe.

Russeljones · 07-26-2012, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DRII

Perhaps little history, but the rest of your post is sadly misguided and reeks of haterism!

Perhaps you should visit before commenting! America is not Europe.

Perhaps he meant that the culture was passed on as the populations of both the US and Canada were perdominantly made up of Europeans.

TeflonTom · 07-26-2012, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DRII

America is not Europe.

just the other day someone was tellin me that they dont teach geography properly in our schools any more

you showed them

PrinceMoron · 07-26-2012, 05:35 AM

I am completely neutral, which means Swiss.

batz · 07-26-2012, 05:37 AM

I'm pretty patriotic - I'll always support a Brit player against Johnny Foreigner.

I also like to see the Americans and Australians do well - I think of them as lost children.

Flash O'Groove · 07-26-2012, 05:44 AM

It happens that I really like the two players (Fed and Stan the Man) which will play for my country, and I will thus root for them (even if I wouldn't be disapointed at all if Ferrer win the gold). I'll root as well for other Swiss athlete I know (that I know because they are Swiss), such as Fabian Cancellara or the soccer team. Otherwise I don't give a **** of what the swiss "athlete" will do in pistol shooting, because I don't care of pistol shooting.

Russeljones · 07-26-2012, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash O'Groove

It happens that I really like the two players (Fed and Stan the Man) which will play for my country, and I will thus root for them (even if I wouldn't be disapointed at all if Ferrer win the gold). I'll root as well for other Swiss athlete I know (that I know because they are Swiss), such as Fabian Cancellara or the soccer team. Otherwise I don't give a **** of what the swiss "athlete" will do in pistol shooting, because I don't care of pistol shooting.

How do you rate Cancellara's chances vs Wiggins?

krz · 07-26-2012, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by joeri888

Are Americans seriously accusing Canada of having no culture? America is such a patriotistic country, because they have little culture, little history, it's all european. The culture and history that country had was brutally murdered by your and my ancestors.

holy moly u mad bro?

Having grown up in Western, NY I've spent my fair share of time in Canada.

Toronto is an amazing city with a lot of culture and influence and Quebec City is an absolutely beautiful place (has a very European feel)

Flash O'Groove · 07-26-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Russeljones

How do you rate Cancellara's chances vs Wiggins?

Honestly I have no idea. I wasn't able to follow cyclism this year due to tons of work, so I don't know their current form (except that they are both good in Le tour de France). But Cancellara has a hell of a palmares, so he should always have his chance. What do you think?

kragster · 07-26-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sunny_cali

Good choice - far better than rooting for the tennis chaps. Is baar kam se kam 5 medals ki apeksha to kar sakte hain....

Paanch? Daru peena chod do

On a serious note though, I think the day I feel really proud would be the day an Indian man/woman wins an athletics/swimming event.

Russeljones · 07-26-2012, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash O'Groove

Honestly I have no idea. I wasn't able to follow cyclism this year due to tons of work, so I don't know their current form (except that they are both good in Le tour de France). But Cancellara has a hell of a palmares, so he should always have his chance. What do you think?

He should never be counted out, even if after the TDF Wiggins is the overwhelming favourite. I wouldn't bet on this

bluetrain4 · 07-26-2012, 06:31 AM

Good question. Slams and regular tournaments, I would always go with my favorite players. But, in MOST cases, I think I'd cheer for my country at the Olympics.

An example would be if Isner or Roddick played Tsonga. Normally, I'd root for Tsonga, but at the Olympics Isner or Roddick. Of course, if my countrymen lose, there's the great consolation prize of a one of my favorite players winning.

Federererer · 07-26-2012, 06:34 AM

Patriotism is the root of all racism

Russeljones · 07-26-2012, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Federererer

Patriotism is the root of all racism

Deep, very deep.

FlashFlare11 · 07-26-2012, 06:56 AM

I'm American (born to Indian parents), but I'm not particularly patriotic. In tennis, I almost always root for the Swiss, French, Canadian, and German players. I would root for the Indian players as well, but Somdev Devvarman is almost nowhere to be seen (don't pay too much attention doubles, but will when the Indians go far). I like Fish's game, but the attitude of our American players rub me the wrong way, with players like McEnroe, Roddick, Fish, Serena, and even Harrison being infamous for their on-court behaviors (sadly I was too young for the Sampras and Agassi times, as I loved them).

In other sports, nationalities don't usually matter to me. If I like a particular athlete, I'll root for them regardless of their nationality.

DRII · 07-26-2012, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TeflonTom

just the other day someone was tellin me that they dont teach geography properly in our schools any more

you showed them

Idiotic comment! I suggest you pay attention to context before attempting to critique. WTH does geography have to do with this discussion

A given your syntax, i would avoid mentioning anything regarding education...

DRII · 07-26-2012, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Russeljones

Perhaps he meant that the culture was passed on as the populations of both the US and Canada were perdominantly made up of Europeans.

Well thats a very simplistic rudimentary view. American culture is quite different from that of Europe and is influenced by more than just individuals of European descent...

batz · 07-26-2012, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Federererer

Patriotism is the root of all racism

Hmmmm.

If you'd said 'nationalism' I might have agreed with you. Patriotism allows people of many races to join together under a single flag/nationality.

Patriotism = the love of one's country
Nationalism (often) = the hatred of someone else's

07-26-2012, 05:37 AM	#47
batz G.O.A.T. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12,453	I'm pretty patriotic - I'll always support a Brit player against Johnny Foreigner. I also like to see the Americans and Australians do well - I think of them as lost children. __________________ "If Murray were always good, he would not be so good." MixieP - Philosopher

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