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I think you would be hard pressed to find any Euro seriously and non-ironically proclaiming their country the best in the world. Then again, it's not unheard of

I think you would be hard pressed to find any Euro seriously and non-ironically proclaiming their country the best in the world. Then again, it's not unheard of. It just sounds stupid here, because even when all of us combine we only ever so slightly pass the "regional power" mark. And we know it.

thepasswordis 3y ago
Have you met any Europeans? Italians are convinced that Italy is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Rome, etc. French are convinced that France is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Democracy, etc. The British are convinced that Britain is the center of the world...although maybe not so convinced of the food :-P. Germans, same thing. Portugese same thing, but it's the "secret" version of Spain with better wine, better food, better beaches, etc. Everybody has national pride. That's a good thing. You should be proud of the place where you live because it means you'll take care of it and wont' trash it.
- OJFord 3y ago
  It's just done differently, I don't know, it's hard to explain, but: A: [orders some chemicals] B: God damn I love America A: Hell of a thing, America C: greatest country in the world just reads so weirdly to me. Maybe it's partly that I can't imagine finding (or any other British/western European person finding) this a source of national pride to begin with, but even when it's something we do.. I just can't see non-Americans talking like that. It's not really a problem, just surprised me.
  - bandyaboot 3y ago
    While most of it is probably sincere, it's also important to keep in mind that some people do the "overly patriot American" as a joke.
    - lost_tourist 3y ago
      My troll account on twitter is a mishmash of patriotic words that make no sense but I still have 8k followers lol
bandyaboot 3y ago
That sort of cringey, oblivious patriotism has existed here for a long time, but I have a feeling it's become more common on Twitter since the average demo of active participants has undoubtedly shifted toward the political and cultural sensibilities of Elon Musk. This will probably read as pretty divisive, but I think it's the truth.

thepasswordis 3y ago

Have you met any Europeans? Italians are convinced that Italy is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Rome, etc. French are convinced that France is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Democracy, etc. The British are convinced that Britain is the center of the world...although maybe not so convinced of the food :-P. Germans, same thing. Portugese same thing, but it's the "secret" version of Spain with better wine, better food, better beaches, etc. Everybody has national pride. That's a good thing. You should be proud of the place where you live because it means you'll take care of it and wont' trash it.

OJFord 3y ago
It's just done differently, I don't know, it's hard to explain, but: A: [orders some chemicals] B: God damn I love America A: Hell of a thing, America C: greatest country in the world just reads so weirdly to me. Maybe it's partly that I can't imagine finding (or any other British/western European person finding) this a source of national pride to begin with, but even when it's something we do.. I just can't see non-Americans talking like that. It's not really a problem, just surprised me.
- bandyaboot 3y ago
  While most of it is probably sincere, it's also important to keep in mind that some people do the "overly patriot American" as a joke.
  - lost_tourist 3y ago
    My troll account on twitter is a mishmash of patriotic words that make no sense but I still have 8k followers lol

bandyaboot 3y ago

That sort of cringey, oblivious patriotism has existed here for a long time, but I have a feeling it's become more common on Twitter since the average demo of active participants has undoubtedly shifted toward the political and cultural sensibilities of Elon Musk. This will probably read as pretty divisive, but I think it's the truth.