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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 15:19:04 GMT
Here are the countries whose citizens are the proudest.
#1 Ireland: 77%
#2 United States: 77%
#3 Australia: 70%
#4 Canada: 60%
#5 Austria: 53%
#6 United Kingdom: 53%
#7 Norway: 48%
#8 Finland: 44%
#9 Sweden: 43%
#10 Denmark: 42%
#11 Italy: 40%
#12 France: 35%
#13 Switzerland: 34%
#14 Belgium: 31%
#15 Japan: 27%
#16 Netherlands: 23%
#17 Germany: 20%
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2009 15:20:47 GMT
Conversely, from the same set of countries, here are the people who are the most ashamed of their nationality.
#1 Japan: 36%
#2 Germany: 34%
#3 Netherlands: 23%
#4 Switzerland: 20%
#5 Belgium: 18%
#6 Norway: 14%
#7 Finland: 13%
#8 Denmark: 13%
#9 Sweden: 13%
#10 France: 13%
#11 Italy: 12%
#12 United Kingdom: 11%
#13 Austria: 7%
#14 Canada: 6%
#15 Australia: 3%
#16 Ireland: 2%
#17 United States: 2%
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Post by spindrift on Mar 23, 2009 16:20:07 GMT
I am a little ashamed of mine.
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Post by hwinpp on Mar 31, 2009 9:30:12 GMT
I'm not ashamed but I wouldn't say I'm proud either. And I do enjoy rising to the bait once in a while, non- violently of course.
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Post by gyro on Mar 31, 2009 19:08:33 GMT
I'm amazed Australia isn't top of the first list; they're the most consistently ridiculous jingoistic chest-beaters I've come across.
Spinny; why are you a little ashamed of your nationality ?
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Post by Kimby on Mar 31, 2009 21:00:59 GMT
If Ireland and the US score the same, why isn't the US listed FIRST???
We are bigger. And more important. ;-)
Just kidding. Way to go Ireland!
(I think. Maybe it's not so good to be as proud of oneself as the US...)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2009 21:06:16 GMT
If Ireland and the US score the same, why isn't the US listed FIRST??? We are bigger. And more important! Our little Rumpelstiltskin in France has been acting like that. At all of the major meetings, he has been insisting on being front and center even when placement is supposed to be alphabetical. Ha ha, he has been threatening to walk out of the the G-20 tomorrow if he doesn't get his way on something or other, thinking it will make him look more important even though it will actually make him look more ridiculous, if that is possible. |
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Post by Kimby on Mar 31, 2009 21:13:37 GMT
They said on the news today that the French "First Lady" was skipping the G-20 because she didn't want to have to compete with Michelle Obama....
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