Kilo 40, on 26 July 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:
Country? sure. State? not really. Texans are really the only ones you hear talk about how awesome they are because they are Texans. Southerners are can be prideful of being from "the south", but not really about their individual states.
Hell, people are more proud of the style of BBQ their area of the country has.
This is bizarrely wrong for many reasons. The confederate flag is a southern US thing. not a north american thing. and the history of North America is MUCH more than the US civil war. Honestly your comment here just screams ignorance.
again, this screams ignorance too. Of course the US has a culture and a history.
"...I was born in the USA."
That is all it takes to be an American.
Apols - not sure how to multi-quote (and thank you for making my day it work less boring!):
1. Sorry let me clarify - I meant North America the continent not the North of the United States. Understand how this is misleading - of course I understand that the confederate flag is a southern US symbol but should have specified this. However - if there is more to US history than the civil war - then why do so many cling onto it as a symbol despite its negative connotations?
2. Yeah OK if you want to word it this way, this is my ignorance - show me something unequivocally and unilaterally "American" because I can't think of anything at present that would be this. Be it an idea, a belief, and set of character traits (etc.) - I am genuinely intrigued.
For example Britain it would be something like monarchy, tradition, social etiquette, tea (!), queuing, binge drinking, etc.
3. Ironically you sort of proved my point - if all it takes to be an American is to be born in the US then there is no singular culture that binds America together at all.