What do you like about your country

I suppose I love that my country has a rich history, and has influenced many parts of the world. One of the things unique would be the national sport, i.e. hurling. I love that where you are from is something that you carry with you, in that;

Every year each county plays off against eachother in an All Ireland competition, which is an incredibly passionate experience. You're county winning is something that is cherished by many until their dying days, unless you're from Kilkenny (then you're just a straight out bastard)

There was a time when I was very much the flag waving, ra ra ra type of bullshit merchant, but thankfully I got to travel the world, which helped really focus some perspective.

All in all, this is my home, and has always felt as such, and as hard as times are, I believe it is up to people to better where they are. I do that by working my ass off, contributing, and helping get people back into the workforce.

Every nation has it's flaws, fuck knows Ireland does.

i like that i live no where near this person.

push me and i will resist wrote:

Oh fuck here we go again. Another thread ready for the fucking Americans views on guns and violence.
A place for Americans to plead their case for guns are for my Protection.

I tried a thread similar, asking a simple question like this but the Americans can't answer the simple question. They google shit and cut and paste their answers.

Let the bullshit begin.........












Starting now. Go fuckers

JimmyV wrote:

I like that I don't need an assault rifle to protect myself from the government.

I like that I have the RIGHT to.

Smellyman wrote:

We're all just human. where you are born has a lot of influence on your views, not just country, but state, province, city etc. The key is cutting through the propaganda bullshit. I am embarrassed by a lot of what the US does, but it also has a vast amount of great qualties, places etc.

This sums it up nicely; no one is better or worse, per se, by virtue of where they were born. Your last sentence could apply to most anywhere - though I recognize opportunities aren't the same all over.

That said, I do love this land - being a first-generation American via a German father who emigrated here in his teens, became a US soldier and put his ass into some nasty WWII battles ... via a Persian mother who emigrated here with most of her family in the late 40s, with pretty much nothing of the life they lived in Iran. Started over, and succeeded. I'm proud of THEM.

I love the freedom to speak my mind, to be able to vehemently disagree with some, to be as charitable (or not) as I choose. To know that hard work can be fruitful. To be able to see the vilest of people and the most giving of people expose themselves in their own ways - I learn from both.

I wish the OP hadn't been edited. This could be (is?) a fruitful thread - no different than if someone had asked about what it's like being...Norwegian. Or what life in China is like for Smellyman and Byrnzie.

I wish that genuine questions and openness to other views wouldn't be so quickly stifled; it can be a refreshing exposure to the different and the unknown.

usamamasan1 wrote:

back to back world war champs!


WOOT

I'll give you Afghanistan, but we spent waaaaaaay too much money in Iraq, So I say it doesnt count. Oh wait! were you talking about the war on Drugs?

i like drones. i like being unable to consume, smoke or wedge marijuana legally up my ass. i like insurance companies owning all of us who may be ill, own a car or home. i like the fancy CEOs & higher ups collecting zillions of dollars while lower end employees collect pennies. i like pharmecutical companies & their ruthless tactics. i like the nfl, the nba & any other bullshit professional jerk water bullshit sporting event like nascar or something. i like bankers. i like border patrol officers who let certain trucks through because if they don't their families will be burnt to the ground. i like the cia/fbi in cahoots with drug cartels... wait

the cia & fbi are drug cartels
gotta like that

i like all the different preservative in the foods we all consume. hip-hip-horay for the usda & whatnot.

oh yeah i forgot warmongering kicks a lot of ass & is something to like. i enjoy this feature of the us of a.

chadwick wrote:

i like drones. i like being unable to consume, smoke or wedge marijuana legally up my ass. i like insurance companies owning all of us who may be ill, own a car or home. i like the fancy CEOs & higher ups collecting zillions of dollars while lower end employees collect pennies. i like pharmecutical companies & their ruthless tactics. i like the nfl, the nba & any other bullshit professional jerk water bullshit sporting event like nascar or something. i like bankers. i like border patrol officers who let certain trucks through because if they don't their families will be burnt to the ground. i like the cia/fbi in cahoots with drug cartels... wait

the cia & fbi are drug cartels
gotta like that

i like all the different preservative in the foods we all consume. hip-hip-horay for the usda & whatnot.

i like THE drones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wCWRsj-o0c

catefrances wrote:

i like THE drones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wCWRsj-o0c

+1
I like that my taxes fund Triple J so I never have to hear "...and now, the latest from Nickleback..." on the radio.
I like like Paul Dempsey too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJ6yYyO ... YzM4pwtHmg