patriotism

[Bombadillo]

Originally posted by sun-star
You really think that's a good idea? What if you only meet one person from a particular country, and they're obnoxious - do you then hold the opinion that everyone in that country is the same? That's the theory that makes jerseydevil think everyone in the UK calls the USA "the colonies", because he met some people who said that. It really just encourages generalisations.

I would be more in favour of accepting that you can't generalise about an entire country, no matter how many of them you've met

I think OrnelÃ*rë Mistë probably meant Don't judge nations by individuals; judge individuals by themsleves.

In response to the very first post (since I haven't read all the rest yet and this is my first reply here), that's a ridicualous story. You know how many Americans have flags flying from their car windows or antenna, or flag stickers on their car windows or bumpers, or paint jobs, or spare tire casings? Holding this against Canada would be hypocritical.