Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
During the world cup, Wimbledon, the Olympics and other sporting events, sure, I’m patriotic.
I cheer on team GB, England, or the UK side, expressing devotion and support to my country. But I had to Google the dictionary definition of patriotic just to check. The word vigorous was underlined in the definition which I would not describe myself as. I am not a vigorous supporter to the point of violence and I think this emphasis on vigour has possibly been introduced as the word patriotic takes on a more sinister meaning.
If the question is do you like being a Brit, then yes. I like fish and chips, our sense of humour, walking the dog in the countryside and I believe every problem can be fixed with a cup of tea.
Sarah Hargreaves 
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