Reflecting on national pride in Leeds City Centre

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A survey has found national pride in Britain has hit an all-time low. Do you have a strong sense of national pride - why/why not? What sort of things make you proud to be British?

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00:00What does national pride mean?

00:02You know, that you, I don't know, you like, you know, roast beef or pints of ale.

00:08Well, you know, like them, but, you know, don't make such a big deal about them.

00:12Just be kind to your fellow man and woman, that's what I'd say.

00:15You should own where you're from.

00:16Like, no matter where you're from, you're a special individual

00:20and everywhere has its own, like, good parts.

00:23So, you should embrace it.

00:24Some parts of it just feel nice and cosy.

00:26Like, I like to go to sort of, like, places right near, like, the Lake District

00:31or near, like, full of the nature, so I can see that and feel a bit more relaxed.

00:35Whether it's British, Irish, French, Tanzanian or whatever,

00:39I think national pride is, it's a bit of a curse.

00:45I think people get too wound up about defining themselves in that way.

00:50What we need to be much more focused on is about the people we live with and around,

00:57the senses of home, the sense of community.

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