Originally Posted by LAJ

To me being "proud" of your nationality, race, etc. is ridiculous. You have no control over any of that. Be proud of your accomplishments, your family and things that you are able to "do" not "be". Yeah I'm proud of being a white, Jewish, American with Russian and Polish roots. Whatevsss...

I'm proud that I'm a healthy 42 year old in decent shape that can provide quite well for my family.