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(10-09-2017, 11:21 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I'm a huge International Soccer fan. I'll have to pay attention to what the Spanish and Portuguese fans do when their Nation's Anthem is played; because apparently standing is not the way to show respect. 

My limited experience with foreigners and their confusion with our version of patriotism is that Americans seem to treat being patriotic as a sort of contest that glorifies you as an individual and criticizes others who don't show patriotism in the way you see fit. That and we don't seem to be very aware (or care) when people are implementing patriotism as a simple marketing tool to influence us and/or take our money.

We seem to be keen on watching people and waiting for them to love this country less than we do so we can point it out and feel like heroes...or some such.