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Or French or Welsh

When they have such passionate anthems and sing them with soul and enthusiasm

What nationality are you?

I'd go to a rugby match just to hear Flower of Scotland, gives me goosebumps everytime. Makes me feel all patriotic and to look at all the thighs

I am Scottish and not massively patriotic but I was fighting back tears watchin Flower of Scotland being sung there.

I am welsh and the national anthem took me months to learn.

Where are you from

English.

Not religious and not a Monarchist.
But passionate about my country - but it needs a passionate anthem where you can let it out.

Pffft. Swing Low Sweet Chariot being belted out to drown out the Haka is the most awesome sound ever.

My youngest ds sang along word for word. He is 8.
<wipes proud tears>

I'm not one for my anthem.. I'm English and yes our national anthem doesn't mean a lot to me at all, however, I find many things to get patriotically passionate about.

Saying that, I don't really do sporting events that require anthems, so yes, it would be NICE if I were interested in Rugby/Footy etc. if, when we won (or before we started) the National Anthem made me feel something.

YANBU for anthem envy, YABU to wish you were another Nationality on the basis of shit theme tune.

I'd love to be from New Zealand.

England doesn't have a National Anthem that's the problem.

Cannae beat a chorus of flower of Scotland though.

YANBU, the English National anthem is shite, especially is you're a republican.

I love the Haka.

There isn't an English anthem, GSTQ is UK anthem.

I bloody hate Flower of Scotland even though I'm a Scot.

Mawkish drivel.

I'd like Caledonia sung by Frankie Miller as our anthem instead.

Or Highland Cathedral.

Proclaimers 500 miles.

Am with you, Salmo re the drivel that is Flowers of Scotland. But I'd go with Scotland the Brave: I can't listen to it without wanting to MARCH.

As stirring as 500 miles is its not about Scotland though.

So no.

<gavel>

Scotland the Brave. THAT'S an anthem.

I'll allow Scotland the Brave.

<magnanimous>

fannyfifer Exactly - it's just so confusing. Have we actually got an English anthem?

I love La Marseillaise. This scene from Casablanca just wouldn't be the same with God save the Queen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM-E2H1ChJM

Yes to Calendonia but it has to be the Frankie Miller version

But I liiiiiiiiiiiike it! [sulks]

Scotland the Brave definitely makes you want to march along.

<marches round living room>

I can't take to Scotland the Brave due to the wee rude version I heard in primary school

here comes the highland granny
2 big tits and a hairy fanny

That pops into my head every time