Are we proud to be British?

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Following a survey that found Britain’s national pride is at an all time low, we asked members of the public what national pride means to them, and if they’re proud to be British.

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00:00I can't say I'm surprised it's hit an all-time low.

00:03It's not... I don't know.

00:05I don't think we've got anything to be particularly proud of at the minute.

00:07A while ago, it would be the sense of,

00:12it was a just country and fair.

00:16Britain, it can be quite friendly in certain places and, like...

00:20Yeah, people's manners are definitely better.

00:22Everybody had the community spirit years ago

00:25and they'd help anybody and everybody.

00:28Now, I think, I don't know whether it's a sign of the times,

00:31but people just seem to be for themselves.

00:34So a lot of people in other countries do speak English,

00:36so it kind of... Yeah, it works in here.

00:37..whites it, if that makes sense.

00:39I don't think we're a bad country, I just think we've hit a bit of a...

00:43I don't know, Brexit probably wasn't a great idea either, was it?

00:47We've lost the respectability from, you know,

00:51from other countries with the way we've behaved.

00:56Yes, I think we're a lot of stuff.

00:58You are.

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