I've not been partying with Betty (or anyone else) this weekend - I've been cleaning house *G*

I'm always a bit bemused when people confuse pride/patriotism with jingoism.

It's perfectly possible to be proud of one's country and a patriot (another horrendously misused word with terrible connotations) whilst still being very aware of the things historically one has to take collective responsibility for and recognising that currently things are nowhere near perfect.

We'll all be back to being cynical and snarky by the weekend at the latest anyway! *G*