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Originally Posted by MattyC
See this is my issue with some of the statements in here. Nationalism is nationalism. Its not fake or "faux", it's just something that happens. People identify with something enough it becomes part of the culture. And whether people like the food/coffee/drive thru lines/etc.. or not, it is stil a part of the culture.
I'm not saying nationalism is always good (its definitely not), but there are far worse things that could be considered part of our culture than a mediocre coffee shop. Like guns or obesity, or bad food (in the case of England). Do you think England likes being associated with bad food?
Sorry not sure how to spell it. Nice of you to pick out a tiny, random spelling mistake though.
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No, there is such thing as faux nationalism.
Being totally obsessed with a fast found giant because they decided that their marketing campaign would revolve around being Canadian is stupid. Having friends and family look at me weird or say something like "what the hell is wrong with you? Every Canadian likes Timmies" when I tell them Tim Horton's is garbage is also stupid.
I'm sorry, but I would rather support the small local coffee shops/franchises that sell a good product than Tim Horton's because it's "Canadian".