As far as I can tell, the Japanese are more patriotic than Americans. Not in all cases, just in general.
Depends upon your definition of "American."
The Japanese do not allow immigrants to settle. Nor do they have "entitlement" classes/races.
They're very protective of their cultural and national integrity.
The USA, on the other hand, is committing suicide because of the fact we allow/promote the above. The very entitlement classes/races we support are also allowed to vote. As are crimigrants/immigrants.
Gee. What could go wrong with that? /s
I found that out when my daughter attended a public school in Japan and showed me her text book which gave a more sympathetic view of the American Revolution than ours do. I suppose it might have been copied from an American text book, circa 1960 or so before we let the leftists rewrite them.
“As far as I can tell, the Japanese are more patriotic than Americans.”
I read or heard this morning that the first three years of a Japanese child’s education is devoted to teaching manners. They don’t get grades during those three years.
Someone correct me if I got this wrong.
I might suggest that you insert "Blue States" for Americans. IMHO, no state is as patriotic as Texas.
Here's a guide to Northerners if you're planning a trip to Texas:
Issued by the Southern Tourism Bureau to ALL visiting Northerners and Northeastern Urbanites:
1) Don't order filet mignon or pasta primavera at Waffle House. It's just a diner. They serve breakfast 24 hours a day. Let them cook something they know. If you confuse them, they'll kick your ass.
2) Don't laugh at our Southern names (Merleen, Bodie, Ovine, Luther Ray, Tammy Lynn, Darla Beth, Inez, Billy Joe, Sissy, Clovis, etc.). Or we will just HAVE to kick your ass.
3) Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda down here. Down here it's called Coke. Nobody gives a damn whether it's Pepsi, RC, Dr. Pepper, 7-Up or whatever - it's still a Coke. Accept it. Doing otherwise can lead to an ass kicking.
4) We know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you (e.g. Welty, Williams, Faulkner). We are also better educated and generally a lot nicer. Don't refer to us as a bunch of hillbillies, or we'll kick your ass.
5) We have plenty of business sense (e.g., Fred Smith of Fed Ex, Turner Broadcasting, MCI WorldCom, MTV, Netscape). Naturally, we do sometimes have small lapses in judgment (e.g., Carter, Edwards, Duke, Barnes, Clinton). We don't care if you think we are dumb. We are not dumb enough to let someone move to our state in order to run for the Senate. If someone tried to do that, we would kick their ass.
6) Don't laugh at our Civil War monuments. If Lee had listened to Longstreet and flanked Meade at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett up the middle, you'd be paying taxes to Richmond instead of Washington. If you visit Stone Mountain and complain about the carving, we'll kick your ass.
Note: the Democrat controlled large cities have lost their minds over Civil War monuments.
7) We are fully aware of how high the humidity is, so shut the hell up. Just spend your money and get the hell out of here, or we'll kick your ass.
8) Don't order wheat toast at Cracker Barrel. Everyone will instantly know that you're a Yankee. Eat your biscuits like God intended--with gravy. And don't put sugar on your grits, or we'll kick your ass.
9) Don't talk about how much better things are at home because we know better. Many of us have visited Northern hell-holes like Detroit, Chicago, and DC, and we have the scars to prove it. If you don't like it here, Delta is ready when you are. Move your ass on home before it gets beat!