yeah I do think that nationalism takes different shapes in different countries, I also just don't think that teenagers in most of the world are interested in carrying the mantle of nationalism.
If I were a foreigner in a foreign language class in an American (or Canadian, or French) highschool, I wouldn't expect the question answer session to turn into a quiz about how well I understand the national identity of the country. Most teenagers seem to want to talk about music and sports, etc. I really don't think all the flags adorning businesses and houses in the US were put up by 15 year olds.
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Date: 2005-02-25 04:53 am (UTC)If I were a foreigner in a foreign language class in an American (or Canadian, or French) highschool, I wouldn't expect the question answer session to turn into a quiz about how well I understand the national identity of the country. Most teenagers seem to want to talk about music and sports, etc. I really don't think all the flags adorning businesses and houses in the US were put up by 15 year olds.