Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
Please don't. When I heard about how awful we were at riding bicycles and playing tennis compared to the UK, I became much less patriotic.

I believe this is a big reason why the Canadian dollar is in the shitter now, as well.
And Athletics. And Golf. And Motor Sport. And almost every Olympic sport. And basically every global sport that is remotely popular? I picked the most popular global sports, not cherry picking our best.

Then your countryman produces a list including tiddlywinks and a few sports that you 'dominate' but are actually nowhere near the best.

Be patriotic. Be proud of what you do well. But you might not knock Britain for losing when they win so very much more than Canada.