Be a Patriot

There's nothing wrong with caring about your country and nation in my view. There is a list of things you can do to be a patriot. 

1) Don't be a litter bug. I believe there is a negative butterfly effect caused when people drop litter on the floor. If someone was a tourist and saw a small pile of rubbish on the floor they could return to their homeland and tell their friends that England is a dirty disorderly place and that would put off other tourists from visiting. The other problem would be rats, you could help to cause outbreaks of a disease and things like that. 

2) Visit Piers from time to time. One thing that makes the Island of Great Britain special is we have a very high concentration of piers for our size. If you go on a day trip to the coast, visit the pier knowing the toll they charge or the money from a cup of tea will go towards maintaining and improving the pier. Have a coffee or Tea sitting on a Pier. 

3) Buy British:  If you can, buy things that are made in Britain. Buy tomatoes that are grown on British farms, buy t-shirts that are made in British factories. 

4) Be Nice: it will cause a ripple of goodness that will spread through the country. You don't have to do favours for people, you can just return a greeting or not have an angry outburst when someone making you feel impatient. 

5) Know our good history. We did bad things in the past but we also did good things that should merit some pride. Some people only want to talk about the bad things Brits did in the past. There are countless  innovations and medical breakthroughs that occurred right here in Britain. The world condems slavery because of Britain and we pioneered democracy. 

Pride in England

One thing I proud of in England is our piers, we have many of them, I think just about every significant coastal town in this nation has a pier. They are a labour of love, the salty sea arosole spray from the waves is very corrosive. The coast is very windy and some of them have been restored after burning  down. I think one of the most patriotic things a Brit can do is visit a pier, they usually charge you for going on them and use the money to maintain it and improve it. That is what it is about, seeing how far it can be improved and maintained. 

I visited Southend pier recently, I noticed their new electric pier trains have been set aside because they're considered to be unsafe and they brought back the older diesel powered trains. They're investigating why the trains are faulty. 

I guess sometimes things are so messed up it is easier just to rebuild it from scratch. Sometimes the complexity of a fix can lead to all sorts of problems. 

It would also be nice if there was more stuff do do at the end of the pier, a small amusement park or an arcade or two.