# He/she's from my State/Country! What's so special about that?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 5, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-shes-from-my-state-country-whats-so-special-about-that/825579 "2018-12-05T02:10:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![JB99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-shes-from-my-state-country-whats-so-special-about-that/825579/21 "2018-12-06T14:16:27Z")

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And if you REALLY want to see some national pride at work, try living overseas during the World Cup.

No, it is not just an “American Thing.”

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**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-shes-from-my-state-country-whats-so-special-about-that/825579/22 "2018-12-06T14:29:24Z")

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I immediately thought of [granfaloon.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon)

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