# How do you feel about singing other countries' national anthems?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-singing-other-countries-national-anthems/500871 "2009-06-24T20:40:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-singing-other-countries-national-anthems/500871/41 "2009-06-25T17:18:17Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> I like Oh, Canada and Rule Britannia.

Rule Britannia is not the British national anthem.

As for the OP’s question, i don’t really like singing the national anthem of my own country, or of any other. I tend to see them as fairly pointless displays of unreflective nationalism. If other people want to stand and sing, then good luck to them, but i’m not interested in joining in.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-singing-other-countries-national-anthems/500871/42 "2009-06-25T17:49:11Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> I like Oh, Canada and Rule Britannia. Can’t think of any others I know off the top of my head. I don’t see a problem with a London-born Indian acknowledging his heritage. If he was belligerent about it maybe I’d tell him to go live in India, then, but singing a song isn’t belligerent.

_Rule, Britannia_ is not technically an anthem, thought it (or _The New Jerusalem_) really ought to be. _God Save The Queen/King_ is by far the worst anthem there is.

> [@amarone](#):
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> Wow - it’s a dirge (I’m British). The Star Spangled Banner is much more uplifting but I wouldn’t sing it. Apart from the fact it is unsingable for ordinary mortals, it would represent some form of allegiance to a foreign country, so I just stand respectfully.

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