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What do you mean? A general opinion that 70 odd percent of people think they are from somewhere? I would have guessed that at least 70 odd percent of people would say they were from somewhere, I don't think that's a huge surprise.

Rather than the place that would show you in a positive light, you could just respond based upon what was accurate and a place that they would be likely to have heard of. So I wouldn't say Shoreham-by-Sea, I say England, 50 miles south of London, on the coast. In terms of where I grew up, I'm...

There is a point here - As we're discovering, 'proud' means different things to different people and probably more so in different languages and cultures. These results may reflect that. I love England and the UK, but I would be a no on a 'pride' poll. I think that's a POSITIVE reflection on the...

In fairness, while the poll asks that question, the text asks 'Are you proud', and many will debate whether you can be prod of a quirk of fate. With regard to your point of culture and society - I think that's where people take some issue, and the smaller the locale you're referring to, the...

Absolutely - I would add that quite how people arrive at 'Proud to be from Sussex' or wherever I'm not sure. It was an accident of fate which you had no control of.