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Pride is a feeling that can be both constructive and destructive. Healthy pride often inspires positive behavior, however, the unhealthy aspect of it can make one arrogant and self-centered. Appreciating one's own growth and achievement is definitely a self-esteem booster, but overindulgence and comparison may lead to unpleasant consequences.

Usually, people's upbringing and surroundings are huge factors that affect what they feel proud of. For instance, some pandas are proud of sharing their bamboo because they are taught to value kindness more, while other pandas are probably proud of cunningly acquiring bamboo because they value cleverness more.

Whatever the case is, pride is just another feeling and it can arise in the strangest scenarios for a variety of reasons! Recently, a Redditor asked a question, “What are people stupidly proud of?” The viral thread received lots of responses revealing the strangest and most ridiculous reasons why people feel proud of themselves. 

Bored Panda has compiled some of the most interesting answers from the thread, scroll below to read them all, and let us know what you feel about people who just love bragging about their trivial achievements. Lastly, keep celebrating your achievements pandas, and be proud of the good things you do! 

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group My dad, a father of 7, brags that he's never changed a diaper. Like, congratulations on being no help?

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Fake mental illnesses. Depression/anxiety/OCD are not cute and quirky, they’re debilitating af to people who actually suffer them

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Kim Contreras
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, and I'm going to take a lot of abuse for this comment and possibly be kicked off BP, but right now being gay, trans, whatever is a lot more popular than not. As with other areas (mental health for example) those who try to fit in with the 'in group' are detrimental to those who really do belong.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Not reading books. Actually boasting about it.

Edit: So far, the most tragic comments have been those defending TV watching as "taking just as much effort as reading".

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Kathryn Baylis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The book is always better than the movie. The book is the entire story, as seen through the eyes of the author and interpreted by your brain. A movie is the writer’s and director’s reworking of the author’s story, to make it fit in a time slot and appeal to a range of audiences by cutting whole characters and storylines, framing for the modern perspective. and adding gratuitous nudity.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Teachers being proud that their classes are hard and their students are always failing.

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#5

30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group That their dog weighs so much but really it's an obese sausage with legs who can't even take three steps without running out of breath.

whiskybidnus , Mr TGT Report

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Willful ignorance. Example: pride in not knowing how to do basic math.

stupidlyugly , frankieleon Report

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#7

30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group How sensitive people don't get along with them because they're "not afraid to openly speak their mind."

(aka they are a**holes who always have to share their questionable opinions very loudly)

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Doctor Strange
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who are proud of being "brutally honest" only care about the "brutal" not the "honest". Its perfectly possible to be honest without being a jerk.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group "I haven't missed a day of work in years."

This usually means you went into the office while really sick, at least a couple of times.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spreading viruses and making others ill. It is not good. It is pathetic.

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#9

Skin color. You fell out of your mother like that. It's not a personal achievement.

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Nicki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think for the African American community it is a little bit different. It is only recently that we have started outwardly taking pride in being black because for the longest time in society we were told we are not good enough, smart enough or capable enough just because of the color of our skin. When you get told that for 100's of years, most in the community start to internalize this. So we are basically trying to undo a lot of generational trauma by being loud and proud about being black and uplifting ourselves. We are not saying we are better than anyone per se, but we are trying to uplift ourselves because in the past no one else would. I hope that makes sense 😊

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Drunk driving.

They say it like it makes them a super cooool dude. Wait until you hit and kill a child and then see how cool you think you are. Bellends.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you have no defence if you are drunk driving. Grow up, you are pathetic.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Holding or Acquiring Believes or Opinions based on a single thing about yourself,

to say you will or won't do something because it's the (Alabama Way). Supporting everything America does because you're American. Supporting EVERYTHING a political party does because they're your political party. Supporting everything a woman does because you're a feminist.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group The vroom vroom sound their car makes at red lights. Like dude. Cook it. You're in a Mazda.

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Lene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sometimes make the vroom vroom sounds.... but entirely by accident. I get a bit scared when the car goes VRROOOOOOOMMMM! when all I expected was a mini-vroom.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Not knowing something.

I have a coworker who, whenever they saw me replacing the paper towels, would loudly and proudly declare they have never done that in the five years they worked there, and that they didn’t even know how. I certain he thought it was some amazing “look how smart I am” moment in his head, but all I could think of was, “I’d be embarrassed to not know something so basic, and certainly not proud to be that lazy.”

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group being cruel.

My ex actually said, "Yeah, I saw this guy in a pub yesterday who tried talking to us so I basically burned his stupid shirt for an hour lol," which is one of the main reasons I broke up with him.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Brand Loyalty,

If you're not getting paid to exclusively use Apple, Samsung, Sony, Nintendo, Nike, Adidas, Chanel then why are you going so a hard for them?

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Whitefox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blind brand loyalty based on popularity is one thing.. Brand Loyalty based on a good product that delivers what it promises and more is not a bad thing.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Long commute times and working hours.

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Mohammad Ammar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. You're not hard working, you're just sad, and everyone's counting down the days till your mental breakdown.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Being religious

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This partially incorrect. Being religious is a bizarre thing to be proud of unless you are part of the right religion, like me, we are just trying to help all you heathens from burning in Hell for eternity.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Teens who think that are gangsters.

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Stephanie Did It
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had a family friend who, at 15, decided she wanted to join a gang. After her 'initiation," she was so badly mangled that she had to have a closed casket funeral. Gangs are not cool or fun, kids.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group 1. Not reading books.
2. Not listening to experts.

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Jaden Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not so sure about this one. This flex could land you in a presidency.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group How bad they have it. I’ve seen people borderline brag about how much trauma they’ve been through like it’s some kind of contest.

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foofoofloofy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think we've all seen that FB post where OP says that they can never make their mom's recipes the way she does, and a commenter spends 3 paragraphs wingeing about how OP's post was hurtful and offensive because their (commenter's) mother was an alchoholic and a drug addict and blah blah blah...case in point.

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Katrin Krueger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I remember that! What a selfish post about mothers... and recipes.. and baking... and affording an oven.. etc etc etc. ;)

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SPARKLING WATER
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know about you guys but I've died 48 times which makes me better than you

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deanna woods
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother was abandoned as a child and barely talks about her trauma. In fact, I didn't know that she was abandoned until my late teens.

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Katie Lutesinger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Suffering is not a contest! Now let me tell you about my traumatic childhood and various illnesses in great detail. It all began in the summer of 1986. The Final Countdown was topping the music charts, and in a certain hospital which no longer exists-

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Jo Focquet
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i had an ex like that, every time i talked about past trauma and how i never really got over it he started by saying how much worse he had it and then he wonderd why i didn't talked so much about my past

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Silly Putty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you sure they're bragging? Or is it that you just don't want to hear about it? People who have a lot of problems need to talk.

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Colin Timp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's made shows like American Idol unwatchable. All these 15-18 year old kids talking about how their life has been "soooo hard."

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Ralph Watkins
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL. So you have been around us veterans. I do have to laugh. You can't imagine how vets get into p*ssing matches over who's PTSD is worse b/c of what they went thru. And the VA can be pathetic too. What single event gave you PTSD? People who spend a few months to multiple years in combat zones could have many triggers & some may not even seem that bad to another vet. Then there are attention seeker who say they felt like they could get raped or they saw something terrible on TV. They try to argue with real victims that they are worse off somehow. Those who actually suffered directly tend to be those with the more serious issues.

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Elizabeth S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of people with personality disorders do this to distance themselves from others through action (it's a thing). And I find it so annoying I can't take it. I used to be someone who did as well but now that I know better it just feels fake and makes me very sad they feel they need to almost "one up" everyone else and say they have it worse. No one's trauma is worse than anyone else's each person is different and so is their trauma. To believe otherwise is invalidating to everyone including the person doing it.

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JaimeeJames WD
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lots of traumatised people have had their feelings invalidated as part of the trauma process. It’s probably not fair to judge them for seeking status in their trauma - they’re really just seeking validation and understanding but may not be emotionally well enough to recognise it or seek help for it.

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Bored&InSchool
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well if they live through something life-threatening, I can see a LITTLE reason to brag, but usually it's just an excuse to say "you don't have problems, I have problems, so do what I want you to do".

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Kyan Tiu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a while back my classmates once kept fighting and bragging on things like "my parents said I'm a mistake" "well I drowned and water got into my lungs"

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Cherreka Wirth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is there something wrong with being proud of the things you have overcome? While I certainly don't agree with berating others (online or in person) for sharing a picture of their mom or something, there is absolutely nothing wrong with me saying to myself "this is where I came from, this is where I'm at now. I may still have far to go, but I have already come so far"

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Jordi Sharpe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our pain isn't a cudgel to use against people. The only good that can come from our pain is using its memory as a way to help others. Not to abuse others, and not to posture and flaunt.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Their political views.

It's not just one side doing this c**p either. It's just as annoying to be berated and talked down to by a "woke" person as it is a "MAGA" person. You're both being annoying, and taking pride in it. Just stop, f**k.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see a lot of stuff like this and I usually agree. Having grown up in the south and being surrounded by far-right beliefs as a liberal I know some very good people that are conservative. But I find it different with "MAGA" to support Trump you have to disconnect yourself from reality in some regard, be hateful, or just ignorant. Now I'm not saying that Biden is good or even most democrats. They still act with self interest, but as the alt-right seems to take over the typically conservative, it's no longer just a differing of opinion on what's best, it's actively working against LITERAL NAZIS running for office and seating in Congress.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group How much of an a*****e they can be

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Jaden Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's amazing to me how many people wear their assholishness as a giant badge of honor.

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Their "roots" in a country that their great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was from.

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El Dee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeh, this is utter bull. Be interested in it but it's NOT your whole identity..

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Working 60+ hours a week

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you need to work these hours due to poverty and low earning jobs I feel for you. If it is you hustling and working non stop like the morons on the linkedin page earlier, you need to step back and take a look at your priorities.

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How much alcohol they can drink.

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Chich
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should have faded away by the time you turn 20 - if it was a thing at all. Anyone btagging about this later in life is just pathetic.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group “I’m proud of myself, I haven’t cheated in a while”

Me: “it’s been 2 months and I’m not f*****g proud of you”

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Those IQ tests people share but they dont know how to read their results. Had some guy just so proud that he was in the top 90%

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Bear Hall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Guess what, I had an IQ test today." "And?" "Thankfully it was negative."

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Unearned wealth.

Genetic assignments.

Their place of origin.

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Chloe Drury
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What’s so wrong about being proud of your origins? I swear most of the posts here are just insecure people.

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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To "What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?" Posted In This Online Group Wealth

Nationality

The ability to consume stuff like alcohol

Their sexual activity (no matter if being a virgin or being sexually very active)

Lack of sleep

How much hours they get exploited/work

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Michael Largey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every room of the apartment of a woman I once dated was decorated with photographs. They were all of her. A big red flag, but I noticed too late.

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