Happy 4th July

It's no secret that i wish to high heavens that i was an American citizen and i enjoy pretending to celebrate things like halloween and thanksgiving and more recently, 4th July.

But being an Australian and celebrating another culture outside of that country has earned me a fair amount of criticism, one person joking to burn their flag (truth to every joke, right??). Even my Dad, who's mostly usually on my side, basically called me a fraud amidst my celebrations.

As i said, if there was a way i could live in the USA, i would be there in an instant. However, this criticism has caused me to stop and think about why people are being this way.

I understand that we are our own country and our holidays relate specifically to us. But is it such a bad thing to celebrate the independance of another country??? Is it so wrong to be happy for their country??? Does it really matter the extent of how far our celebrations go???

Don't rain on my parade in celebrating good positive things. Don't hate me for celebrating both Australia and the USA, to me that is discrimination. Don't judge.