Britons are increasingly afraid to show their national pride in public for fear of ridicule or abuse, a poll has found. Many of those surveyed believed national pride is on the wane, with younger generations placing less importance on patriotism than ever before, The 1940s was the decade when patriotism was at its height, when the nation brought together by the Second World War. Of those polled, 79 per cent said they considered themselves patriotic in some way and almost nine in 10 agreed they are proud of their birthplace. Changed fn days!