Do you get up when National anthem is being played?

Patriotism or not, expected or unexpected behavior, i do rise whenever the national anthem is being played unless of course if I can not do it at the moment. I love my country, I bet everyone here feels the same towards their country. small acts of patriotism gives a lot of impact in how we behave, act, work, feel towards our country.

I do stand when a National Anthem is played and it's not limited to my own country's either. It is a sign of respect to do this and everyone should make the effort to do the same in my opinion. They always played the National Anthem of India while showing the flag before every movie when I lived there and I always stood alongside everyone else. I obviously didn't sing it or anything and will only sing along to my own; but I did stand out of respect for everyone around me and for the country that was my home at the time.

Well I just cannot sit while the National Anthem is played even if it is at home and no one is around me.I feel as though I am committing a crime if I do it.If other people are there sitting around I immediately ask them to switch channel or switch off the television.I cannot bear it even if the sound is in mute on the remote control.If it is on the road that I hear it being played on a loudspeaker,I stand in attention whether anyone is around me or not.Anywhere, for that matter I do it. The same thing goes for my school song too and though I am 52 yrs ols and it is 37 years that I left school I cannot bear to sing it sitting, If I intend demonstrating to anyone at home how my school song is.[Normally however, I donot do it;it is not that one goes around singing school songs at this age like a madcap but on the rarest of occasion I sang once to tell my son how it sounded.

Hello,mimpi! It is but natural that we honor our national anthem and flag under any circumstance.it shows our patriotism as well as regards to the nation.everybody should be proud of it and we should pay due honor.i feel proud of standing and honoring the flag hoisting and playing the national anthem.thanx.

Hi mimipi, I always stand when my National Anthem is played. It is the correct thing to do if I am out in a public place but if it is being played on the TV in my home I do not. I would never leave this country to live so I guess I am very patriotic even though there are many things I don't agree with right now so I guess it would make me a bit hypocritical too in a way, which I am not by nature. Ellie :D

Hi! I do stand up when the National Anthem is being played. Its kinda like common courtesy and for me it is a sign of respect because if you dont have respect for it and no qualms of the implications not standing might bring well then why stand up at all? Standing might not actually mean anything but to some people it does. Why go through all the trouble of getting off your comfortable seat just to look at some stupid flag right? If you do it just means that it means something to you. It might not be a huge thing to do but with most simple gestures, they mean a lot.^_^

I do rise and stand to attention when I hear the national anthem being played anywhere (unless I hear it when I'm crossing the road). My husband thinks I'm crazy. I rise even when my son plays the national anthem on the keyboard at home (he's practising for school...he plays it during the assembly). I can't help it. I do it automatically. But when I hear it played well...I feel patriotic.

I do respect our national anthem and national flag and if I am in position to stand up, when the national anthem is being played, I do stand up. We hear our national anthem, only on few occasions and I feel, whenever we hear it, as a mark of respect, we should rise to the occasion.

Difficult one this, I am a British Indian and don't feel any patriotism towards any flag or song of any country. I can't remember the last time I heard the UK National Anthem and I would most definitely not stand up for it and don't even know the words to it. It has nothing to do with not feeling British for I was born here and have lived here for over 40 years - it's to do with the UK not really having a sense of patriotism. I find it interesting that many Americans and very patriotic and get very upset if people insult their flag - I remember an episode of Fraser when his upstairs neighbour hung a huge flag from his window, thereby blocking out Fraser light from his balcony but he felt he couldn't complain because the other neighbours would find his complaint disrespectful to the flag, it was highly amusing but did highlight just how patriotic Americans are and highlighted that we don't have such a sense of patriotism in the UK. It's got to such a stage now that people are scared to put up a flag as it's deemed racist to non-Brits which is ridiculous! Do the Americans refuse to put up their flag for such a silly reason? *sigh* political correctness has gone mad!

Love towards Nation and to our family must come from within,and it can't be imposed on any one. Even if done it may not be a long lasting one. I feel it as a honour and pride to be an Indian and i respect our National Anthem and flag, with all respect.

I don't think it is a written rule anywhere that one must rise when the National Anthem is played. But I always do out of love and respect for my country and those who have sacrificed their lives for me.

I stand every time I am in a position when I can. Although I must admit that it is not out of respect for how the nation actually is today, it is more respecting the ideals that we stand for. I also stand and face the flag or music because I respect the people who have given their lives to protect those ideals and things that I enjoy. I don't feel proud of a lot of what happens in the United States, but I am proud of the ideals it was founded upon even if we are not perfect.

I do respect national anthem and stand up whenever it played. I remember that I've done this couple of times in India, but mostly in the cinema. They also played national anthem here in the cinema, although I don't understand any words, I do stand up and shows some respect, as you said its a public manners. Thanks dear.

Only seldom that I hear our national anthem played aside from when I'm in my kids' school or whenever inside the cinema, before the 1st showing the national anthem is being played. I may not be very nationalistic person or a patriot of our nation but I still give my respect whenever it is being played.

My father in-law is a great gandhian and even today he salutes and respects national anthem. Do you remember during war time, they introduced national anthem in cinema theatres and people use to rush to exit gates? Honestly speaking I do not stand up when I hear national anthem. But when I participate in any function where they sing national anthem, we all stand up in unison and sing. Otherwise the spirt of 1947 is only history which should not have been.

I would get up in a public gathering if the national anthem is played, and now that I reflect on why I would do it, it would be for 2 reasons. Firstly As you say it is public manners in showing your respect. Secondly, because these are some of the ideas of nationalism drilled into us since our childhood. Yes, I am of the view that these are our convenient and chosen ways of saying that we are patriotic. Most of us would not do the things which according to me display our nationalism or patriotism. These would include our social and envoirnmental responsibilities as an example.

I just stand up every time national anthem is played. its really very nice feeling for me. the words may have own implication, but i think standing up is must.

I think it's only appropriate to stand up when the national anthem is being played. It's only for a few minutes anyways. Why be too lazy to stand up? It's one way of honouring your motherland. At least we could do that little thing for her.

Yes to show respect to my motherland and it is a law here.

I am teacher and we play national anthem every monday and friday..So, i am very very bored of hearing it and standing when it is played:))i think it is so trivial, because respect to anthem, flag, nation etc. should not be shown in this manner.