What does this phrase "I am proud to be Nepali' mean?. I hear that from jingoistic individuals from time to time. Look it is ok to be a Nepali but what is there to be proud about it?. Most of us became Nepali through birth  by default, it is not something that we achieved through hard work. So what is there to be proud about?. I am a Nepali and i have lived overseas for long and i am happy to be Nepali. I have not traded my Nepali citizenship for foreign one because i feel it is unfair to citizens of both countries involved. With dual citizenship if there is chaos in usa then one will return to Nepal and vice versa. Most citizens of the country will be stuck in their homeland. I have always struggled with this decision but as my decision is to finally return home, i decided not to apply for foreign citizenship. It is a personal decision.
However,for those who did, it is an achievement. You worked hard for it. You achieved it. That is something to be proud of. I read somewhere of this white woman who got Nepalese citizenship after about 20 yrs. That is her achievement. 
Everyone has right to pursue happiness as per their own understanding. Let us not misplace jingoism with that.   

 

Free Market: I think it also brings up a fundamental question of the economic system that you may believe? Do you believe in more controlled market or free market? Do you believe in buying only Shikhar shoes because that is a Nepali company or you totally comfortable with buying Bata shoes if you think that is better? A lot of people nowadays say ‘I would go with whatever gives me more bang for my buck’. Too bad if Shikhar shoes is not innovative. I am not going to through my money to those lazy Shikhar designers, just because we both are Nepalese. Agree? This analogy is just to make a point that human capital move around in this globalized village…back and forth. One could argue that society will not put you into its heart if you don’t perform like Bata designer, somewhat. It goes both ways. If you are Gerard Depardieu, you will get to shake hand with Vladimir Putin and get your passport right there right then, if you are not, then you will be questioned to death, for f---g 5yrs like Yamaraj would do :). Why? So what is achievement? What is fair? 

@eutab4,
goras have so much of achievement behind them to say "i am proud to be an american". But even then many Goras will tell you that they are not proud to be american simply because USA has done bad things too.
When we say "proud to be a Nepali", it should not simply be just because we are born in NEpal.
Especially at present times, being proud does not make much sense. We must have some achievements to back us up.
Based on human, inferiority complex, free market ,simply saying it for the heck of it does not make much sense.
Not being a proud Nepali does not mean one regrets being born in Nepal or is unhappy about it or is any less patriotic.
There are just too many things in our country not to be proud about. That is just my opinion.