I have always been used to having pride of where I am from. I am sure everyone has heard of Texas pride. However, Puerto Ricans take their pride to a different extreme. They love anyone who has become famous or that has heritage from Puerto Rico. Jennifer Lopez is a great example. She actually never even lived here. Just because she has Puerto Rican blood a number of people adore her.

Another example, in the States, you will see the American Flag on government buildings, car lots, or in times of a national crisis. In Puerto Rico, you see their flag everywhere. Most cars and houses will have some sort of PR flag or sticker on it. Surprisingly, about half of Puerto Rico seems to take so much pride in being a US citizen that they will also fly the US flag. I would say more people in Puerto Rico fly our flag than we do in the States.

On the other hand, people are shocked that I would move here. From my point of view, everyone wants to leave here for some reason or another. I am always being asked “Why would you want to live here?” or “Why would you want to leave Texas?”.