My friend. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being "proud" of the place where you live. It is called patriotism (the real kind, not the kind of those who tried a coup in 2021).

When "being proud" is translated as "we are the best and the rest are hellholes, it turns into nationalism and that my friend is an entirely different ballgame.

Personally I am from Belgium. I am not "proud" of Belgium as for me it is nothing but the piece of land I was born out of the union of two Belgian parents. I am "proud" of my hometown Ghent because I think it is one of the nicest towns in the world (I've travelled the US, Europe, Africa and even China). I have absolutely no "proud" feelings for the part of the country where I live, Flanders. The main reason is that rightwing nutcase nationalists are waving with flags and claiming to be 'the greatest', whatever that means.

Greetings and have a nice WE!

Marc