Tagalong Pledge Question

O Canada! Our home and native land
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
The true north, strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.

(Those lyrics aren't quite as I remember, but close enough).

Not ignorant, I was wondering the same thing reading the other post. I would certainly not want to offend someone if I was a visitor in their country, but I also wouldn't rehearse something I didn't feel was 'me'. I would stand their politely and respectfully. Like during NHL games, they always sing our national anthem, then the Canadian national anthem (which, by now, I know by heart, LOL)... but I don't sing the Canadian version. I respect that we had our turn to do our thing, and now it's time to do theirs :)

I'm not sure national anthems count.
'O, Canada!', 'God Save the Queen/King', and 'The Star Spangled Banner' are all very nice but they are not quite the same as the Pledge of Allegiance.
(And I think 'America the Beautiful' would make a great anthem and it's WAY easier to sing than "The Star Spangled Banner".)
Military (branches) have their mottos (and songs), but those aren't what the kids say at school.
Some schools have pledges/mottos/songs, too but many of those are more of an alma mater thing than a national pledge of loyalty.

I found this:

"I pledge my loyalty to the President and Nation of Kenya
My readiness and duty to defend the flag of our Republic
My life, strength and service in the task of nation building
In the living spirit embodied in our National motto 'Harambee'
and perpetuated in the Nyayo philosophy of Peace, Love and Unity."

And this:

"India is my beloved country. We Indians shall work in union for the progress and development of the country.
I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give respect to my parents, teachers and all elders and treat everyone with courtesy.
To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion. In their well-being and prosperity alone lies my happiness. "

We had a German foreign exchange student two years ago.
She was amazed that every building had a flag on it here. All our classrooms have an American Flag, we sing the national anthem before each sporting event. We say the pledge in our classrooms and teach it to our children. It is all over my house, inside and out.
She had nothing like that in Germany, could be where she was from, but she said her classrooms did not have the flag, nor did her school, the libraries. She would make comments like Why does the Arby's have a flag in front. We said because we are American. She didn't get it. Her family did not fly a German flag.

I didn't answer the other question but I told her before she went to school that they would say the Pledge and sing the NAtional Anthem, then have a moment of silence in the high school. She was amazed that every child stood up, put their hands over their hearts and knew it.
We told her she was not to say it as she was not pledging any allegiance to America, being a German citizen. By the time she left she knew the words to the Pledge, would actually say it sometimes and could sing the Star Spangled Banner.
She was very comforted that "we Americans" were so patriotic. She loved it and revelled in the July 4th activities in DC.
The only thing she had difficulty with was in May we went to see a high school performance of The Sound of Music. In Germany the swastika is an illegal symbol, so she was visibly disturbed that we had HS school kids on stage with it on their arms. She actually apologized to me on several occasions for the way the Nazi's behaved during WWII.
She was very patriotic and when she saw things German here it would make her giddy with excitement. BMW's. VW's, Mercedez, the World Cup, my cuckoo clock.

I've been to several foreign countries and have friends from all over the globe. I have never heard anything comparable to our Pledge of Allegiance nor have I often heard their National Anthem while in their country before sporting events etc... I may have missed it but some of these countries I was in for several months at a time so I find it unlikely.

It's always surprising to me to hear those from other countries astounded at the number of American flags flying here, how often we sing our National Anthem, and that our schools recite the Pledge of Allegiance. They think it's really cool that we're so patriotic but it's very different from what they're used to. It certainly makes me proud!

I lived in France for a short while, and was surprised to discover that the Marseillaise (their national anthem) is actually NOT universally accepted there. Keep in mind, though, that many other countries do not have the tradition of one set form of government for the past several hundred years, like we do. In France, for instance, their current government only dates back to the 40's - a new government was put in place after the devastation of WWII. So the Marseillaise has only been their anthem for ~70 years. Many French citizens refuse to sing it when it's played (I was told that this is because the lyrics are fairly violent, and many French people don't feel it's a good representation of their country).

My kids went to an Armenian language school for the past several years, and they, too, have a national anthem (that is really long). The kids sang it each morning before school, and then saluted the American flag as well. Armenians (especially those who currently live in the US, as the result of the Armenian genocide having driven them away from Armenia) are incredibly patriotic - proud of their country, language and culture.