Aye 'tis a beautiful fly.
You can be a proud German. In fact, if you're German, you're proud. I married into a strong German family. I'm proud of that! My wife is a first generation German. Her grandpa snuck the fam out when the Commies took over his family farm.
I'm prouder of my Irish heritage though, and if you would have met me daddy-o, you'd know why (I didn't call my grandpa "daddy-o", now I'm just hammin' it up).