Is patriotism just fear of change?

[jake-the-peg]

What does it mean to be patriotic?
To love one's country?

Many British people claim to be patriotic but lose no opportunity to have a dig at northerners, sotherners, the Welsh, Essex man etc. In short they don't seem to like their fellow Brits much.

They often speak of the countryside but many parts of the world have similar scenary, and anyway surely it's nonsense to urge people to fight for a view ? - especially when most live in citys

It seems that they love what they've grown up with and become accustomed to. British bread, food, driving on the left, whatever.

If that's the case surely patriotism is simply fear of change, not the last refuge of the scoundrel but of the insecure?

Or am I wrong?