I agree with you. What is there to be proud of using the word "Bir".Simply we were not colonoized doesn't mean we're better off. And the ignorant pride that the British couldn't conquere us is even worse. We simply didn't have anything of use besides mountains and your common sense will tell you that. Maybe water? you might think, which is even a worse factor, taught during in high school as a mean to satisfy our need for pride (again another trick by the kings).What has the history provided eveyday people to be a descendent of  bir gorkha?, nothing just false pride, marketing campaing by the Shahs to rule us and blind us more. Now if you're really from the region of Gorkha and serving in the British Army, I'd consider that as meaningful statement. Rest assured, it's a mere historiacl deception to cover up their ass. I'm not a "Gorkhey" and definetly have nothing to do with "Bir" either. I'm simply a Nepali.