What does being a maldivian mean? I think it depends on the individual at present. And besides, loyalty depends on how one is 'treated' by a culture in general. If I'm treated like an outsider chances are I won't feel a great deal of giving of myself to the place where I'm a 'citizen' of. So what's Maldivian in that scenario? It isn't as simple as being born to some land that and therefore having a moral obligation to serve that. Ethics and morals have to come from our emotional reportoire too -