Stereotypes about Your Country/State

[Choral Soprano]

California: it's filled with blonde surfer chicks who see celebrities walking down the street everyday.
And apparently, the new, current stereotype is that everyone in California is either white or Mexican. All the Asians that live here don't exist.

Americans: Loud, rude, fat, obnoxious, cocky, ignorant, etc. I'm the complete opposite of a typical American, since I'm quiet, try to be polite as possible, thin, love learning, etc. One stereotype that I do sadly fall under is laziness, but that's because my Vietnamese family didn't drum it into me as a child that laziness is bad. XD

[Sockers]

Ongakua21

What stereotypes have you encountered?
What stereotypes are there about your country/state/whatever?
What do you think of said stereotypes?
Are there any stereotypes you've heard that are true?

As was already stated:

Fat/lazy
Over Consumerist
Bush-lovers
Incompetant

Now onto my state:
Dunkards - Drink lots of beer
Farm Hicks
Not Cultured
Eat only Cheese and Milk
Talk through our nose

Where are you from? The "eat only cheese and milk" thing makes me think Wisconsin.

And I've never heard the Bush-lovers one. surprised

Quote:

Canadians are all peaceful.

Canadians are all tolerant...

blah blah blah, while I understand that it is good to be peaceful and tolerant, I also know that it's not good to be TOO tolerant towards people who don't deserve it.

And really, not EVERYONE in Canada is peaceful and tolerant.

gonk

Hey, at least most of the stereotypes about your country are positive ones! rofl

[x_Silver_Starlight_x]

I'm from Canada. Need I say more?

Snows 11 months a year: False Snows only in the winter (which is 3 months, just like everybody else's winter)

We say 'eh?' all the time: True/False Some do some don't. I do say it alot(not all the time), but my mom says it...like never.

We live all in igloos, ride dog sleds, have beavers as pets, etc: False Although some may ride dog sleds for sport

The list goes on for about (not aboot) forever.

[Sockers]

I'm American, and I say 'eh' more than my Canadian friends. rofl

[rabbit guardian]

SERIOUSLY!*eye roll*
Im English & when I in America, someone even asked if I met the Queen! I just hate it when ppl watch movies and think that theres actual people that sound like tv butlers. rolleyes Also its not only Americans that dont learn about the rest of Earth.My little bro told his friends in UK about the hurricane we actually experienced, AND THEY DIDNT BELIEVE HIM!!!!! *sigh*
Theres a whole world out there and some ppl dont even realize it.

[The_Brightest_Moon]

fayebelly

I have tea and scones all the time, have full English breakfast every morning, I support my favourite football team, I live near London, I know the Queen, I probably know a guy you met three years ago 'cause he lives in England and 'cause it's so small everyone knows everyone else, it rains ALL the time, I have a posh accent, I have a lot of land, I have butlers and maids...

Some of those are true though... I do love tea... And my accent is on the posher side... =/

Also, my town is known for its chavs and has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the whole of Europe. So all teenagers are seen as scumbags and treated as such, fortunately I've stopped looking like a 14 year old recently so I get treated with more respect.

Haha I know what you mean about the 14 thing. I just turned 16 (still young) but people in the USA will ALWAYS treat you like a kid if you're even a WEEK younger than them. I'm rather petite in frame though I have a more mature face, so people either pass me off as 17 or 13. It's annoying........ Like if you're young you're always mistrusted and treated like you're stupid and can't do anything yourself or else "you'll steal something due to poor judgement or go get pregnant" or something.

I'd LOVE to have a British accent (the "TV kind" xD). I went to Germany and my host sister had a British girl over (she came the day before I left so I didn't get to know her too well, but she was really nice) and I LOVED her accent! It was really nice to have someone to speak english with (even though my host sisters were practically fluent, you knwo what I mean) and it was just really cool xD I was like "....SPEAK MORE! DON'T BE QUIET! I WANNA HEAR YOU SPEEAAAK" (of course I wasnt ACTUALLY like that XD)

Also my Uncle lives in England and has been for like 4-5 years, and he's developing an accent. It's half Long Island, half British so it's really funny! And his wife is British so she speaks like that, and HIS ADORABLE 2 YEAR OLD SON SPEAKS LIKE THAT TOO AND IT'S SO ADORABLE OMG OMG OMG *Spazz* haha... My point is that to many Americans (not just me) we really like British accents.

[The_Brightest_Moon]

Choral Soprano

California: it's filled with blonde surfer chicks who see celebrities walking down the street everyday.
And apparently, the new, current stereotype is that everyone in California is either white or Mexican. All the Asians that live here don't exist.

Americans: Loud, rude, fat, obnoxious, cocky, ignorant, etc. I'm the complete opposite of a typical American, since I'm quiet, try to be polite as possible, thin, love learning, etc. One stereotype that I do sadly fall under is laziness, but that's because my Vietnamese family didn't drum it into me as a child that laziness is bad. XD

Heeeeey I'm like you 3nodding Except not asian xD My parents always tried to make sure I wasn't lazy. That faaaaiiiiillllleeeeddd.............................

[Caerthakatha]

The_Brightest_Moon

"....SPEAK MORE! DON'T BE QUIET! I WANNA HEAR YOU SPEEAAAK" (of course I wasnt ACTUALLY like that XD)

The sad thing is, most people I've had comment on my accent (near enough everyone) did say that. I used to get stopped by people in the airport and at theme parks when they heard me say something and used to get asked to say words like "bumpy" because they thought it was "cute".

xD I honestly don't understand why people like our accents. I don't like mine at all and would much rather have a French or German accent.

[Callame]

Since all the stereotypes of America I know have been mentioned, I will just go on to list my state's stereotypes.
-we have run down cars in our front yard
-we play banjos
-we're missing teeth
-we talk like "we ain't gots no sense"
-we all wear overalls and don't wear shoes
-we are dirt poor
-we use outhouses
The list goes on...

[Jinberry]

A lot of people also asked me before if the beach is just 2 minutes walk away, and if I know how to surf like everyone else (I only use the bodyboard xD). I don't have pet dingos or koalas either.

[Akira_memphis]

Samba. Women in bikini. Beach. Amazonia. That's what people think about Brazil.

All we do is carnaval, and samba it's the only dance we know. (Carnaval it's only in February, although samba it's part of the brazilian identity, it's not just that)

Brazil it's mainly Rio de Janeiro and that's it. (Forget about all other important states)

We are all indians that live in the woods without technology... (Well, there are indians that still preserved their lifestyle, but it's very few. There are big cities like everywhere else, ex.: São Paulo)

It also happen to think the we all live in ghettos between extreme poverty and violence. (I won't deny that there is such reality, but it's not all like that, there are neighborhoods that are poor and the ones that are rich, and that's not only in Brazil)

[HazelDoll]

I was born in France, I live there so I can tell you how French see American poeple :

- Fat
- Racists
- Violent armed poeple

French poeple doesn't really like America... It's changing a little with your new president but... not that much O.o

So tell me please, how do you see France ??

[EWColaCanada]

I'm from Canada...

xD

Ummm... People say we have good maple syrup and I don't know how but people think I'm different a little because of that... Or do they... Well not really... Just this one person...

ninja