National Stereotypes

[Yozzer]

I know that all nations hold stereotypical views of other nations so I thought it would be interesting to see the different ones from both sides. I'll kick off with some English stereotypes, 'coz I'm English:

NB These are not my opinions, I am merely documenting the comonly held stereo-types :skull-sai .

The Irish are stupid
The Scotts are alcoholic
The French are dirty
The Spanish are Lazy
The Belgians are boring
The Dutch are stoners
The US Americans are arrogant
The Italians are cowards

I know these peoples aren't really like this but what do they think of others?
(BTW I know the French think the English are Homosexual, that's just because we wash! :D )

[Sanitarium]

Hmmm ....

... The battle of nations is about to begin ....

(paraphrased W.Churchill and Gandalf) :D :D :D

LOL

[mondaymadness]

the japaneese have small penises

[stefan_]

the belgians are dumb
the dutch are cheap walk on wooden shoes smoke weed and go the whores all day
americans are all fat and dumb

[Sternenlied]

Germans ...

... love to work
... are always punctual
... are well-organized

Believe me ... they're not.
I live here long enough now to be absolutely certain about that! :)

[redbaron]

All Russian girls considered as potential whores in my country

[JVIPER88]

From an American Perspective:

French people are stupid (but thanks for the fattening food!)
Spanish people are stupid (but thanks for GOOD food)
British people are stupid (but thanks for a good jumping off point for the "real" Engish language)
German people are stupid (but thanks for NASA).
Italian people are stupid (but thanks for the Sopranos)
Indian people are stupid (but thanks for the Slushies)
Belgian people are stupid (but thanks for the waffles)
Japanese people are stupid (but thanks for all those nifty electronics)
Russian people are stupid (but I know its too cold for you guys to go to school regularly, so its alright).
Panamanian people are stupid (but thanks for letting us cut your country in half for our boats)
Chinese people are THE BEST!! (PLEASE don't take your money out of our economy!!)
Mexicans are stupid (But thanks for cutting our grass).
Canadians are stupid (and since they can't read, it doesn't matter what I say here)

[[m[o_o]m]]

hah...funny thread :)
heres an obvious one...from usa and lots of euro
all middle easterners are terrorists (or some degree thereof)
-ps i was gunna put "arabs" in place of "middle easterners" but that would leave out the persians and egyptians...then of
course also that would leave out the Israelis who are considered by many american arabs to be terrorists...god stereotypes are stewpid :P

[i only put here in the spirit of the thread...iz pure bullshit of course...Ma' Alsalam]

[xd1212]

what about university stereotypes

[MinaPi]

Chinese people are good at math and science, and bad drivers.

I'm horrible at math and science, and a horrible driver. Lol!

[Yozzer]

Thanks for contributing everyone!

Remember the point is to see how one nation thinks of others. Just saying "Welshmen dress funny" doesn't serve the purpose unless you tell us where you're from!

[Seven]

From an American Perspective:

French people are stupid (but thanks for the fattening food!)
Spanish people are stupid (but thanks for GOOD food)
British people are stupid (but thanks for a good jumping off point for the "real" Engish language)
German people are stupid (but thanks for NASA).
Italian people are stupid (but thanks for the Sopranos)
Indian people are stupid (but thanks for the Slushies)
Belgian people are stupid (but thanks for the waffles)
Japanese people are stupid (but thanks for all those nifty electronics)
Russian people are stupid (but I know its too cold for you guys to go to school regularly, so its alright).
Panamanian people are stupid (but thanks for letting us cut your country in half for our boats)
Chinese people are THE BEST!! (PLEASE don't take your money out of our economy!!)
Mexicans are stupid (But thanks for cutting our grass).
Canadians are stupid (and since they can't read, it doesn't matter what I say here)

Great perspective :p

From a French perspective:
- English people are drunks, and girls are sluts
- Irish people are red-haired drunks
- Portuguese people are hairy, and women don't shave
- Spanish people are lazy
- Greek people are gay
- American people are fat, and girls are sluts
- Japanese people are crazy
- Italian people are chauvinists

;)

[ChiTownHoney]

Indian people are stupid (but thanks for the Slushies)


Well done

[ChiTownHoney]

My American perspective.

French are gay
Indians smell bad
Chinese are smart, but bad drivers
Spanish are romantic
Italians are good cooks
Russians are the enemy
Germans are stubborn
Canadians are harmless
Irish are drunks
Polish are idiots
Sweds are smokin' hot blondies
Jamaicans are pot heads
British are polite and dignified
Koreans are all manicurists
Asyrians smoke hookah
Jewish are greedy and cheap
Brazilians are attractive

[kidnapper78]

the belgians are dumb
the dutch are cheap walk on wooden shoes smoke weed and go the whores all day
americans are all fat and dumb


Why's that are they all :skull-evi "Blonde" ROFL

[sindyloo]

From a redneck view!!

Canadaens talk Funny A?? and are a bunch of Hosers!!

Scotts have some damn fine whiskey. But whats with the damn skirts guys?

French Damn tasty fries and good ass wine yehawww!

Eye talians talk damn funny but make a good ass pizza

Russians always fighting unless they are drunk ass on vodka,,,,HIC!!

Spanish Too Dang suave and smooth talking? Dont trust them!!

Germans too dang controlling and are wise asses knowing everything?

All Arabs Damn nice people who can party...but watch the food??

China Way too Damn Many Commies there, keep your eyes open all!

[[m[o_o]m]]

i am a pinko commie...yet i live in united states / kentucky. heh...stereotypes are about as useful as a condom in a convent :P


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[ego]

Greeks are not able tofllow a program.















What... what you mean that aint a stereotype? :D

[eminembc911]

I agree with the Asians are not good at math and science. lol and the bad drivers one.. maybe SOME.

[Johnboy267]

OK, I very rarely post here, because basically I'm way too busy to do anything except check in for new stuff 5 and 10 minutes at a time and be a leeching lurker!
But this is way too fun not to participate. This is an Americans take on how we view other countries stereotypes of Americans:


The French are stuck-up snobs, who hate Americans and think we are crude and unsophisticated
The English think they have all the real Old-World sophistication and think that Americans are crass and rude
The Germans think they have the best Engineering in the world (and they do) but they wish Americans would stop building Military bases in their country, marrying their women and staying forever, becoming Germans.
The Italians love the IDEA of opportunity in America and want to move here, but wish Americans would stay the hell out of their country
The Russians love EVERYTHING American (Blue Jeans, McDonalds, iPods) but hate the American people. They think we are crass, fat, stupid, overbearing bullies
The Canadians LOVE Americans to cross their borders for vacations, shopping and tourism, but HATE us when we cross the border to take jobs away from them
The Mexicans LOVE to cross the border to live in the US, but wish all us foreigners would get the hell out of THEIR country!
The Native Americans are still just REALLY PISSED OFF!!! (I'm 1/4 Seneca, so I guess I can say that) :-)

[kitty_joanne]

From my point of view:

Americans: They have no shame.

British: Like to sing "i can't live without beer"

Irish: umm.. Hot Guys

French: They are somewhat known to be romantic and its not very true, probably the gays are

Spanish: Best drama telenovela

Dutch: best cakes seller

Chinese: afraid to lose anything

Japanese: THE BEST COUNTRY MANKIND EVER CREATED

Australia: their tax is like a discount percentage always high

Indians: smells very bad

Koreans: "holy shit u got a nose job at the age of 14?" its normal there

Italians: do everything for the family, never betray the family, have sex with the family.

Its all just jokes >.< doesn't mean to be rude haha

[batffink]

From a redneck view!!

Canadaens talk Funny A?? and are a bunch of Hosers!!

Scotts have some damn fine whiskey. But whats with the damn skirts guys?

French Damn tasty fries and good ass wine yehawww!

Eye talians talk damn funny but make a good ass pizza

Russians always fighting unless they are drunk ass on vodka,,,,HIC!!

Spanish Too Dang suave and smooth talking? Dont trust them!!

Germans too dang controlling and are wise asses knowing everything?

All Arabs Damn nice people who can party...but watch the food??

China Way too Damn Many Commies there, keep your eyes open all!

Come on Sindyloo, it's well known that a randy Scotsman with his kilt up can run faster than a girl with her slacks down. Lol:skull-big

[star67]

Americans - arrogant about something, but i'm not sure what since that place is full of crime, racists, and morons. oh and people who make up their own words on tv. fuck, that's annoying.
British - all they do is go down the pub and get drunk. booooring expensive place, bad food. nice people though :)
China - i live here so... stereotypes of propaganda-loving, work-obsessed, people with no manners are not that far from the mark.
Japan - the weirdest place in the world. a bunch of cartoon-obsessed, anti-social, child-raping hermits. would rather die than live here.
Italy - rude, elitist xenophobes.
Indians/Pakistani - the men are all creepy and shameless about being creepy. never adapt the culture of whatever country they inhabit. therefore, continue to be creepy.

... before anyone lynches me.. this IS the rowdy room. and i belong to 2 of those listed above. equal opportunity hate! :)

[batffink]

How many Hezbollah does it take to change a lightbulb?

Twenty-five. One to replace the bulb and twenty-four to avenge the death of the old one.

[Lemarchand]

British - all they do is go down the pub and get drunk. booooring expensive place, bad food. nice people though :)

Well expensive certainly meets the stereotype...Boring?, depends upon where you are. Nice people?, again, depends upon where you are. lol Bad Food?, Not a chance...I challenge everyone to prove that old adage about Britain and bad food, those days are certainly long gone...Britain is arguably the most culinary evolved country this century.
But people please....someone tell me exactly whats wrong with hitting the pub and getting hammered? :D :D :D LOL

Lem

[sindyloo]

Toss off Ehhhhh??? Best way to get Hammered in a PUB...is to turn the bloody glass over!!:skull-thu ;)

[Lemarchand]

Toss off Ehhhhh??? Best way to get Hammered in a PUB...is to turn the bloody glass over!!:skull-thu ;)

Nah...thats the best way to get glassed! ;)

[Fred Astair]

Canadian point of view:

There's good in everyone - let it shine out regardless of what country you're from. We're all natives to this planet.

I noticed that most of the stereotypical evaluations of the various countries presented here are negative - such and such are stupid etc... It seems hardly any wonder that peace is so hard to have in this world when the majority of people find fault in their neighbours instead of the good things.

Fred

[Lemarchand]

Well funnily enough Freddie baby, this thread is wallowing within the rowdy room, which sort of automatically leans away from the realms of positivity. Plus, expecting positivity via message boards is a little bit folly don't you think, would you say this was a fairly realistic definition of the internet?....

"The internet, a place where people the world over can bitch about movies, slander people anonymously, and share pornography with one another!"

:D :D :D

Lem

[Fred Astair]

Well funnily enough Freddie baby, this thread is wallowing within the rowdy room, which sort of automatically leans away from the realms of positivity. Plus, expecting positivity via message boards is a little bit folly don't you think, would you say this was a fairly realistic definition of the internet?....

"The internet, a place where people the world over can bitch about movies, slander people anonymously, and share pornography with one another!"

:D :D :D

Lem

I agree with you Lemmy baby, my point is that if you ask a person, any person, to stereotype different nationalities, most of what you are likely to hear will be put downs, regardless of whether you ask on the internet or in person. It is as if people feel that is how they are supposed to respond, but it doesn't have to be that way. Instead of saying that the British are known for having the worst teeth in the world, a person could say that they are stand up people who fought valiently when their turn came in world war 2. Instead of saying that East Indians and Pakistanis smell bad one could say they are noble people with long and deep traditions that they cherish. Instead of saying Scots are drunks, one could say that they have great accents are pretty funny when they are drunk because they have a wonderful sense of humour.:skull-bee

This thread asked for stereotypes of different nationalities but it didn't say they should all be negative ones.

As for a description of the internet, why not one of the earlier ones " A virtual world where people of all races, nationalities and creeds can come together and share knowledge and information about life"?

Freddy Baby

[hojohobo]

jews - good kindling

[batffink]

I agree with you Lemmy baby, my point is that if you ask a person, any person, to stereotype different nationalities, most of what you are likely to hear will be put downs, regardless of whether you ask on the internet or in person. It is as if people feel that is how they are supposed to respond, but it doesn't have to be that way. Instead of saying that the British are known for having the worst teeth in the world, a person could say that they are stand up people who fought valiently when their turn came in world war 2. Instead of saying that East Indians and Pakistanis smell bad one could say they are noble people with long and deep traditions that they cherish. Instead of saying Scots are drunks, one could say that they have great accents are pretty funny when they are drunk because they have a wonderful sense of humour.:skull-bee

This thread asked for stereotypes of different nationalities but it didn't say they should all be negative ones.

As for a description of the internet, why not one of the earlier ones " A virtual world where people of all races, nationalities and creeds can come together and share knowledge and information about life"?

Freddy Baby

I agree with you two gentlemen about negative stereotypes and for years I've protested about jokes stereotyping the Irish as being thick and stupid. I'll never tell another Irish joke. Instead I'll tell you the one about the three Bulgarians called Paddy, Mick and Sean. :skull-big :skull-big :skull-big :skull-big

[batffink]

OK As promised, the joke about the three Bulgarians named Paddy, Mick and Sean. They emigrated to British Columbia because they wanted to become lumberjacks. After applying at the nearest lumber camp they were employed on the understanding that they would fell twenty trees a day each. On the first day they felled three trees each and the foreman wasn't too happy but gave them a second chance. On the second day Paddy, Mick and Sean flogged their guts out all day and managed to fell five trees each. The foreman told them that that was not enough and started to pay them off. Paddy, Mick and Sean complained that the saws that they were supplied with were no fucking good. The foreman lifted up one of the saws, primed it and pulling the cord started it up. All three Bulgarians looked startled and said in unison "What's dat noise?"

[star67]

all right, chillax. there's nothing wrong with heading down the pub to get hammered (or hanging out at home getting stoned) but... this is the stereotypes thread. i wasn't entirely serious. i like the BRITISH... the country is just too cold and wet and expensive for me [i lived there]. i don't even mind the food [yummy!]

i don't believe the british have the worst teeth. i've been to ~japan~ :skull-thr

also, i'm british ;)

Well expensive certainly meets the stereotype...Boring?, depends upon where you are. Nice people?, again, depends upon where you are. lol Bad Food?, Not a chance...I challenge everyone to prove that old adage about Britain and bad food, those days are certainly long gone...Britain is arguably the most culinary evolved country this century.
But people please....someone tell me exactly whats wrong with hitting the pub and getting hammered? :D :D :D LOL

Lem

[rottenfruit]

I know that all nations hold stereotypical views of other nations so I thought it would be interesting to see the different ones from both sides. I'll kick off with some English stereotypes, 'coz I'm English:

NB These are not my opinions, I am merely documenting the comonly held stereo-types :skull-sai .

The Irish are stupid
The Scotts are alcoholic
The French are dirty
The Spanish are Lazy
The Belgians are boring
The Dutch are stoners
The US Americans are arrogant
The Italians are cowards

I know these peoples aren't really like this but what do they think of others?
(BTW I know the French think the English are Homosexual, that's just because we wash! :D )

Im extremly racist against muslims ,

the rat for instance was a muslim

i seriously think muslims should be exterminated and i would admire hitler if he had put muslims in the showers instead of jews personaly i would like another holocaust and this time against muslims and i would throw them my self in the ovens

When i see a person who has converted to islam i want to kill that person and i thing muslims converts should be put to death as well, i admire the nazis in russia who beheaded a muslim and posted it on the internet,

[doggystylethatgirl]

.... tune into the station across the nation.......



My Stereo Stype - My Nation Station - I Get Along With Everybody!!:skull-thu

the speakers, you can hear the whole world!!

[rottenfruit]

.... tune into the station across the nation.......



My Stereo Stype - My Nation Station - I Get Along With Everybody!!:skull-thu

the speakers, you can hear the whole world!!

Then you will be killed by the muslim hordes invading non muslim countrys expectthat you are one :skull-thr

Muslims out and to the ovens with them :) I dont like hitler though because he was a muslim lover he said that the only religion he respected was islam he focused on killing the wrong people, he should have started out with the Muslim bastards around Eastern Europe and move out and genocide the rest of them

[doggystylethatgirl]

Then you will be killed by the muslim hordes invading non muslim countrys expectthat you are one :skull-thr

Muslims out and to the ovens with them :)

SHIT I THOUGHT MUSLIMS WAS
THOSE THINGS YOU FIND IN THE OCEAN !!

[Seven]

Im extremly racist against muslims ,

the rat for instance was a muslim

i seriously think muslims should be exterminated and i would admire hitler if he had put muslims in the showers instead of jews personaly i would like another holocaust and this time against muslims and i would throw them my self in the ovens

When i see a person who has converted to islam i want to kill that person and i thing muslims converts should be put to death as well, i admire the nazis in russia who beheaded a muslim and posted it on the internet,

Wow,
I seriously hope that you're kidding, although I don't see any kind of joke here...

[rottenfruit]

Wow,
I seriously hope that you're kidding, although I don't see any kind of joke here...

Im not kidding muslims are trying to takeover europe they are cockroaches that have to be exterminated, if you are in french you probaly have expernice with these parasites.

I honestly believe that they should be exterminated i hate Muslims like hitler hated the jews ( i dont hate jews they do a fine job of killing muslims)

[kitty_joanne]

what did the muslims have done to you??

[Seven]

Im not kidding muslims are trying to takeover europe they are cockroaches that have to be exterminated, if you are in french you probaly have expernice with these parasites.

I honestly believe that they should be exterminated i hate Muslims like hitler hated the jews ( i dont hate jews they do a fine job of killing muslims)

What can I say... I live happily with many muslims here, I'm sorry.
I can't argue... Hitler was one of the worst man the earth have known, he not only killed millions of people, but also created dreadful places to remove their humanity.

Sorry, I just can't :skull-thr :skull-thr

[batffink]

I'm not normally a violent man but when I read the absolute shit that 'Rottenfruit' writes I have the overwhelming urge to take someone out to the workshed, trap his nuts in the bench vice, hand him a sharp knife and then set fire to the shed. :skull-ton :skull-ton :skull-ton

[Lemarchand]

Nice one batffink! lol
I truthfully found every single one of rottenfruits comments completely reprehensible. Those opinions have no place on this board or in any society! That sentiment has been echoed throughout the board wherever his comments have popped up. However I am going to state here and now that I wasn't that bothered by them. I hear keys tapping in readiness to accuse me of racism...but wait, hear me out.
My reason for not being to bothered by what had been posted around the board is not because I wasn't disturbed by the ravings against Muslims, not because I share an opinion similar to that of such a tiny minded individual. But because I know for a damned fact that the Cot death called "rottenfruit" simply doesn't have the balls to make a statement like that in real life. Our spineless racist feels the courage to post anonymously online. But could he stand up to a real person and make the same statements...no! All he wanted to achieve was a reaction from the board membership...which is what he received.
He was banned from the board, and that was the best action to take for a hatemonger like that. You know sometimes it can be a much stronger action to take to ignore such comments and not give a bigot like him the satisfaction of a reaction. The great mods and admin will do their part, as they quickly did...and then that person is gone.

Lem

[older and wiser]

from someone who is British by birth and English by the grace of God

The French- cheese eating surrender monkeys ( thank you Bart Simpson, you summed them up)

Italians -cowards ( a line from the WW2 film Went The Day Well, man to small boy 'Johnny, do you know what morale is?', boy 'Yeah, it is what the wops ain't got'

Germans - organised but lost their bottle after 2 big kickings ( pity,I like Germans)

Americans -ignorant of the outside world

Chinese bent on world domination

Africans ( all of them) lazy and corrupt

Belgians great chocolate and even better beer

Australians drunks

Irish thick

Dutch so laid back they are horizontal

[MARADONA]

from someone who is British by birth and English by the grace of God

The French- cheese eating surrender monkeys ( thank you Bart Simpson, you summed them up)

Italians -cowards ( a line from the WW2 film Went The Day Well, man to small boy 'Johnny, do you know what morale is?', boy 'Yeah, it is what the wops ain't got'

Germans - organised but lost their bottle after 2 big kickings ( pity,I like Germans)

Americans -ignorant of the outside world

Chinese bent on world domination

Africans ( all of them) lazy and corrupt

Belgians great chocolate and even better beer

Australians drunks

Irish thick

Dutch so laid back they are horizontal
I'm italian...as far as i know...we are associated to something else...

[older and wiser]

Corruption ( in every aspect of life, government, football to name but 2), The Mafia, changing sides when losing, pinching girls bottoms as riding past on your Vespa?
Still, you are getting to grips with the Roma gypsies who are blighting Rome and other places, so respect for that, just don't send them to England, we have more than enough of the thieving bastards!!!!

[MARADONA]

Corruption ( in every aspect of life, government, football to name but 2), The Mafia, changing sides when losing, pinching girls bottoms as riding past on your Vespa?
Still, you are getting to grips with the Roma gypsies who are blighting Rome and other places, so respect for that, just don't send them to England, we have more than enough of the thieving bastards!!!!
Pinching girls bottoms as riding past on a Vespa???!! I never do this dude!!! :skull-big
But yeah we have a lot of good things in Italy....that you will never have! ;) :p

[older and wiser]

Got to give you your cooking ( well maybe not yours) but Italian food is the best, and some amazing churches and historical buildings, but not sure of anything else and I have had a lot of things!!!

[Trill]

From an Australian perspective:

Americans are paranoid arrogant arseholes who really, really need to have their country invaded.

Canadians are really awesomely nice people who will bend over backwards to be your friend.

New Zealanders talk funny and suck at rugby.

The English are all right, provided you don't start them on a rant.

The Irish are fun to hang out with, and even more fun to get smashed with.

Germans come in two stereotypes: cute and irrepressibly horny or aloof yet very polite.

The French are nice.

The Dutch are made of win.

The Italians are almost as bad as the Americans.

The Russians... no one really gives a shit about the Russians as long as they behave themselves.

The Chinese come in two flavours: brainy friendly party animals or dumbshit druggies.

The Japanese are like the Dutch, only they're less laid back and more endearingly wacky.

The Belgians are a little snooty, but their women are extremely hittable.

[at946]

Well said young Trill

[batffink]

I'm really fucking hurt Trill. how come you don't mention us Scotsmen?

Don't you know there are only three types of people in the world?

(1) Scots

(2) Those who would like to be Scots

(3) And those with no fucking ambition at all. :skull-big :skull-big :skull-big :skull-big