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Hi guys!
So me and my girlfriend were talking about this the other day and a question was raised. What kind of different stereotypes there are for different people in YOUR country? I'll give you an example here:
So I live in Finland and there is a stereotype for kids (mostly boys but girls too) at the age of 12-17. Most of them seem to try acting real tough and yell at elderlys and spit and drink a lot of energy drinks (especially one called ES (Euroshopper)). And when they drink those energy drinks they get hyperactive and start flipping out (word in Finland: pärisemään). They wear trucker's and hoodies and most of the time when I see them they also eat a lot of pastries in public. There is a word for them and it's Jonne. Jonne itself doesn't mean anything and I don't know how or why whoever invented this shit came up with it. In the end they really are just mama's boys and start crying or run away if you answer their taunt.
Hopefully you understood what I meant and let the discussion begin!
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2013-03-25, 11:51 AM #1High Overlord
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Different stereotypes in different countries
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2013-03-25, 11:58 AM #2The Insane
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I'm starting to get old, because I'm from Finland and I don't have any idea what you are talking about.
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2013-03-25, 12:01 PM #3Fluffy Kitten
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Dutch are potheads, cheap and open. That's, I guess, what foreigners thing about us Dutchies.
I also thing most Dutch people online are kind of... Crazy in a bad way. This might be because those crazy people tend to think the Dutch are superior and start speaking Dutch. Then I know they're Dutch and that might be why I think Dutchies are crazy.
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2013-03-25, 12:35 PM #4Merely a Setback
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People seem to think all Texans are just a bunch of gun-toting hyper-religious ignorant hillbillies.
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2013-03-25, 12:39 PM #5The Insane
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That spend all day riding horses or driving pick-up trucks and eating massive steaks.
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2013-03-25, 12:42 PM #6The Undying
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I suppose there's all sorts of different stereotypes for Americans, depending which country is thinking of us. The one I enjoy is that quite a few people seem to think we all sound like movie cowboys
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2013-03-25, 12:44 PM #7Mermaid
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Yeah.... Young Swedes are the same as Finns, not so hard to believe
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2013-03-25, 12:44 PM #8Dreadlord
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Far too many people see Californians as hippies with a surfboard fetish.
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2013-03-25, 12:45 PM #9The Insane
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You mean you don't all ride horses to work shouting "yee-haw!"? Originally Posted by Spectral
I suppose there's all sorts of different stereotypes for Americans, depending which country is thinking of us. The one I enjoy is that quite a few people seem to think we all sound like movie cowboys
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2013-03-25, 12:46 PM #10Banned
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Everyone seems to think Minnesotans correspond to the stereotypes portrayed in the movie Fargo.
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2013-03-25, 12:50 PM #11High Overlord
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They also think anyone in Fargo corresponds to the stereotypes portrayed in the movie Fargo. Originally Posted by Rukentuts
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2013-03-25, 12:52 PM #12Elemental Lord
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People from New York are assholes. But that's true.
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2013-03-25, 12:53 PM #13The Unstoppable Force
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I guess I would say rednecks, kinda the universal stereotype of stereotypes.
Brats and ghetto kids score quite high as well
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2013-03-25, 01:07 PM #14Deleted
There are two stereotypes here in England. The polite, tea drinking gentleman that is well spoken, then there is the football hooligan and chavs that drink Stella Artois and cheap cider and can barely speak English.
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2013-03-25, 01:09 PM #15The Unstoppable Force
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To my knowledge both wear loafers, white tube socks and are gingers too Originally Posted by RICH1471
But soon after Mr Xi secured a third term, Apple released a new version of the feature in China, limiting its scope. Now Chinese users of iPhones and other Apple devices are restricted to a 10-minute window when receiving files from people who are not listed as a contact. After 10 minutes, users can only receive files from contacts.
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2013-03-25, 01:11 PM #16DeletedThats not England you are thinking about, maybe Ireland? Originally Posted by Bakis
To my knowledge both wear loafers, white tube socks and are gingers too
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I'll admit, the first thing that comes to mind is tea and crumpets while watching cricket. Originally Posted by RICH1471
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2013-03-25, 01:13 PM #18The Unstoppable Force
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Or any lovely talkshow from Sweden in the 1980ies Originally Posted by RICH1471
But soon after Mr Xi secured a third term, Apple released a new version of the feature in China, limiting its scope. Now Chinese users of iPhones and other Apple devices are restricted to a 10-minute window when receiving files from people who are not listed as a contact. After 10 minutes, users can only receive files from contacts.
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2013-03-25, 01:16 PM #19DeletedThe crumpet fetish is misunderstood. Many Foreigners think we are talking about the food stuff, but getting crumpet is actually a slang term for getting laid. Originally Posted by Rukentuts
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2013-03-25, 01:20 PM #20Merely a Setback
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<3 Cider. Strongbow is good, I don't care how cheap it is! Originally Posted by RICH1471
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
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