Stereotypes
X_Stickman
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<div class="IPBDescription">Let's get rid of them, right here</div> Right, i had this idea in me head for a while, but 343's post made me wanna act on it. Basically, this is what you do:
Post all the stereotypes you know about, in a clear way, and post them in listed way as well. Also, please specify what country that stereotype comes from, ie:
England:
Tea. Lots and lots of Tea.
etc.
Then, someone from the corresponding country comes along and <b>politely</b> tells the rest of us if that stereotype has any basis, or if it is totally made up.
This thread is going to run into problems obviously, so i ask now, please don't take any of these in the wrong way. They are not meant to be offensive, but they are meant to be precise (so no ****-footing around the thing, just say it and move on). This thread is meant to get everything out in the open, then irradicate it, so we can all get along even better than we do now.
To the mods: PLEASE don't lock this topic until about a page has gone by. It will either degenerate into a flame-fest, or people will stay civil. please give it a page or two to see what way it's going to go, as i really wanna get rid of all these stereotypes that i seem to be hearing a lot more nowadays.
Anyway, Anyone wish to start off?
Post all the stereotypes you know about, in a clear way, and post them in listed way as well. Also, please specify what country that stereotype comes from, ie:
England:
Tea. Lots and lots of Tea.
etc.
Then, someone from the corresponding country comes along and <b>politely</b> tells the rest of us if that stereotype has any basis, or if it is totally made up.
This thread is going to run into problems obviously, so i ask now, please don't take any of these in the wrong way. They are not meant to be offensive, but they are meant to be precise (so no ****-footing around the thing, just say it and move on). This thread is meant to get everything out in the open, then irradicate it, so we can all get along even better than we do now.
To the mods: PLEASE don't lock this topic until about a page has gone by. It will either degenerate into a flame-fest, or people will stay civil. please give it a page or two to see what way it's going to go, as i really wanna get rid of all these stereotypes that i seem to be hearing a lot more nowadays.
Anyway, Anyone wish to start off?
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it's all true!!11
Haggis, Kilts and Highland Scenery.
A lot of people think we "Run aroond chasin tae wee Haggis", WTH?! A haggis is a sheep's stomach. Someone obviously mis-interpreted it initally and now it has become a belief in people's minds that they refuse to change. The impression that we wear kilts and live in little Highland cottages is made mostly by American movies. Hell, I've only been up in the Highlands four times. It's great fun tbh. You usually see fighter jets over head.
It tastes pretty good tbh.
It's awful, just like blood sausage <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
hmmmz, stereotypes.. Belgians are dumb, the French are obnoxious, Americans are dumb, fat, ignorant & fascist
oh and the Dutch are cheap,wear clogs and live in windmills right next to their tulips and dikes <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I think being an American, I only see the smart Chinese that come to get a good education. I've met dumb Chinese too.
C O N T E X T
I was QUITE CLEARLY not trying to be offensive.
teenage mental breakdowns in japan is a problem so ive heard
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a problem in New York so I've heard.
And like doing it, too! <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
We all talk like steve irwin, we wrestle crocodiels in our spare time, and we live in the 'outback'. And kangaroos hop down the street.
I have never been to the outback, except when i go through it in my car sometimes, and its mostly fences with cows in them. Steve Irwin is just wacko, its his own fault he has a voice impairmant and has to say 'CRIKEY!!' every 5 seconds. I have never wrestled a crocodile...yet, and although i once saw a kangaroo in the street, its not a cery common occurence.
I have this problem where i imagine england looking like it was out of mary poppins, all smoggy and factories, and people dancing in the street. hehe.
We all talk like steve irwin, we wrestle crocodiels in our spare time, and we live in the 'outback'. And kangaroos hop down the street.
I have never been to the outback, except when i go through it in my car sometimes, and its mostly fences with cows in them. Steve Irwin is just wacko, its his own fault he has a voice impairmant and has to say 'CRIKEY!!' every 5 seconds. I have never wrestled a crocodile...yet, and although i once saw a kangaroo in the street, its not a cery common occurence.
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My high school physics teacher used to say "Crikey" quite a lot. He didn't wrestle very many crocodiles, that I know of.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go feed my kangaroo so that I can ride it to uni tomorrow <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Greedy money hungry rich slobs.
Indians-
Are all mamas, all speak in stupid accents, are all poor, all wear turbans
Hindus-
Always are meditating and praying to krishna
are all gurus with beards and turbans
Afghanis
Are all terrorists and in the taliban or Al Qaeda
They are all Osamas
Iranians
Are all terrorists and are in the Al Qaeda
Are all Saddams
Germans
Only eat beer and sausages.
Americans
Only eat more beer and sausages than the germans.
Beer hungry slobs
Are all overweight(Despite that its a stereotype, statistics show that MOST americans are overweight)
Chinese
Are all smart
All have narrow eyelids and yellow skin
CAn only say, "CHingCHongCHingchong"
MExicans
All smoke pot
ARe filthy
Smuggle arms and drugs
French
All have funny accents
all have funny moustaches
Austrailians
All live in the outback and speak with funny accents
all have knives and fight crocs
- actually i think this one is true
It's like telling people that from now on, they shouldn't believe dogmatically that sewers smell bad. They need to check each one to see if it supports their stereotype that all sewers smell bad.
Get my point? I'm not saying that we should be blinded by stereotypes to the point that we ignore the person, but at least give the stereotypes some credibility.
Or am I just politcally incorrect on this point?
Oh, and first post since my vacation! Yay!
i live in victorian house... i amd studying in college... and pikey is one who lives in a caravan and just lives on land which dont belong to them.. but still what would even be wrong with that?!
so many people in this world are so %^&%^& up... just let em get on with it..
thats not a stereotype, thats a fact. although coffee is also popular
americans are fat blokes with denim dungarees, shotguns, pickup trucks, a debt to the rest of the wolrd of about $22,000 dollars each, trying to police the world and who dont give a flying **** about global warming.
having said that, there are some nice americans out there.
somewhere...
oh, and they make nice chocolate