Stereo Types of your country and what you think of the country you live in

[Zeus35]

I live in England and the stereo type is that we're all very posh, and sip tea with our pinky fingers out. That is completely false. Alot of us don't do that. There is also alot of poverty in England too.

I was told things look glitzy and glamourous in the US lie Hollywood and Las Vegas but apparently it's quite boring in the states.

What country do you live in? What's the stereotype and do you agree with it?

 

[jandek]

Yeah, while there are beautiful parts of the country, most American cities are pretty hideous to me. Even the wealthy parts, like Bel Air in LA, are relentlessly tacky and gaudy. Proof that money alone can't buy taste or beauty.

I live in Canada. The stereotype of politeness seems mostly true, especially compared to the US, although there's sometimes an element of passive aggressiveness to it. Canadians can seem aloof and standoffish, but are typically friendly when spoken to. I had a brief moment of "culture shock" after returning to visit California from Canada: I was shocked by how loud and obnoxious the people were. Unfortunately, Canadian cities are looking more and more like their American counterparts lately. Gangs and gun violence are a growing problem here, as is homelessness.

I lived in the UK for a time. The countryside there is so beautiful, and some of the smaller towns with older architecture were very charming. Canada is like a strange mix of the US and UK.

 

[whywere]

I live in the U.S. and one aspect that I have encountered, as I travel the U.S. for work, is the fact that most folks are very nice and helpful. I have been offered rides back to my hotel from shopping centers in a work city, when i did not have a rental car and I have a lot of times have had a beverage comped just because, I did not know the person and never saw them again ever. One time I was staying in a hotel and at breakfast, I ordered a sweet to go with my morning tea and told the lady server that I never had anything like it before and it was so good. Before I left the hotel restaurant that morning, she gave me a box with some of the sweets in the box as a gift, so darn nice.

The one thing that I will say is that I knew a few folks that were in college with me, and they married ladies from various parts of the world and the ladies were shocked that we worked so long and hard. Like it was/is all milk and honey, um no, I am 66 and have a new position and working yet.

Walter

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

I like living in Portugal, it is the 5th safest country in the world, so there isn't much crime here. And I like the climate, we have plenty of sun.

The type of people depends on which part of Portugal we're talking about. In the capital, like in the big cities, people are mostly impersonal and focused on their lives. So there is the risk of loneliness, especially for those who are here alone and far away from family, like me. In Porto, for example, people are said to be very friendly and kind, very different from the capital.

As for the stereotypes, I really don't know what they are about us portuguese. Maybe someone can tell me xD

 

[Manaaja]

Swedish are g- wait I live in Finland. Swedish people say that Finns are depressed, alcoholic, aggressive, knife-wielding, stubborn, hard working and honest. So a stereotypical Finn will be do their work well and won't be swayed and won't lie or deceit, then gets depressed, then drunk and aggressive and ends up ctbing or killing someone with a knife.

Finns have blond hair and blue eyes.

...Why does everyone call Finns honest? How dishonest are people in other countries?

I like living in Portugal, it is the 5th safest country in the world, so there isn't much crime here. And I like the climate, we have plenty of sun.

The type of people depends on which part of Portugal we're talking about. In the capital, like in the big cities, people are mostly impersonal and focused on their lives. So there is the risk of loneliness, especially for those who are here alone and far away from family, like me. In Porto, for example, people are said to be very friendly and kind, very different from the capital.

As for the stereotypes, I really don't know what they are about us portuguese. Maybe someone can tell me xD

Err... I haven't heard a single stereotype about Portuguese. Do some of you play football? There are no negative stereotypes about you in here, unless you count football as negative.

Did you know "The Portuguese" is "portugalilaiset"? Probably not, just wondering if it's hard to pronounce for the Portuguese.

 

[onlyanimalsaregood]

Swedish are g- wait I live in Finland. Swedish people say that Finns are depressed, alcoholic, aggressive, knife-wielding, stubborn, hard working and honest. So a stereotypical Finn will be do their work well and won't be swayed and won't lie or deceit, then gets depressed, then drunk and aggressive and ends up ctbing or killing someone with a knife.

Finns have blond hair and blue eyes.

...Why does everyone call Finns honest? How dishonest are people in other countries?


Err... I haven't heard a single stereotype about Portuguese. Do some of you play football? There are no negative stereotypes about you in here, unless you count football as negative.

Did you know "The Portuguese" is "portugalilaiset"? Probably not, just wondering if it's hard to pronounce for the Portuguese.

Ahaha I think that's good. Some people here play football yes and we have Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ahaha yes I don't know xD

 

[Manaaja]

Ahaha I think that's good. Some people here play football yes and we have Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ahaha yes I don't know xD

Gotta ask now, are the fruits and vegetables growing there all around the year? I wish I could eat fresh fruits and vegetables all around the year, but in Finland 80% of the year is too cold for growing anything. Eating homegrown oranges all around the year sounds nice.

It's always hard to explain Finnish pronunciation since in Finnish we pronounce the same way as we write. It's like Japanese in that regard. And unlike English where "lay, lei, la and ley" can all be pronounced the same way. In Finnish I'd say "lay is pronounced lay, lei is pronounced lei, la is pronounced la, ley is pronounced ley." but most English speakers wouldn't understand it without hearing it. Portugalilaiset is pronounced portugalilaiset, pronounce it like it was Italian or German or Spanish and it might sound close enough, not sure though.

Is Portuguese like that? Is o always o and e always e or does the pronunciation vary?

 

[DrPhilm&m]

[I live in Australia]. In terms of stereotypes - Hot and dry, with lots of kangaroos, crocodiles, cockatoos and wombats everywhere. People have lots of barbeques and go to the beach and are predominantly white and racist. We always shorten words and add 'o' at the end, call everyone mate, eat vegemite and say 'Chuck a shrimp on the barbie.'

In actual reality - It can be very hot and dry depending where you live; I live down south, and I find it really hot during the summer [However, according to tourists and northern Aussies it's actually pretty cool where I live] and it can get pretty cold in winter. There is a lot of native wildlife and beaches and barbeques and we do indeed shorten everything and add 'o' at the end. It may just be where in Australia I live but the population in the specific area I live in is actually predominantly South-East Asian. Everyone I know here hates vegemite but that might be because in the area I live majority of the population were born overseas or into very different cultures and were exposed to very different flavours, I'm not sure. Oh, and we never say 'Chuck a shrimp on the barbie,' because we call shrimp prawns.

 

[Homo erectus]

That's way I think people are not divided by countries, but more by social classes, or really castes. With power and money, one can go anywhere and live well, like the only obese man in N. Korea.