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brendude13 said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
kowenicki said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH Britain is famous for hooliganism and having bad teeth. Not saying I agree with it but that is the stereotype.


do you know how insulting that is?

Hey, we Spanish people are famous for being lazy and many other bad things I'm sure. If you state that stereotype I'm not gonna feel insulted, I know it exists, it doesn't mean it's true. The Frech are famous for being full of themselves. The Americans are famous for rednecks.

These stereotypes are stupid. Don't feel insulted if I just state the stereotype, it doesn't mean I believe it.

Chillax Kowenicki, there is no reason to be insulted.

And yes, the Spanish people are lazy, you have a sleep during the day.

When I say "you", I actually mean "we", my dad lives there and I have plenty of family there too.

As for British stereotypes at the moment, it's annoying accents, bad teeth, drink tea, old ladies, chavs, snooty rich people who have tea parties with the Queen, apparently we have technology from the 1980's and we are all bad guys who want to steal the Decleration of Independance (National treasure, what a stupid fucking movie).

Is it also true that those Espanoles  are rude? My friend has a sister in college whos friend had fallen from a bus there and they said these group of Spanish people just told her to hurry up and get up (in Spanish). Not willing to help her in anyway. She had her back full of weight



 

        

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dany612 said:

Is it also true that those Espanoles  are rude? My friend has a sister in college whos friend had fallen from a bus there and they said these group of Spanish people just told her to hurry up and get up (in Spanish). Not willing to help her in anyway. She had her back full of weight.

It wouldn't surprise me. From my experience, they aren't polite at all (around the Madrid area anyway).



dany612 said:
brendude13 said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
kowenicki said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH Britain is famous for hooliganism and having bad teeth. Not saying I agree with it but that is the stereotype.


do you know how insulting that is?

Hey, we Spanish people are famous for being lazy and many other bad things I'm sure. If you state that stereotype I'm not gonna feel insulted, I know it exists, it doesn't mean it's true. The Frech are famous for being full of themselves. The Americans are famous for rednecks.

These stereotypes are stupid. Don't feel insulted if I just state the stereotype, it doesn't mean I believe it.

Chillax Kowenicki, there is no reason to be insulted.

And yes, the Spanish people are lazy, you have a sleep during the day.

When I say "you", I actually mean "we", my dad lives there and I have plenty of family there too.

As for British stereotypes at the moment, it's annoying accents, bad teeth, drink tea, old ladies, chavs, snooty rich people who have tea parties with the Queen, apparently we have technology from the 1980's and we are all bad guys who want to steal the Decleration of Independance (National treasure, what a stupid fucking movie).

Is it also true that those Espanoles  are rude? My friend has a sister in college whos friend had fallen from a bus there and they said these group of Spanish people just told her to hurry up and get up (in Spanish). Not willing to help her in anyway. She had her back full of weight

Yes and no. We don't use 'thank you' and 'please' much, because it's not part of our culture. We don't need it, we don't feel someone is rude for not using them. But a foreigner would feel we're rude.

But I would say that case was isolated. I feel London (not the UK) is as rude in general. For instance, once there was a pregnant woman in a crowded London bus and no-one would offer a seat. When I did, instead of saying thank you, she said 'finally!' and didn't tell me anything else. I felt like an idiot for giving her my seat...



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queuing,afternoon tea,the queen and saying things like whats that old chap

and bad teeth,i never understand the bad teeth even though mine aren't very good but i'm old and stupid,i'd say there are masses of people with bad teeth in the usa let alone china,india,africa,south america and the middle east

personally i'm english and british is just bullshit politics(imo) on the way out hopefully when scotland decides to have that referendum they want because the snp is in power,hurry up will you scots what are you waiting for,is it the money



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Bristow9091 said:
sethnintendo said:

Basically the only thing that gets to me is trying to understand English people in movies. I pretty much have to put subtitles on to understand it fully. It is just the way the words slur together that it seems like gibberish to me.


... You're retarded -.-"


If you show most Americans movies like Snatch then I can assume most would probably have difficult time knowing exactly what was said during certain scenes.  Thanks for calling me a retard you douche.



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Troll_Whisperer said:
Not a stereotype, but a few things that I've noticed and that I found amusing:

Many people never rinse the dishes with water after putting the soap, they just let them dry with the soap on them.
In some households the hot and cold water taps are separate, so you either get burnt or frozen.
They respect their position in escalators a lot (right side if you're not climbing), which is actually useful.

What else are you supposed to do? Have a tap which is both hot and cold? :S

I was talking to a canadian person once on an online game, and he was telling me that he was making money mowing lawns - he didn't think that British people had gardens? That's a new stereotype on me.



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radishhead said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
Not a stereotype, but a few things that I've noticed and that I found amusing:

Many people never rinse the dishes with water after putting the soap, they just let them dry with the soap on them.
In some households the hot and cold water taps are separate, so you either get burnt or frozen.
They respect their position in escalators a lot (right side if you're not climbing), which is actually useful.

What else are you supposed to do? Have a tap which is both hot and cold? :S

I was talking to a canadian person once on an online game, and he was telling me that he was making money mowing lawns - he didn't think that British people had gardens? That's a new stereotype on me.

Yes! Absolutely. Is it so weird a concept? Lol.

Basically both go in the same tap and you can regulate how warm/cold you want it by simply moving the handle right/left and regulate how much water you want by moving it up/down.



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Troll_Whisperer said:
kowenicki said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH Britain is famous for hooliganism and having bad teeth. Not saying I agree with it but that is the stereotype.


do you know how insulting that is?

Hey, we Spanish people are famous for being lazy and many other bad things I'm sure. If you state that stereotype I'm not gonna feel insulted, I know it exists, it doesn't mean it's true. The Frech are famous for being full of themselves. The Americans are famous for rednecks.

These stereotypes are stupid. Don't feel insulted if I just state the stereotype, it doesn't mean I believe it.


Ahh Heck lets do em all !!!!

Apologies for hurt feelings

Americans - Loud, Arrogant, Fat, Bomb first ask questions later. Little slow on the uptake and have an exceptionally poor grasp of world geography. Late joining every world war so far. But good sports when they eventually sign up.Good Teeth tho. Best Export - The Simpsons. Mother = My Mommy

British - Bad teeth. Most likely to portray mastermind meglomaniac in Hollywood movies. Received pronounciation is the envy of the english speaking world. Most famous for being the ruler of the earth before America ! Best example Tim Berners-Lee inventor of the World Wide Web. Best export - The English Language. Mother = My Mummy

French - Pretty Women, Snappy Dressers. Garlic Eating Surrender Monkeys. Possibly more Arrogant than the Americans. Think they invented cooking. Tend to have poor personal hygiene. ie Smelly as a French Man. They still think the French Resistance liberated Paris and the Allies showing up moments later was a happy coincidence. Mother = Ma Mere

Italians - Beautiful women. Men a little greasy. Like to stab enemies in the bottom as an insult. Think they invented Pasta. Largest black market economy in the world. Fall over a lot when playing soccer (assume balance problems). Interesting fact - Not decended from the Romans in any way. Famous Export - Ferrari. National Flag White Cross on a White Background. Mother = Mamma Mia

Germans - No sense of humour. Women have massive breasts. Women dont shave (anywhere !!!). Worst trait - Keep picking fights with the rest of the world. Redeeming feature - Keep losing fights with rest of the world. Good at sports. Known for being ruthlessly efficient. Famous Export - Mercedes Benz and Large Sausages. Mother = Mein Mutti.



Cypher1980 said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
kowenicki said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH Britain is famous for hooliganism and having bad teeth. Not saying I agree with it but that is the stereotype.


do you know how insulting that is?

Hey, we Spanish people are famous for being lazy and many other bad things I'm sure. If you state that stereotype I'm not gonna feel insulted, I know it exists, it doesn't mean it's true. The Frech are famous for being full of themselves. The Americans are famous for rednecks.

These stereotypes are stupid. Don't feel insulted if I just state the stereotype, it doesn't mean I believe it.


Ahh Heck lets do em all !!!!

Apologies for hurt feelings

Americans - Loud, Arrogant, Fat, Bomb first ask questions later. Little slow on the uptake and have an exceptionally poor grasp of world geography. Late joining every world war so far. But good sports when they eventually sign up.Good Teeth tho. Best Export - The Simpsons. Mother = My Mommy

British - Bad teeth. Most likely to portray mastermind meglomaniac in Hollywood movies. Received pronounciation is the envy of the english speaking world. Most famous for being the ruler of the earth before America ! Best example Tim Berners-Lee inventor of the World Wide Web. Best export - The English Language. Mother = My Mummy

French - Pretty Women, Snappy Dressers. Garlic Eating Surrender Monkeys. Possibly more Arrogant than the Americans. Think they invented cooking. Tend to have poor personal hygiene. ie Smelly as a French Man. They still think the French Resistance liberated Paris and the Allies showing up moments later was a happy coincidence. Mother = Ma Mere

Italians - Beautiful women. Men a little greasy. Like to stab enemies in the bottom as an insult. Think they invented Pasta. Largest black market economy in the world. Fall over a lot when playing soccer (assume balance problems). Interesting fact - Not decended from the Romans in any way. Famous Export - Ferrari. National Flag White Cross on a White Background. Mother = Mamma Mia

Germans - No sense of humour. Women have massive breasts. Women dont shave (anywhere !!!). Worst trait - Keep picking fights with the rest of the world. Redeeming feature - Keep losing fights with rest of the world. Good at sports. Known for being ruthlessly efficient. Famous Export - Mercedes Benz and Large Sausages. Mother = Mein Mutti.

LOL. You know, you should make a thread about stereotypes (all of them).



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