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Stereotypes - Countries & Nationalities

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  • What do foreigners think about the Swedes & Sweden?
    ... eat herring/ blond & blue-eyed/ avoid conflict/ love ABBA/ high taxes/ drive a Volvo / unemotional/ depressive/ meatballs all the time/ IKEA on every corner
  • What do foreigners think about the Americans?
    ... rich, patriotic, ignorant about the world, don't speak foreign languages, fat, obsessed with work
  • What do foreigners think about the Canadians & Canada?
    ... speak French/ apologize all the time/ merciless winters/ hockey fanatics/ can all skate/ love maple syrup/ drink lots of Canadian beer
  • What do foreigners think about the Greeks & Greece?
    ...lazy/ young people live with parents/ never pay& make other pay/ lie a lot/ like to party& smash plates/ dance sirtaki/ say "Opa!"/ smoke a lot...
  • What do foreigners think about the Dutch & the Netherlands?
    ... tall, blond&blue-eyed / stingy/ rude/ they all do drugs/ wear clogs/ Holland = the Netherlands / tulips/ bikes/ no sense of humour/ windmills
  • What do foreigners think about the Danes/Danish people & Denmark?
    ... patriotic/ eat healthily/ strong like Vikings/ like to drink alcohol/ rarely smile/ reserved/ wear dark clothes/ hard to approach...
  • What do foreigners think about the Portuguese & Portugal?
    ... friendly/ nationalistic/ cheap/ codfish/ food & family are important/ just like Spain/ hairy women/ 15 minutes late is being on time/ proud of their country
  • What do foreigners think about the Norwegians & Norway?
    ... eternal darkness/ wealthy/ rude/ happy country/ tall people/ love to ski & hike/ live in a cabin by a fjord/ always see northern lights/ vikings / cold
  • What do foreigners think about the British & the UK?
    ...rain/ love tea/ obsessed with the Royal family/ love queuing/ bad teeth/ British accent/ super polite/ terrible food/ wear hats...
  • What do foreigners think about the Russians & Russia?
    ... everyone is in the mafia/ superstitious/ vodka/ attractive women/ never smile/ keep bears as pets/ dill is everywhere/
  • What do foreigners think about the New Zealanders & New Zealand?
    ... sheep/ kiwi birds / casual dress/ clean & pristine/ expensive country/ love rugby/ stunning landscapes/ friendly & laid-back/ cultural diversity
  • What do foreigners think about the Spanish & Spain?
    ...lazy/ siesta/ always late/ loud/ love to party/ can dance flamenco/ bullfights/ paella/ always sunny...
  • What do foreigners think about the South Africans & South Africa?
    ... wild animals roam free/ Afrikaners live on farms & wear khaki clothes/ small country/ South Africans are hunters/ not safe/ races don't mix/ biltong
  • What do foreigners think about the Turks & Turkey?
    ...conservative/ unsafe country/ they are after your money/ kebabs all day long/ can have many wives/ water is unclean/ no women rights/ lazy/ headscarves&fez
  • What do foreigners think about the Belgians & Belgium?
    ...chocolate, mussels, french fries & waffles/ stupid/ boring/ small country/flat/rainy/ drink beer/ Tin Tin comic books/ political system is a mess
  • What do foreigners think about the Irish & Ireland?
    ...red hair/ eat only potatoes/ drunks / violent / religious/ friendly/ liers/ don't speak English/ only drink Guinness Beer/ clover is the main symbol...
  • What do foreigners think about the Hungarians & Hungary?
    ...resourceful people/ eat lots of fat & paprika/ have horses/ men wear moustaches/ pessimistic/ passionate opinions/ argue a lot
  • What do foreigners think about the Japanese & Japan?
    ...polite, hardworking, technologically advanced, love for tradition, minimalism, group-oriented, minimalism, discipline, reserved emotions, punctuality, order
  • What do foreigners think about the Austrians & Austria?
    ...punctual/ love smoking/ love classical music&ballroom dancing/ Schnitzel &strudel fanatics/ love cake...
  • What do foreigners think about the Romanians & Romania?
    Romanians are gypsies / very religious/Dracula /rural lifestyle/ hospitality/ stray dogs/ emigration...
  • What do foreigners think about the Australian & Australia?
    ... fit & tanned/ deadly animals/ always hot/ Vegemite/ riding kangaroos/ convicts/ the country is one big desert/ surfers/
  • What do foreigners think about the Chinese & China?
    ... quiet / look the same/ practice martial arts/ eat dogs, cats & rats / Maths wizards/ don't speak English/ can't drive
  • What do foreigners think about the Germans & Germany?
    ...no sense of humour/ hard-working/ can't party/ tall, blond&blue-eyed/ punctual/socks in sandals/ love cars/ don't make friends easily
  • What do foreigners think about the Swiss & Switzerland?
    ... clean/ punctual/ slow & pacifists/ rich/ high standard of living/ eat fondue/ a land of tax fraudsters & war criminals/ everyone can milk a cow/
  • What do foreigners think about the Italians & Italy?
    ...pasta&pizza/ impulsive&passionate/ speak with hands/ drive Vespas/ obsessed with fashion/ attached to their mothers/ always late/ love coffee/
  • What do foreigners think about the Poles/Polish people & Poland?
    ...drink lots of vodka/ cold winters/ crime-ridden/ Catholics/ pork chops & potatoes/ hospitable people/ never smile & complain/ is like Russia.
  • What do foreigners think about the French?
    ... They love cheese & bread / unfriendly, drink lots of wine, very thin women / don't like foreigners / always on strike / bad tippers