Stereotypes of European Peoples

[Treize]

for one thing, amsterdam needs to stop people from jacking off on the street in one of these:



I was appalled when walking in the red-light district seeing people just jacking it right in there....

Isn't that a public toilet?

I disagree it's a lovely place, full of lovely cafe's.

I hate to admit that.

Well that's their prejudice then, isn't it?

Stereotypes are true usually, it is not very PC to say but it is true.

You might not want drunk Phil Taylor look-a-likes with northern accents roaming around.

[Innos]

Well I think this sums up England quite nicely.

[Azog 150]

^

Come on, everyone knows that speaking to british tourists is asking for trouble.

When this is the average English tourist:

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You can expect people to become less friendly

Are you saying I look like one of them?




As for that wierd wanking booth thing- I didn't encounter any of those.

[Ältester der Motten]

Which fool made the Belgian stereotypes in the second link ? What bloody nation are they talking about ???

Is there the Belgian nation? Are there any?

Stereotypes are true usually, it is not very PC to say but it is true.

Gosh, well I didn't know many people actually shared some characteristics, now that is a surprise!

There is however the question if those characteristics can be applied to so called "nations", and that has to be negated.

[The Noble Lord]

Is there the Belgian nation? Are there any?

Were the Belgians the ones who wear the wooden shoes or it was the Dutch??

[Taxandrius]

both, but only farmers and related professions here.

Is there the Belgian nation? Are there any?

If we have to believe 9 000 000 people, yes there is.
Even if there wasn't a political nation, we are still the home of decent beer and fries.

[Pallantides]

[bushbush]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

[Condestável]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

Here from the far west of Europe, Portugal, we have a general idea of the greek resemblence with us. When we see on TV the news about the fires in Greece during the summer, the landscapes are the same; the people interviewed are similar with portuguese, and even now the economic crisis seems to aproximate us...

The Romanians are associated with the idea of beggars and gypsies. But apparently they like us:

One of the quaint sources of lusophilia has been Romania. The Romanians see the Portuguese as a mythic brotherly Latin people who had the luck of thriving in a warmer, less troubled land.
The Romanian author and diplomat Lucian Blaga referred to the Portuguese in his poem "La Curţile Dorului" - "At the Courtyard of Yearning".
http://www.search.com/reference/Lusophilia

Then, going to the Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians, etc, it seems like a complete mix of people from the same region...we don´t really know "who´s who"...

Ukranians are some type of Russians...as with the other countries in that frontier.

It´s only "stereotypes" , of course...

[Innos]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

The stereotype for Greeks is tanned, long black hair and is called 'Popolopolos' . The stereotype for Romanians is that they're all gypsies.

[JP226]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

They're greasy like Mexicans.

[Kovas]

Ukranians are some type of Russians...as with the other countries in that frontier.

And portuguese are some type of Spaniards

[Azog 150]

The stereotype for Greeks is tanned, long black hair and is called 'Popolopolos' . The stereotype for Romanians is that they're all gypsies.

Yeah. I have a friend with a Greek dad and an Italian grandfather. He's called Vittorio (Although we call him Vito for short) Popodopolous (I think thats how its spelt anyway). Quite a name.

[Manco]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

When ever you hear a Slavic language, you tend to feel if your wallet is still there.

[Freddie]

any stereotype for eastern europeans among other europeans? like greeks, romanians, etc

Your typical Greek builder.

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[Taxandrius]

Poles:

fixing your bathroom for a low price since 2004

[Rædwald]

Come on, everyone knows that speaking to british tourists is asking for trouble.

When this is the average English tourist:

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You can expect people to become less friendly

Those Sir, are Chavs, best off ignoring them completely. I now avoid places where I know Chavs go on holiday (Ibiza, Magaluf), I tend to leave Britain to get away from them, not just see them somewhere hotter.

I've not got much to say about other nations as I have not bee abroad much but...

Portuguese: Friendly, polite, helpful, didn't seem to mind I was English
Greeks: Laid Back, good food, seem to enjoy life
French: Impolite and Arrogant, When I went to France I was mocked by a french shop assistant as I was struggling with their language, but at least making the effort, she then proceeded to talk down at me in English
Americans: Seem to think we all live in London
Norfolk: Carrot crunching northern yokels who in turn believe us in Suffolk to be turnip munching southern fairies.

[Vítor Gaspar]

And portuguese are some type of Spaniards

Ouch, that one backfired Condestável

[Innos]

Norfolk: Carrot crunching northern yokels who in turn believe us in Suffolk to be turnip munching southern fairies.

Haha, the rest of the country thinks people from Norfolk are all inbred. I'm from Warwickshire but I'm not sure what our stereotype is. Maybe it's that we all have a Brummie accent, as Birmingham was once in Warwickshire, but I don't have one (and neither does anybody I know). Which I'm quite thankful for really, no offence to any brummies out there .

[Eastern Roman]

Here from the far west of Europe, Portugal, we have a general idea of the greek resemblence with us. When we see on TV the news about the fires in Greece during the summer, the landscapes are the same; the people interviewed are similar with portuguese, and even now the economic crisis seems to aproximate us...

True, in Greece we have the same idea, that Portugal is like us here, except one Euro Cup