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Post by Crimson Guard on May 17, 2005 20:35:43 GMT -5
<<and show excessive hospitality to their guests.>> Old Roman proverb: "never trust a Greek bearing gifts" Not much to say,stereotypes are worth less than shit,but matter most in socielty.
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Post by Evan1211 on May 20, 2005 18:04:14 GMT -5
Irish part: I MUST be a pale, redhead, with ugly teeth and I have to be a drunk.
English: I MUST have a really ugly nose, snobby attitude and ghost white skin.
Both are obviously not true (at least in my case.) I have seen some who fit the stereotype well though!
Oh- cant forget my county- the US: We all are hicks who hate everyone.
Somewhat true- especially where I live. But there are exceptions obviously (Buddy and I are both from Pennsylvania- hick state, USA.)
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Post by Bryce on May 21, 2005 10:13:07 GMT -5
Didn't you forget something, Bryce? Something that starts with "s" and rhymes with "urrender"? Ha ! Don't believe every word uttered by Dubya Bush, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rice and all the neo-con happy gang. You may find it hard to swallow, but they ARE psychiatric cases. How that, "did I read their minds" ? Of course I did.
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Post by captainusa1 on May 21, 2005 17:24:27 GMT -5
I have Celtic Irish, Highland Scottish, Native American, and Scots Irish mixed together in the Appalachians. That means that I'm obviously a drunken fighter. I'll spare you the gross jokes about animals and relatives. Ya' gotta love the hypocrisy of political correctness in the USA.
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Post by Toasty on May 23, 2005 21:53:10 GMT -5
I have Celtic Irish, Highland Scottish, Native American, and Scots Irish mixed together in the Appalachians. That means that I'm obviously a drunken fighter. I'll spare you the gross jokes about animals and relatives. Ya' gotta love the hypocrisy of political correctness in the USA. wow, dodona is crawling with mestizos dudes.
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Post by Dean on May 24, 2005 18:28:09 GMT -5
Oh man, I know to which one she's referring. It's the stereotype that Mexicans are lazy. The sombrero thing is also tied in because if you watch Speedy Gonzalez cartoons heh, all of them wear sombreros. A stereotype about Mexicans in the U.S. is that they're not lazy. They're extremely hard workers who will do almost anything for some coin.
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Post by Dean on May 24, 2005 18:30:42 GMT -5
A stereotype about us Greeks is that we Greek men are a bunch of assreamers--buggerers, dirt road cowboys.
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Post by buddyrydell on May 24, 2005 19:55:18 GMT -5
A stereotype about Mexicans in the U.S. is that they're not lazy. They're extremely hard workers who will do almost anything for some coin. Well maybe the stereotype used to be they were lazy. And I do agree that they are hard workers, which is a good quality anyway.
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Post by Ponto Hardbottle on May 25, 2005 0:44:30 GMT -5
Heaven is where the innkeepers are Swiss, the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the lovers are Italian, and the mechanics are German. Hell is where the lovers are Swiss, the innkeepers are French, the cooks are English, the mechanics are Italian, and policemen are German.
Hell is where the lovers are Swiss!
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Post by nockwasright on May 25, 2005 16:49:15 GMT -5
Heaven is where the innkeepers are Swiss, the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the lovers are Italian, and the mechanics are German. Hell is where the lovers are Swiss, the innkeepers are French, the cooks are English, the mechanics are Italian, and policemen are German. Hell is where the lovers are Swiss! I knew this only the Italians in hell were the soldiers (in heaven instead the Germans were the soldiers). It makes more sense, as Italians are great mechanics.
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Post by Platypus on May 26, 2005 13:31:57 GMT -5
Stereotypes; (or the actual truth)
French Against: Arrogant, they complain about everything Pro: Charming
Germans Against: Sarcastic. Pro: Organized
British Against: Unfriendly Pro: It rains a lot over there, so you don't see them on the streets;D (but also Great Music, Great actors, Great sense of humor)
Italians Pro: when they are stylish they ARE stylish Against: when they are squallid, they ARE squallid
Spanish Pro: They like to party Against: They only like to party
Chinese Pro: Energetic, sociable Against: Messy
Americans Pro: Friendly Against: Always must have their own way with things.
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Post by quartermetis on May 26, 2005 14:00:06 GMT -5
Arabic: Terrorist who don't know how to treat women, yet excellent merchants and businessmen.
French: arrogant, wine loves with hairy women. Great food, beautiful language.
British: bad teeth, reserved, emotionless people but we produce lots of good actors and actresses.
Dutch: weed smoking liberals who've made prostitution a national passtime...this can be both positive or negative depending on who you ask!!!
African: rythmic, emotional, everyone has AIDS, and every country is poor and corrupt.
Chinese: all look the same, all short, materialistic, intellegent, communist.
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Post by slick on May 30, 2005 17:42:57 GMT -5
There was a saying that sums up the stereotypes about my ethnicity: We want to play ball, have a ball, and be balled. Specifically it means that we are great athletes, love to have a good time, and sexually promiscuous. It could also mean that we are not intelligent, irresponsible, good at music, sports, sex, and not much else.
I am also part English, which some people may mean that I might have bad teeth, uppity, ultra prejudiced, and snooty.
Scottish: kilt wearing, haggis eating, bagpipe players
Native Americans: mean dangerous scalpers, tee pee livers, buffalo herders, feather wearers, and casino owners.
But if I am responsible, speak correct English, not too knowledgeable about slang and don't listen to hip hop, then I am trying to be white. But if I talk slang, hate white people for the evils of slavery and segregation, marry within my race, listen to hip hop, etc, then I am either proud of being black or I am a criminal. Just watch the 6:00 news. I am also a victim of the man and I also vote Democrat. ;D
Don't forget the crude, vulgar, classless, big butted, big lipped, welfare queen. I am a gold digger and cannot remain faithful to my man. He must be black unless it is a white man with money. ;D
(Sometimes, I think the media is full of crap.)
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Post by MC anunnaki on May 31, 2005 2:31:17 GMT -5
Native Americans: mean dangerous scalpers, tee pee livers, buffalo herders, feather wearers, and casino owners. Casino owners?
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Post by murphee on May 31, 2005 19:30:16 GMT -5
The casinos are run by Native Americans here in the American West. (excluding Nevada) There are several near where I live. They have their pros and cons. There is increased gambling addiction among the Indians, but the revenue has brought up greatly the standard of living on the reservations. The casinos have more than gambling; we've seen some great concerts in their auditoriums. Some of them have hotels, good dining and convention centers.
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