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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #30 on: November 04, 2011, 12:44:37 PM »
Every single american I have met has talked too much as well as being super friendly in a manner than seems very superficial.



I'm an American and this seems about right in a way.  I'm in a study abroad program in Denmark and the day I moved into my housing there was a dinner reception for all the students in my building.  When I showed up it was so loud and obnoxious.  I just chilled and ate pizza while everyone else tried to impress each other and become best friends.  

I remember overhearing one girl talking about a friend of her's.  She said something like "...if she doesn't make friends with a group now she's not going to have any friends because... blah blah blah..."  

I laughed to myself a little bit when I heard her go on about it.  It seems like such a failed logic, but I guess it really is the underlying motivation for that sort of superficial behavior and I guess it works for a lot of Americans within their circles.  

Also, you're probably more likely to meet this kind of American because you can hear them broadcasting from a block away.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #31 on: November 04, 2011, 12:46:36 PM »
What do you Americans think of when it comes to UK stereotypes? Is it bad teeth?

I always figured you had tea with every meal
everyone wears pea coats
everyone's a pikey except for british actors and royalty


guetto Louisiana wal-mart
old people in florida
gay people in sf
L.A being a wasteland
everything is bigger in texas
Italian new yorker, badabim badaboum lets go see a mets game
yeah that's what i got


Fucking nailed it!
I've never been to new york, but i have the same stereotype about there as well, including all the new york folks i've met have more or less talked like that, always have a shit mood on their faces, and usually are complaining.
Gay people in sf
LA is a wasteland, and i love it death!
I've never been to texas but this chick i dated's dad was from there, he was a big dude, so that's true.


Most of us dream of the "so great" Orange County and LA area and so did I, till I actually went there and found out it was nothing amazing (this not saying I didn't like my journey or what)

Hold the fucking phone, the world thinks OC is cool now?...
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Every single american I have met has talked too much as well as being super friendly in a manner than seems very superficial.

You mad?


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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #32 on: November 04, 2011, 01:02:08 PM »
Americans wear they're shoes in the house. Is this true? Do you guys not have sloppy streets where you can track gutter goo all over your houses? Or do you not care because y'all have robot vacuum cleaners fueled by fast food discards? I know Jerry Seinfeld always wore his puffy white sneakers in the house, but sometimes TV is an inaccurate depiction of real life (only sometimes). 
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #33 on: November 04, 2011, 01:35:45 PM »
yeah we wear shoes in the house... generally it would seem like a good idea to not step in some gross shit dont you think?

the main stereotype i have about like all of europe is that people there feel like theyre entitled to talk down on americans like were all regular

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #34 on: November 04, 2011, 01:39:55 PM »
What? I always wear my shoes in the house?!






And I feel like Americans look down on us, and ave an air of superiority for no reason. Conflicting opinions, shock horror!

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #35 on: November 04, 2011, 01:47:59 PM »
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Every single american I have met has talked too much as well as being super friendly in a manner than seems very superficial.


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I'm an American and this seems about right in a way.  I'm in a study abroad program in Denmark and the day I moved into my housing there was a dinner reception for all the students in my building.  When I showed up it was so loud and obnoxious.  I just chilled and ate pizza while everyone else tried to impress each other and become best friends.  

I remember overhearing one girl talking about a friend of her's.  She said something like "...if she doesn't make friends with a group now she's not going to have any friends because... blah blah blah..."  

I laughed to myself a little bit when I heard her go on about it.  It seems like such a failed logic, but I guess it really is the underlying motivation for that sort of superficial behavior and I guess it works for a lot of Americans within their circles.  

Also, you're probably more likely to meet this kind of American because you can hear them broadcasting from a block away.

Also it's just weird for us europeans (maybe especially scandinavians..) used to being more withdrawn. We don't get super friendly over nothing.
When americans we don't know talk to us in a way that we only do with good friends it gets confusing.

Just very different ways of dealing with strangers.
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #36 on: November 04, 2011, 01:57:45 PM »
i live near the board of western NY, and a friend i grew up with moved  outside of bullao as a kid, i would go over and visit him and skate with him, litterally like 25 mins away.
the kids in NY thought that we had igloos in ontario.  they thought you crossed the niagara river to some sort of tundra wasteland.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #37 on: November 04, 2011, 02:24:54 PM »
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #38 on: November 04, 2011, 02:27:07 PM »
i live near the board of western NY, and a friend i grew up with moved� outside of bullao as a kid, i would go over and visit him and skate with him, litterally like 25 mins away.
the kids in NY thought that we had igloos in ontario.� they thought you crossed the niagara river to some sort of tundra wasteland.

Yeah...I'm from Canada too...and when I was 16 my school went on a trip to Virginia.  We had a bunch of the American kids convinced that we took our dog sleds to the border and rented our bus once got into the States.

I know all Americans aren't stupid...but the level of ignorance does seem pretty damn high.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #39 on: November 04, 2011, 02:38:30 PM »
My wifes sister thought that Sweden was above Canada, she is from VA.


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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #40 on: November 04, 2011, 02:41:27 PM »

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #41 on: November 04, 2011, 02:48:40 PM »
Americans wear they're shoes in the house. Is this true? Do you guys not have sloppy streets where you can track gutter goo all over your houses? Or do you not care because y'all have robot vacuum cleaners fueled by fast food discards? I know Jerry Seinfeld always wore his puffy white sneakers in the house, but sometimes TV is an inaccurate depiction of real life (only sometimes). 
i keep my sneaker inside in the summer
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #42 on: November 04, 2011, 02:53:17 PM »
loud
argonant
obnoxious
fat
lazy
stupid
violent
rich
superficial
religious

i think a big part of the problem is that in the states traveling, especially to europe is something that mostly more wealthy people do and american tourist are some of the most embarassing people you can find. i used to get second hand embarassment all the time when i lived overseas and an american GI would come by and say some like "GAW DAMN, 100 DOLLARS? THAT SHITS 25 BUCKS BACK IN MERICA. THESE DUMB SUM BITCHES OVERPAY FOR EVERYTHING." Just the generally oblvious nature of them. They basically travel the same in europe as they do in asia, treating the locals like props in disney land and not like people.

What do you Americans think of when it comes to UK stereotypes? Is it bad teeth?

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« Reply #43 on: November 04, 2011, 03:00:57 PM »
These stereotypes are making me REAL angry... and the only way I can think to solve it is with violence.

I'll kick everyone's ass in this ROOM! MIKE FUCKING DEXTER!

I have a big truck and I have a gun in it and it rules, I don't see whats wrong with that. That being said the gun is those toy ones from Walgreens. Anyways, I probably will buy one cause there's lots of car jackings where I live and a dude got shot the other day. OR!!!! Maybe I'll just keep the toy one and hope he thinks its real. I'll say "YOU ARE ONE UGLY MOTHERFUCKER" and pull out the toy six shooter.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #44 on: November 04, 2011, 03:12:12 PM »
i used to get second hand embarassment all the time when i lived overseas and an american GI would come by and say some like "GAW DAMN, 100 DOLLARS? THAT SHITS 25 BUCKS BACK IN MERICA. THESE DUMB SUM BITCHES OVERPAY FOR EVERYTHING." Just the generally oblvious nature of them. They basically travel the same in europe as they do in asia, treating the locals like props in disney land and not like people.


This reminds me of when I was at the Louvre a few summers ago. Me and my friend were standing in line to get tickets when this obnoxious couple from florida started a completely unprovoked conversation with us (probably because they heard us speaking english). In keeping with all the stereotypes they were really loud and inane and when they got to the ticket dispenser thing and found out that EU citizens got a hefty discount on their ticket (I think it was like 7euros instead of 15) they went absolutely crazy, shouting about how they probably paid for the museum's operation with their tourism dollars, "there should be an American discount too" etc. It was just totally inconceivable to them that European citizens were being privileged for their nationality while they weren't. I had to try really hard to keep from laughing.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #45 on: November 04, 2011, 03:39:06 PM »
i live near the board of western NY, and a friend i grew up with moved  outside of bullao as a kid, i would go over and visit him and skate with him, litterally like 25 mins away.
the kids in NY thought that we had igloos in ontario.  they thought you crossed the niagara river to some sort of tundra wasteland.


Yeah! Same with me.

 My cousins live in Utica NY and they think this. Even my uncle asks me about my sled dogs and he's 48.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #46 on: November 04, 2011, 04:10:27 PM »
Sadly, a lot of the stereotypes perpetrated can be blamed in part to some of the navy personnel that I have had the distinct displeasure of serving with.  They are the first ones to look for a mcdonald's instead of sampling the local cuisine and culture.  I hear them complain when they can't find their way around a foreign country because there aren't any english signs to make things easy for them.  They're loud, obnoxious, and they try to dress like people on tv/mtv/bet since they now have their own money to do so and no parents to tell them they are dressed like morons.

If I had my choice, I'd like to live in Japan or Australia since I felt a greater sense of freedom there than I do in the US.  The people I met and hung out with are still friends and the way the general populace comported themselves seemed more dignified and they didn't feel the need to push their own opinions on me or stick their nose into my business.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #47 on: November 04, 2011, 04:13:49 PM »
I've lived all over the world.� I lived around Europe, cumulatively, for five years and one of the biggest things they have on us is travel.� They (and the Australians) really know how to travel.� They experience other cultures much better than we do.


I think the major influence on this is how many extremely different and distinct cultures exist in Europe. Like, it was crazy for me to be in Austria, drive a couple hours and be in the Czech Republic, which is completely different. Or a couple hour train ride and you're in Italy/Spain, which are also completely different.


Oh, another stereotype is Americans knowledge on geography. My dad got orders from Italy to Oklahoma. It was my first day and I was standing next to the bike rack, two girls came up to me and asked where I was from. Told them Italy and their responce was "Is that in Paris?"

Derk the Jerk told me a similar story when I met him in Utrecht. It was pretty complicated, so I don't want to ruin it, but it was basically him and a few friends messing with dumb tourists about Amsterdam's place in the Netherlands.

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #49 on: November 04, 2011, 05:49:10 PM »
@Oyolar, the thing is though that both Europe is roughly the same size as the US, but with a shitload more cultures, languages and international neighbourhood wars.


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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #50 on: November 04, 2011, 05:54:47 PM »
but sometimes TV is an inaccurate depiction of real life (only sometimes). 

e.g. (I assume), hanging up the phone without saying bye...
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #51 on: November 04, 2011, 06:08:32 PM »
One time I was hiking around in the mountains and I ran into a group of german tourists, a pretty common thing.  I asked if I could take a look a their map and one of the hikers replied, 'yes, but be careful...it's made from inferior Canadian paper...'  Then they all burst out laughing.

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« Reply #52 on: November 04, 2011, 06:31:51 PM »
I'd like to live in Japan
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #53 on: November 04, 2011, 06:38:58 PM »
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #54 on: November 04, 2011, 07:09:02 PM »
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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #55 on: November 04, 2011, 07:20:06 PM »
American kids have house parties on weeknights
Drinking from red plastic cups at parties is a must
Every person I've met from California always has something to say about how great California is
kids in the first year of highschool getting picked on and bullied endlessly by bigger older kids
Americans take teenage sport way to seriously
religion is taken to far to a rediculous level of wierdness
That all Americans think australian kids ride kangaroos to school
Americans think New Zealand is in Europe

thats about all the ones I know that havn't been mentioned alreeady some of them are probably stupid but others I've seen first hand.

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« Reply #56 on: November 04, 2011, 07:31:45 PM »
stupid
complacent
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« Reply #57 on: November 04, 2011, 07:35:06 PM »
also racist
and homophobic

all of these are true

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Re: USA Stereotypes?
« Reply #58 on: November 04, 2011, 08:11:19 PM »
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« Reply #59 on: November 04, 2011, 08:15:02 PM »
Americans wear they're shoes in the house. Is this true? Do you guys not have sloppy streets where you can track gutter goo all over your houses? Or do you not care because y'all have robot vacuum cleaners fueled by fast food discards? I know Jerry Seinfeld always wore his puffy white sneakers in the house, but sometimes TV is an inaccurate depiction of real life (only sometimes).? 
Seinfeld is one of the most accurate depictions of real life, don't doubt it.


I'm from Canada, I always felt the sterotype of American ignorance was the most perpetual in media. I do feel there's a level of truth too it but it'd be absoultley silly to think that such a large country was filled with nothing utter fucking dummys. There's very clearly a lot of level headed people in the states as in any place in the world. Rick Mercer didn't make Americans look good back in the 90's though.