What's America's stereotype, Non-Americans please respond!

[Knowed_Out]

I’m kind of surprised that we’re seen as overly religious, since the majority of people I know are jaded to the point of being agnostic. I guess all the poofy-haired TV evangelists made their mark on the rest of the world. <shudder>

[Spiff]

@mnemosyne

<snippage>To me, this was a classic stereotype of an american company dealing with canadians but not taking the time to respect the fact that there ARE differences between the two countries (such as the two units of currency). So basically, the stereotype that Americans don’t care about other countries and people was shown by this company.

Or, you could have taken this as a lesson that “cusatomer service” is an oxymoron

[interface2x]

@Nightsky

In the bandes dessinees (French comic books) I read as a kid, your Stock American was a cigar-chompin’ millionaire in a cowboy hat.

You just described me to a T, partner. YEEEEEEE-HAWWWWW!

[Bongmaster]

The scary thing is that many of the stereotypes are coming from American television…if perception of the typical American are coming from Married with Children and The Simpsons reruns we’re all in big trouble.

[kellner]

@Bongmaster

The scary thing is that many of the stereotypes are coming from American television…if perception of the typical American are coming from Married with Children and The Simpsons reruns we’re all in big trouble.

More or less. But you forgot the 1% “Sex and the City”-style upperclass. The rest is “Married with children”.

[Raymond_Luxury_Yacht]

@Bippy the Beardless

I hope people here are wise enough to know that steriotypes do not contain much truth.

I humbly disagree. IMHO stereotypes contain a lot of truth, but they are usually the worst traits of a particular group. That being said, I’m of Irish heritage, and I don’t know any Irish folk who are heavy drinkers that eat potatoes and are social climbers.

[notquitekarpov]

The stereotype, right, well OK here goes…

[ul]
Overweight
Overly loud
Overserious
Overly impressed by foreign royalty
Religious
Overworked and undervacationed
Culturally arrogant
Geographically and historically ignorant
Family loving
Personally generous
Right wing
Terrible dress sense
Bland food
Worse beer
Either racist or else excessively racially aware
[/ul]

[jjimm]

Ridiculously litigious.

[irishgirl]

Unable to “get” satire or irony.
Take things very personally.
Dislike strong language

Of course, this is from an Irish standpoint, where the phrase “f**k me dead, it’s Sean, how are ye, ye wee bollocks?” is a common greeting in some circles.

[Bruce_Daddy]

@irishgirl

Unable to “get” satire or irony.
Take things very personally.
Dislike strong language

FUCK YOU BITCH!

[js_africanus]

@jjimm

Ridiculously litigious.

Uh-oh.

Note to self: Scrap slip-and-fall scam in Ireland.

[jjimm]

@js_africanus

Note to self: Scrap slip-and-fall scam in Ireland.

Only because you’d have to get in line behind all the Irish people who are doing it.

(I’m serious - Ireland is the most litigious country in Europe AFAIK.)

[devilsknew]

@Bippy the Beardless

As a Brit I take some exception to the idea that British food is bad, I have witnessed a huge change in the character and quality of British food since the late 70’s to the late 90’s. I don’t think people are bad or foolish having a belief in British food being bad, but I dot think it is up to me and people like me to try and render this steriotype obsolete.

If as an American you find some or all of these steriotypes unfair, that is because steriotypes are always unfair, it is up to you to help educate people of this unfairness through not acting according to the steriotypes you don’y like, and by showing such steriotypes are false.

How do you explain this?

Mr. Brain’s Faggots

…and what is West Country Sauce?
(In my taste imaginings I’m sure it must be equivalent to Salisbury Steak Gravy.)

[jjimm]

Ah, but for every Brain’s Faggot, we can produce a salmonella-ridden Taco Bell burrito; for every plate of tripe and onions, we can show you chittlins. Some British food is bad, as it is in every country. However, it isn’t universally bad, as befits the stereotype. Though I’ll warrant it used to be.

[Kiger]

@jjimm

Ah, but for every Brain’s Faggot, we can produce a salmonella-ridden Taco Bell burrito

How about a finger salad?

[jjimm]

She had eaten most of her salad when she put the fingertip in her mouth, Franks said.

She first thought it was a piece of gristle, a health department report said.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[epepke]

@jehovah68

I humbly disagree. IMHO stereotypes contain a lot of truth, but they are usually the worst traits of a particular group. That being said, I’m of Irish heritage, and I don’t know any Irish folk who are heavy drinkers that eat potatoes and are social climbers.

Stereotypes seem either to contain great truths or great falsehoods but little in between.

[epepke]

@Bippy the Beardless

As a Brit I take some exception to the idea that British food is bad, I have witnessed a huge change in the character and quality of British food since the late 70’s to the late 90’s.

That’s because it isn’t British food any more. It’s Indian food.

[Mehitabel]

Hmmm…so as a quietly-dressed, 127-lb., non-gun or car owning, sorta liberal, Roman Catholic, loves irony and Britcoms, etc. 1/4 Canadian big city gal, I get the feeling I could infiltrate Europe and just travel around under everybody’s radar. Kewl.

NOBODY WILL SUSPECT ANYTHING UNTIL I STRIKE!!

I mean…won’t that be nice.

[jjimm]

@Mehitabel

Hmmm…so as a quietly-dressed, 127-lb., non-gun or car owning, sorta liberal, Roman Catholic, loves irony and Britcoms, etc. 1/4 Canadian big city gal, I get the feeling I could infiltrate Europe and just travel around under everybody’s radar. Kewl.

Aha! You forgot to remove your stetson!