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fjelding

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Denmark.

We try hard to be taken seriously, like the tiny boy who want to hang with the cool kids. Our idol is the head of the gang, named Americano, and we got our head so far up his butt its hard to tell where he stops and we begin.

We are a very polite nation, and unfortunatly, quite a bit gullible.
 

Blunderman

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Danish rage said:
But Sweden thinks we´re racists. But who care about those moonshining hillbillys.
I'm from Sweden and you guys kick our butts at everything, except ruining your own country, of course. We rule at that.

The world probably still sees us as a bunch of sex-crazed sinners and that all our women are hot blondes. We're also supposedly progressive, very tolerant and modern.

The truth is that there are almost no blondes (they all have dark roots...), sex is just as much of a problem here as anywhere else, our government hates the country and the Swedish people and they have recently changed the constitution; they've removed all significance of a Swedish citizenship and redefined the country as a "multicultural" nation where everyone is the same. Anyone who draws a breath in Sweden is automatically as Swedish as a person could possibly be.

In short, screw all this snow - I'm moving to Japan.
 

MagnusShalefist

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Turing said:
benzooka said:
Finland.

I have no idea, really. We did win a war against Russia once.
Moonshine and knives
Also, saunas.

Me, I'm from Sweden, and we're usually portrayed as blonde and good looking with german names. And our women are always promiscuous.
 

TipsyPeaches

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nin_ninja said:
I know we've had these conversations before, but I just was curious about how my fellow Escapists' countries are represented, mainly in the entertainment industry. I'm Canadian, and as such we never really get any notice in the entertainment industry, excluding our horrible movies and TV shows (except Corner Gas), or we are pictured as the meek, polite neighbours up north. In the anime world which tends to have characters from the USA, Russia, China, etc. Canada rarely gets any notice. Once was in G Gundam with a lumberjack, and the other was in Hetalia where Canada was represented as a meek, polite character who was often forgotten about by everyone (even his father, Britain).

So fellow Escapists, how is your country generally represented in the entertainment industry? Are you from communist Russia, or uptight Britain, or perhaps you are considered a terrorist (I'm serious HERE, not joking)?

If your from my neighbours down south, how are people from your state usually represented?
I love that you used Hetalia as an example; Scotland doesn't even get a character in that, we're just a bird that sits on England's head, trying and failing to get him to notice us.

But yes, Scots seem to have a bad reputation, being potrayed as either ginger, drunk, potty-mouthed, tight-fisted, or a combination of the above. Also NO ONE CAN IMITATE A SCOTS ACCENT!! so many attempts are just so bad (I'm looking at you, Mike Myers). Also, Fat Bastard is a really bad example of a Scotsman.
 

DSK-

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Cain_Zeros said:
We (Canadians) also have Rodney McCay in Stargate: Atlantis!
The guy is a legend. Could be a lot worse :)

OT: England....yeah.
 

RoyalWelsh

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Mr Pantomime said:
New Zealand. Everyone thinks were Australia.
Wales. Everyone thinks we're England.

Also, we all sing in choirs, we love our sheep a tad too much and we are all down the coal pits mining.
 

Mistermixmaster

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nin_ninja said:
I'm Canadian, and as such we never really get any notice in the entertainment industry, excluding our horrible movies and TV shows
WAIT, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! Have you even seen "Flashpoint" (the TV series from Canada)? That show is pure brilliance! (and it's even on TV here in Norway).

On topic though, I dunno. Does Norway have any stereotypes that isn't made by Swedes or Danes?
 

MassiveGeek

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Sweden.

We're mostly associated with being extremely gay friendly, have blonde, blue-eyed, big breasted women who play soccer and socialism of late.

We're actually pretty boring, in my opinion. The most interesting things we have are the old castles, our architecture in general and the Science-Fiction book/random stuff store.

(P.S, I don't have blonde hair, blue-eyes and I don't play soccer. I have a nice chest though, imo. :D)
 

eggy32

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Irish/Italian - Either as a fast talking drunkard with a silly accent OR a mafia guy with a silly accent.
 

AgentQV

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Nebraska... not much to say, I guess people think we like corn or something. Nothing ever happens here.
 

Deadlock Radium

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Norway?
People think of us as self-centered arseholes, which in most cases would be true.
We're also arrogant, but the thing most people outside Scandinavia associate us with is vikings, fish, metal and skiing.
And blondes, both Sweden and Norway are known for the fact that every single inhabitant in the country is a hot blonde girl.
 

Rayansaki

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Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho. That's all.

And then there are the assholes who ask me if we speak "Brazilian" in Portugal...
 

ChicagoTed

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Well acording to popular mythos in the area of England I live the entire population can survive artic conditions by simply wearing a T shirt and jeans.
 

Mr.Mattress

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Maryland: (Appearantly)The Canada of the USA: Unimportant and Boring, but Liberal and with good Natural Beauty. Also, we have a witch

USA: Fat Christian Rednecks that Resort to Violence easily and seem to always win
 

Exocet

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According to modern culture,as a fruit fly is flying around my room,I am jury-rigging a white flag and surrendering to this insectoïd threat! menace! invasion!
I'll be in my room,sipping on wine while smoking and eating cheese,helpless,until the USA and UK whip out the fly swatters and save me.

With that in mind,anyone with more than 2 brain cells can guess in what country I live in.
As for the region,we are all drunks that enjoy our culture and celebrate it multiple times a year.Also,it rains so much we are 100% waterproof.
Go Britanny,woo!
 

Primate

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Danish rage said:
Denmark.
Asia thinks we have polar bears in the streets.

Middle east thinks we are insensitive assholes.

The west. Hmmm, not sure. But Sweden thinks we´re racists. But who care about those moonshining hillbillys.

We don´t contribute to popculture as much as others. But when we do the result is Hitman and unfortunally Kane and Lynch. Movie Buffs may also know Bille August and maybe Susanne Bier.
And a Dane designed the Operahouse in Sidney
Danelandian myself here..
You should be ashamed! you forgot Helena Christensen!! shame on you! ;D

and the middle east are mostly correct in that statement..
 

DazBurger

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Denmark - By what I have heard.. People regard us at a people who holds nothing sacred in the eyes of satire and freedom of speech.

... But, being a Dane myself, I don't really know the Danish stereotype. Anyone else know?