How is your Country Displayed

[Unia]

I'm also Polish.


First European kingdom with any democratic elements in their government? Us.

Sorry dude not true. First democracy was Athens and that was a shitty long time ago. And it was more of a democracy than the first polish which was a "Golden Liberty" which means that only nobles (10% of the polish commonwealth) can participate

Athens was a city-state, not a kingdom. And somehow I doubt "all free (upper class) men" constituted the bulk of population either.

OT: Finland - nothing to see here, nothing to do here, polarbears on the streets and all that.
The single thing our economy depends on is Nokia and we're a former USSR front. (The last bit is particularly ironic as we sided with the NAZIS to avoid such fate.)

People here are tall blondes with blue eyes who talk so little you'd think they were mute and drink so much you'd think they were dead.

That's of course assuming this place really exists. I've actually run into arguments with someone saying otherwise

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

I´m from Portugal. We dont have major stereotypes attached to us. That´s it! We´re known for «not being known!».

Oh, and soccer(here we call it football) fans might recognize these names: Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo and José Mourinho. We´re known for not sucking at soccer!Yay!

 

[vivalahelvig]

Poland....ummm, not very recognized, small, eastern European, but tries to help other countries, so, none at all!

America...Fat, stupid, fat, ugly, lazy, etc.

 

[mParadox]

Pakistan.

A hot-bed for terrorists. Need i say more!? =(

 

[Ashadow700]

Sweden is full of sexually atractive blond chicks who speak with an German accent and alwys says "ja?" at the end of each sentence (altough we have the word "ja" which means yes and is pronounced almost as the begining of "ya'll"). Oh and it is snowing all the time here.

And do not forget that we are allways neutral.

 

[CaptainKoala]

A bunch of fat racist rednecks driving SUV's and own 20 guns.
You can hazard a guess of which country I'm talking about.

Switzerland?

You got it.

 

[DazBurger]

I'm also Polish.

People think we're stupid or weak because of world war 2.
-snip

Not in Denmark.. Here we believe you are stupid and/or weak because Polish criminals often comes here to steal everything that ain't chained down
.. But not everyone who come here does so to steal.. Some also come here and force Danes out of their jobs, as they are, because of EU regulations, able to work way cheaper than Danish workers. D-:

Gotta agree with this. I remember my vacations 2 years ago, when me and my friends had a trip to Bornholm. I still remember how shocked I was to see you guys not chaining your bikes before leaving them alone on the pavement. In Poland, I would give it 10 minutes max before an 'owner swap'. Sad but true, there is a lot of theft here.

"Do you know, why Russian smugglers always steal 2 identical cars in Germany before transporting them back to their country?

Because, they'll lose one of them in Poland anyway."

Darn, Iv never gotten a bike stolen at all

Iceland.... Is Iceland portrayed in any media as something? As far as I know the most we get is a slight mention, and nothing more.

I think the only Icelandic person people in general recognize is Björk, so a lot of people probably think you are all crazy.

Personally I like Iceland, despite never having been there.

What is this, we're also known for Sigur Ros. So, I guess Iceland is know for strange, and bad music. That's just great.

>sarcasmblox

Who and who?

As far as I know, people see Iceland as "those guys who lost all of their money and demanded other countries give them money

 

[niege]

Sweden is full of sexually atractive blond chicks who speak with an German accent and alwys says "ja?" at the end of each sentence (altough we have the word "ja" which means yes and is pronounced almost as the begining of "ya'll"). Oh and it is snowing all the time here.

And do not forget that we are allways neutral.

and meatballs,Ikea and In Flames

 

[Madara XIII]

Scotland.

A nation of heroin-crazed alcoholic teenage mothers and psychopathic neds.

Sounds like loads of fun

America - Greedy bastards left and right, Divided country due to a Two Party system that good ol' George Washington warned us not to create!!
We are displayed quite horribly due to the lack of education and it's few intolerant pricks and yet I know it's accurate...that's what scares me

 

[Humble85]

Poland.

According to 'Polish Jokes' we're idiots, and according to everyone, we're people who fight with Russians for the 'biggest drunkards in the world' title.

Also, at least according to many german jokes, you steal a lot off cars

Also, we made The Witcher

And I am really thankful for that!

OT: Well, i'm German... not really much left to say, is there? Mostly Nazis, I guess...

 

[blind_dead_mcjones]

australia

apparently we're all the descendants of convicts and we talk/behave like either steve irwin or crocodile dundee, drink fosters beer (we don't, stuff doesn't even exist over here), 90% of the place is desert or a beach, and everything is trying to kill you

in all fairness half the time we deliberately play the stereotype up as an elaborate joke we pull on tourists (mainly the american ones)

 

[danintexas]

Being from Texas if I listed all the stereotypes on how my state is portrayed - I would be here all day long.

For the most part we are all real nice and easy to get along with. My state has the best of all worlds - deserts - forests - hills - mountains - beaches - swamps - big cities - small towns - temperate climates - humid climates - dry climates - snow - rain = All of which I can drive to in under 6 hours and never leave my state.

Bad things - we have a few religious fundies here - and alot of us tend to be fatties. I am a Christian who keeps to him self - but I am a big guy who drives a full size 4 door pick up to work 75 miles every day. But if you wanted to hook up - I would be the first to buy you a beer.


and yes I own a cowboy hat. But I rarely wear it. And yes I own a lot of guns including an AK-47. ;-)

 

[EvilMaggot]

Denmark

for some reason we have been awarded the Happiest country in the world...even freaking oprah went here and tried to study us... wtf..

 

[thejboy88]

I'm from the UK, England specifically.

As for our representation in the media, we are usually portrayed as either meek and overly polite or brutal and tyrannical.

Actually, now that I think about that, those portrayals are at completely opposite ends of the spectrum. How did that happen?

 

[Danish rage]

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.

Kudos my nordic nabourgh, im glad to see the irony didn´t went over you head as it did some of you´re countrymen.

You run you´re country well yes. Especially the school´s.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

I'm from Canada so we are known sort of as polite country and we are known for our stereotype of ending every sentence with eh? Some people even think we live in igloos. My American friend had been surprised to find that our school wasn't chiseled from ice. Interesting, eh?

 

[Danish rage]

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

And concerning your flattering example of your neighbours, than we're completly entitled and right to that opinion. I mean really encouraging our only rascist party to stand up for their disgusting values? Way to go to push the boundaries of democracy.

OT: Hmm, Socialists, blonds with big bombs, piracy and sexual freedom. Yeah, that's about it.

yes, enjoy the gift.

And i´ve been living in sweden for 6 years building my statement on facts, how long have you spent in Denmark? Jævla svenska.

Now now, lets be nice neighbours, shall we? ;D

Im all for that, just don´t give us shit about Denmark beeing the reason for you´re govement problems, as far as i know, danes don´t have the right to vote in sweden. I got annoyed by his idiocracy.

 

[fullbleed]

England is either entirely full of rich, toffee nosed uperclass cunts swanning around sately mansions shouting "Hurrah!" and shaging the maids. I.e. how Americans see us.

Or it's all miners live up t'north who say happy birthday by smashing a bottle in your dad's face. Strangely enough this seems to be how the actual British filmmakers see us, (Ken Loach, Shane Medows ect).

One of these is prefferable and a lot more realistic than the other.

 

[TheLiham]

People think this of britain

- Bad teeth
- Warm beer
- Bad food
- Arrogant or Overly Polite
- London

Things people NEVER REALISE ABOUT THE BRITISH

- Average teeth
- Binge drinking problems in urban areas
- Very tasty food with lots of gravy and well-cooked meat (we INVENTED meat and two veg, damnit)
- Invented a lot of things
- Wales (seriously, it's like they're culturally nonexistant beyond the Isles)

In my perspective its more like this
Things people NEVER REALISE ABOUT THE BRITISH

- Average teeth (The best in the world. Its been proven!)
- Binge drinking problems in urban areas (Chavs drinking cider on council estates to make themselves feel good about their tiny penis and lack of personality)
- Very tasty food with lots of gravy and well-cooked meat (we INVENTED meat and two veg, damnit)(And Sunday Roast)
- Invented a lot of things (Like America)
- Wales (seriously, it's like they're culturally nonexistant beyond the Isles)(Yeah... Wales fuckin rules!)

 

[ArchAngelKira]

America-8 &12 year olds playing M rated games