Odd stereotypes you don't get

[Banana Cannon]

I had to press that damn red button, didn't I?

Anyway, I won't really argue this stereotype, as my generation find a lot of fun in it, and its our picturesque holiday today in some cases! It's how the Irish are all alcoholics. I wouldn't quite say that we all have the negative qualities of alcoholicism, it's just that we drink a lot, to varying degrees. Hell, I like to try different kinds of drinks on different nights, to see what they taste like! The one thing I will say we have in common when it comes to drinking is that we all have hangovers.

One thing I will not condone though, is how we're all merry, supposedly. We're terrible to each other and anyone caught in the crossfire when it comes to jokes. We're not merry, we're sadistic!

But I can't help but wonder, does ANYONE here know what honkey originates from?

 

[wintercoat]

I had to press that damn red button, didn't I?

Anyway, I won't really argue this stereotype, as my generation find a lot of fun in it, and its our picturesque holiday today in some cases! It's how the Irish are all alcoholics. I wouldn't quite say that we all have the negative qualities of alcoholicism, it's just that we drink a lot, to varying degrees. Hell, I like to try different kinds of drinks on different nights, to see what they taste like! The one thing I will say we have in common when it comes to drinking is that we all have hangovers.

One thing I will not condone though, is how we're all merry, supposedly. We're terrible to each other and anyone caught in the crossfire when it comes to jokes. We're not merry, we're sadistic!

But I can't help but wonder, does ANYONE here know what honkey originates from?

It comes from the term bohunk, or possibly hunky, which were derogatory terms for Bohemians, Hungarians and Polish immigrants. It later evolved to include all Caucasians.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

Have you ever seen the Inbetweeners? We're more like that I think.

How dare you suggest I am more like the Inbetweeners! I detest that damnable show!

I think you might have taken that a little too seriously friend.

EDIT: I kind of fucked up with that quote sorry.

No problem, I was a little confused for a moment though.

And I think YOU may have taken THAT a little too seriously friend.

 

[Jamash]

I was wondering about the various stereotypes that we have in society, and one or two struck me as really odd that I had no idea where they came from.

Black people. Watermellons.

Is it a stereotype or just an observation?

Watermelon seems to be a part of the cultural cuisine of Black Americans and a very passionate subject:


He makes some good points about how you shouldn't be ashamed to enjoy Watermelon just because some people would attempt to use it as a stereotype.

I have a similar feeling about Tea. It may be a stereotype that British people drink a lot of it, but I'm not going to let that stereotype stop me from enjoying chugging Tea from my pint mug.

I find most food stereotypes a bit perplexing, especially if they're based on a nice food like Watermelon, Tea, Cheese or Beef.

 

[Zen Toombs]

Black people. Watermellons.

Is it a stereotype or just an observation?

Watermelon seems to be a part of the cultural cuisine of Black Americans and a very passionate subject:


He makes some good points about how you shouldn't be ashamed to enjoy Watermelon just because some people would attempt to use it as a stereotype.

I have a similar feeling about Tea. It may be a stereotype that British people drink a lot of it, but I'm not going to let that stereotype stop me from enjoying chugging Tea from my pint mug.

I find most food stereotypes a bit perplexing, especially if they're based on a nice food like Watermelon, Tea, Cheese or Beef.

It's the stereotype. And I don't think anyone should be ashamed of what they eat or drink, I just find it odd that those foods are so closely associated with black Americans. *shrug*

I like tea and fried chicken and videogames and going running. I like those things because they're fun and I like them, not because of the color of my skin.

 

[Relish in Chaos]

i can honestly say...that this stereotype, isnt much of a stereotype....because its pretty much true.

i live in the south with a high concentration of black people, and if you ever drove past a pop-eyes, KFC, and (god help you) a churches chicken, you would completely understand.

Do you even know what a stereotype means? Just because you live in the South with a high concentration of black people that like fried chicken doesn't mean that ALL black people around the world like fried chicken. That would be like me saying that all lesbians are short-haired and butch just because I live in an area with a strong LGBT scene where most of the lesbians are short-haired and butch.

 

[Xenowolf]

The particularly ignorant stereotype that all Germans are nazis. If all Germans are nazis, then I suppose all Japanese people are genocidal imperialists hell-bent on wiping the Chinese and Koreans from the face of the Earth, or that all British people believe that anyone who doesn't speak a European language or isn't a Christian is part of an uncivilized race.

 

[redisforever]

That Canadians live in igloos.

I mean, I'm not quite sure how the rest of the world found that out. It's supposed to be our little secret!

More about Canadians is that apparently we're super, super nice. Yeah, sure. Maybe comparatively, but we're not really that nice.

We are actually quite nice, but we do have a lot of dicks, just like every country. I walk by someone, and their arm brushes my arm, and all I hear is, "Sorry!". Actually, I do the same, just by instinct now.


Captcha: Panic stations

Get to the panic stations, they know about the igloos!

 

[Relish in Chaos]

Blacks loving watermelon and grape drink. Never made sense to me.

I can vouche that black people love grape drink . They love everything grape flavoured . I am black and love everything that has grape written on it , and i only learned it was a stereotype like 3 years ago ( i am 23), needless to say i was astonished!

Now i also love cool-aid and fried chiken ... I guess that makes me a stereotipical black man

Yeah, speak for yourself. That's not everyone. I'm black, and I hate grapes. I don't like hip-hop. I don't wear baggy trousers and casually use the word "nigga" to refer to my friends. I've never even tried watermelon or Kool-Aid. I don't follow basketball, sprinting or American football. You know why? Because it's a -stereotype-.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

British people holding canes and wearing bowler hats or top hats and all speaking like Jerry the Butler.

It's such a bad stereotype it's not even funny. Have you ever seen the Inbetweeners? We're more like that I think.

Meh... My avatar is a picture of me... I am smoking a pipe, and I have a top hat and cane with me, although not pictured... I also pride myself on teaching the colonials about correct pronunciation... I don't think I am helping that stereotype at all!

 

[ShadowStar42]

Yeah, speak for yourself. That's not everyone. I'm black, and I hate grapes. I don't like hip-hop. I don't wear baggy trousers and casually use the word "nigga" to refer to my friends. I've never even tried watermelon or Kool-Aid. I don't follow basketball, sprinting or American football. You know why? Because it's a -stereotype-.

I've got to say, you've got to try watermelon, not because you're black but because it's delicious. Throw a little salt on it and it's the perfect fruit for a warm day.

But yeah, most stereoypes about 'black' food come from white people in the northern US. Most black families in the northern states are no more than 2 generations removed from the southern states and they carried the foods and traditions of the south with them when the moved. Watermelon, fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas etc. are all stuff I grew up on because my Mom is from South Carolina (for non-American's SC is one of the very stereotypically 'southern' states). I didn't find out that those things were considered 'black foods' until one of my first bosses (a black woman) insisted that I couldn't really understand black eyed peas and rice (which by tradition is a lucky food if eaten on New Years Day).

 

[Relish in Chaos]

Two other stereotypes that I don't get:

That all Thai women are transsexuals. My friend told me that, if you visit a brothel in Thailand you can pay to have sex with a transsexual, but it's not as if ALL Thai women have penises. If so, they'd be extinct.

That all blonde women are stupid. I've never gotten those jokes, although someone told me that it came from Barbie. But that still doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[MetalMagpie]

Also, this isn't really a stereotype, moreso some kind of inside joke that no-one really believes in, but what about the whole thing of Welsh people apparently having sex with sheep? Is that just some kind of stupid rumour the English spread round? Was it people that'd never had prior experience with the Welsh happen to stumble upon him shagging sheep, assumed that they all did it, and passed that on?

I think that one really is just a malicious rumour that used to be spread about the Welsh by the English. For most of our history, we didn't really get on!

I don't understand why women are supposed to be poor drivers. Sure, they have a MARGINALLY inferior depth perception, but I seriously doubt that would count. Does it have to do with some macho ideal?

I think it's a macho thing, based on the tradition that operating machinery is a man's job. In real life, women are statistically less likely to crash, and so get cheaper car insurance. Or they did until a load of men complained about the insurance companies being "sexist", and forced them to raise the premiums for women so that they matched the premiums for men.

OT: A weird one I came across while visiting the USA was that apparently "English girls are easy" (promiscuous, for those of you who don't use that term). Are we? I guess things like that are comparative, so maybe the average American girl is more prudish than the average English girl. It just seems weird since all the other stereotypes about English girls paint us like characters out of a Jane Austen novel!

 

[Relish in Chaos]

A weird one I came across while visiting the USA was that apparently "English girls are easy" (promiscuous, for those of you who don't use that term). Are we? I guess things like that are comparative, so maybe the average American girl is more prudish than the average English girl. It just seems weird since all the other stereotypes about English girls paint us like characters out of a Jane Austen novel!

Huh. I thought the stereotype was that -both- English and American girls are easy, because they have the highest teenage pregnancy rates. And it's probably more the East that think that.

 

[MetalMagpie]

A weird one I came across while visiting the USA was that apparently "English girls are easy" (promiscuous, for those of you who don't use that term). Are we? I guess things like that are comparative, so maybe the average American girl is more prudish than the average English girl. It just seems weird since all the other stereotypes about English girls paint us like characters out of a Jane Austen novel!

Huh. I thought the stereotype was that -both- English and American girls are easy, because they have the highest teenage pregnancy rates. And it's probably more the East that think that.

Who knows, really. It was just something I was told by some American guys (in the sort of meaningful tone that made it a bit creepy). I can see how the teenage pregnancy rates might start this sort of stereotype in the East. But that still doesn't explain why the Americans would have this idea about the English since theirs is the higher teenage pregnancy rate.

Interesting side note: The places with the highest teenage pregnancy rate are countries like Chile where the average marriage age is very low.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Have you ever seen the Inbetweeners? We're more like that I think.

How dare you suggest I am more like the Inbetweeners! I detest that damnable show!

I think you might have taken that a little too seriously friend.

EDIT: I kind of fucked up with that quote sorry.

No problem, I was a little confused for a moment though.

And I think YOU may have taken THAT a little too seriously friend.

Ha really? I thought the use of exclamation marks was pretty clear. Oh well, maybe one day the internet will be able to detect sarcasm and such.

 

[Scrustle]

British people holding canes and wearing bowler hats or top hats and all speaking like Jerry the Butler.

It's such a bad stereotype it's not even funny. Have you ever seen the Inbetweeners? We're more like that I think.

I can't stand that stereotype! It's such bull crap! It's especially bad in The Simpsons I find. They seem to think that all British people are either Victorian or from The Sex Pistols. I know in the show it's only supposed to be a joke, but I always find it irritating when I see it. But strangely when I see it in a far more extreme form in Family Guy it makes me laugh. I guess it's because in there they just go to such absurd lengths that there's no way anyone could take it seriously. That and there tends to be a bit more to the joke than "HAHA THEY WEAR OLD CLOTHES AND TALK FUNNY WITH THEIR UGLY TEETH!"

I guess The Inbetweeners is a more accurate portrayal, although I actually really don't like that show. I wouldn't like to tell people that is what we are like. Whenever I try to think of a way to explain how a real English person looks or sounds I tend to think of someone like Ricky Gervais (although I don't like him either) or Jimmy Carr.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

British people holding canes and wearing bowler hats or top hats and all speaking like Jerry the Butler. It's such a bad stereotype it's not even funny.

Meh... My avatar is a picture of me... I am smoking a pipe, and I have a top hat and cane with me, although not pictured... I also pride myself on teaching the colonials about correct pronunciation... I don't think I am helping that stereotype at all!

The thing is, if you like wearing those items, do it. The problem is when people from other countries generalise and say, 'it's because he is British' no it's because he likes wearing those items, I would say.

Don't be afraid to fit with the stereotype, but also don't be afraid to correct people who like to generalise. It's moronic, and they should be made aware.

I like that 'tache by the way! I wish I could grow one that well.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

British people holding canes and wearing bowler hats or top hats and all speaking like Jerry the Butler.

It's such a bad stereotype it's not even funny. Have you ever seen the Inbetweeners? We're more like that I think.

I can't stand that stereotype! It's such bull crap! It's especially bad in The Simpsons I find. They seem to think that all British people are either Victorian or from The Sex Pistols. I know in the show it's only supposed to be a joke, but I always find it irritating when I see it. But strangely when I see it in a far more extreme form in Family Guy it makes me laugh. I guess it's because in there they just go to such absurd lengths that there's no way anyone could take it seriously. That and there tends to be a bit more to the joke than "HAHA THEY WEAR OLD CLOTHES AND TALK FUNNY WITH THEIR UGLY TEETH!"

I guess The Inbetweeners is a more accurate portrayal, although I actually really don't like that show. I wouldn't like to tell people that is what we are like. Whenever I try to think of a way to explain how a real English person looks or sounds I tend to think of someone like Ricky Gervais (although I don't like him either) or Jimmy Carr.

Absolutely agree, with everything you said actually.

I guess I was thinking more of my own age group, because Carr and Gervais are a lot older than me so I don't relate well to them. But yes if you want a good example, I think Jimmy Carr or Ricky Gervais both show the world what Britons are like in a general manner.

I don't think even Americans consider all Britons to have bad teeth in this day and age though, I guess it's just a joke that stuck since their independence. Just like Britons calling Americans stupid. They aren't (for the most part).

 

[Thespian]

I don't mind gay jokes or anything but it bothers me when people legitimately associate 'gay' with girly/feminine/camp et cetera. Camp is one thing, gay is totally different. Like I said, jokes based on the correlation between the trait and the sexuality are fine, I can deal with those and make them myself. But when people actually say "Huh, it's funny, you don't act gay" or "Man, he said that in such a gay way" it just ticks me off slightly.