Stereotypes that you prove.
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Black Metal Geek; Excessive love for Black Metal, a bizarre affection for high fantasy worlds (Tamriel and Middle-Earth, mostly), RPGs, Only wear black and white and band shirts, Glasses, Long hair, Hate big parties, heavy drug use, escapist (lulz) tendencies, misanthropic to a fault, depressed, music snob, I don't date, I hate "metalheads" (probably because they have more fun than me), and am convinced that the world will end in plague.
Hippie; Dreads, drug-use, radical political ideals (though not exactly leftist), loose Asatru dealings and beliefs, association with pot (selling, I don't smoke it), symbolic jewelry, I respect, and revere, the power of hallucinogens, I play ukulele
Oldtymey Kid; I hop freight trains to travel around the country on and off, I have a soft spot for badly worded songs about travel and booze from the 20's, I play claw hammer (ukulele, though), I rewrite traditional songs for my own attempts at bastardization (she ain't got no!, long black veil, viper mad, etc.), and being wasted is pretty much all I really do. Especially whiskey.
Good stuff. It's weird to actually see your little niches typed out. I suppose there's a label for everything, eh?
Hippie; Dreads, drug-use, radical political ideals (though not exactly leftist), loose Asatru dealings and beliefs, association with pot (selling, I don't smoke it), symbolic jewelry, I respect, and revere, the power of hallucinogens, I play ukulele
Oldtymey Kid; I hop freight trains to travel around the country on and off, I have a soft spot for badly worded songs about travel and booze from the 20's, I play claw hammer (ukulele, though), I rewrite traditional songs for my own attempts at bastardization (she ain't got no!, long black veil, viper mad, etc.), and being wasted is pretty much all I really do. Especially whiskey.
Good stuff. It's weird to actually see your little niches typed out. I suppose there's a label for everything, eh?
I'm British (Welsh if you're being pedantic) and I have that sort of humour that few tourists can understand. For the geek stereotype, I'm very introverted and could likely build a nuke if given the resources.
The dutch say that 'eh' thing as well. Along with other words, depends on where you were raised and what your friends said. I end my sentences with almost anything now.maxben said:QFTOmniscientOstrich said:
There is about something about your description that, while it isn't literally accurate, rings of truth.
Jewish Stereotype: I'm a smart nerdy Jewish guy that comes from a family with money (my dad is an entrepreneur). I'm also extremely cheap to the point that my parents have talked to me about it (Jokingly, but still....).
Canadian Stereotype: I am incredibly nice (according to other people, I don't really know). I had an American extreme Christian tell me that I'm like Jesus, which was an odd yet very sweet compliment. I also say eh a lot. Its so useful! I don't use it like "um" (some Canadian do), but more to symbolise a question from an observation. Example: "That poutine is like a heart attack on a plate, eh?" I don't actually know how you would be able to make such a sentence without the eh.
And no spell-checker, "symbolise" IS spelled with an s.... American spelling makes me angry sometimes.
So, I'm dutch and boy do I love myself some pot. Never get to smoke it though, I always forget to get some.
Also I'm a guitarist, a bit vain, and believe I'm way better at my instrument than I am. At least i know my place in a band.
Hahaha, this made me chuckle, because it reminded me of this:Psycho-Toaster said:
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I hate maths so much I dropped it as an A-Level. Beyond the fundamentals, maths is completely pointless. I'm a gamer and I despise maths, I prefer art and literature.SirBryghtside said:That mathsy people like games, so I'm pretty much a flagbearer for nerd stereotyping
OT: I find that on Halo; If someone is team killing for the sniper, then they go sit in the corner all game and do bugger all with it AND still come out negative, or the players who slays purely in objective (and that means camping in the opposing base and not making the most out of it); or someone who uses just about any dirty trick in the book, used consistently and in large combination, on any multiplayer game- They're Italian. Guaranteed.
Every time I go to tell them what I think of their playstyle, or to drop a bad review; Location: Italy flashes up on their gamer card. In fact, I 'm not even allowed to bet on it because the bookies wouldn't win any money. That's not me being stereotypical, I honestly have this correlation on a weekly basis.
Also, no word of a lie, Whenever I see Location: France flash up, it is because I want to tell someone what I think of their 90-Degree-Corner + Crouch fetish / runs-the-moment-you-damage-them-to-initiate-their-90-Degree-Corner + Crouch + Throw-all-grenades-within-reach-at-the-door-you-just-ran-though problem and that maybe they should just brush up on their morals and play fair.
[small]P.S. We do grow wise to these tactics, that is why you rarely win. So maybe you should see a doctor about it.[/small]
Yes' it can be frustrating when people don't understand the distinction, can't it?TheLiham said:
I am also an Englishman, a Southener, and fiercely proud of it, even though I have every reason not to be at the moment. I am a devoted tea drinker, fish and chips is one of my favourite meals, I maintain a slight distrust of people from the North of England as they maintain towards me, and I have never drunk a cold beer in my life.
There is a stereotype that sais people from the south are poorly educated and extremely religious. No offense, its just an existing stereotype. It can be counteracted by the stereotype that Germans are intelligent and meticulous (at least when it comes to math and science.)LarenzoAOG said:
Actually beer is not supposed to be served cold. The idea of cold beer came about in America, a hundred or so years ago, when the beer we brewed tasted terrible. Serving it cold numbs the pallet and dulls the terrible taste. This is the same (or opposite) reason good tasting beer is to be served at room temperature. When made right, beer has a medley of flavors you would miss out on serving it cold.usmarine4160 said:
I love English beer like Newcastle, and every German beer I have ever tried. Above all, I like Well made American beers like Sierra Nevada. American hops are essentially English hops bread to grow better in our soil. They tend to be higher in alpha acids, and lend a flavor that balances very well with maltier ales.
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For myself I would have to say that I fall into two stereotypes. One is that Atheists can be pretentious dicks. The other is that bald men have higher sex drives. The second one is actually physiological, but still, a stereotype is a stereotype.
...?! I'd've thought pouring over would be good enough...!!AdmiralMemo said:
You clearly shop in the wrong places! (Chinese wholesalers FTW!)TehRandom1 said:The only reason why that doesn't hold true is I can't buy it by the box
So did I... the Irish try to drink everything, while the Scottish try to deep-fry everything! =PBNguyen said:
Heh... apply that to all Europeans...Jarimir said:
Descendant?! Ancestor, surely... And don't take this wrong way, but I don't think you're that shy/quiet, 'just right' actually...aprilmarie said:Also true to my heritage I am quite the drinker and hold my liquor very well(Very much a European mutt. Minus Spain I have a descendant from every country in Europe
OT: Right, let's split it down by categories, shall we?
Chinese - wear's glasses, good at maths, and born to penny-pinching pushy parents
British - that oh so swarthy 'English' accent and complete comprehension of cricket
Geek - total science geek, I have degrees in chemistry and biology, and oddly, my best A-Level result was in physics
Nerd - everything that goes through my head invariably leads back to gaming references, random shouts of 'FAW THI EMPERAAAAAAAAAAH!' and raging at QTE's
You should know me better by now about that. I'm more outgoing on the net but put me in public and I keep to myself. I'm going to a damn party tonight and I can guarantee that I'm bringing my laptop and I'm going to sit in the corner and game most of the night. well after everyone is done stealing music off my computerSckizoBoy said:Descendant?! Ancestor, surely... And don't take this wrong way, but I don't think you're that shy/quiet, 'just right' actually...aprilmarie said:Also true to my heritage I am quite the drinker and hold my liquor very well(Very much a European mutt. Minus Spain I have a descendant from every country in Europe
If it was literally accurate, then it wouldn't be a stereotype.maxben said:QFTOmniscientOstrich said:
There is about something about your description that, while it isn't literally accurate
While these are traits you might see fairly often, I think people do still exaggerate just how many Escapist users fall into some of those catagories.Does your diet consist entirely of bacon and syrup.maxben said:
I prove this as well, being part Scottish, and the same thing with my full on Yorkshire heritage being (after a couple of beers) loud and sarky.Psycho-Toaster said:
Oh, I've also got this going for me. I'm also a gentleman when appropriate.SckizoBoy said: