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Your country's Stereotypes
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Tea and Crumpets?.
Good show, ol' chap!.
Ei Ei there ducky, Guv, let me spruce up a keiss!! com'ere, lets have a snog.
Ey, wat are u lookin' at ped0, lets leave that dike, lets so to Greggs.
*sips wine calmly* *shoots bundarbuss* Good 'ol winchester.
Pretty weird really, theres the Old British stereotype, but then theres the sleazy type, then theres the young person slums type.
Tea and Crumpets?.
Good show, ol' chap!.
Ei Ei there ducky, Guv, let me spruce up a keiss!! com'ere, lets have a snog.
Ey, wat are u lookin' at ped0, lets leave that dike, lets so to Greggs.
*sips wine calmly* *shoots bundarbuss* Good 'ol winchester.
Pretty weird really, theres the Old British stereotype, but then theres the sleazy type, then theres the young person slums type.
The US might still be the fattest country but no longer by such a margin. Australia and the UK are both pretty close behind the US in the obesity stakes, and in some areas (such as childhood obesity, maybe?) I think we (Australia) are actually beating the US. Um... Go team?Dags90 said:
This pretty much sums it all up. Also, we don't have any dangerous animals, it's just the sniper pretending to be a crocodile.Rem45 said:
*Cough*EveroneHasMoustaches*Cough
Actually, more info about my first sentence. We DO have the majority of poisonous snakes and spiders and what-not but you'd be safe if you live in the city or the suburbs.
I think Australian's are concentrating on the positive stereotypes.
As a German-Australian, I'm accused of Xenophobia alot.
Germany: Genocidal Nazi.
Australia: Raging drunken racist.
Don't get me wrong, I love both countries, but my time overseas opened my eyes to how other perceive us.
As a German-Australian, I'm accused of Xenophobia alot.
Germany: Genocidal Nazi.
Australia: Raging drunken racist.
Don't get me wrong, I love both countries, but my time overseas opened my eyes to how other perceive us.
America: Fat and obsessed with guns.
New York: Somewhat fat and obsessed with cheese cake. We also hate everyone, including ourselves.
Bonus Question!
Jew: Greedy, big nosed bastards who steal from children and lie about being mass murdered during WWII
New York: Somewhat fat and obsessed with cheese cake. We also hate everyone, including ourselves.
Bonus Question!
Jew: Greedy, big nosed bastards who steal from children and lie about being mass murdered during WWII
The stereotyped norwegian obviously:
-has polar bears walking around in the towns.
-is a cold person who keeps his/her distance to others
-eats lots of potatoes
-loves to talk about our ancestors (vikings)
-is socialist
-is completely the same as the other scandinavians, except that we've got lots of oil and salmon.
-sounds strange when he speaks his mother-tongue, and sounds strange with any attempt to speak english (what's up with that accent?)
-is tall, blond and has got blue eyes
-loves walking in the mountains
-has polar bears walking around in the towns.
-is a cold person who keeps his/her distance to others
-eats lots of potatoes
-loves to talk about our ancestors (vikings)
-is socialist
-is completely the same as the other scandinavians, except that we've got lots of oil and salmon.
-sounds strange when he speaks his mother-tongue, and sounds strange with any attempt to speak english (what's up with that accent?)
-is tall, blond and has got blue eyes
-loves walking in the mountains
Agreed.Jonluw said:There once was a very cheap plane ride going from Stocholm to Oslo. The plane ride was so cheap because the plane had no floor, and everyone had to hang on to the plane by handles in the roof. There were 50 Swedes and 51 Norwegians on the plane.awesomeClaw said:Nice ones! But can you stand the might of these?!Jonluw said:Oh? Several at a time now? Very well!awesomeClaw said:Oh, you son of a-Jonluw said:Oh it's on!awesomeClaw said:Oh rly? Okay then, i declare joke-war on Norway! Take this:Jonluw said:Oh, yeah. But that's a very local stereotype. Norwegians are only viewed that way by Swedes and Danes.Sharalon said:
Also: Do you know why the backs of all Swedes' heads are so flat?
Because the lid keeps falling down while they're trying to drink.
(Translated from swedish using google translate)
A Swede is sitting and eating breakfast at a cafe.
Alongside him sits a Norwegian who´s chewing gum.
Uncouth launches the Norwegian:
-Do you swedes eat the whole bread?
The swede reluctantly puts down his breakfast and answers:
-Yes, of course!
Norwegian plays with the gum in his mouth and says:
-We do this not with us, in Norway, we eat only the innermost of the bread.
The edges are collected in a container, processed and shaped into croissants and sold to Sweden.
The Norwegian also asks:
-You eat jam to the bread also?
The Swede responds irritated:
-Yes, of course.
While the Norwegian is loudly chewing his gum, he says:
-Not with us, in Norway, we eat only fresh fruit for breakfast. The shells and the remains are collected in a container, processed the jam and sold to Sweden.
Now the Swede's turn to ask:
-Tell me something, do you have sex in Norway?
Norwegian smiles and answers:
-Yes, of course, we have sex.
The Swede leans over the table and asks:
-What do you do with the condoms after you use them?
"We throw them away!"replies the Norwegian.
-Not with us, "said the Swede, in Sweden, we collect all the used condoms in a container, processing them, melting them and selling them to Norway as chewing gum.
OT: Well, since i´m swedish (and male) i´m petite, skinny, blonde, has a sexy accent, have sex alot and i am also very polite.
There once was this Norwegian who had to undergo brain surgery. Before the surgery he was told that there was a risk that they would damage his brain in the process. He still agreed to go with the surgery though.
After the surgery, the doctors confronted the man and said there had been a mishap.
"We're sorry to inform you that we had an accident during the surgery. We accidentally removed half your brain. If you want, we could try to perform some surgery to recreate part of your brain, however you will never be the same."
To which the man replied:
"Neej, jag tycker det er bra så her."
It´s on now!
You know why the norweigan eat so little caviar?
They can´t get their tongue into the tube.
The norweigan life guard to his companion.
"Unusually nice guests we got today."
"Really? How come?"
"At least seven of them have waived to me."
Two norweigans are discussing the possibility of flying to the sun.
"Won´t it get very hot?"
"No, of course not, stupid! We´ll fly at night!"
Two norweigan men:
"Can you imagine, that in USA, a person get´s runover every fifteen minutes?"
"Wow! He can´t feel very well!"
C´mon! Show me your moves, Mr oil man!
Three Swedes are stranded on a desert island. While they're sitting there on the beach, they spot a lamp that is half buried in the sand. They pick it up and brush off some sand, and out comes a genie. The genie says:
"You have freed me from the confines of my lamp, as a token of my gratitude I will grant you one wish each."
"Sweet, now we can get away from here" thought the Swedes. The first one wished that he was smarter, so that he'd know how to swim and be able to swim back to the mainland.
"Granted!" Said the genie, and *poof* the Swede turned into a Dane, and promptly swam to the mainland.
The second one thought long and well, and decided: He wished to become even smarter than the last Swede.
"Granted!" Said the genie, and wouldn't you know it, with a poof the Swede turned into a Finn, made himself a raft, and sailed back to the mainland.
Now, only the last Swede was left. It didn't take him long to figure out that he would wish to be even smarter than the last one. And that was what he asked the genie for.
"Granted!" Said the genie, *poof* went the magic, and the Swede saw that he had turned into a Norwegian.
Then he crossed the bridge to the mainland.
...
Once, the Norwegian, the Dane and the Swede were on a trip in the forest. The Norwegian was deaf, the Dane was blind, and the Swede was paralyzed from the waist down. He sat in a wheelchair.
While walking and rolling respectively through the forest, the Norwegian came across a cave, in which he found a lamp. While standing in the cave, he figured to themselves he might as well rub it; and to his surprise a genie sprung forth.
A little later, the Norwegian came running out of the cave.
"Folkens, jeg kan høre! Jeg kan høre! En ånd oppfylte ønsket mitt!"[sub](Guys, I can hear! I can hear! A genie granted my wish!)[/sub]
Astonished, the Dane made his way into the cave, and sure enough, he came running out again:
"Jeg kan se! Jeg kan se!"[sub](I can see! I can see!)[/sub]
The Swede was impressed with these miracles, and decided to make his way into the cave as well. A little while later, he came out again:
"Kolla grabbar! Nya hjul!"[sub](Look guys! New wheels)[/sub]
Why do norweigans dress better then usual under lightning?
They think someone is taking pictures.
How do we know Tarzan was norweigans?
Well he was "the king of the apes"
Two swedes talking to eachother:
- "Do you know how you save a drowning norweigan?"
- "No?"
- "GOOD!"
Why do the norweigan crawl on the floor while shopping?
They´re looking for LOW prices.
A norweigan once met a big star on the street. He asked this one to sign his autograph on a piece of damaged paper.
- "Do you really want me to write it on such a damaged paper?" said the star.
- "Yes, i´ll re-write it when i get home!"
About midways though, the pilot announced that they were too heavy to make it. They would have to drop off some weight in order to make it all the way to Oslo. Corageous as Norwegians are, one Norwegian declared that he would let go in order to save the rest of the airplane.
All the Swedes applauded.
Not really Norwegian, but whatever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hndsyfn6M
This then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUU59q0vjgA&feature=related
Or this, I guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhY9bEj2H2g
Edit: Let's stop this here. It's getting really late...
Just a thing i thought off. We both see Danmark as the most relaxed country, right? So why do we crack the most stupid jokes about eachother? It´s all a Danish plot!
Hmmm... Who knows. Norway does have a really good relationship with Denmark, considering that they kept us in a forced union for four hundred years.awesomeClaw said:Agreed.Jonluw said:There once was a very cheap plane ride going from Stocholm to Oslo. The plane ride was so cheap because the plane had no floor, and everyone had to hang on to the plane by handles in the roof. There were 50 Swedes and 51 Norwegians on the plane.awesomeClaw said:Nice ones! But can you stand the might of these?!Jonluw said:Oh? Several at a time now? Very well!awesomeClaw said:Oh, you son of a-Jonluw said:Oh it's on!awesomeClaw said:Oh rly? Okay then, i declare joke-war on Norway! Take this:Jonluw said:Oh, yeah. But that's a very local stereotype. Norwegians are only viewed that way by Swedes and Danes.Sharalon said:
Also: Do you know why the backs of all Swedes' heads are so flat?
Because the lid keeps falling down while they're trying to drink.
(Translated from swedish using google translate)
A Swede is sitting and eating breakfast at a cafe.
Alongside him sits a Norwegian who´s chewing gum.
Uncouth launches the Norwegian:
-Do you swedes eat the whole bread?
The swede reluctantly puts down his breakfast and answers:
-Yes, of course!
Norwegian plays with the gum in his mouth and says:
-We do this not with us, in Norway, we eat only the innermost of the bread.
The edges are collected in a container, processed and shaped into croissants and sold to Sweden.
The Norwegian also asks:
-You eat jam to the bread also?
The Swede responds irritated:
-Yes, of course.
While the Norwegian is loudly chewing his gum, he says:
-Not with us, in Norway, we eat only fresh fruit for breakfast. The shells and the remains are collected in a container, processed the jam and sold to Sweden.
Now the Swede's turn to ask:
-Tell me something, do you have sex in Norway?
Norwegian smiles and answers:
-Yes, of course, we have sex.
The Swede leans over the table and asks:
-What do you do with the condoms after you use them?
"We throw them away!"replies the Norwegian.
-Not with us, "said the Swede, in Sweden, we collect all the used condoms in a container, processing them, melting them and selling them to Norway as chewing gum.
OT: Well, since i´m swedish (and male) i´m petite, skinny, blonde, has a sexy accent, have sex alot and i am also very polite.
There once was this Norwegian who had to undergo brain surgery. Before the surgery he was told that there was a risk that they would damage his brain in the process. He still agreed to go with the surgery though.
After the surgery, the doctors confronted the man and said there had been a mishap.
"We're sorry to inform you that we had an accident during the surgery. We accidentally removed half your brain. If you want, we could try to perform some surgery to recreate part of your brain, however you will never be the same."
To which the man replied:
"Neej, jag tycker det er bra så her."
It´s on now!
You know why the norweigan eat so little caviar?
They can´t get their tongue into the tube.
The norweigan life guard to his companion.
"Unusually nice guests we got today."
"Really? How come?"
"At least seven of them have waived to me."
Two norweigans are discussing the possibility of flying to the sun.
"Won´t it get very hot?"
"No, of course not, stupid! We´ll fly at night!"
Two norweigan men:
"Can you imagine, that in USA, a person get´s runover every fifteen minutes?"
"Wow! He can´t feel very well!"
C´mon! Show me your moves, Mr oil man!
Three Swedes are stranded on a desert island. While they're sitting there on the beach, they spot a lamp that is half buried in the sand. They pick it up and brush off some sand, and out comes a genie. The genie says:
"You have freed me from the confines of my lamp, as a token of my gratitude I will grant you one wish each."
"Sweet, now we can get away from here" thought the Swedes. The first one wished that he was smarter, so that he'd know how to swim and be able to swim back to the mainland.
"Granted!" Said the genie, and *poof* the Swede turned into a Dane, and promptly swam to the mainland.
The second one thought long and well, and decided: He wished to become even smarter than the last Swede.
"Granted!" Said the genie, and wouldn't you know it, with a poof the Swede turned into a Finn, made himself a raft, and sailed back to the mainland.
Now, only the last Swede was left. It didn't take him long to figure out that he would wish to be even smarter than the last one. And that was what he asked the genie for.
"Granted!" Said the genie, *poof* went the magic, and the Swede saw that he had turned into a Norwegian.
Then he crossed the bridge to the mainland.
...
Once, the Norwegian, the Dane and the Swede were on a trip in the forest. The Norwegian was deaf, the Dane was blind, and the Swede was paralyzed from the waist down. He sat in a wheelchair.
While walking and rolling respectively through the forest, the Norwegian came across a cave, in which he found a lamp. While standing in the cave, he figured to themselves he might as well rub it; and to his surprise a genie sprung forth.
A little later, the Norwegian came running out of the cave.
"Folkens, jeg kan høre! Jeg kan høre! En ånd oppfylte ønsket mitt!"[sub](Guys, I can hear! I can hear! A genie granted my wish!)[/sub]
Astonished, the Dane made his way into the cave, and sure enough, he came running out again:
"Jeg kan se! Jeg kan se!"[sub](I can see! I can see!)[/sub]
The Swede was impressed with these miracles, and decided to make his way into the cave as well. A little while later, he came out again:
"Kolla grabbar! Nya hjul!"[sub](Look guys! New wheels)[/sub]
Why do norweigans dress better then usual under lightning?
They think someone is taking pictures.
How do we know Tarzan was norweigans?
Well he was "the king of the apes"
Two swedes talking to eachother:
- "Do you know how you save a drowning norweigan?"
- "No?"
- "GOOD!"
Why do the norweigan crawl on the floor while shopping?
They´re looking for LOW prices.
A norweigan once met a big star on the street. He asked this one to sign his autograph on a piece of damaged paper.
- "Do you really want me to write it on such a damaged paper?" said the star.
- "Yes, i´ll re-write it when i get home!"
About midways though, the pilot announced that they were too heavy to make it. They would have to drop off some weight in order to make it all the way to Oslo. Corageous as Norwegians are, one Norwegian declared that he would let go in order to save the rest of the airplane.
All the Swedes applauded.
Not really Norwegian, but whatever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Hndsyfn6M
This then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUU59q0vjgA&feature=related
Or this, I guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhY9bEj2H2g
Edit: Let's stop this here. It's getting really late...
Just a thing i thought off. We both see Danmark as the most relaxed country, right? So why do we crack the most stupid jokes about eachother? It´s all a Danish plot!
Perhaps it is time Swedes and Norwegians put aside their differences and make fun of those mumbling morons with their uninteligible number system.
AMERICAN, YEAH!
So, people think I'm an arrogant, fat, xenophobic with a poor understanding of both politics and economincs but insist on debating them anyways.
Actually, that's just my (an American) stereotype of Americans. Sad, isn't it?
So, people think I'm an arrogant, fat, xenophobic with a poor understanding of both politics and economincs but insist on debating them anyways.
Actually, that's just my (an American) stereotype of Americans. Sad, isn't it?
US of A: Arrogant, self righteous, gun toting, xenophobic, ignorant, pants on head retarded, closed minded, backwards measuring, greedy, religious fatties.*
*Also include driving on the wrong side of the road for the Brits, Aussies, and Japanese.
*Also include driving on the wrong side of the road for the Brits, Aussies, and Japanese.
These aren't Asians in the sense of Japanese or Chinese; I'm talking about people from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh; members of their families may have fought and died for the British Empire in the World Wars. But yeah; where I come from, if you ain't white, you ain't decent(by the standards of the old racists). I don't blame the Asian people in my town for running their businesses and having nothing else to do with us; they're really nice people when you talk to them, but I don't think they feel welcome at all (no surprise why though).captainfluoxetine said:Although not justified I can understand why a lot of older people are racist against asians. They did some pretty horrific things in WW2 (not that we were much better, but obivously its differernt cos it was US doing itDon said:
But in all seriosness I don't think theres any one race I've encoutered who I instincively distrust. I find most everyone is a decent enough person if you treat them as such.
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As for OT:
I am Norwegian born and partly raised, now living in Sweden. So I get the "Viking" treatment by most people. I can't actually really say anything more about what kinds of stereotypes we Scands have. That I am going to leave up to someone who is not Scandinavian to figure out... and hopefully post.
[EDIT] Oh, I just figured out one good Swedish stereotype, the one holy Swedish word: LAGOM!
Heh, the only Finnish stereotypes I've heard here in Sweden is that you guys live in saunas, have an almost unhealthy(not to speak of morally questionable) relationship with birch and get hilarious when you are drunk. The last one I am actually willing to testify is correct, few things in life is as hilarious as a Fin, the only thing that comes to mind is several Fins.benzooka said:
As for OT:
I am Norwegian born and partly raised, now living in Sweden. So I get the "Viking" treatment by most people. I can't actually really say anything more about what kinds of stereotypes we Scands have. That I am going to leave up to someone who is not Scandinavian to figure out... and hopefully post.
[EDIT] Oh, I just figured out one good Swedish stereotype, the one holy Swedish word: LAGOM!
America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M
Ohio: Drunken corn famers who hate Michigan. in reality, most of us grow soybeans.
Ohio: Drunken corn famers who hate Michigan. in reality, most of us grow soybeans.