Stereotypes

[speedphantom]

I was just walking home from work and randomly thought of a thread for BA haha:p so here it is.

I was thinking, what does everyone else think of your country?

Like what do you all think about Australia? What do they think Australia is like culturally, how we speak, how we act, how we sound etc:p?

[ezxx]

i think you have kangaroos and wombats as well as walking around with knives killing crocodiles. In all honesty I don't know anything about Australians other than they're no good at counter-strike.

[Shadoblak]

The only thing i know about Australia is that fosters is australian for beer :p

I'm from America so I can only guess what people think of the US....:(

[speedphantom]

i think you have kangaroos and wombats as well as walking around with knives killing crocodiles. In all honesty I don't know anything about Australians other than they're no good at counter-strike.I'm sure they'd say the same thing about you if you played in Australian server:p

Australia has kangaroos and wombats but "we" don't:p. Crocodiles are only found in Northern Australia where its warmer. Just a note:pThe word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimidhirr word gangurru, referring to a grey kangaroo.[5] The name was first recorded as "Kangooroo or Kanguru" on 4 August 1770, by Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook on the banks of the Endeavour River at the site of modern Cooktown, when HM Bark Endeavour was beached for almost seven weeks to repair damage sustained on the Great Barrier Reef.[6]

A common legend about the kangaroo's English name is that it came from the Aboriginal words for "I don't understand you." According to this legend, Captain James Cook and naturalist Sir Joseph Banks were exploring Australia when they happened upon the animal. They asked a nearby local what the creatures were called. The local responded "Kangaroo", meaning "I don't understand you", which Cook took to be the name of the creature.So yes, haha, he means I don't understand. XDThe only thing i know about Australia is that fosters is australian for beer :p

I'm from America so I can only guess what people think of the US....:(Haha, yes, Australia's love their alcohol and beer. I think its stupid how there's such a big obsession with getting drunk though. Ridiculous. I don't drink personally.

Hmm, well, the government is to blame for a bad reputation but I do know of there being lots of violence, racism and all. Like I know for sure if I went into Alabama I'd get stares and be strung up on a tree. I know that the media is all run by the government and moguls with their own agenda. People's lack of knowledge could be attributed to that haha x3.

You can't really get an American stereotype though haha, everything nowadays is like America anyway that we're all becoming homogenus. Culture, Americans dominate worldwide and everyone knows what an American sounds like since they're on tv 24/7 haha.

Ooooh! Also!!!! Americans CANNOT impersonate an Australian accent, must be something with your tongues but I've yet to hear a proper Australian accent:p. When Americans try to impersonate the Australian accent it ends up being half British like on the Simpsons episode when they came to Australia!

[negativzero]

one thing i know about australia, is thats where most of my countrymen go for studies, retirement and holiday :P

i'm from singapore btw...

america... hmm... ok lets see, Hollywood is where all scientologists gather at... other than that, its pretty much a great country :P

[Shadoblak]

I'm sure they'd say the same thing about you if you played in Australian server:p

Australia has kangaroos and wombats but "we" don't:p. Crocodiles are only found in Northern Australia where its warmer. Just a note:pSo yes, haha, he means I don't understand. XDHaha, yes, Australia's love their alcohol and beer. I think its stupid how there's such a big obsession with getting drunk though. Ridiculous. I don't drink personally.

Hmm, well, the government is to blame for a bad reputation but I do know of there being lots of violence, racism and all. Like I know for sure if I went into Alabama I'd get stares and be strung up on a tree. I know that the media is all run by the government and moguls with their own agenda. People's lack of knowledge could be attributed to that haha x3.

You can't really get an American stereotype though haha, everything nowadays is like America anyway that we're all becoming homogenus. Culture, Americans dominate worldwide and everyone knows what an American sounds like since they're on tv 24/7 haha.

Ooooh! Also!!!! Americans CANNOT impersonate an Australian accent, must be something with your tongues but I've yet to hear a proper Australian accent:p. When Americans try to impersonate the Australian accent it ends up being half British like on the Simpsons episode when they came to Australia!

Well ALOT of Amerians are very unhappy with our government and overall image of stupidity obesity and ignorance....There is alot of violence mostly because its more profitable to let people kill then it is to regulate and educate .. :( The average American generally isnt happy with THAT either....Yeah there are stil unfortunately a few places people of a few different races have to wath their back....the sane Americans oppose this..But there always seem to be just enough crazies who come out of the woodwork to make sure not much changes :(

Btw, Australian accents are tricky XD

[Velius]

Wait, are we suppose to say what we think of our own county or what we think of Australia? :headscratch :nuts

[Shadoblak]

I just did both lol

[speedphantom]

Well ALOT of Amerians are very unhappy with our government and overall image of stupidity obesity and ignorance....There is alot of violence mostly because its more profitable to let people kill then it is to regulate and educate .. :( The average American generally isnt happy with THAT either....Yeah there are stil unfortunately a few places people of a few different races have to wath their back....the sane Americans oppose this..But there always seem to be just enough crazies who come out of the woodwork to make sure not much changes :(

Btw, Australian accents are tricky XDHmm, sucks that there are lots of unhappy people ><. Australian accents are tricky indeed bwahaha:p I guess you guys aren't getting any healthy doses of Aussie accent to learn from!Wait, are we suppose to say what we think of our own county or what we think of Australia? :headscratch :nutsJust generally haha. Not just Australia:p that would be selfish of me ^^;

[LiquidTheBrit]

Yeah, but all Americans ARE ignorant of the fact that they actually have to DO something to change the government. Corporate corrruption, FTW. Dear Cthulhu, they even drug us through the water supply. (I shit you not - fluoride has been proven to lower IQs, and countries that have stopped putting fluoride in the water supply have seen the general results of education as better than it was with fluoride. =/ gotta love capitalism.)

I lived in England, though I grew up as an American (American parents, FTW).

My parents now get excited when they see/hear references to Britain, and yet the whole time we were there, hey didn't accept one bit of the culture. >_> It's really annoying.

First off, I have no stereotype of Australia, except the accent. My father knew this guy, though, that ended everything he said in a question?

Anyway, now you have 2 countries to stereotype. =/ America and England.

[Shadoblak]

Yeah, but all Americans ARE ignorant of the fact that they actually have to DO something to change the government. Corporate corrruption, FTW. Dear Cthulhu, they even drug us through the water supply. (I shit you not - fluoride has been proven to lower IQs, and countries that have stopped putting fluoride in the water supply have seen the general results of education as better than it was with fluoride. =/ gotta love capitalism.)

I lived in England, though I grew up as an American (American parents, FTW).

My parents now get excited when they see/hear references to Britain, and yet the whole time we were there, hey didn't accept one bit of the culture. >_> It's really annoying.

First off, I have no stereotype of Australia, except the accent. My father knew this guy, though, that ended everything he said in a question?

Anyway, now you have 2 countries to stereotype. =/ America and England.

Most are...But the ones who aren't are most often ignored.....its the most annoying thing to feel so powerless......At least, thats how it is witht eh people i know..

[speedphantom]

Thats a bit too general saying ALL Americans isn't it?

The purpose of this thread isn't to criticise. The question thing isn't really anything particular to Australians haha. Just the guy I think.

[Unicorn]

Hmm what does America bring to mind? Off the top of my head: Amazing natural scenery, friendly people (at least the ones I've met so far), Las Vegas (I doubt any other country has a state dedicated to gambling :D), Hollywood, cowboy presidents (thanks George Bush Jr.), the country who defied / ignored UN's concerns about the Iraq invasion and who is now asking UN to foot some of the bill.

Thanks for the views on Australia, people. :love

What does Singapore bring to your mind? (me and .nez| were born and bred there)

[Who]

Everyone else in the world hates America pretty much. I was traveling around Turkey recently, and you could really feel the anti-americanism there. It was pretty bad. Not that I blame them, but people have to realize its our government and not every person agrees with our government. Just like not every person in every other country agrees with theirs.

[Ikkaku]

What does Singapore bring to your mind? (me and .nez| were born and bred there)

Well, for me, Singapore is all about order. I dont know why especially, but you often hear about those anti chewing gum bans, and its clean streets. I have a friend from there, and he always used to tell me how multi-cultural it was, what with it being a trading city and all that (However, he went to an international school there, so he might a bit a sheltered view...) It sounds a great place, and I will visit at some point, im sure. I have family buried out there from during the war, so I would like to be the first from my family to see where their buried.

Dare I ask what the rest of the world thinks of Scotland? I saw LiquidtheBrit posted earlier, but I'll restrain myself from declaring a cross border war. :D

[spacecat]

Australia makes me think of crazy people. America makes me think of doughnuts. I dunno why really @_@

[negativzero]

lol, space, you're saying you're crazy @___@???

Scotland is where the loch-ness monster can be found.
The Scottish accent is a little harder to understand than the Aussie and Brit accent imho. Its not the number of terms that they have, but by the sheer quirkyness in the way the Scots pronounce the words.

And most importantly, Scotland is where the greatest football manager was born, Sir Alex Ferguson.

[Shadoblak]

Scotland huh.....My gf is scottish and she has a house there lol

She says there are mroe sheep per capita then people :p

[Shinrin]

Australia:
Well from the few austrailians i've meet it seem they're much more patience especially when it comes to transport.
Here people not unusually get alittle stressed if there train arrive 10 min late and even more if 20 obviously.

Guess thats the main thing i can say


America:
Overuse of fossilefuel, Millitary, Reserch, standing in line for hours(Disneyland in July -_-) High kerps.


Scotland:
Hills and lakes and lots of Castles


England:
Cloudy and fog


Germany:
Mainly Frankfurt= Heavy Rain everytime i've been in the area


Singapore:
A lawsystem with high fees for the law breaker


So anyone have any thoughts of Denmark(oh no now it's not just Scandinavia now i told it... :p)

[speedphantom]

Well, for me, Singapore is all about order. I dont know why especially, but you often hear about those anti chewing gum bans, and its clean streets. I have a friend from there, and he always used to tell me how multi-cultural it was, what with it being a trading city and all that (However, he went to an international school there, so he might a bit a sheltered view...) It sounds a great place, and I will visit at some point, im sure. I have family buried out there from during the war, so I would like to be the first from my family to see where their buried.

Dare I ask what the rest of the world thinks of Scotland? I saw LiquidtheBrit posted earlier, but I'll restrain myself from declaring a cross border war. :DScotland haha. Rolling hills, sheep, super windy, Billy Connolly haha:p. I love the Scottish accent. My old football coach was Scottish, XD "come arownd joost neuw" XD!!!

[Unicorn]

England
Big Ben, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Crown Jewels, William Shakespeare, the 'ye olde englande' theme restaurant that operates from what were real dungeons (I've eaten there before, nice atmosphere, not sure if its still around)


Scotland
Stonehenge, haggis (yes they con tourists), lovely natural scenery, bagpipes, kilts.


Germany
Where the Mercedes cars originated from?


Denmark
Crown Prince Frederick married an Australian lady and they now have 2 very beautiful children. :D

[Zelos]

when i think of Australia, i think of Outback Steakhouse :F

i think that since the US is so big, theres regional stereotypes >_> like i think people on the east coast are insane for building their cities in the paths of hurricanes lol. they also dont know what real mountains are XP rofl @ Appalachians. theyre also always in a hurry and are busy >.<

stereotype for England: the people have bad teeth XD

[emoloz]

Gah the stereotypes. I hate my countrys >.<. Bad teeth meh your all too fussy and like all perfect white teeth xDDD.

I honestly don't stereotype at all anymore because it dirves me insane its like a driving pet hate of mine. Not just for my own country but for others because most are so lame >.<

[Beee]

stereotypes eh..?

- Canada =
"Eh?"
Hockey
mounted police + the bears
marple syrup
more "Eh?"
generally nice but innoffensive people

- America =
dumb and evil people worshipping an evil president
evil president that loves oil
evil uber multinationals
obesity
bad music that now focuses more on sex than anything else

- Singapore =
smallest REAL contry of the world (c'mon, Vatican isn't REALLY a country...)
"you steal pie, you lose head"

- France
accent
bread
beret
blue/white ray shirt xD

- England
tea
those kinda soldiers that can't move
ze Queen
Stewie Griffin

-China
dog-eating
there's more people in Hong Kong than in [insert any other existing country]
unless you're under 5, "CRIME = DEATH BEEOTCH"
communism
Mao Zedong
Yao Ming

-Japan
Anime/Manga = pokemon/digimon/[insert anything]-mon
Epilepsy
multiple Natural Catastrophies...every day
hot-dog eating contests
DDR

[Shadoblak]

stereotypes eh..?


- America =
dumb and evil people worshipping an evil president
evil president that loves oil
evil uber multinationals
obesity
bad music that now focuses more on sex than anything else


Wow....I really dont know many people who even LIKE our president :p
Everything else is true except our music...US MUSIC FOREVER XD
Of course I dont usually keep up with new music so meh,

[Mei]

Mhm, let´s see:

France:
Baguette, the Eiffel tower, Paris, Côte d´Azur, Monaco, Sarkozy, beautiful language (but difficult to learn and to understand), arch-enemy of Germany ;_; (sadly, but it´s history and forgotten, I hope).

England:
Red-heads, freckles, being able to hold one's drink, football, Queen, London, great humor.

Australia:
vast landscapes, red soil, aborigines, Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, venomous spiders (waaaah), koalas, kangaroos, accent, snakes, ayers rock.

USA:
fast food, Hollywood, plastic surgery, superficiality, hip hop, feel the urge to pacify all countries in the world, marshall plan.

[twsl]

england:
loud agressive hooligans ;XXX drinking lots of beer and making lots of noise xDDD

america:
a lot of fat people eating mcdonalds and donuts all day long ^______^;;; not really understanding other cultures... and örrrr thinking that having a gun is 'cool' >__________>;;;

afghanistan:
people with huuuuge beards, wearing sandals and bedsheets as clothes >___________>;;; ööörzzzzz... hating the western community.. willing to do everything including killing in name of a non-existant god ;XXX

[Siren]

These are stereotypes and comments that are popular in the region where I live:

Denmark- Pale people, cute Prince, cold, I think of Vikings for some reason, good pastries, quiet people...

Scotland- Red heads, kilts, Braveheart, brave fighters, Lochnesse monster, rolling green hills, cool accents, plaid...

France- Romance, Eiffel Tower, all things bread and wine, gondolas, snobbish, hate what others deem superior and believe themselves superior, guillotine and trebuchet, war, cute clothes, beautiful language...

England- Soccer/Football whatever, lots of liquor, bad teeth and big smiles, red coats, tea, very educated and intelligant, linguistically and diplomatically superior to the U.S., imperialism, war, (flag reminds me of the rebel flag of the South), muskets...

Australia- Kangaroos, very hard accents to impersonate, crocodiles, look like bounty hunters (b/c their rugged, dress like Han Solo ^_^), fun loving, dingos, alcoholic tribes, a popular place where I live...

Mexico- Breeders, welfare queens, marijuana, illegals, midwest, construction, rich history, malta, great food, Maya Empire, Zorro, Campamentos, La Migra, gangs, hard working, Chihuahuas...

U.S.- Oooo, this one is a toughy. There are PLENTY of stereotypes within the U.S....

West (California, Arizona, ect.)- Superficial, plastic surgery, Asians, Hollywood, New Age religions, rich and vain people, lots of gangs, earthquakes, volcanoes, forest fires, don't care about other regions...

Midwest (Texas, Oklahoma, ect.)- Cowboys, Native Americans, cattle branding, tequila, hard accent, fun loving and dare devils, country music, desert, coyotes, simple lives...

North (Massachusettes, New York, ect.)- Yankees, RUDE people (>_>), subways, gangs, mafia, and violence, drugs, boxing, expensive food, cocaine, loud mouths, don't get along with Southerners, Black Panther Party (I have no idea why)...

South (Tennessee, Georgia, ect.)- Overweight people, Soul food, lynchings, Rebels, Confederate flag, Elvis Presley, slavery, lots of poor people, Appalachia, the accent (oh god, the accent *shudders*), corrupt state governments, resentment towards Northerners, Dixie Land, Southern hospitality (impeccable hosts)...

Deep South (Mississippi, Louisianna, ect.) or Appalachia- Poverty, 'barefoot and pregnant', horrible education, racism and prejudice, swamps, alligators, corruption, Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras, casinos, underage marriage, "Sy-gogglin" WTF type of word is that?!, outcasts of American society ):

Florida! ^_^ (The only state that doesn't fit in any region)- Flamingos, alligators, Everglades, Hispanics, Hatians, Copacobana, Bush Gardens and Disney, old people, oranges, lovely beaches, hurricanes up the ass, gays and drag queens (south beach), nice grass, Al Gore, nudists...

Anyway, I've had the oppertunity to travel abroad enough to understand that allot of the negative stereotypes listed above are NOT true. (Although regional stereotypes of America hold a little more truth) Anyway, it's always good to travel with an open mind and not judge people before you meet them. You'd be surprised at how different people are...

(lol...wow...allot of people think Americans are overweight! Richard Simmons must be having a hay-day)

[Beee]

Wow....I really dont know many people who even LIKE our president :p
Everything else is true except our music...US MUSIC FOREVER XD
Of course I dont usually keep up with new music so meh,

haha I was just putting up what other people usually thought of the US... and yes many people are still unaware that most people in the US don't like bush xD

[Ikkaku]

There are PLENTY of stereotypes within the U.S....

I geuss thats part of the problem, because there are plenty of sterotypes for all countires. People in from Glasgow (Working glass, drunk, uninteligable) have a differnent sterotype from people from orkney (Talk like scandinavians). The same goes for lots of different countries. Within each country, there are loads of smaller, regional sterotypes.

Apperently, the sterotype of my bit of Scotland (or at least the part I grew up in) is that we're all alcholic, inbred sheep-botherers. Hmmm.... :o I hope that not how the WHOLE of Scotland is seen...

[Shadoblak]

haha I was just putting up what other people usually thought of the US... and yes many people are still unaware that most people in the US don't like bush xD

Yeah I know....It seems that msot of the negative stereotypes come from hyper-right wing nutjobs with cowboy hats who yell "GOD!! NO GAYS! USA NUMBER 1! NASCAR! OPRESSION!! GUNS AND MONEY!!! NOW BRING ME BLONDES WITH HAIR EXTENSIONS AND BIG FAKE BOOBS!! YEEEHAW!!!" :rolleyes: I think Americans should get out more and give a much better impression of ourselves >_<

Anyway
England: The Office, Red Dwarf, Dr Who, Mighty Boosh, Orphan Feast, Expressionless guards, Earl Grey Tea

Denmark:....Hamlet?

Mexico: Tequila, Dont drink the water, Immigrants, beautiful beaches, drunk XP

[Shinrin]

True theres several stereotypes within each country.
Even in a realitive small country such as here, there's places where most people would have a hard time understanding each other, even though it's the same language and country.

[Beee]

Mexico: Tequila, Dont drink the water, Immigrants, beautiful beaches, drunk XP

xDD sooo true!!



Scandinavia : blond people with beards and horn-helmets + ze hammer

[speedphantom]

Scandanavia - Great healthcare system, happy peaceful people? I think haha ^^;

Canada - Far less violent than America, people with strange accents:p

[Shinrin]

True our Healthcare system is pretty good beeing free most of the time and all, but we're in a bit of a problem here... The problem is they can't find enough staff.

Happy peaceful people: In a way yes, though woould likely had fitted better 10 years ago(People here have generally becomen more egoistic)



mexico: Sombreo(sp?), Cactus, Eagle & Snake

[speedphantom]

Not happy anymore:(? What happened?

[Shinrin]

Ahh... wouldn't say unhappy, it's just people are more focused on there own stuff then back then.
Main reason seem to be Stress or stress like symptoms.
People generally just have more on there sceduals.

You rarely meet strangers greeting you unless you greet em first.
(They seem to be nice at this in southen europe)
and other such things.
I think i read something about the general dane beeing somewhat pesimistik(sp?) which strangely have a good side effect...
Tend to lower ones expectations for the day so you'll be more likely to experience good supprises(I admit I do it lik this aswell)

[Shadoblak]

Canada: Beer, syrup, clean, like 20 minutes away from me :p WAAAAY better health care and better life expectancy than the US.....Oh, and moose :p

[BLUESMILE]

Some words described as my first impressions about these countries when I remember them or someone speaks of them . Mine as follows :

Australia or Australian : lovely koala , green and yellow , hot Christmas day , strong British accent .

Japan or Japanese : robot , bow , manga , anime , poor princesses

France or French : Eiffel Tower , Louvre , perfume , whisper , Mr. Sarközy and Mr. Napoleon

As for the whole of Europe : beautiful scenery , fashion , football , Union

US or American : gun culture , big , fat , rugby , KFC , Coca-Cola
As for the events of being shot randomly and racism , my opinion is that they are two of most Gothic actions , but existing in US having more advanced knowledge and relative perfect education system . Almost countries in the world want to get an aid from US , but never wanting to be seen as ' proteges '. What is the role those countries want the US government to play ? What is the role the US government wants to play ?

[speedphantom]

America doesn't play rugby:p they play that soft weak version of it -_-:p

Haha what about the Kangaroos! And WHAT?!?!?!??! BRITISH ACCENT!!!!?!?!?!?!

Everyone thinks Australians sound British but no damn way do we sound British! Thats a bad bad stereotype. That may have been the case about 80 years ago but not anymore.

Also green and gold:p not yellow XD ^^

emoloz will confirm that Australians don't sound British ;)

[Ulquiorra]

i hate the stereotype that asians cant drive >.>

and Australia is full of kangaroos and koala's, obviously. That and the Sydney Opera House. That's all they have. :p

[speedphantom]

Hmm, well the Asian women can't drive stereotype tends to be true most of the time ><

You forgot the Sydney Harbour Bridge but I don't care since I'm from Melbourne and Melbourne is so much better than Sydney:p!

You don't see any kangaroos and koalas unless you go about 40km away from the city.

[BLUESMILE]

America doesn't play rugby:p they play that soft weak version of it -_-:p

Haha what about the Kangaroos! And WHAT?!?!?!??! BRITISH ACCENT!!!!?!?!?!?!

Everyone thinks Australians sound British but no damn way do we sound British! Thats a bad bad stereotype. That may have been the case about 80 years ago but not anymore.

Also green and gold:p not yellow XD ^^

emoloz will confirm that Australians don't sound British ;)

Rugby is used in English , I clear know the sport called as American football in US , but due to the fact that American having Association football match or Soccer match now , just for avoiding misunderstanding from those who don't like football . :) Personally , I kind of don't understand why American football called as football , you know waht I mean , football match just needs to kick ball by foot , but American football played by hands for holding it to run through the whole field in most of time .

Whatever American accent or British accent , it's just to me , because I am not a native English speaker . Actually , I can understand who speaks with American accent quicker and easier than who speaks with British accent . I know that I need to make progress for the obstacle . :o But maybe you could not understand , since you are a native English speaker .

I often see that Australian wearing yellow T-shirts and green pants as they play football match , so that's my first impression about them . As for whether the 'yellow' is gold , I am not sure . But everyone has the right to be proud of whatever belonging to his country .

[Riekie]

How about Holland? stereotype = everyone uses drugs, high all day, wear really old traditional clothing, wear clogs all day, only eat cheese, live in a (wind) mill and surrounded by flowers, mostly tulips, oow...and famous for Heineken.

@the ones that say that barely anyone in the U.S. likes the government/Bush I wish to make one point: DON'T VOTE FOR THE BASTARD! :S Geez...is 4 years he ruined not enough? All because he wants to get a slap on his shoulder by daddy. just 1,5 years people..then he will have to make way for another one, may it be Clinton, M'baka?? or someone else..everything's better than Bush.

America: overweight (what was it 57%?), Fastfood, Sin City, Tinsel Town, bad insurance, Think America owns everything in the world, beautiful scenery, nice and talkative people.

Espana: hairy men, talk loud, greatest weather (GC), Paella, own kids are holy.

Japan: Manga, Anime, Chopsticks, sword/katana, samurai, small, thin, good health, grow quite old, helpful.

[aznxenocide]

Well...eh, Asians in Asia can't drive...well, just the Chinese. The Japanese rock at everything. XD

@riekie: We ARE overweight. Went to China/Japan, where everyone was skinny. I was uber plump. >.< haha

eh, alot of Americans seem to think Asians in general are really smart, are really good at math, and are usually docile enough to do your work for you (see Harold and Kumar go to White Castle). It's such a misinterpretation. Just because we're nice and some of us are smart doesn't mean we all are. >.< Many a time have I heard, "You're Asian! How can you not get this?!"

>.<

[Shadoblak]

@Riekie, the overweight thing is TOTALLY true...though some people are really trying to slim down.. Even people who arent really considered to be overweight to normal people look pretty roundish when they travel abroad.......
@ Xeno, i know for a fact that stereotype isnt true :p I know alot of mean stupid people of EVERY background.....
This guy i know got stopped by some guy who said to him "YOU LOOK LIKE BRUCE LEE! DO YOU KNOW KARATE??"

Anyway Japan: Horribly hilarious hidden camera shows

[Zelos]

i was watching Eureka 7 yesterday and a lot of the characters on the crew look like the stereotypes of different kinds of people... like a hippie, a Russian looking guy, a basketball player, etc. its kinda weird to watch in that way >.<