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[martincrimson87]

I don't know. I have not heard many stereotypes about Argentina. But here I share some of the few I remember.

World

- We don't host Nazis over here and I don't believe Hitler lived in Bariloche. Though we had some ties with the nazis exchanging tech in the 40's.

- 00000000000000.1% of the population knows how to dance tango. This music had it's heyday until the 50's at most.

- Buenos Aires is not in Brazil.

- If you are English you can be here just fine. 98% of our population won't mind.


Fellow Latin Americans

- We do not believe we are Europeans, that's just silly. We just had more ties with them, mainly italians and spaniards that arrived here at the tail end of the XIX century and escaping from the Great War and WWII. Also we have less ties with indigenous population as our government slaughtered most of them in the XIX century.

- Is not a white country. For every Batistuta, Redondo and Cambiasso we have 10 Di Marias (football fans will know)

- We are not racist, if anything it's really easy to migrate over here when comparing even with other countries from South America. Probably a bit too easy.

- Present day Argentineans are not arrogant for the most part. We just are more outspoken and politically incorrect at times than the average south american when in a conversation.

Probably our grandfathers were arrogant as the country was much better back then. But we have no motives to be arrogant nowadays. South America caught up and it's up to us to put the country back on it's feet. The arrogance and ignorance of the past 2 generations were the downfall of this country.

 

[Osahi]

Belgium isn't boring!

Okay, maybe it is. But we don't eat waffles all the time.

 

[Lucumo]

Netherlands here:

- Not ALL Dutch men have huge cocks.
We're working on a law though, where any man with a penis under 6 inches won't be allowed to live in the Netherlands.

You exposed yourself as a fake Dutch.

Belgium isn't boring!

Belgium is just a rumor anyway. It actually doesn't exist.

 

[milanbaros]

You couldn't be blamed for thinking otherwise though, considering the amount of time those same non-believers spend talking about us.

On topic, mine is the obvious unpopular opinion. That the USA isn't awesome for most. It is. But hey, keep high-horse opining on every little piece of news from us, it's flattering. And you wonder why we have a superiority complex.

I'm not sure I follow that logic. Are you suggesting the reason America has a superiority complex is because of the amount of non Americans who express a negative opinion on troubling news about issues in America?

 

[hydrophilic attack]

polar bears on the streets

 

[Torquill]

An American once asked:

"Do you have Zoos in England?"

Yes. We have fucking Zoos.

I thought it was Wales that had the fucking Zoos. I'm glad that's been cleared up.

 

[Always-honest]

You exposed yourself as a fake Dutch.


Belgium is just a rumor anyway. It actually doesn't exist.

Just being helpful towards our non metric uneducated forum-friends.
But here on GAF we have even higher standards, as you very well now.

 

[bootsthecat]

This response is always funny. "So you don't think we're the greatest country in the world, huh? Well, you sure like talking about us!"

Yes, because you're the most powerful country in the world, and stuff you do (like electing THAT guy) affects us all.

I suppose it depends on your definition of 'greatest'. You've already conceded that we're the most powerful, and even in recent threads such as the Canadian white supremacy uprising one, many posited we are at fault for promoting such behavior via our unparalleled cultural reach. We wield all the influence, yet from what I'm reading, most are against/disillusioned in us. And still, your people appear to acquiesce to our will. Sounds greatest to me, even if begrudgingly.

We have societal issues to address just like most/all of you, except we have the spotlight on us at 1000x magnification comparatively...I mean...we would've won this round of Civ at least.

I'm not sure I follow that logic. Are you suggesting the reason America has a superiority complex is because of the amount of non Americans who express a negative opinion on troubling news about issues in America?

Not the reason of course, but one of them, especially as it relates to something like we see on a site like GAF. Many (I'd argue the majority) of the non politics 'negative news story in US' threads seem to be posted my non-Americans at a significantly higher rate than other similar news coming out of other countries even if they have similar levels of fuckery one way or the other. Pretty much zero threads about similar ills in other countries (outside of large attacks/disasters) made by US GAF (which I assume is the vast majority of users on this site)

So...yeah...of course one might wonder, damn, "hate us cause they ain't us nonstop....feels good to be an American, look how much they care about me! I don't even know or care where they are on a map lol"

 

[Black_Stride]

That we are Zimbabwe.

In the US, UK and Australia everytime i tell people where im from within the same conversation or later down the line ill be asked about life in Zimbabwe.
Those "in the know" will ask about Robert Mugabe(Allfather of Zimbabwe).

I can sorta forgive them cuz heck theres only two countries that start with the letter Z and they are right next to each other....only thing is one people kinda know about the other doesnt really exist to anyone not from Africa.

I guess atleast we are (in)Famous as being the only country to ever start the Olympics under one name/flag yet finish the Olympics under another.
Will probably never happen again!

 

[jetjevons]

Everyone in every country other than yours knows everyone. I'm from England. "OH DO YOU KNOW JOHN SMITH?"

 

[Dougald]

Everyone in every country other than yours knows everyone. I'm from England. "OH DO YOU KNOW JOHN SMITH?"

You live in London? My friend David Jones lives in London, are you friends?

 

[redcrayon]

We have societal issues to address just like most/all of you, except we have the spotlight on us at 1000x magnification comparatively...I mean...we would've won this round of Civ at least.

Not the reason of course, but one of them, especially as it relates to something like we see on a site like GAF. Many (I'd argue the majority) of the non politics 'negative news story in US' threads seem to be posted my non-Americans at a significantly higher rate than other similar news coming out of other countries even if they have similar levels of fuckery one way or the other. Pretty much zero threads about similar ills in other countries (outside of large attacks/disasters) made by US GAF (which I assume is the vast majority of users on this site)

So...yeah...of course one might wonder, damn, "hate us cause they ain't us nonstop....feels good to be an American, look how much they care about me! I don't even know or care where they are on a map lol"

There was a huge thread about Brexit and it's implications for the UK, with various commentary from gaffers all over the world. It's not all about the US, but the large proportion of US forumites means that any discussion about US issues is going to get more responses than local issues concerning any other country.

US issues get a lot of coverage here due to news services worldwide covering events in the US, whereas US news coverage seems to barely cover events abroad at all. If you're wondering why people in other countries are so interested in US politics, it's because major events in the US do have an effect elsewhere. That tends to happen when you are a huge cultural exporter in every form of media, have military bases all over the world, have carrier fleets and a leader intent on live-tweeting everything that happens

 

[HackTheSlash]

Ya thats another one ive been asked in the past. Ive never seen a polar bear outside a zoo. They are way, way more north.

 

[Cocaloch]

I live in the UK, more specifically England. So not exactly my home country but close enough, 'Scotland isnt a country' I hear this from Americans alot.

I hear this from English people a lot.

 

[ISOM]

Canada:
Americans think that Canadians are polite.

that is a load of horse shit. Canadians can be jerks, cuss, road rage and lose their minds like anybody else.

I see Canadian promote this stereotype on this forum more than anyone.

 

[adamsapple]

Karachi, Pakistan:

- No it's not really as un-safe as the media wants you to believe. It's no safe-haven either but I lived 30 years there without incident.
- No we don't use our camels to travel around. Karachi is one of the biggest and most advanced cities in the entire Indian subcontinent.
- No we don't roam around wearing turbans and mandatory burqa's for the women. Karachi has a very active social/night scene, equal or close to what you would find in some place like .. say Dubai. The old traditional patriarchal families still adhere more strictly to the older norms but the younger generations are a lot more liberal.
- Karachi also has a very big (and fast growing) I.T sector. Sure, most of it is through out-sourcing from western companies, but still it lets the educated younger generation show off their skills and allows a bunch of them to move onto and create better futures elsewhere.
- English as a second language is extremely common in Karachi so you'll find plenty of natural-non-accented English speakers there.
- Yes our food can be spicy but no unlike Chipotle, you will never catch salmonella there.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Colombia.

People think it's the land of violence and home terrorism. And while this was the case for a long time, for the most part it has been tourist friendly in major tourist locations.

Unless you were going to the Mountains in the middle of nowhere. Now with the steps towards peace soon enough it'll be largely violence free.

But having to deal with "oh I'm going to the beach in Cartagena for a week"

"oh my lord aren't you worried about the violence"

Got really annoying. Doesn't help the US media still loves to paint the whole country as drug dealing and crime ridden

 

[PillarEN]

I guess atleast we are (in)Famous as being the only country to ever start the Olympics under one name/flag yet finish the Olympics under another.
Will probably never happen again!

That is a neat fact. Any good link about that? I take it it's the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe? Wikipedia doesn't bring up this cool bit.

 

[Strangelove77]

There are no good eggs in our police force. That is a lie.

 

[smoothj]

I don't know. I have not heard many stereotypes about Argentina. But here I share some of the few I remember.

World

- We don't host Nazis over here and I don't believe Hitler lived in Bariloche. Though we had some ties with the nazis exchanging tech in the 40's.

- 00000000000000.1% of the population knows how to dance tango. This music had it's heyday until the 50's at most.

- Buenos Aires is not in Brazil.

- If you are English you can be here just fine. 98% of our population won't mind.


Fellow Latin Americans

- We do not believe we are Europeans, that's just silly. We just had more ties with them, mainly italians and spaniards that arrived here at the tail end of the XIX century and escaping from the Great War and WWII. Also we have less ties with indigenous population as our government slaughtered most of them in the XIX century.

- Is not a white country. For every Batistuta, Redondo and Cambiasso we have 10 Di Marias (football fans will know)

- We are not racist, if anything it's really easy to migrate over here when comparing even with other countries from South America. Probably a bit too easy.

- Present day Argentineans are not arrogant for the most part. We just are more outspoken and politically incorrect at times than the average south american when in a conversation.

Probably our grandfathers were arrogant as the country was much better back then. But we have no motives to be arrogant nowadays. South America caught up and it's up to us to put the country back on it's feet. The arrogance and ignorance of the past 2 generations were the downfall of this country.

Thanks for this. I always grew up thinking "Los Argentinos son bien pesados y arrogantes" meeting a few younger Argetines, you guys are pretty cool with awesome food! One day I'll visit BA.

 

[RichiRamjag]

With the Way people talk, you'd think I was dodging bullets every time I left the house here in the states.

 

[Lylo]

I don't know. I have not heard many stereotypes about Argentina. But here I share some of the few I remember.

World

- We don't host Nazis over here and I don't believe Hitler lived in Bariloche. Though we had some ties with the nazis exchanging tech in the 40's.

- 00000000000000.1% of the population knows how to dance tango. This music had it's heyday until the 50's at most.

- Buenos Aires is not in Brazil.

- If you are English you can be here just fine. 98% of our population won't mind.


Fellow Latin Americans

- We do not believe we are Europeans, that's just silly. We just had more ties with them, mainly italians and spaniards that arrived here at the tail end of the XIX century and escaping from the Great War and WWII. Also we have less ties with indigenous population as our government slaughtered most of them in the XIX century.

- Is not a white country. For every Batistuta, Redondo and Cambiasso we have 10 Di Marias (football fans will know)

- We are not racist, if anything it's really easy to migrate over here when comparing even with other countries from South America. Probably a bit too easy.

- Present day Argentineans are not arrogant for the most part. We just are more outspoken and politically incorrect at times than the average south american when in a conversation.

Probably our grandfathers were arrogant as the country was much better back then. But we have no motives to be arrogant nowadays. South America caught up and it's up to us to put the country back on it's feet. The arrogance and ignorance of the past 2 generations were the downfall of this country.

As a brazilian i have to say that the majority of the brazilian nation thinks that we have a fierce rivalry with the argentineans in everything, but what we don't know is that for the argentineans, this rivalry only exists in football. I've been in BA twice and i couldn't find a single arrogant or rude person.

 

[Reckheim]

Born in Slovakia. The winters aren't that depressing, we don't just watch Miami vice and the train was build a long time ago.

To be serious tho, there aren't too many misconceptions about Slovakia cause barely anyone even knows it exists (or is relevant).

 

[kyo2004]

Colombia.

People think it's the land of violence and home terrorism. And while this was the case for a long time, for the most part it has been tourist friendly in major tourist locations.

Unless you were going to the Mountains in the middle of nowhere. Now with the steps towards peace soon enough it'll be largely violence free.

But having to deal with "oh I'm going to the beach in Cartagena for a week"

"oh my lord aren't you worried about the violence"

Got really annoying. Doesn't help the US media still loves to paint the whole country as drug dealing and crime ridden

Clearly Hollywood is (in major part) the culpirt for painting that image of our country...

The worst offender... this scene from Mr. & Mrs. Smith...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcsIdHAuxU

Actual Bogota

 

[Caode]

I remember a taxi driver in New York asking how the traffic in Ireland was without traffic lights, before I could answer he started explaining what they were for, and how they worked, then asked if I'd ever seen them before.

Although, not the worst I've heard when in the US. I visited distant relatives in New Jersey then during the same trip and they asked what it was like living in a cottage... I laughed, thinking they were joking, and they just stared blankly, as if I was the odd one.

It's really amazing just how ill informed some people in the world can be.

 

[RoadHazard]

Born in Slovakia. The winters aren't that depressing, we don't just watch Miami vice and the train was build a long time ago.

To be serious tho, there aren't too many misconceptions about Slovakia cause barely anyone even knows it exists (or is relevant).

I know you guys exist!

(Whenever you're in hockey championships...)

 

[Black_Stride]

That is a neat fact. Any good link about that? I take it it's the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe? Wikipedia doesn't bring up this cool bit.

Hahaha you literally just did what i was talking about in my initial post.

WE ARE NOT ZIMBABWE!!!!!!


Northern Rhodesia entered the 1964 olympics Zambia left

We got our independence literally on the last day of the Olympics 24th October 1964.

I dont have any links available but its pretty common knowledge among older people in my country.
Its one of those things you read in a book yet never really give a shit about....like literally this is the first time ive typed out that fact to anyone.
But ive talked about it to a few people cuz its like the only cool thing i can really talk about in a room of "internationals".

Opening Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

 

[LeroyPantwether]

WE ARE NOT ZIMBABWE!!!!!!

why you lying

 

[Dougald]

Cool I didn't realise we had Zimbabweans on GAF

 

[Black_Stride]

why you lying

Cool I didn't realise we had Zimbabweans on GAF

Mercy!

 

[Tiops]

Some common misconceptions about Brazil and it's inhabitants:

- The girls are easy

No they aren't. Each person is different, you aren't going to land here and have all women wanting to fuck you just because you happen to be a foreigner.

- You all like Football

It's the number one sport here, but not all Brazilians like it. Some doesn't even care about the national team and only care about the team they root for.

- It's a very hot country

Have you ever looked Brazil map? The country has a lot of area, some regions will have a tropical climate but don't be surprised if you ever come to São Paulo city and it's raining and grey or go to the south states and it's cold.

- The country loves to celebrate Carnival!

Some people will be shocked but not everyone likes Carnival.

- Are you Brazilian? You do not look like a Brazilian

Seriously, what even is a Brazilian look? The country received a lot of immigrants from different countries and continents. Miscegenation is a thing and yes I can be brown and my brothers be white or people from the Northeast states be white.

I'd add:

- Our language is Portuguese, not Spanish
- Our capital is not Buenos Aires...
- ... nor Rio de Janeiro...
- ... neither is São Paulo. It's Brasilia.
- We don't have monkeys roaming around everywhere.

 

[PillarEN]

Hahaha you literally just did what i was talking about in my initial post.

WE ARE NOT ZIMBABWE!!!!!!


Northern Rhodesia entered the 1964 olympics Zambia left

We got our independence literally on the last day of the Olympics 24th October 1964.

I dont have any links available but its pretty common knowledge among older people in my country.
Its one of those things you read in a book yet never really give a shit about....like literally this is the first time ive typed out that fact to anyone.
But ive talked about it to a few people cuz its like the only cool thing i can really talk about in a room of "internationals".

Opening Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

Oh crap haha. I thought you were saying that you are Zimbabwe. I totally read your post wrong. That would also explain why I couldn't find anything about a "Zimbabwe Olympics Flag Incident".

 

[Oppo]

I suppose it depends on your definition of 'greatest'. You've already conceded that we're the most powerful,

militarily

and even in recent threads such as the Canadian white supremacy uprising one, many posited we are at fault for promoting such behavior via our unparalleled cultural reach.

ok sure, yes, America definitely has unparalleled cultural reach, no question. well, except for Bollywood maybe.

We wield all the influence, yet from what I'm reading, most are against/disillusioned in us.

Well, we see you.

And still, your people appear to acquiesce to our will. Sounds greatest to me, even if begrudgingly.

AAahahaha omg. No. Most Influential does not equal "Greatest". Acquiesce? How's that wall coming?

So...yeah...of course one might wonder, damn, "hate us cause they ain't us nonstop....feels good to be an American, look how much they care about me! I don't even know or care where they are on a map lol"

oh perhaps it has to do with the fact that other large-population countries tend to not have, you know, roman-character languages? that you might not read online? just a thought.

not touching the lack of geography, too easy

 

[Gorger]

Norway is not the capital of Sweden.

 

[Kid Ying]

In Brazil we all live in a jungle and like to take monkeys to the beach. Also, everyone is a Carlos Blanka relative, a capoeira fighter and a samba specialist.

What is funny is that (at least in Rio) is not that inusual to find little monkeys (micos) on some neighboorhoods that are more densely populated by trees or next to unpopulated mountains, but then foreigners don't think they are monkeys, but squirels due to their size.

 

[guggnichso]

German here.

- no, we don‘t like Hitler, we do NOT appreciate your Asian or American ass shouting „Sieg Heil“ at us and doing the salute. Fuck right off.
- no, german women are not all blonde, they do not all have massive breasts and they do not all wear Dirndls. And if they do, they do not really appreciate being called „Fraulein“ and being groped at the Oktoberfest.
- no, we do NOT all live either in Bavaria or „the East“
- yes, there‘s Neo-NAZIs here
- yes they can speak their mind and have demonstrations on the street as long as they obey the law (don‘t show NAZI symbols, don‘t engage in hate speech, don‘t show the NAZI salute etc)
- no, we do not all think that Americans are really really stupid. But a lot of us don‘t like US foreign policy, including your foreign policy under Obama.
- no, we‘re not always drunk
- yes, we like beer
- yes, we have elevators
- yes, we have TVs
- yes, we have the internet
- yes, most of us speak english
- yes, a lot of us also speak french, so if you Teen French fuckers waltz around in Nürnberg or München or Berlin and comment loudly on women’s bodies in French said women will very likely understand what you are saying, you stupid idiots.
- yes, we have a lot of muslims in our bigger cities. Yes, they belong here. No, you don‘t need to be scared of them. Yes, some are assholes, as are some of the rest of us and some of you.
- no, dear brits, we do NOT appreciate you trying to start a fight in the streets over the football. Go fuck right off. And stop it with the goddamn NAZI salute when you’re drunk, god damnit. Also, most of us understand your slurs, even when you’re fucking drunk. And yes, we will judge your ass because of that, and this beautiful girl over there will NOT be oblivious because your foreign language is oh so complicated.
- yes, there is german humor, and we are fucking funny.

 

[EdwardTeach]

-Our food is always spicy and it's all curry, nope it's not. There are several different Indian cuisines
-Everyone speaks "Indian" despite there being 20+ recognised languages
-Everyone is racially and culturally the same despite it being one of the most diverse countries
-Every movie is Bollywood movie, despite there being several film industries
-Its a hot and sweaty country, despite it being a large and geographically diverse country with several seasons
-Everyone worships cows
-India is an IT powerhouse, despite the fact that everything in IT industry is focused to outsource for western companies.


Much of the misconceptions comes from being unable to comprehend the scale and diversity in a big country can be. Because much of the western nations are small and the ones that aren't have quite a homogeneous culture in comparison to the variation found in India. (Like yes there's a difference between New York and a Texan culture but it's much smaller compared to the difference between North and South Indian culture etc)

To be fair 'hot and sweaty' applies to much of India regardless of season. A cold day in India is still t shirt weather for me.

 

[g11]

German here.

- no, we don‘t like Hitler, we do NOT appreciate your Asian or American ass shouting „Sieg Heil“ at us and doing the salute. Fuck right off.
- no, german women are not all blonde, they do not all have massive breasts and they do not all wear Dirndls. And if they do, they do not really appreciate being called „Fraulein“ and being groped at the Oktoberfest.
- no, we do NOT all live either in Bavaria or „the East“
- yes, there‘s Neo-NAZIs here
- yes they can speak their mind and have demonstrations on the street as long as they obey the law (don‘t show NAZI symbols, don‘t engage in hate speech, don‘t show the NAZI salute etc)
- no, we do not all think that Americans are really really stupid. But a lot of us don‘t like US foreign policy, including your foreign policy under Obama.
- no, we‘re not always drunk
- yes, we like beer
- yes, we have elevators
- yes, we have TVs
- yes, we have the internet
- yes, most of us speak english
- yes, a lot of us also speak french, so if you Teen French fuckers waltz around in Nürnberg or München or Berlin and comment loudly on women’s bodies in French said women will very likely understand what you are saying, you stupid idiots.
- yes, we have a lot of muslims in our bigger cities. Yes, they belong here. No, you don‘t need to be scared of them. Yes, some are assholes, as are some of the rest of us and some of you.
- no, dear brits, we do NOT appreciate you trying to start a fight in the streets over the football. Go fuck right off. And stop it with the goddamn NAZI salute when you’re drunk, god damnit. Also, most of us understand your slurs, even when you’re fucking drunk. And yes, we will judge your ass because of that, and this beautiful girl over there will NOT be oblivious because your foreign language is oh so complicated.
- yes, there is german humor, and we are fucking funny.

And yet you're strangely silent on the whole scheiße porn thing...

 

[milanbaros]

German here.

- no, we don‘t like Hitler, we do NOT appreciate your Asian or American ass shouting „Sieg Heil“ at us and doing the salute. Fuck right off.
- no, german women are not all blonde, they do not all have massive breasts and they do not all wear Dirndls. And if they do, they do not really appreciate being called „Fraulein“ and being groped at the Oktoberfest.
- no, we do NOT all live either in Bavaria or „the East“
- yes, there‘s Neo-NAZIs here
- yes they can speak their mind and have demonstrations on the street as long as they obey the law (don‘t show NAZI symbols, don‘t engage in hate speech, don‘t show the NAZI salute etc)
- no, we do not all think that Americans are really really stupid. But a lot of us don‘t like US foreign policy, including your foreign policy under Obama.
- no, we‘re not always drunk
- yes, we like beer
- yes, we have elevators
- yes, we have TVs
- yes, we have the internet
- yes, most of us speak english
- yes, a lot of us also speak french, so if you Teen French fuckers waltz around in Nürnberg or München or Berlin and comment loudly on women’s bodies in French said women will very likely understand what you are saying, you stupid idiots.
- yes, we have a lot of muslims in our bigger cities. Yes, they belong here. No, you don‘t need to be scared of them. Yes, some are assholes, as are some of the rest of us and some of you.
- no, dear brits, we do NOT appreciate you trying to start a fight in the streets over the football. Go fuck right off. And stop it with the goddamn NAZI salute when you’re drunk, god damnit. Also, most of us understand your slurs, even when you’re fucking drunk. And yes, we will judge your ass because of that, and this beautiful girl over there will NOT be oblivious because your foreign language is oh so complicated.
- yes, there is german humor, and we are fucking funny.

Well, at least I now know one stereotype isn't a misconception. .

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

Well, at least I now know one stereotype isn't a misconception. .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_xUIDRxdmc

 

[Switch Back 9]

German here.

- no, we don‘t like Hitler, we do NOT appreciate your Asian or American ass shouting „Sieg Heil“ at us and doing the salute. Fuck right off.
- no, german women are not all blonde, they do not all have massive breasts and they do not all wear Dirndls. And if they do, they do not really appreciate being called „Fraulein“ and being groped at the Oktoberfest.
- no, we do NOT all live either in Bavaria or „the East“
- yes, there‘s Neo-NAZIs here
- yes they can speak their mind and have demonstrations on the street as long as they obey the law (don‘t show NAZI symbols, don‘t engage in hate speech, don‘t show the NAZI salute etc)
- no, we do not all think that Americans are really really stupid. But a lot of us don‘t like US foreign policy, including your foreign policy under Obama.
- no, we‘re not always drunk
- yes, we like beer
- yes, we have elevators
- yes, we have TVs
- yes, we have the internet
- yes, most of us speak english
- yes, a lot of us also speak french, so if you Teen French fuckers waltz around in Nürnberg or München or Berlin and comment loudly on women’s bodies in French said women will very likely understand what you are saying, you stupid idiots.
- yes, we have a lot of muslims in our bigger cities. Yes, they belong here. No, you don‘t need to be scared of them. Yes, some are assholes, as are some of the rest of us and some of you.
- no, dear brits, we do NOT appreciate you trying to start a fight in the streets over the football. Go fuck right off. And stop it with the goddamn NAZI salute when you’re drunk, god damnit. Also, most of us understand your slurs, even when you’re fucking drunk. And yes, we will judge your ass because of that, and this beautiful girl over there will NOT be oblivious because your foreign language is oh so complicated.
- yes, there is german humor, and we are fucking funny.

Huh? That's a thing?

- yes, there is german humor, and we are fucking funny.

Nice try, but this is totally false. Source, am friends with several Germans. They don't get jokes.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Well let's try this:

-Not everyone is wearing beret in France
-Parisiens are actually quite nice, that misconception is just Province propaganda, don't believe them !
-We're not lazy, we're actually one of the most productive country (6th last I checked)
-We're not all white, there's plenty of minorities here so it would be nice if Hollywood stopped depicting french people as only white (WW was a nice surprise for me while Dunkirk was a disappointment)

- yes, a lot of us also speak french, so if you Teen French fuckers waltz around in Nürnberg or München or Berlin and comment loudly on women’s bodies in French said women will very likely understand what you are saying, you stupid idiots.

Well that's good to know lol

 

[Stinkles]

Those were made specifically for tourism.

None of the main cities (Heredia,Alajuela,Cartago,San José) are like that, even rural areas have roads with very few exceptions.

Sure, but Liberia which is a fairly legit town, has loads of dirt roads. They're all well maintained. But there's plenty of dirt roads. Plenty in America too, just not in large towns.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

-Parisiens are actually quite nice, that misconception is just Province propaganda, don't believe them !

I found the Parisiens to be grand when I was over. Nice was more relaxed, but I never experienced any issues with people in Paris. I dare say the "rude French" stereotype, according to my friend anyway, probably stems from the fact a lot of native English speakers are shocked to find people would rather speak their native language which is rude in and of its self. I don't speak French well, but I, at least, tried and it seemed to me many people took notice of the fact I tried.

I was actually disappointed because, in two weeks, I didn't see one beret in Nice, Lyon or Paris!

 

[MrChocolate]

- Our flag is not Texas.
- We are not as uptight or shy as every South American thinks/feels. We just value our privacy and personal space.
- No, we won't get swallowed by the Pacific Ocean, unless it rises over 800 meters.
- And no we don't hate peruvians, we just hate they think they invented everything (Pisco, Chilena/Bycicle Kick, etc.) Other than that, we are cool.

 

[redcrayon]

German here.
- no, dear brits, we do NOT appreciate you trying to start a fight in the streets over the football. Go fuck right off. .

Just on a similar note earlier on to the misconception where people assume the UK and England are the same thing, it's usually an element of the English footy crowd picking fights in the streets in Europe, rather than the Scottish, NI or Welsh ones. Be assured that the English find it fucking embarrassing too. Whenever I see video footage, aside from obviously the shameful damage done to the host town and the sheer ridiculousness of grown men acting like that, I feel really sorry for the poor fans who actually want to just follow their team and enjoy a trip away. Sure, I've never been into football, but I look at the people taking their kids to share something that's obviously important to them and think 'what kind of wanker would start a fight at a game where families are part of the crowd?'

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Canada isn't always cold. Our summers can get very hot.

No, we're not all pirates.

You're... um, Somalian?

That there is an 'English accent'. Or worse, a 'British accent'.

When I am world ruler, anyone who comments on how much they like the 'English accent' will be sent to live in Wolverhampton. Anyone who likes the 'British accent' will be forcibly removed to Glasgow.

What if I know there are multiple British accents, but I like them all? Yes including Glasgow.

- Mexico is not a hot country, Mexico is a country with many hot regions and many cold regions.

Not that I don't believe you, but define "cold" please?

Because I had an Algerian friend once tell me that it can get pretty cold in Algeria sometimes, but she had to wear gloves and a scarf at 17 Celsius and 10 C was "very cold" to her, haha.

 

[Dougald]

What if I know there are multiple British accents, but I like them all? Yes including Glasgow.

I think people tend to underestimate just how many there are. I'm talking a town less than 20 miles from me has a different accent

 

[Spaced Harrier]

polar bears on the streets

And a freak in the sheets?

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Greeks are not miserable and worrying 24/7 about the economic crisis. We get along fine.