NATIONAL STEREOTYPES

Hi again! next week, we´ll be dealing with stereotypes, so I would like you to read this text I´ve found and tell me whether you agree or disagree with these stereotypes!

National stereotypesThere are a variety of common national stereotypes about the inhabitants of various nations, held by inhabitants of other nations. Such stereotypes are usually prejudicial and often ill-informed, and often overlap with ethnic or racial stereotypes. However, some stereotypes may be positive (e.g. Australians are good at sports), although this does not make them acceptable.Examples of common national sterotypes include:

Asians are all experts in martial arts and good at math.

Australians wear weatherbeaten hats with dangling corks, and are good at sports.

English tolerate eccentric people, drink tea, and are football enthusiasts. They also have bad teeth, talk posh and think they are the better of you.

French people never bathe, smoke heavily, always wear a beret, eat frogs' legs, are rude, and are rather weak and cowardly.

Germans and Austrians are Nazis who consume huge amounts of beer, sausages, cabbage and behave like machines. They have no sense of humor.

Japanese are workaholics and are of short stature; Japanese tourists spend their entire trip taking pictures of things. They copy and try to fit the western cultures.

Spaniards are people who always have bull races.

Swedish have all blonde hair and Swedish girls are good looking.

Russians drink vodka and are Communists.

Americans are fat, ignorant, war-mongering and/or boorish, don't know about other countries and talk with stupid accents.

Irish are drunk and/or fiery-tempered redheads and have a large amount of children.

Chinese Do not respect laws. Talk loud regardless where they are.

Indians smell like curry and either own restaurants or convenience stores, drive taxicabs or are employed in the IT sector or work in the Gas stations. Are also good talkers.

Italian men are chauvinists, hot-blooded and/or over-emotional, and live an indulgent lifestyle. Often they are fashionable and elegant looking and drive sport cars.

Brazilian women are sexy and Brazilian men are great soccer players.

Africans are hard workers.

Mexicans are dirty, drink too much tequila, work for little money, are illegal immigrants, and take naps. Sex maniac also.