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Ah, cultural stereotypes. The notion that all Parisians are mean snobs, all Americans are dumb, and the Irish – rowdy alcoholics. As long as it is all in good humor and not used for propagating unnecessary hate, what’s the harm in poking fun at some common traits the locals have?

In this thread, people started sharing the things about their home countries that people stereotype most often. One person asked others to share their experiences, as they posted a question: “What is the main stereotype about your country?” Funnily enough, while people debunked most of these silly stereotypes, some, they said, are true.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Germany: "Our stereotype is best told with a joke: 'How many Germans do you need to change a light bulb?' One. We are very efficient and not funny."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries USA: Guns and fat people.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TBH, as a foreigner living in The States, it's more true than I wished it was.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Any country in Africa: "That Africa is one homogeneous country, not an entire continent made up of 50+ distinct countries."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Switzerland: "Everything is clean, and everything is wildly expensive. Yes, this is entirely true."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Germany: We're beer drinking sausage eaters with an addiction of starting World Wars.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Australia: "That the whole country is dangerous. That spiders, drop bears, snakes, feral cats, and dogs will rip your heart out every time you step out the door."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The drop bears have actually gotten more dangerous since getting their paws on some tactical gear. Drop bears are now an elite fighting force.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries France: "Everyone is rude and unwelcoming. Most stereotypical 'rude' French people live in Paris. The rest of us are way more kind and polite."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My experience is that the people in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille *are* mostly rude. The rest? People are kind and helpful. In the major cities they expect foreigners to be fluent in French, and if you only string two French words together, they refuse to speak anything else than French. The rest of the country will try everything to understand each other. (The younger generation does speak at least reasonable English, but the older generation hardly had English in school. But they're trying)

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Spain: "So many tourists associate my whole country with bull fighting and the culture around it. In reality, most people I know hate or ignore this 'tradition' all together. In fact, parts of the country don't even allow it anymore."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a disgusting past time and the person should come together to get it banned.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Italy: "That we eat pasta six times per week at least. Honestly, it's true for the vast majority of Italians."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can confirm. Also, we drink liters of coffee everyday, save maybe on the morning for those like me who prefer cappuccino. :-)

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Poland: "That the whole country is a grey, depressing wasteland. In reality, it's a very beautiful place with tons of gorgeous nature."

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and yet again BP found the 'perfect' image to the entry

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Canada: "That we're all really polite and we put maple syrup on everything. (At least the maple syrup stereotype is true, though.)"

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "All Canadians are nice" stereotype loses some of it's punch when you realise their way of having fun is tying knives to the bottom of their shoes and hitting each other with big sticks.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Lebanon: I would say one of the main stereotypes of my country(Lebanon) is that we come from a desert even though our country's terrain has no desert within it whatsoever. Albeit, our neighboring countries do.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Scotland: "We all eat haggis, drink whisky, and wear skirts."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'Is anything worn under the kilt?' 'Nooo, laddie, it's all in good working order'

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries UK: We all speak with a posh accent, or say "its chewsday innit bruv".

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Ireland: Drink a lot of alcohol and our diet consists entirely of potatoes. The "Luck of the Irish" is also a load of nonsense. The phrase is laced with irony.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not Irish, but I know the struggle of being a non-drinker in a country famous for its alcohol consumption.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Finland: That were only happy and social when drunk. And sadly there’s 100% truth to it too.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Egypt: "We all ride around on camels. I'm an Egyptian, and I have never seen a camel in real life."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries New Zealand: "That the only thing we care about is rugby and we all live in hobbit holes. I, for one, am absolutely terrified of rugby."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Sweden: "That all our women are really beautiful. Yes, it's true, and it's sad because I have zero chance with any of them."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Australia: I have a couple:

That we ride kangaroos, we always say “g’day”, “mate”, and “shrimp on the barby” (we call them prawns), that we’re some redneck backwards country, and that we don’t exist.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Germany: "That everyone wears lederhosen. As a German, I can tell you that no one walks around in lederhosen except in Munich on Oktoberfest...or tourists visiting the country."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a German I can tell you that I see people wearing Lederhosen regularly, at least here in the very South of Bavaria

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Colombia: "Colombian here. People immediately associate my country with c**aine and Pablo Escobar. Netflix’s Narcos sure didn’t help. The guy's been dead for almost 30 years, and we still can’t seem to get rid of that monster."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He may be 30 years gone, but you've managed to replace him with a series of others, all just as bad as each other.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries India: "That all we eat is curry. We have thousands of different dishes, and not everything is spicy."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What ininformed people tend to not know is that India is a huge country with many peoples and I think 23 official languages. And therefore the cuisine is very different depending on where you are.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries France: That we are unpleasant and we stink .. we always carry a baguette too.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries South Africa: "That we don't have paved roads, cities, electricity, or any of the modern conveniences, it's just jungle filled with animals where everyone lives in mud huts. I wouldn't say these stereotypes annoy me, but they certainly amuse me."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eishkom ensures the "no electricity" part is accurate. And, although we're surrounded by sea, our water apparently is also depleting. Stereotypical of a third world country, which, thanks to the ANC, South Africa has now become.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Mexico: "The whole country is made up of deserts. It's hot and sunny all the time. We wear sombreros all the time. We only drink tequila, and we can all dance salsa. None of these things are true about my country."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Finland: "That we are quiet, introverted, and like our privacy. There are exceptions, especially among younger people, but most of us really don't know how to speak to other people. If you want to start a random conversation on a bus or a train, you'd better be, like, 80 years old or drunk."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Finland was voted the happiest country in the world". No, it wasn't. It wasn't a vote. We have clean air and nature, and support of welfare state, building a strong base to build happiness, but it doesn't mean we are happy.

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England: "That we have bad teeth, bad food, and good manners."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tourists and football fans don't do favors for Englands reputation.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Canada: *Eh?*.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries New Zealand: "That we all say stuff like 'put another shrimp on the barbie.' Shrimp is not a thing here. We call them prawns."

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Brazil: "That our biggest pastimes are samba and soccer, that we live in the middle of the jungle, and that Brazil is made up only of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think people realize how huge Brazil is...especially for someone like me who lives on a tiny island.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Belgium: That we get triggerd when someone says 'french fries'.

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Since I do not know if there is a Main one, the few ones I know and have people said to me are:
-It is not safe to travel here

-We only speak "African" (African isn't a language.)

-We all are extremely Poor

-We are either Elon Musk, or a Villager

-Wild Animals roam freely around the Country.

The hint for the country I am referring to is Elon Musk's Birthplace.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my god, having just moved from ZA I absolutely HATE being asked ‘Do you speak African?’ So annoying

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries India:

Probably things like:

IT /help desk specialist

Hairy monkey

Curry deodorant

Destined for an arranged marriage

Dancing and peeking our head from behind a tree

Lol I don’t know if some of those count.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only things that come to my mine, ancient civilization, waaaay populated, and horrible human rights when it comes to women.

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Italy: Mamma mia!

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hand thing 🤌🏽. Funniest is when you're explaining some great Italian food experience and you notice your own hands doing that... I guess that's kinda like an accent as in it transfers

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Mexico: Tacos, d***s, chimichanga, nachos, lazy people, corruption, USA's backyard, donkeys, "wey" (this one is true), poverty.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the saddest plate of nachos I have ever seen. Where is it from? A gas station convenience store?

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Brazil: We're all hotties who play soccer and dance samba.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Visited Brazil a few years back - can confirm: y’all ARE absolute hotties! Yes, beautiful skin tones and curvaceous shapes are part of it - but they carry themselves with a effortless flair of sexy confidence

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Poland: "Kurwa" is the only word we say

It's 25% true, it makes up 1/4th of our daily vocabulary.

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India: "That a bachelor degree is worthless. You're a shame unless you have a shiny masters or doctorate from America or Europe."

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The competition for anything in this country is insane so you have to be the best in something or else you won’t find employment

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“We Don’t Exist”: 40 Hilarious Stereotypes About People’s Home Countries Ukraine: We love borscht, salo and vodka.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But...Ukrainians DO love borscht. Personally, I hate the stuff, but when my father was alive, there was always borscht in the house, same with my grandparents.

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