Nationality/stereotype

[monkeyboy]

What is your nationality and whet is the stereo type that you hate about it?

 

[freckles and boo]

I am an American. Other people assume that I am rich or arrogant or know celebrities. I really hate that.

 

[Robinrs]

I'm an American, too. Do you mean anything other than NATIONality?

 

[hentob]

This is a really good question.

I am boring. Very, very German. Maiden name was German. I don't know what folks say about us Germans

My Nan was born in Wales and she was sort of the outcast amongst us Germans

My Pop would always call her a "Stuborn Welshie" and also complain that Welsh food was just about the most awful thing to eat I enjoyed the Welsh Cakes she made

Happy St. David's Day (Pretend I am handing you a leek )

 

[hpygrll]

Not nationality but I'm a red-head so I always get "Oh, I know how red-heads are" etc.....um....please tell me...how are we??? I hate that.

Jenny

 

[User Name]

I'm American.

Yes, I only speak one language (and poorly). I'm a cowboy. I'm loud. I'm obnoxious. I'm arrogant. I'm rich. I drive a big car. I'm wasteful. I think the metric system stinks. I don't care what the rest of the world thinks.

Oh, and I don't care about stereotypes, either.

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

Man, you're on a roll tonight!

I'm a mutt. I have more American Indian in me than anything.

My husband on the other hand, is 100% Cajun and there are so many stereotypes that it isn't even funny! And yeah, he pretty much fits them all.

 

[jillyjoey]

Not nationality but I'm a red-head so I always get "Oh, I know how red-heads are" etc.....um....please tell me...how are we??? I hate that.

Jenny

I've heard about those red-heads!!! Can I say this -- I've heard red-heads were good in the sack. And, if that's why my mom died her hair red in high school -- -EWWWWWWW!

 

[hpygrll]

I've heard about those red-heads!!! Can I say this -- I've heard red-hots were good in the sack. And, if that's why my mom died her hair red in high school -- -EWWWWWWW!

Well......that one's true

Jenny

 

[The Mayor]

I'm an American of Irish heritage which I'm very proud of...most people who think of the Irish think of drunks/beer drinkers...I fit that to a tee

 

[jbmom]

I'm half native american and half who the heck knows(czech, german, swiss, english, etc).
I try not to pay attention to stereotypes so I can't think of one I don't like.

 

[jillyjoey]

Well -- I'm American -- which probably means that most of the people that live in other countries hate me.

Ethnicity -- I'm 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Rusyn (not Russian).

Growing up in PA, if you weren't Italian -- you weren't cool.

Living in the south as an adult -- people (my in-laws) think you are scum. I also had a boyfriend's mother tell me that Italians were trash -- don't understand this at all. Oh, that and every one thinks your in the mafia -- I always tell them, if I was, do you think I would be living like this and work for the State. Also, for some reason, why do people say Italians aren't white-- well, I guess I'm not -- I'm a golden olivish color -- whatever!!

I haven't had any comments about being Rusyn. But, people called my mom a commie when she was growing up.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Italian. Can't think of any stereotypes that bother me.

 

[disneyjunkie]

I'm American. I hear and hate all the stereotypes that have been listed.

I have a few more to add. Now, these MIGHT to be unique to this area since so many nationalities are represented here.

Americans don't value educations
Americans don't discipline their children
Americans don't take advantage of all that's offered here
Americans don't have their own culture/traditions

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

Not nationality but I'm a red-head so I always get "Oh, I know how red-heads are" etc.....um....please tell me...how are we??? I hate that.

Jenny

i get that too! and when i DO ask "no, how are they?" no one seems to ever answer the question. so if anyone would care to tell me "how red-heads are" i'd love to know.

 

[poohs_hunny]

I'm half Polish... enough said.

 

[Fast Pass]

I am Italian,Irish,German,French. So that makes me a drunk beer guzzling mafia hit woman chef!

Plus, I am a red head! Yes, I am very good you know where. I even have had compliments!

I hate it when people assume I am a drunk because I am Irish or that I am a member of the mafia because I am Italian. I do cook so I don't mind that stereotype but I only cook the kind of stuff that comes frozen and can be thrown in the microwave. (I once gave my family food poisoning so bad we spent a whole weekend in a hospital-boy what a vacation)! I am French and well we are wonderful,um, companions-that stereotype is true so that doesn't bother me.

 

[reeeoga]

I am American of Cajun Desent.

I do not have a flat Accent. I do not eat RoadKill. I do not say Dis, Dat, Dem or anything else replacing th with D. I do not Drive a Boat to work. I am not a RedNeck. I do not like Nascar. I do not make everything into a Gumbo.

I can operate a computer.
I can repair a computer.
I do know where many of the countries of the world are (say about 80%+)
I can speak in English, but I prefer American.
I do know that some Americans are also Canadian, Mexican, Brazilian, and all the other countries of this Hemosphere.


I can also do many of the things Cajuns are infomous for:
I can Gut an animal. Pluck a duck or chicken. Drive a boat (up to 100 tons). Run farm equipment. Fish. Crawfish. Trap. Rebuild a car from the ground up. Build a house or barn from the ground up. Shoot fairly well. Turn anything that was alive into a Gumbo. Cook. Plan and Host a party.

And if I really wanted to: I can act like a complete hick just to scare the pants off of people who look down on me.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

I am Italian,Irish,German,French. So that makes me a drunk beer guzzling mafia hit woman chef!

Plus, I am a red head! Yes, I am very good you know where. I even have had compliments!

I hate it when people assume I am a drunk because I am Irish or that I am a member of the mafia because I am Italian. I do cook so I don't mind that stereotype but I only cook the kind of stuff that comes frozen and can be thrown in the microwave. (I once gave my family food poisoning so bad we spent a whole weekend in a hospital-boy what a vacation)! I am French and well we are wonderful,um, companions-that stereotype is true so that doesn't bother me.

i'm Italian, Irish, German and Russian. so i get a stubborn drunken communist who is in the mafia!

 

[plgrn]

i'm Italian, Irish, German and Russian. so i get a stubborn drunken communist who is in the mafia!

I'm Southern born and bred so it drives me crazy when DH's family and friends from up North are surprised upon meeting me that I am witty, smart, sarcastic, and up on current events. Heck, I can even read a book that doesn't have pictures in it!! How about that!!

DH adds to the irritation unknowingly. Last week I was able to meet a long-time family friend of his from Maine. During the course of one evening I had his friend cracking up every few minutes with my humor after which DH just shook his head and said "Yeah, she's not your typical Southerner."

BTW, there are tornadoes in our area so I'd better grab my 10 dirty children and get them out of the trailer and over to Mee-Maw's basement.