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Post by cheeseprata on Jul 12, 2006 1:59:56 GMT -5
I want to set the record straight.
FOSTERS is NOT Australian for beer.
Any Aussie will tell you it is Australian for sh*thouse pissweak crap, that the world seems to think we like to drink. I cannot for the life of me figure out how they get the cats to sit on the bottles. I wouldn't take one if I was dying of thirst and on fire.
After talking to other foreigners, it appears lots of people around the world are fooled by marketing into thinking that certain products represent quality in the country they come from.
I've heard Belgians bemused at why Stella Artois is so popular etc....
Talk about stereotypes. Now if you excuse me, I have a crocodile to wrestle and a 5.30 kangaroo to catch.
Anyone else....?
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Post by ╗ on Jul 12, 2006 2:57:48 GMT -5
"American" does NOT mean "White person".
I cannot stand it when people assume Americans are White. This is an insult to people in the US who are NOT European (yes, people who are full Asian or full Black can be American too!!!!!!!!!!!!). And it's not like people are "half American" or "full American" because "American" is NOT AN ETHNICITY. I hate it when people say something like "are you half American?"
SHUT UP!!!!
I mean, when people see someone from the US who's not White, they think, "oh he's Black" or "oh, an Asian girl" or "hey! A Mexican". But when they see a WHITE person, then they think "AMERICAN"
AAARRRGGGHHH
And there are White people OUTSIDE of the US too. i.e. Europe, Australia/NZ.
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Post by saeka on Jul 12, 2006 3:09:42 GMT -5
Id say, My 12 yr old brother was talking to this boy on this online game and my brother asked if he was Asian and the boys like, no I'm Canadian. There are Asian people who are Canadian isnt there? Stupid boy
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Post by TeeHee on Jul 12, 2006 3:46:55 GMT -5
"American" does NOT mean "White person". I cannot stand it when people assume Americans are White. This is an insult to people in the US who are NOT European (yes, people who are full Asian or full Black can be American too!!!!!!!!!!!!). And it's not like people are "half American" or "full American" because "American" is NOT AN ETHNICITY. I hate it when people say something like "are you half American?" SHUT UP!!!! I mean, when people see someone from the US who's not White, they think, "oh he's Black" or "oh, an Asian girl" or "hey! A Mexican". But when they see a WHITE person, then they think "AMERICAN" AAARRRGGGHHH And there are White people OUTSIDE of the US too. i.e. Europe, Australia/NZ. this is a huge pet peeve of mine too...when folks ask "where are you from?", i'll give them the benefit of the doubt(heck, some people really do wonder where i'm locally from b/c i talk differently or whatever) and say that i was born, raised, and lived all my life in new orleans up until katrina. some are satisfied with that, whereas some others will continue, "no, where are you 'really' from?" or "what 'nationality' are you?"...by definition, my nationality is american, and when i answer with that, it's "no you're not"...  anyhow, along the same lines of "american= full white", a convo with one of my cousins who went on exchange in france brought to mind another american stereotype/icon- that we're all cowboys/cowgirls. the french students there were shocked to see that my cousin and her american classmates(who were also on exchange during that trip) didn't match up to that image. |
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Post by jericho on Jul 14, 2006 2:11:35 GMT -5
I want to set the record straight. FOSTERS is NOT Australian for beer. Any Aussie will tell you it is Australian for sh*thouse pissweak crap, that the world seems to think we like to drink. I cannot for the life of me figure out how they get the cats to sit on the bottles. I wouldn't take one if I was dying of thirst and on fire. After talking to other foreigners, it appears lots of people around the world are fooled by marketing into thinking that certain products represent quality in the country they come from. I've heard Belgians bemused at why Stella Artois is so popular etc.... Talk about stereotypes. Now if you excuse me, I have a crocodile to wrestle and a 5.30 kangaroo to catch. Anyone else....? Khaki shorts and shirts are *not* the national dress of Australia. You'd think we're the only ones keeping King Gee in business. |
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Post by Hogan on Jul 14, 2006 8:23:35 GMT -5
We Canadians do not live in Igloos and we don't wear mukluks!!!
We live in Trees often naked in protest.
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Post by dela cruz on Jul 14, 2006 8:28:01 GMT -5
say about
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Post by Hogan on Jul 14, 2006 8:32:00 GMT -5
aboot er....*Clears throat* About.
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Post by EA Observer on Jul 15, 2006 9:42:33 GMT -5
@ Cristobal & TeeHee: But that's been the reality ever since this country was founded by the wonderful, superior European settlers.  |
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Post by rob on Jul 15, 2006 9:59:25 GMT -5
Is this a thread about "icons" or stereotypes? Seems the latter.
On that note, seems like another good stereotype making the rounds today is the one about americans being loud, racist, ignorant, and hell-bent on war: the catch-all scapegoat for the world's ills.
I was just about to mention the stereotype of all germans being emotionless pedophiles with no sense of humour and clad in whips, chains and speedos.............. but having thought about that one, it's actually true.
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Post by ╗ on Jul 15, 2006 9:59:50 GMT -5
^The US today is actually 70% or 80% White (yes, according to the last Census, America is still very very European  ) and full Asians are like 3% of the population. Nevertheless, "American" is NOT an ethnicity and it's annoying when people act like it is; I noticed some EAN members do that (and NONE of them are from the US) *starts getting angry again* (Ok just go back to my last post). EDIT: oops, that was for EA Observer |
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Post by rob on Jul 15, 2006 10:20:44 GMT -5
^The US today is actually 70% or 80% White (yes, according to the last Census, America is still very very European ) and full Asians are like 3% of the population. Nevertheless, "American" is NOT an ethnicity and it's annoying when people act like it is; I noticed some EAN members do that (and NONE of them are from the US) *starts getting angry again* (Ok just go back to my last post). When i went on exchange in Italy, I remember arriving at the school gym in Milan. There we were.... 20 guys from Canada lined up against the wall with 20 Italian families on the other side... both waiting to be matched up in eager anticipation. Half the canadian guys were chinese and I remember the look of muted disappointment on the Italian families who were paired with them. I felt bad for the guys, but at the same time, I could kinda understand the expectation on the part of Italians. They could read latin and quote Dante by heart, but they knew jack sh*t about Canada and were expecting a bunch of whitebread lumberjacks. Same thing when I went on exchange in Japan. That time, more than half my group was Indian. Same thing happened. The Japanese were extremely welcoming, but you could see the disappointment in their eyes as if to say "what the hell are all these brown people doing here from Canada? I thought we were gonna get white people". No one ever uttered a word about race until the last day when finally one gentlemen asked me politely if there are alot of Indian people in Canada? "Yes Miyamoto-san. Vancouver has the largest Indian population outside of India". And then it all became so clear to him. He laughed and smiled, and I knew I had satisfied more than just a curiousity. At the end of both exchanges, needless to say both hosts and guests learned a ton. And most importantly, we learned that while the older generation had massive pre-conceived notions about Canadians, young Italian and Japanese girls really didnt care much  And being eurasian? Don't get me started! |
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Post by ╗ on Jul 15, 2006 11:07:17 GMT -5
There are Asian people who are Canadian isnt there? Stupid boy some others will continue, "no, where are you 'really' from?" or "what 'nationality' are you?"...by definition, my nationality is american, and when i answer with that, it's "no you're not"... Half the canadian guys were chinese and I remember the look of muted disappointment on the Italian families who were paired with them. I felt bad for the guys, but at the same time, I could kinda understand the expectation on the part of Italians. They could read latin and quote Dante by heart, but they knew jack sh*t about Canada and were expecting a bunch of whitebread lumberjacks. you could see the disappointment in their eyes as if to say "what the hell are all these brown people doing here from Canada? I thought we were gonna get white people". YES!!! Exactly what I'm talking about. Oh! I HATE that!! I guess I can't really blame those people because the US (and Canada) are, in fact, mostly White. But I still wish people knew that America is diverse. Slightly related...when my brother's wife was in high school there was a foreign exchange student from Denmark. And when some of the Filipino kids started telling him about their country, he said that he's never HEARD of The Philippines (lol "never heard"?!?!). Then he went on to say that he's only heard of China. It seemed ignorant at first, but then I thought, "how many people in The Philippines have heard of Denmark?" |
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Post by supersonic74 on Jul 17, 2006 7:27:31 GMT -5
lol...yeah we all hate the stereotype nonsense. as for holland or the Netherlands..which eva you prefer... we don't wear wooden shoes...tulps isn't a dutch flower..it's a flower imported from turkey...we don't belong to scandinavia..nor do we have a scandinavian accent...we are not drug addicts...dutches doesn't allways have blond hair and blue eyes...we are as much multicultural like your country..infact we have/had many colonies around the world..and yes we know where the philippines are  ..we are a country that permit euthanesia...but not with the newborn like foxnews implies...we are not babykillers..nor do we select babies by dna...and sony never invented the cd..philips did..so did they invented the 8 tracks and yes ..our country is flat and heineken taste sweet |
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Post by Thir Jiang Li on Jul 27, 2006 19:02:50 GMT -5
A lot of people are really disappoined when coming to Norway just to find out that we do not have polar bears walking down the main street of Oslo. Some also seem to think that because today's black metal originated from Norway and the Scandinavian countries, we are all goths and listen to Darkthrone, Satyricon etc. all the time...
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) and full Asians are like 3% of the population. 
..we are a country that permit euthanesia...but not with the newborn like foxnews implies...we are not babykillers..nor do we select babies by dna...and sony never invented the cd..philips did..so did they invented the 8 tracks
