Stereotypes

Photograph by Katarína Truchlá
SSPŠAT,Brátislava,Slovakia
“My world is coloured …and yours?

Visit the following links or do the following activities to find stereotypes about the different countries. Then write five adjectives for each country and give them to your teacher.

You can use adjectives from the ones below:

Positive adjectives: punctual, tolerant , romantic , respectful , hard-working , polite, reserved, well-dressed, outgoing, humorous, sophisticated, smart, warm hearted, hospitable, sociable, quiet, blonde, funny, outgoing, talkative, tanned, jolly, rich, muscular, sexually promiscuous, big.

Negative adjectives: cold, aggressive, loud, dirty, elitist, arrogant, rude, ignorant, racist, rude, hot, precise, tall, selfish, posh, disorganized, serious , uneducated, hippie, xenophobic, snooty, lazy, formal, fat

General (several European countries)

The comedy Corner: ten top reasons for being French, English, Italian, Spanish, Irish and Belgian.

Greece
Watch the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and take some notes of the stereotypes.
Here's the trailer of the film:




Spain
Trip advisor, The Big Chorizo, About.com, Englishforums.com

Italy
The Hip forums, British Council , Just Landed

Watch this funny video about Italian sterotypes



Sweden
A funny guide to the Swedish, A typical Swede, Absolutely Swedish, What Americans think about Swedes

Music video on Swedish stereotypes - Inga from Sweden

Turkey
Watch the film Midnight Express.
Read this article.
See the film's trailer below:




Slovakia
Watch the film Rosy Dreams (romance between a Slovak and a Romani -gypsy- girl).
Read information about the film here.

Bulgaria
A joke (also different nationalities appear)

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Great Britain
BBC Newsround - Are you proud of your country?
England: British Life and Culture,
England - Video on English stereotypes



Scotland - Video - A Scottish immigrant in America



France:
Dispatches from France, Cyberfrance

Germany
RAD Essays.com , German stereotypes discussed in Germany,
Special Report Germany, The German - British Culture Page, Soccerphile ,
AZNLover


Poland
German stereotypes of Poles

Lithuania

Very superstitious

Music Video - Welcome to Lithuania