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Bilbo1967 · 04-21-2009, 05:38 PM

Right, this thread (I think) is about cultural differences. Perhaps a summary of what I (as an Englishman) know to be true about Americans would help here.

All Americans are:

Arrogant
Obsessed by money and celebrity
Extremely right wing politically
Stupid
Fat
Gun owners
Rude
Self-obsessed

Now, clearly this is nonsense - but I think a lot of UK people really do believe the above (or a large part of it). Perhaps it would be good to explore why some of the above points are commonly held as stereotypes? Are there/were there elements of truth in there or is it just pure xenophobia (perhaps a mixture of the two?).

Perhaps also an American member could let us have a similar list from the US perception of people from the UK (yeah, go on, we can take it!).

04-21-2009, 05:38 PM	#455
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Stereotypes? Right, this thread (I think) is about cultural differences. Perhaps a summary of what I (as an Englishman) know to be true about Americans would help here. All Americans are: Arrogant Obsessed by money and celebrity Extremely right wing politically Stupid Fat Gun owners Rude Self-obsessed Now, clearly this is nonsense - but I think a lot of UK people really do believe the above (or a large part of it). Perhaps it would be good to explore why some of the above points are commonly held as stereotypes? Are there/were there elements of truth in there or is it just pure xenophobia (perhaps a mixture of the two?). Perhaps also an American member could let us have a similar list from the US perception of people from the UK (yeah, go on, we can take it!).