Do us English all say "Home James". Are all Irish a bit dumb? Are Americans all Fat and Obese? Even more local ones i.e. do all English Northerners breed whippets and have flat caps? Is everyone living in Brighton gay? Are Southernors Pufters? Are Northernors stupid? (all these said with tongue in cheek by the way) LOL
2006-11-02 23:50:24 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The one I run into most is that everyone that operates a nuclear reactor is like Homer J. Simpson, a moron, or like some kind of evil scientist.
When I tell people I teach at a reactor site, they are amazed. "What do you teach?" They ask. When I tell them nuclear physics, radiation protection, radiation chemistry and techwriting, they scratch their heads in bewilderment. "Never thought there were classes out there."
Funny how folks really have no idea what the 1200 people working right nearby them do or are like. Of course many could not get a job there: we do close background checks on employment and credit history, we test for illegal drug use, we do hire folks with special skills. Even so, the workers are just folks who wind up being scout leaders, church members, football coaches in their spare time. Good solid citizens.
2006-11-02 23:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by NeoArt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, what a great question, and the answers reveal some enormous chips-on-shoulders (particularly the scouser).
I think there's an element of truth to most stereotypes - Britain in the forties and fifties, city gents did wear bowler hats! The Irish have some of the craziest sayings in the world - but when fathomed out they make perfect sense - have you ever asked one for directions? Brighton has a thriving gay 'scene' and so is associated with it, northerners in the early part of the last century were renowned for their whippet breeding skills - so the image stuck. TV has a lot to do with the formation of stereotypes - particularly the Liverpudlian ones!!!
2006-11-03 00:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politicians people are gluttonous swines? Americans are gun toting nazi's? North Koreans are schooled to hate all Americans? God is good and all Christians are right? The Chinese are an evil dog eating race? The Irish are all spud munchin alcohs? England is the mother of all ignorance? The French are a bunch of croissant nibbling romantics? The Spanish are monghead stoner medics? The Germans are fallen angels of death? The Switz are wanna be porn stars? White people were never black? Buddhists are all pacifists? Oh and Aussies are snobby coke head Yacht club racists? ?
2006-11-03 00:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by bavwill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1980s media invented ’Essex Man’ & ‘Essex Girl‘ clichés - smugly perpetuated for a cheap laugh…
Another media cliché is that everyone who works in the City of London is a millionaire.
PS Yes, I live in Essex :)
EDIT: 2 good 2 miss...I've actually seen your French stereotype i.e. an 'Onion Johnny' on a bike laden with onions - but that was about 30 years ago!
2006-11-03 00:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Crusty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A typical stereotype 'Is the dirty old man'. In my experience they are neither old or dirty, but are usually intelligent (if somewhat unkempt) men with an education and good sense of humour and usually someones father or husband. Just a bit scatty that's all. But mud sticks doesn't it.
Post script: The 'Dirty Old Man' attracts a host of profanities these days due to that unsavoury word The Paedophile.
My friend's husband who is of a certain age is frightened to speak to any small child these days for fear of being brandished as 'A Dirty Old Man'. A sad reflection of the type of world we live into day.
2006-11-02 23:58:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say All Irish are stupid, this is just the rest of Britain's jealousy that Northern Ireland youngsters get the best GCSE, AS and A level grades
2006-11-02 23:54:45 · answer #6 · answered by Nobody200 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i do no longer know if it incredibly is "sexual." i'm a quickly married guy. For artwork on a daily basis i'm in suits and bow ties, a signature seem going returned to severe college. My delusion is to wed yet another groom in an quite formal gay wedding ceremony.
2016-10-21 04:51:06 · answer #7 · answered by shine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
working in Londom, I have NEVER seen a 'city gent' wearing a bowler hat. The only people I have ever seen wearing a bowler hat in real life were some 'Clockwork Orange' fans
2006-11-03 00:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by SeabourneFerriesLtd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its got to the Fench... ive never seen one with a blue and white hooped top, on a bike with french bread in the basket, onions around their neck and a beret
2006-11-02 23:54:11 · answer #9 · answered by 2 good 2 miss 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That Americans think that all English people live on big estates, have horses, wear jodpurs, have bad teeth, are rich and drink tea all day.
2006-11-02 23:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Yasmin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋