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How are different nationalities portayed in media

I regularly encounter different posts, videos, and memes about nationalities on social media, which most of the time are made just for fun based on various stereotypes. This post is made just for a laugh (and are not necessarily true) and I will collect some examples of how different nationalities are portrayed in media.

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French
French people wear berets, they love wine and baguettes. They eat frogs, snails and a lot of cheese.


Italians
Italians eat a lot of spaghetti and pizza. They are very loud and finally:
How Italian people walk es ges

Americans
Americans love fast food and peanut butter. College life in America is all about crazy parties, drinking, and sex. They are crazy about guns.
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Image source: https://www.bing.com/discover/american-stereotypes


Germans
Germans love drinking beer and eating sausages. They have a bad sense of humor, are very strict about rules and are workaholics. A German garden without gnomes is not a garden. Everybody in Germany listens to Ramstein and loves football.
German flag 'graph' indicating that Germans don't have a sense of humor

Dutch
The Dutch are stoned all the time and are greedy. They wear wooden shoes and everybody has at least a dozen bicycles. All Dutch love tulips. 

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Brits
A tea fro Brits is always a good idea. They can't handle sunshine and never seen it. Brits are mad about football and are the Queen's fanatics. People in Britain eat horrible food. Brits have horrible teeth but are extremely polite.

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Swedes
Swedes eat meatballs and herring every day. They are all blonde and drive Volvos. Everybody listens to ABBA. And of course - vikings.

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Finns
Finns are anti-social and reserved. Finns adore sauna and drink a lot of alcohol and everybody loves metal. 
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Russians
All Russians drink vodka and keep bears as pets. They wear Adidas suits and squat a lot. Attractive women date only scammers and everywhere is mafia. They are superstitious and never smile.

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Hope you enjoyed the post and let me know of any stereotypes you know about any nationality. :)






 Used for inspiration:
Vicky Philpott. 12 Stereotypes of British People You Need to Know About.
https://www.gapyear.com/articles/opinion/12-stereotypes-british-people-travel
Isabelle. 7 Common Stereotypes about Dutch People.
http://www.traveljo.com/7-common-stereotypes-about-the-dutch/
Dasha Fomina. 15 Stereotypes Every Russian Hates.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/russia/articles/15-stereotypes-every-russian-hates/
Nelli Samaeva. Stereotypes about Finland and Finns.
https://globuzzer.mn.co/posts/stereotypes-about-finland-and-finns
Everything Sweden. 10 Stereotypes About Swedes – and which are right and wrong.
http://everythingsweden.com/10-stereotypes-about-swedes/
Nick Schaferhoff. 9 German Stereotypes That Are Straight Up True.
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/german/german-stereotypes/
Annie André. Top French stereotypes we should stop believing.
https://www.expatica.com/fr/insider-views/Top-French-stereotypes_740737.html
Giulia Limbrici. Top 20 Italian Stereotypes: True or False?!
https://flashsticks.com/top-20-italian-stereotypes/
Jordan.  Hilarious Stereotypes Spaniards Have About Americans.
https://www.centromundolengua.com/hilarious-stereotypes-spaniards-americans/

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