What's the with Swedish/Norwegian thing? Is that like the Canada/America riffing? Because I have a couple of relatives that live in Oslo, and they constantly refer to Swedes as "those crazy Swedes".
Clearing up misconceptions about your country!
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Yeah, but have you ever seen how Americans make fun of our accents? It's quite annoying. They make it sound like we're suffering from a stroke.HUBILUB said:
As a British citizen I have to admit, I have never once eaten a scone, I hate idea of tea (it's hot water filtered through ground up leaves, I mean what the hell?!)
And I have also never gone out for sunday afternoon tennis, with strawberries and cream or fired down a "Gerrie" in a spitfire.
I do of course sit in a robe and smoke a pipe, going "F'NAR F'NAR!"
And I have also never gone out for sunday afternoon tennis, with strawberries and cream or fired down a "Gerrie" in a spitfire.
I do of course sit in a robe and smoke a pipe, going "F'NAR F'NAR!"
Ok, let's see, I'm in the southern United States.
-It's not a bunch of rednecks...wait, scratch that.
-Um, it's not a bunch of overzealous Bible-thumpers...wait, dammit.
-People here aren't fat and provincial...crap.
Well, okay, maybe they've got us there. Least the food's good.
-It's not a bunch of rednecks...wait, scratch that.
-Um, it's not a bunch of overzealous Bible-thumpers...wait, dammit.
-People here aren't fat and provincial...crap.
Well, okay, maybe they've got us there. Least the food's good.
As someone who also lives in the South, I would like to verify this.madcap2112 said:
Okay, the redneck population is sort of dwindling but it's still a significant portion of the people. And not EVERYONE is fat, but it's way too common. But the rest is spot on.
Is it because of some of the words in it?Voodoomancer said:
Eyjafjallajokull. Fjaroabyggo. Ásatrúarfélagið
And pretty much every stereotype about America is true.
In Australia
- We do not ride Kangaroos.
- Not everything is poisonous and trying to kill us.
- We don't say 'G'day' and 'mate' that much.
- And really there isn't that many dangerous animals, except magpies.
And i don't really know what other misconceptions there are.
- We do not ride Kangaroos.
- Not everything is poisonous and trying to kill us.
- We don't say 'G'day' and 'mate' that much.
- And really there isn't that many dangerous animals, except magpies.
And i don't really know what other misconceptions there are.
Florida:
-Yes there are a lot of old people here.
-Yes it is always hot as hell except for about two months out of the year.
-Hurricanes are NOT that bad.
-Alligators DO NOT eat people...that often.
-The theme parks are really awesome although mostly swamped by tourists.
-Yes there are a lot of old people here.
-Yes it is always hot as hell except for about two months out of the year.
-Hurricanes are NOT that bad.
-Alligators DO NOT eat people...that often.
-The theme parks are really awesome although mostly swamped by tourists.
Yeah, I've noticed that. We clearly have accents, but they can't mimic them. They suck hard. Also, we are not communists in Sweden. Some Americans think that I've heard.crazyhaircut94 said:
I'd just like to add that Canada doesn't base its foreign policy completely on the US, (i.e. whatever they do we don't do or kiss their ass until it bleeds). We do our own thing because that's what works for us, and no we are NEITHER communists NOR terrorists just because we don't agree with the US sometimes.
Also the country isn't a giant snow ball. Especially the West Coast, lucky BC bastards and their ridiculously warm winters.
Oh yeah, we have a Navy and Air Force too.
Also the country isn't a giant snow ball. Especially the West Coast, lucky BC bastards and their ridiculously warm winters.
Oh yeah, we have a Navy and Air Force too.
South Carolina:
-We're not all fundies/Confederate flag wavers/conservative strawmen, just a good portion of us.
-A good bit of us are, in fact, thin, or at least not fat. I'm not one of them, though.
-We have sports other than American Football (or handegg, for those who insist).
-We actually do have things like organic grocery stores and somewhat hippy-ish/somewhat environmentalist stuff.
-We don't all drive Hummers and pick-up trucks.
-At least where I live in the state, our educational system is actually pretty good within American education. The quality of American education is another issue.
-It isn't all some poor redneck dump, it's actually kinda pretty where I live. I thank mountains for that.
-We're not all fundies/Confederate flag wavers/conservative strawmen, just a good portion of us.
-A good bit of us are, in fact, thin, or at least not fat. I'm not one of them, though.
-We have sports other than American Football (or handegg, for those who insist).
-We actually do have things like organic grocery stores and somewhat hippy-ish/somewhat environmentalist stuff.
-We don't all drive Hummers and pick-up trucks.
-At least where I live in the state, our educational system is actually pretty good within American education. The quality of American education is another issue.
-It isn't all some poor redneck dump, it's actually kinda pretty where I live. I thank mountains for that.
Isn't Sweden a Constitutional Monarchy or am I mistaken? That may be the misconception with communists.HUBILUB said:
Well actually that all comes from the now ancient "Muppet Show" and "the Swedish Chef". Truthfully I don't think anyone thought about Swedish "Accents" before that, and after that pretty much every Swedish accent we've done has been a referance to that more or less.crazyhaircut94 said:
You can blame Jim Henson.
