How is your Country Displayed

[Cogwheel]

Ireland.

Need I say more?

Yes. Would you kindly elaborate?

Also, I live in Japan. There are too many stereotypes to count.

I'm English/Israeli. The former's been discussed at length, and the latter... well, in games? Nah. Never appeared.

 

[joshuaayt]

I'm not sure. The average Australian joke I hear goes along the lines of "Lol Australians are stupid and drink way too much beer", but it seems that, recently, we are being presented as underachieving, laid back and snarky.

 

[ahrnygoose]

according to some, americans are fat, redneck assholes

Replace "assholes" with "bible-thumpers" and you have the typical stereotype of people from Alabama.

 

[nin_ninja]

SNIP

The Historical examples you're giving are from the area we know today as Poland, I don't believe that it was called Poland back then, or was even a country... I thought Modern-day Poland was created after WWI to BE a "buffer zone" between Soviet Russia and the rest of Europe... AP EUROPEAN HISTORY LIED TO ME!!! But you also forgot: Yvonne Strahovsky is Polish. That's enough to save Poland from ridicule by my standards. In case you're wondering, I'm not insulting Poland, I'm stating that your arguments are false.

Yvonne Strahovsky is Australian, with Polish parents, but that's enough to make Poland awesome.

 

[clockout]

Canada?

Poorly and stereotypically, if at all.

I don't know, I'm Canadian and find our portrayal as rather humourous, especially when you run into the stereotype American.

I find pulling off the canadian stereotype rather hard in the speech sense, if I met an American who could do it for me I'd shake his hand.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

Well, as an American, I must be a war junkie that loves stuffing my face with cheeseburgers. And as a New Yorker, I must be rude, talk with a Brooklyn accent and notice almost nothing happening around me.

then again we Canadians are considered eskimos whom live in igloos and drink maple syrup as opposed to water. so I guess that makes us even.

 

[Leemaster777]

I know we've had these conversations before, but I just was curious about how my fellow Escapists' countries are represented, mainly in the entertainment industry. I'm Canadian, and as such we never really get any notice in the entertainment industry, excluding our horrible movies and TV shows (except Corner Gas), or we are pictured as the meek, polite neighbours up north. In the anime world which tends to have characters from the USA, Russia, China, etc. Canada rarely gets any notice. Once was in G Gundam with a lumberjack, and the other was in Hetalia where Canada was represented as a meek, polite character who was often forgotten about by everyone (even his father, Britain).

So fellow Escapists, how is your country generally represented in the entertainment industry? Are you from communist Russia, or uptight Britain, or perhaps you are considered a terrorist (I'm serious HERE, not joking)?

If your from my neighbours down south, how are people from your state usually represented?

Hey, don't feel THAT bad TC, you guys also get Scott Pilgrim, and Scott Pilgrim kicks ass on about a dozen different levels.

As for me, I hail from the great state of Florida, and we're basically seen as one of two things:

1. Beautiful people lounging on a beach

2. Gator-wrestling tooth-missing rednecks.

Kinda odd how much difference a few miles can make.

 

[Atticus89]

Texas: if you're not a gun-toting, god-fearing, or ignorant redneck then you're a Democrat living in Austin with the hippies, artists, and local cross-dresser.

 

[Contun]

To be honest, I don't really know how other states see Kentucky.

We're responsible of Abraham Lincoln, so we can't be that bad...

 

[blankedboy]

but [wyoming is] famous for this one trial for a man who was murdered for being gay

That's not much compared to the fact that there are about 2 countries in Africa where it's legal to be gay.
[sub]not sure if that includes being bi, but i'm staying away from africa nonetheless[/sub]

New Zealand is portrayed as either THE PROMISED LAND OF KIWIS or THE SHITTY LAND OF SHIT, and the second one tends to me alot more accurate.

 

[General_Potatoes]

Australia: big retards who ride kangaroos to school.

 

[Mr Pantomime]

New Zealand. Everyone thinks were Australia.

 

[Azulito]

OT: Australia... ummm... something with beer and boomerangs.

And kangroos! I mean, you guys ride them to work dontcha? (Kiddin')

OT: Bad teeth, upper class and use of odd slang, most of which I have no idea of the meaning.

 

[Simulated Eon]

Sweden is full of sexually atractive blond chicks who speak with an German accent and alwys says "ja?" at the end of each sentence (altough we have the word "ja" which means yes and is pronounced almost as the begining of "ya'll"). Oh and it is snowing all the time here.

 

[Trivun]

I'm from the UK which means that I'm from the country which has probably the second most dominant film and television industry in the world, after the USA (the other main competitors are Australia, India [well, Mumbai, meaning Bollywood], Canada, and then a smattering of more arty stuff from Europe, as most mainstream European films don't tend to get translated and released in English speaking countries...). The UK is also host to some of the most well-known musicians in the world, again second only to the USA, and we have something of a burgeoning and growing video games industry over here too, with firms like Codemasters and Lionhead being based in England.

My point is that regarding entertainment, the UK is pretty dominant and ranks among the most influential and important countries in the world. So we have a big say in how Brits are seen in entertainment. Fine, some tropes and cliches exist, like Brits tending to be villains and whatnot (as seen in the likes of Warehouse 13, Lost, and Heroes, among others). That being said, British people are becoming more of a widespread phenomenon working in the US, especially in the film and TV industry (Patrick Stewart, Hugh Laurie, Andrew Garfield, Dominic Monaghan, Emily Blunt, Ricky Gervais, etc.). So I honestly don't really know how the UK is displayed when it comes to other countries, if it's displayed differently to how these countries see themselves. I guess nowadays we're just seen in the same way other countries see their own people, when the cliches and tropes aren't being brought out to play with, at least...

 

[Superior Mind]

I'm from New Zealand. When was the last the a New Zealander was portrayed in a film or TV show?

I suppose that just leaves Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. I guess "awkward with funny accents" sums us up. :/

 

[thirion1850]

Vodka, mafia, terrorists, cold, bad shave, thick accent, burly, often stupid or melodramatic and communist (red/kremlin/ect). Usually the unsophisticated villain or henchman. Or, well, that MW airport level... whatever we are there, I guess. That being my Russian side.
As for the Canadian one.. er... I've never really seen a Canadian video game or anime character. <.< Geez.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Pennsylvania? Depends where you go. Overall , we're the equal, freedom loving and giving, and always tolerant and kind people (since we're the keystone state and started out as a quaker colony that allowed freedom of religion.

In the west, we're viewed as hard workers. Industrialites who made America into the being it is (steel wise), who mined and provide power. We're also viewed as hunters, dignified hunters and woodsmen. We're tough, strong, proud. We're the meeting between east and west, the ones that opened America. We're also the kings of health, with cures and medicine always being made or found here. Or at least helped by the medical experts of Pittsburgh.

To the east, in Philadelphia, is a bit more aristocratic. The founders, the writers, the ones that helped to form America's government.

I dont know much more about the east. I dont like to associate with the east. Damn Flyers.