What is your state's/country's embarrassing stereotype?

[GrimTuesday]

I live in Washington/Oregon (I live right on the boarder, which kind of leads to me thinking of them as the same state sometimes). Both have the stereotype of being full of filthy hipsters.

Spoiler

Sadly, its pretty true, which is really fucking irritating for those of us who are normal people.

 

[Bagged Milk]

Michigan. We're all poor, I guess. I can think of a few Detroit stereotypes, but nothing that'd encompass the entire state.

 

[Branovices]

I'm not sure Ohio really has stereotype. Michiganders hate it but they're Michiganders, no one cares what they think
(cue U of M Ohio State war)

Seriously, though I don't actually know. We're an indecisive swing state? I've got nothing.

You joke about sports teams while forgetting we Michiganders literally declared war on Ohio because you thieving Buckeyes stole the Toledo Strip from us! And look what you did with it! I mean, you can keep it now.

However, in exchange for peace with Ohio, the federal government gave us the Upper Peninsula... which turned out to be chock full of iron and copper.

Edit: Learn more here, for anyone interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

 

[Timedraven 117]

America is the joke.
Buh-dum-tish.

Y'know... I don't know my state's stereotypes. Quick, someone tell me why we Coloradans suck.

Us Coloradans don't really have one. If anything people think we are all cowboys, that or were in the air force or miners. (I only know that from my Geography/history teacher)

 

[Euryalus]

I'm not sure Ohio really has stereotype. Michiganders hate it but they're Michiganders, no one cares what they think
(cue U of M Ohio State war)

Seriously, though I don't actually know. We're an indecisive swing state? I've got nothing.

You joke about sports teams while forgetting we Michiganders literally declared war on Ohio because you thieving Buckeyes stole the Toledo Strip from us! And look what you did with it! I mean, you can keep it now.

However, in exchange for peace with Ohio, the federal government gave us the Upper Peninsula... which turned out to be chock full of iron and copper.

...and full of Yoopers that keep trying sell me nasty pasties every time I visit Macinac

Also, Toledo may be shit, but hey at least its not detroit

Us Coloradans don't really have one. If anything people think we are all cowboys, that or were in the air force or miners. (I only know that from my Geography/history teacher)

If my sources (south park) turn out to be true, you tend wear heavy winter clothing all the time and curse like sailors

 

[Sleepy Sol]

Welcome to the Escapist! I'm originally from Texas, too.

[small]So please don't shoot me.[/small]

I live in Alabama these days. The general stereotype about Alabama--when people aren't thinking of Forrest Gump--is that we're all inbred racists who lose half our teeth by the time we're twenty five, and that we spend most of our time sitting on the front porch drinking beer from Dixie cups and watching the flies fuck.

Go 'Bama!!! Wa-hoooo!!!

I live in Mississippi. This is probably about how I'd describe the stereotypes of my area.

...You will find a lot of people that fit the stereotype as well, but it's not so bad where I am.

To be fair, I've never been to some of the more northern parts of my state and live in what is generally a more developed and urban area (for Mississippi, anyway).

 

[Whiptail]

Sweden, where we're all blonde, blue-eyed girls that talk like the Swedish Chef =P

 

[Timedraven 117]

I'm not sure Ohio really has stereotype. Michiganders hate it but they're Michiganders, no one cares what they think
(cue U of M Ohio State war)

Seriously, though I don't actually know. We're an indecisive swing state? I've got nothing.

You joke about sports teams while forgetting we Michiganders literally declared war on Ohio because you thieving Buckeyes stole the Toledo Strip from us! And look what you did with it! I mean, you can keep it now.

However, in exchange for peace with Ohio, the federal government gave us the Upper Peninsula... which turned out to be chock full of iron and copper.

...and full of Yoopers that keep trying sell me nasty pasties every time I visit Macinac

Also, Toledo may be shit, but hey at least its not detroit

Us Coloradans don't really have one. If anything people think we are all cowboys, that or were in the air force or miners. (I only know that from my Geography/history teacher)

If my sources (south park) turn out to be true, you tend wear heavy winter clothing all the time and curse like sailors

No, in fact for most of the year people wear shorts and t shirts. Its only in the mountain areas and when we get heavy snow (emphasis on heavy) When we wear anything heavier then a hoodie or jacket.

And for the cussing? Ain't that true in ALL states?

 

[Kyrian007]

Sweden, where we're all blonde, blue-eyed girls that talk like the Swedish Chef =P

"Uuu putta der chicken inna der potten." AWESOME.

Actually you guys gave us Movits! Granted I don't know how you feel about them there, but I think they rule.

 

[Agow95]

We welsh people have an unfortunate infamy for being "sheep-shaggers", that is the literal term the English use for welsh people.

 

[Whiptail]

Sweden, where we're all blonde, blue-eyed girls that talk like the Swedish Chef =P

"Uuu putta der chicken inna der potten." AWESOME.

Actually you guys gave us Movits! Granted I don't know how you feel about them there, but I think they rule.

I've actually never heard of Movits before xD but then again, I don't really listen to that genre of music.

And the Swedish chef is really funny, even though it doesn't sound like Swedish at all to us xD

 

[Bellyojelly]

The Scottish stereotype: You know it, I know it, and that guy with ginger hair, wearing a kilt, and drinking an Irn bru knows it too.

EDIT: He also has his pet haggis sitting patiently beside him...

 

[Subscriptism]

Portugal - Lazy asses that don't work.

It's bullshit mostly coming from German propaganda.

We English think that about the Spaniards not you.
OT:
Bad teeth, but to be fair, I shouldn't comment, my teeth are really quite bad.

 

[Kyrian007]

Sweden, where we're all blonde, blue-eyed girls that talk like the Swedish Chef =P

"Uuu putta der chicken inna der potten." AWESOME.

Actually you guys gave us Movits! Granted I don't know how you feel about them there, but I think they rule.

I've actually never heard of Movits before xD but then again, I don't really listen to that genre of music.

And the Swedish chef is really funny, even though it doesn't sound like Swedish at all to us xD

Movits! really is kind of a niche appeal. It's not like I thought "From Sweeden, must dig on Movits!

Still I just didn't want to be the first person to mention Ikea, meatballs, or dragon tattoos.

(wait a minute... aww crud. Sorry)

 

[mgirl]

All Yorksire / Derbyshire people drink gravy

Hah! We do love gravy. In derbyshire anyway. Every chippy does chips and gravy, (something that I've not seen down south, which amazes me, its lovely). Put gravy on everything, just makes it better.

I've only ever known the stereotypes that people have from southerners, in that some have assumed me to be stupid, or make fun of the northern accent, usually with a comment that we say things 'wrong'.

Sadly I seem to have an inbetween accent, where I'm too posh for the northerners but too northern for the southerners

 

[Whiptail]

Sweden, where we're all blonde, blue-eyed girls that talk like the Swedish Chef =P

"Uuu putta der chicken inna der potten." AWESOME.

Actually you guys gave us Movits! Granted I don't know how you feel about them there, but I think they rule.

I've actually never heard of Movits before xD but then again, I don't really listen to that genre of music.

And the Swedish chef is really funny, even though it doesn't sound like Swedish at all to us xD

Movits! really is kind of a niche appeal. It's not like I thought "From Sweeden, must dig on Movits!

Still I just didn't want to be the first person to mention Ikea, meatballs, or dragon tattoos.

(wait a minute... aww crud. Sorry)

Forgiven ^^

Still, does Swedish really sound like the Swedish Chef to non-swedes? =P
Cuz it's not even close to real Swedish, like what you wrote (putta der chicken inna der potten), in real Swedish that would be "lägg kycklingen i kastrullen" (Put the chicken in the pot). No the (or der) in Swedish, that's added in the end of the word, En Kyckling (one chicken), kycklingen (the chicken) =P

Swedish grammar class dismissed

 

[AnarchistFish]

Quebec: Free loading french separatists.

Not going to lie, for a lot of us, the above is true.

But I prefer to speak english if I have a choice, I'm firmly for Canada, and I'm working while going through an accounting designation program.

That's pretty cool. What part of Quebec are you from? I'm considering going to stay in Montreal during my studies in a couple of years time (if it's possible) and maybe even moving permanently out of the UK, possibly even to somewhere like Montreal where I can experience somewhere new but still stay in touch with the two original aspects of my culture.

England

Where to start?!? Xenophobia would be a good start; I'm not suggesting that every Englishman dislikes non-English people but there is still a sense of collective superiority floating around like a bad smell. That and we invented the phrase: "Johnny Foreigner"!

Xenophobia can be a bit bad in England but I don't think it's worse than other countries and as far as racism goes the UK is pretty good compared to other places.

I am from Uruguay.

Half the other people in the world don't know where we are, think we are in the Middle East or confuse us with Paraguay. The other half thinks we all play soccer and live in a jungle.

It's a bit unfortunate when you're lodged between the beasts of Brazil and Argentina

 

[AnarchistFish]

Portugal - Lazy asses that don't work.

It's bullshit mostly coming from German propaganda.

We English think that about the Spaniards not you.

Nah we think that more about the Greeks