Sunday, September 7, 2014

5 Stereotypes around the world (What I know or see about 5 nationalities, No offenses)

From a point of view very personal, i´ll try to express how i see some stereotypes around the world, I’m going to write about five cultures. With all respect, if I said something hurting, it was not my intention, im learning how to write in English.
All these stereotypes are based in some histories, movies, magazines, cartoons, news, animes and personal experiences…here we go…
1.       Japanese.-
·         We think they are a very serious people, who doesn’t like jokes, very smart people who always are inventing some devices related to the high tech.
·         They have a very hard discipline in everything they do.
·         They are very polite and educated people.
·         They love sushi and they eat it every day and every second.
·         Every Japanese knows how to fight with karate
·         They love sake
·         They always are reading manga and watching animes.
·         Kamikazes
·         Godzilla
·         For last, People thought the Japanese language are difficult, personally I said is easy, I already know some words that I can’t say here…
2.       Germans
·         World Cup Champions 2014
·         Very tough people
·         They  love beers
·         Good in every sports
·         Very polite and formal people
·         Culture based in the quality
·         World War II
·         Very Good Cars
·         Respect with the old people
·         No Walmarts
·         The German language is like if you are always angry.

3.       Chinese
·         Very gentle and nice people
·         A lot of people ( 1,300,000,000 aprox)
·         Great Wall of China
·         All people knows Kung fu
·         The Art of war book
·         The philosophy of Confucio
·         China big trade
·         Chinese tea
·         The Greatest Gymnasts
·         Chinese food
·         Very difficult language

4.       American
·         Very nice and funny people
·         Capitalism
·         Makers of Movies and Series
·         Big transnational companies
·         Great Education
·         Fast food
·         Marketing for everything
·         A lot of places of entertainment
·         Multicultural
·         Entrepreneurs
·         They are everywhere, that’s why we want to learn english

For last, I will write how I think that the other countries see us:
5.       Mexican
·         Funny and carefree people
·         Mariachi and charros
·         We love soccer
·         We love tacos
·         Hard workers
·         The cartels
·         The richest man in the world
·         That Neighbor below of USA
·         Cancun
·         Drunk people
·         Piñatas
·         The day of the dead (dia de los muertos)
·         Etc

 Personally, I think they are really interesting and friendly people and since I meet them,  they have broken some  stereotypes.

Thanks a lot, and I hope there is no hard feellings by the article. 

2 comments:

  1. I think so. Japanese are a very serious people. I`m not good at jaking too. And I don`t know how to do Karate. Haha!!

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  2. Your post made me laugh. It is great! You nailed most of the major points. Good job! :D

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