What do you say?

[Criss_pl]

Originally Posted by Tchaikovsky

I say "The dog needs to be fed".

I would say the same, In that way I learnt in school.
And stereotypes are bad thing.

And btw.
Do you have any stereotypes of Poland in U.S and Europe?

[wasabi622]

Originally Posted by Criss_pl

Do you have any stereotypes of Poland in U.S and Europe?

hmm.. not that i can think of.. the only thing i've ever come across Poland related was that that Hitler invaded Poland to start of WWII..

i find it interesting you refer to Europe like that, i figured Poland was a part of Europe, no?

what's the stereotype for Americans in Europe?

[TheBarrett]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

hmm.. not that i can think of.. the only thing i've ever come across Poland related was that that Hitler invaded Poland to start of WWII..

i find it interesting you refer to Europe like that, i figured Poland was a part of Europe, no?

what's the stereotype for Americans in Europe?

Oh you know...the usual.
I think you can take Hollywood into this advantage as well.

[puffyrock2]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

hmm.. not that i can think of.. the only thing i've ever come across Poland related was that that Hitler invaded Poland to start of WWII..

i find it interesting you refer to Europe like that, i figured Poland was a part of Europe, no?

what's the stereotype for Americans in Europe?

Probably the stereotype that all Americans are worried about when going to a foreign place is getting drunk off their asses and getting laid. Unfortunetly, most people i know personally are indeed like this.

[wasabi622]

Originally Posted by puffyrock2

Probably the stereotype that all Americans are worried about when going to a foreign place is getting drunk off their asses and getting laid. Unfortunetly, most people i know personally are indeed like this.

damn. i always thought that the American stereotype was that we're all fat and arrogant. i dunno which is worse!

[Karlalizee]

i have learned that most people in other countries precieve americans by what they see on tv shows especially sit-coms. many think that americans lie in bed with thier shoes on and have friends who come over and help themselves to the refrigerator without asking or being invited.

[wasabi622]

Originally Posted by Karlalizee

i have learned that most people in other countries precieve americans by what they see on tv shows especially sit-coms. many think that americans lie in bed with thier shoes on and have friends who come over and help themselves to the refrigerator without asking or being invited.

that part is true for me, but that's cuz im open with my buddies?

i mean, im not going to let some random guy come in and eat my food, but if its a buddy, hell, i don't care, cuz i sure as heck am gonna do the same at his house!

[Criss_pl]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

hmm.. not that i can think of.. the only thing i've ever come across Poland related was that that Hitler invaded Poland to start of WWII..

Yes, Hitler invaded Poland 1st Sept. 1939 - WWII started.

Originally Posted by wasabi622

i find it interesting you refer to Europe like that, i figured Poland was a part of Europe, no?

Yes, Poland lies in Central Europe, east of Germany and near Russia.

And with this go our stereotype that average American's overall knowledge of world is rather poor. We have laugh, when on CNN - rather very big televison, they place Switzerland in Czech Republic and vice versa

Originally Posted by wasabi622

damn. i always thought that the American stereotype was that we're all fat and arrogant. i dunno which is worse!

Yes, It's fact. "Overweight is problem in America, you eat in fast-foods much of fattening food" - we think in that way.

Originally Posted by puffyrock2

Probably the stereotype that all Americans are worried about when going to a foreign place is getting drunk off their asses and getting laid. Unfortunetly, most people i know personally are indeed like this.

People get drunk all over the world, not only Americans, what's more we don't have that kind of stereotype in Poland, cause we (as Poles) get grunk also very often

Originally Posted by Karlalizee

i have learned that most people in other countries precieve americans by what they see on tv shows especially sit-coms. many think that americans lie in bed with thier shoes on and have friends who come over and help themselves to the refrigerator without asking or being invited.

I don't watch sit-coms, so I can't confirm that, personally I don't think so. But televison has great influence of our percieving of Americans, especially American films.

[Toc De Mac]

Originally Posted by Criss_pl

Do you have any stereotypes of Poland in U.S and Europe?

My dad and uncle will occasionally use "dumb Polack" to describe one another (as they have either Polish/Russian ancestry), but only jokingly.

I don't think the younger generation has any racial stereotypes for Poles.

[Junkmale]

We have a very large Polish community in Northern Ireland and (apart from fighting with each other at football matches) they are some of the hardest working, nicest people i have ever met. In fact i had Polish neighbours for quite a while and they were fine, no problems at all with them.
And i've yet to meet an unattractive Polish girl.
You will always get the odd idiot that will object to any 'foreigner' but i like to take everyone as i find them.
Yep, they are ok the Poles.