Mr Flibble Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 We're all down with steriotypes. The American is fat and uncultured. The German ladies have moustaches. English are posh or drunk. Italians...made a lifestyle choice.... Don't be offended. I ain't got no beef with you guys. We're all one happy family here. Whats the Northern Irish steriotype? Is it violent? I only ask because you never see these people on The Simpsons or South Park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufio Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Irish: child bearing, wife beating, drunken potato loving oafs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yufster Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 In Ireland, the perception of Northern Irish people is... confusing. I think catholics think of protestants as "Bastards that should go back to England", but I'm not sure what the protestants think of catholics because the only protestant people I know are too nice to say stupid crap like that. I'm half English, half Irish, and I'm agnostic. Therefore I have no real view on the whole competition over Northern Ireland. I think on a global scale, people look at Northern Ireland and the Republic as one country, and we all come under the label of "Stupid, Drunken Irish." Which is funny because we have a really well educated workforce and one of europes best education systems. Yet still most Irish people 'cum online n talk lik dis as tho de internet is dere mob fone'. That is not helping the perception that they are stupid. Oh man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshi Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 So can we assume that all Flibbles are bad spellers? Joking, but it is Stereotype. And I'm Half English, Half Indian and Half African (oh yes, three halves) so peoples stereotypical view of me is "He's weird, lets not talk to him." and that's mostly before they learn about my three halfs, or annoying tendancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Monkey Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Mr Flibble I only ask because you never see these people on The Simpsons or South Park... The Irish have been on the Simpsons a couple of times. There was that Saint Patricks episode where everyone got drunk in honour of the Irish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Yes, I'm a fat, uncultured American, but I also am a lady and have strong German roots so I get to enjoy the moustache privelege too. Ha! Take THAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Girl Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Yufster I think on a global scale, people look at Northern Ireland and the Republic as one country, and we all come under the label of "Stupid, Drunken Irish." Which is funny because we have a really well educated workforce and one of europes best education systems. The dumber you act, the more surprised they are when you do something... I don't like being an ugly American. I DON'T WANNA BE AN UGLY AMERICAN. But what is an ugly American? I'm not an ugly American to some people 'cause I drink green tea (from China) and have a little Ganesh collection going, and Indonesion dragons. Or, because of this, I'm MORE of an ugly american, going "eek! thats soooooooo cool!" bah. I say the hell with sterotypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskawo Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 The main stereotypes I get is that I have an accent like Steve Irwin, and there are kangaroos and koalas left right and centre everywhere I go. I have been asked before if there is electricity in Australia, and if we speak english here. Considering I was in a chat room at the time this confused me. They were'nt joking, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush122 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Stereotypes, are, of course, horrible. However stereotypes would not exist if there wasn't SOME truth to them. SOME Irish love potatoes. SOME Jewish mothers can't cook and love their sons to death. SOME German females have moustaches. SOME Italian men love these things 1. Mother 2.Children 3.Dog 4.Wife in that order... SOME....well, I could go on all day. Point is, everyone has an idiosyncrasy that puts them under a stereotypical category, whether it be small or large. That's why we find it so refreshing when someone so easily vulnerable to being labeled says and does atypical things. As for me? American. Jewish. Liberal. Middle Class. Living in the Suburbs. Have fun with those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yufster Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Stereotypes like that have a lot of truth to them. But they need to be updated. The whole Potato Irish thing goes back to the last famine in Ireland, for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush122 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Agreed, many stereotypes are very old fashioned. The Irish one, as you mentioned, is probably a prime example. French stereotypes, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Stereotype: People from Antarctica like to wear big coats. I'm not sure who actually believes this one, but I'm sure they're a tremendous minority by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 In the southern hemisphere, the water goes backwards when you flush, kinky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Whoa, you mean like up and out of the toilet? Freaky! And a little gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Flibble Posted February 7, 2004 Author Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Joshi So can we assume that all Flibbles are bad spellers? Thats Mr Flibble to you. We're not all bad spellers. I'm normally a good speller. Unless its in a Latin... there are several occaisions on the board where I have got Latin wrong. (Nauseam. It sounds so simple) There is some truth in all stereotypes, otherwise no-one would have made the comment. Theres one town in Italy where no kids have been born for 32 years cause all the men in the village are gay. I'd have thought that all the paramilitaries would have slipped into our stereotype... I could sure go for a potato round about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapixx Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Mr Flibble Theres one town in Italy where no kids have been born for 32 years cause all the men in the village are gay. Really??? I didn't know.... I think stereotypes are funny if you don't believe them....Italians aren't like Mario and Luigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Ernil Stereotype: People from Antarctica like to wear big coats. I'm not sure who actually believes this one, but I'm sure they're a tremendous minority by now. Ok, some meay not LIKE to wear big coats, but according to their location, I assume they might have to. But that's putting aside the fact that... wait... people live in Antarctica? O.o; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Alia Whoa, you mean like up and out of the toilet? Freaky! And a little gross. Yeah, I hear it results in some major hygiene problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by Skinkie Yeah, I hear it results in some major hygiene problems. I'll bet it's not that bad. A logical way to solve the problem would to simply have the toilet on the ceiling. I'm sure that's how they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yufster Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Do what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Excrete (yetch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I don't know what the Scottish stereotype is - probably that we all wear kilts and the only thing we eat is haggis. I must be pretty 'British', though. I mean, I'm a Scot living in Wales who has an English boyfriend (whose house I'm always at) and my boyfriends best mate/housemate is from Northern Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jones Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 haggis from cmi is the living scotsman. also the only irish stereotype i've ever heard is that irish's have red hair. hmm.. i wonder of older stereotypes are also called monotypes. .. .. what? dont look at me like that.. SOMEONE had to say it!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinkie Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Originally posted by Ernil I'll bet it's not that bad. A logical way to solve the problem would to simply have the toilet on the ceiling. I'm sure that's how they do it. Do they like velcro themselevs to the seat or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Didn't Natty once mention that she could levitate? Maybe the Austrailians evolved that throughout the years. Yeah, I'm sure that's how it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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