Do your foreign friends say and do things and/or have character traits you find stereotypical of their nationality? Or do they surprise you by how uncharacteristic they are of their nationality?

How and why?!

Lleena walks like John Cleese.

Yes, 2the9s acts like a complete GIT!

I love and adore my overseas friends specifically the dutch & british ones.

They're attitudes and wit are incredible.
They're more liberal, more open, and overall more interesting to me.


Don't get me wrong--I love America, but when we thought we where whitty enough to redo "The Office" that was the end for me.

With the bowler hat, briefcase and everything...



It's actually hard to keep up with her as I'm used to a more leisurely pace.

Sag drives a pickup truck with a shotgun strapped on.

AsianBomb777 said:

you're talking about me arn't you

2the9s said:

But the mud flaps are to die for!

I don't think they all have those traits, but a lot do.
For example a lot (not all) of my American friends seem to have very weird views of what goes on outside the US. As if it's not another continent, but another planet.

SomeoneElse said:

I know they wear wooden shoes or something outside of the US.

I don't subscribe to stereotypes

p0pRocks said:

Cheer up.

p0pRocks said:

I said "friends".

p0pRocks said:

We know you subscribe to Playboy

p0pRocks said:

I've heard that about Brits.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I'm happy, just had the most boring day where we dealt with stereotypes

oh and rotten mouths

p0pRocks said:

Oh, I haven't been here today.

AsianBomb777 said:

Asianbomb777 said:

that may as well have said Lolly is incredible it has my name all over it

2the9s said:

JDINTERACTIVE said:

not here in class just coincidence that theres a thread with rotten mouths and one with stereotypes

I hail from New Zealand and am currently in the US. My snese of humour is 2 dry and 2 quick. I found myself laughing out loud at LA Airport when I saw a group of 'Cowboys' walk past me, they were dressed in the typical Texan style I know from TV, The thing that amazed me though, was that one guy saw my NZ passport and asked me if I was a kiwi? He then told me how he had spent 9 months in my country once and would love 2 back one day. He even knew the name of my home town. 2 spooky !!! So that's what I get 4 stereotyping.
Other than that, I have been greeted and welcomed here with open arms everywhere I go, a mosy joyful experience thus far...