Comments on: Follow-up: What Europeans Think of Each Other http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/ A daily cup full of reality. Forget that Starbucks shit; drink this. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:11:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elsa http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 Elsa Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:07 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3921 And what about the Icelandic population with their Zenophobia? And what about the Icelandic population with their Zenophobia?

]]> By: anonymous http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3843 anonymous Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:24:54 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3843 Won't anyone tell this idiot that he spelled half those sentences incorrectly? Honestly, this is pitiful... Won’t anyone tell this idiot that he spelled half those sentences incorrectly?

Honestly, this is pitiful…

]]> By: Kate http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3703 Kate Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:21:02 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3703 Republique Francaise - your comments on being black in Europe. I think it depends how dark skinned you are. I'm British of Jamaican origin, and have experienced racism in Europe. However, my cousin who is mixed race, and although clearly mixed race, is light skinned (our Jamaican ancestry has some white in the mix), with hazel eyes, and has never experienced any racism, in Europe (travelled extensively), and doesn't know what I'm on about. Growing up in a white rural area, in Wales, she did not experience racism. We think it's because there were not many blacks in her area, and everybody wanted to be friends with the only mixed race girl and boy in school. She only experienced racism, for the first time in her life, when she visited America. In Europe, she is recorgnised as being at least half european, and doesn't get the racism at all. In America, she's black. Republique Francaise – your comments on being black in Europe. I think it depends how dark skinned you are.

I’m British of Jamaican origin, and have experienced racism in Europe. However, my cousin who is mixed race, and although clearly mixed race, is light skinned (our Jamaican ancestry has some white in the mix), with hazel eyes, and has never experienced any racism, in Europe (travelled extensively), and doesn’t know what I’m on about. Growing up in a white rural area, in Wales, she did not experience racism. We think it’s because there were not many blacks in her area, and everybody wanted to be friends with the only mixed race girl and boy in school.

She only experienced racism, for the first time in her life, when she visited America. In Europe, she is recorgnised as being at least half european, and doesn’t get the racism at all. In America, she’s black.

]]> By: szopen http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3693 szopen Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:36:22 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3693 But there really are thousands of such jokes and they are told, it's just not in the company of foreigners. I bet you haven't heard much jokes about Blacks and Jews either -- it's people get hyperpolitical-correct when dealiing with foreigners. Except for Russian jokes I guess :)) https://www.google.com/search?q=%22polak%2C+niemiec%2C+rusek%22 44 thousand results. But there really are thousands of such jokes and they are told, it’s just not in the company of foreigners. I bet you haven’t heard much jokes about Blacks and Jews either — it’s people get hyperpolitical-correct when dealiing with foreigners. Except for Russian jokes I guess :) )

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22polak%2C+niemiec%2C+rusek%22

44 thousand results.

]]> By: Kathy http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 Kathy Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:38:28 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3635 I find stuff like this really entertaining. I'm British and i think one of these main reasons losts of us would be upset about being called European, is because it's such a hard concept for us to grasp, being so cut of from the mainlaind Europe (besides France, and you got those English-French stereotypes perfect by the way!) Not only this, but alot of us don't speak any other language but our own. This really embarrasses me, so I'm trying to learn German. I agree with Will McA that alot of us Brits do distrust anything further than the UK, but I don't really know of any particular hatred we have for anyone, besides the french, but we like to tease others based on stereotypes. Especially within ourselves, for example, people with welsh heritage where I come from get some stick about sex with sheep, and we naturally expect all Scotts to be agressive and have red hair. Again, pretty embarrassed that we're considered to be very arrogant... We probably come across that way to tourists because outside of London we don't get so many tourists from other countries so we don't know how to receive them, lol. Oh, and it really annoys me but quite a few people I know dislike the poles because they apparently, Quote unquote, "come over here and steal all our jobs" I find stuff like this really entertaining. I’m British and i think one of these main reasons losts of us would be upset about being called European, is because it’s such a hard concept for us to grasp, being so cut of from the mainlaind Europe (besides France, and you got those English-French stereotypes perfect by the way!) Not only this, but alot of us don’t speak any other language but our own. This really embarrasses me, so I’m trying to learn German.
I agree with Will McA that alot of us Brits do distrust anything further than the UK, but I don’t really know of any particular hatred we have for anyone, besides the french, but we like to tease others based on stereotypes. Especially within ourselves, for example, people with welsh heritage where I come from get some stick about sex with sheep, and we naturally expect all Scotts to be agressive and have red hair. Again, pretty embarrassed that we’re considered to be very arrogant… We probably come across that way to tourists because outside of London we don’t get so many tourists from other countries so we don’t know how to receive them, lol.
Oh, and it really annoys me but quite a few people I know dislike the poles because they apparently, Quote unquote, “come over here and steal all our jobs”

]]> By: Melissa http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-3228 Melissa Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:27:57 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-3228 So far in my European travels, I have found that everyone so far has been very friendly and helpful. I thought Parisians were friendly and curious about Americans. I usually spoke French first but they usually picked up on my accent and spoke back to me in English. I loved how one girl said her dream was to travel on Route 66. Italians seemed to be very flamboyant and like to draw attention to themselves. Being blonde (and half Norwegian), the men definately tended to stare at me very intently to an almost uncomfortable degree. s to what the U.S. is like, I would say above all, Americans value their freedoms, especially the center of the country . A man's proudest achievement is owning his own home. The northeast tends to have a snobbish attitude towards anyone who doesn't live on the east or west coast...viewing anyone in between as wasted space. Southerners have a very distinct class system...the rich are very rich, and the poor are very poor. There is a lot of distrust between the blacks and whites. The upper Midwest carries on its blue collar heritage. Its hard to tell the doctors from the factory worker because those that are wealthy drive the same cars as the middle class workers. They tend to be more practical however, and they love beer and brats. Its not uncommon to find all German, Polish or Norwegian communities that still celebrate their heritage. The upper Northwest tends to be a bit more progressive politically and environmentally and they love to tax EVERYTHING. They tend to be naturalists...one might call them hippies. The southwest still kind of lives up to its wild west history. You've got the ranchers, fiercely protective of their rights and lands. There is a lot of strife between the whites of the region and the large influx of Hispanic immigrants. California...well, that's a story on its own. Los Angelas is very flamboyant, San Francisco is expensive and San Diego seems like it is part of another country. Then there is the bible belt, the south Midwest, were teenage pregnancy, poverty and stupid people abound. They are very traditional, go to church every week but somehow everyone is on their 2nd or 3rd marriage. However, I would say they are the most friendly and welcoming. If there is a natural disaster, they are the first to donate money or supplies and help with the cleanup. So far in my European travels, I have found that everyone so far has been very friendly and helpful. I thought Parisians were friendly and curious about Americans. I usually spoke French first but they usually picked up on my accent and spoke back to me in English. I loved how one girl said her dream was to travel on Route 66. Italians seemed to be very flamboyant and like to draw attention to themselves. Being blonde (and half Norwegian), the men definately tended to stare at me very intently to an almost uncomfortable degree.
s to what the U.S. is like, I would say above all, Americans value their freedoms, especially the center of the country . A man’s proudest achievement is owning his own home. The northeast tends to have a snobbish attitude towards anyone who doesn’t live on the east or west coast…viewing anyone in between as wasted space. Southerners have a very distinct class system…the rich are very rich, and the poor are very poor. There is a lot of distrust between the blacks and whites. The upper Midwest carries on its blue collar heritage. Its hard to tell the doctors from the factory worker because those that are wealthy drive the same cars as the middle class workers. They tend to be more practical however, and they love beer and brats. Its not uncommon to find all German, Polish or Norwegian communities that still celebrate their heritage. The upper Northwest tends to be a bit more progressive politically and environmentally and they love to tax EVERYTHING. They tend to be naturalists…one might call them hippies. The southwest still kind of lives up to its wild west history. You’ve got the ranchers, fiercely protective of their rights and lands. There is a lot of strife between the whites of the region and the large influx of Hispanic immigrants. California…well, that’s a story on its own. Los Angelas is very flamboyant, San Francisco is expensive and San Diego seems like it is part of another country. Then there is the bible belt, the south Midwest, were teenage pregnancy, poverty and stupid people abound. They are very traditional, go to church every week but somehow everyone is on their 2nd or 3rd marriage. However, I would say they are the most friendly and welcoming. If there is a natural disaster, they are the first to donate money or supplies and help with the cleanup.

]]> By: Fanny http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Fanny Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:24:34 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-2572 Was fun dissecting these cultural differences. How about the Belgians? http://meandmisterjones.com/blog/when-good-is-not-good-enough/ Was fun dissecting these cultural differences.
How about the Belgians?

http://meandmisterjones.com/blog/when-good-is-not-good-enough/

]]> By: Will McA http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-2413 Will McA Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:28:42 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-2413 I get your humour, I know it's all just generalised statements but it's still funny, and partly true. What I found especially funny is how many people, in trying to defend their country, conformed even more to their national stereotype. Especially Brits, reacting to the suggestion that Britain is a racist and xenophobic country by going on massive racist and xenophobic rants. What is always funny is that not only are people's stereotypes often far from the truth, but also what countries think other countries think of them is often far from the truth. As a Brit I was brought up to think that the entire world hated us (except for a few Americans) and that as soon as you set food outside of the UK you will have a hard time as people shun and ignore you. This most definitely isn't true, the countries where I expected to be hated the most actually quite liked us, i.e. Germany and France. But I think it adds to British xenophobia... lots of British people having a mistrust of anything outside of the UK because they've been brought up to believe that everyone else is burning with a deep hatred of all things British. The funny stereotypes are the ones that come totally out of leftfield, usually old ones that nobody actually believes but are funny nonetheless. I recently found out that a French stereotype of the British is that they slay virgins. That one really is totally random. I get your humour, I know it’s all just generalised statements but it’s still funny, and partly true.

What I found especially funny is how many people, in trying to defend their country, conformed even more to their national stereotype. Especially Brits, reacting to the suggestion that Britain is a racist and xenophobic country by going on massive racist and xenophobic rants.

What is always funny is that not only are people’s stereotypes often far from the truth, but also what countries think other countries think of them is often far from the truth.

As a Brit I was brought up to think that the entire world hated us (except for a few Americans) and that as soon as you set food outside of the UK you will have a hard time as people shun and ignore you. This most definitely isn’t true, the countries where I expected to be hated the most actually quite liked us, i.e. Germany and France. But I think it adds to British xenophobia… lots of British people having a mistrust of anything outside of the UK because they’ve been brought up to believe that everyone else is burning with a deep hatred of all things British.

The funny stereotypes are the ones that come totally out of leftfield, usually old ones that nobody actually believes but are funny nonetheless. I recently found out that a French stereotype of the British is that they slay virgins. That one really is totally random.

]]> By: AnnaBanana http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 AnnaBanana Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:08:00 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-2236 I did mean Schadenfreude with an 'e', although the accidental misspelling with the 'a' does hold literary possibilities. I did mean Schadenfreude with an ‘e’, although the accidental misspelling with the ‘a’ does hold literary possibilities.

]]> By: AnnaBanana http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-2235 AnnaBanana Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:02:13 +0000 http://dailycandor.com/follow-up-what-europeans-think-of-each-other/#comment-2235 I know you wrote this way back and are still getting comments, so here goes. Americans changed opinions about each other after 9/11. So we have two major epochs, like BC and AD, except I call it BN and AN (B4 9/11 and After 9/11). BN the way Americans saw each other was far less controversial than AN. AN, America was socio-emotionally divided into the very 7 regions the NAU (of the NWO) is reputed to have pre-planned for us. The Pacific NW is run by a secret god of the Martians, each July 4th they have annual love-in's on large clean beaches where George Noory is dressed as a poodle and made to run around spreading memes of mass insanity. That's how the Northern East Coast of America view them. OTOH, the Pacific Noory Memers view Northern East Coasters as being run by a group of invisible powerful European royalty, who have long had the tools of genetic enginnering applied to them, and may live forever, and so they are all-powerful and are going to make everyone slaves. They believe this knowledge came from UFO's and are pissed the Northern East Coasters have it. The other four regions are the Middle and the South, divided into East and West. There's not much thinking going on in those areas, just a lot of pork rinds, booze and underage sex. The only difference between the middle and the South is the averge US dollar value of personal hygience products purchased. That's how the North, East or West views them. The Middle and the South of the US are constantly slammed with major natural calamities (hurricanes, oil spills, etc. ). However, these regions have become the laughing stock of the NorthEast and North West US because they have no clue these calamities are due either to UFO control of the planet (Western position) or due to the geo-stunts pulled by those shockingly old Purple (royal) people (Eastern US position), and so sort of deserve it (schadenfraude). Other than that, the US is psychologically as normal and as moral as everywhere else. I know you wrote this way back and are still getting comments, so here goes. Americans changed opinions about each other after 9/11. So we have two major epochs, like BC and AD, except I call it BN and AN (B4 9/11 and After 9/11). BN the way Americans saw each other was far less controversial than AN. AN, America was socio-emotionally divided into the very 7 regions the NAU (of the NWO) is reputed to have pre-planned for us. The Pacific NW is run by a secret god of the Martians, each July 4th they have annual love-in’s on large clean beaches where George Noory is dressed as a poodle and made to run around spreading memes of mass insanity. That’s how the Northern East Coast of America view them. OTOH, the Pacific Noory Memers view Northern East Coasters as being run by a group of invisible powerful European royalty, who have long had the tools of genetic enginnering applied to them, and may live forever, and so they are all-powerful and are going to make everyone slaves. They believe this knowledge came from UFO’s and are pissed the Northern East Coasters have it. The other four regions are the Middle and the South, divided into East and West. There’s not much thinking going on in those areas, just a lot of pork rinds, booze and underage sex. The only difference between the middle and the South is the averge US dollar value of personal hygience products purchased. That’s how the North, East or West views them. The Middle and the South of the US are constantly slammed with major natural calamities (hurricanes, oil spills, etc. ). However, these regions have become the laughing stock of the NorthEast and North West US because they have no clue these calamities are due either to UFO control of the planet (Western position) or due to the geo-stunts pulled by those shockingly old Purple (royal) people (Eastern US position), and so sort of deserve it (schadenfraude).

Other than that, the US is psychologically as normal and as moral as everywhere else.

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