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Living as a foreigner in Amsterdam, I was surprised at how many strange stereotypes the Dutch have of the Belgians, which is akin to the way Americans poke fun at Canada. Before coming here I had never given the Belgians enough thought to form a stereotype about them. I guess it is a general rule that you don't have any stereotypes in your head about a people unless you are near them and interact with them. For example, I doubt anyone here can think of any trait that they think of as typical for Burma or Vanuatu. One way to understand a country is the way it looks at others. I'm not really interested in how the Germans view France or Poland or Italy, because those countries have stereotypes that exist on the radar of most people in the West. I'm more curious about what percieved stereotypes exist about the little countries neighboring Germany that most people in the English-speaking world never think about, like Austria, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Luxemburg, and other low-key countries nearby. (Don't worry, we won't get upset about hearing Germans poke fun at their little neighbors. I think all countries have some strange preconceived notions about their neighbors and it can be quite funny to hear them.) Edit: And what's the deal with Denmark closing off their border with Germany? karmaconfetti fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Sep 30, 2011 |
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