Things that people say about your country

In Australia they 'knew' Holland. Yeah right! The capital city of Copenhagen. D'OHH! If I don't know anything about some country I just say so. But without visiting America I have my own ideas about the country thanks to several Americans I met. Am not going say anything about it except I don't feel like wanting to go there.

Depends....some have good comments. But it seems that the crisis has affected that too. Now many people have bad things to say about Greece. I don't pay attention to words of course, words are just...words.

Yes there are many funny people. They have no geographical knowledge. In Indian Subcontinent there are seven countries. These are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,Bhutan, SriLanka and Maldives. But many Europeans and Americans think these all States belong to India. Sometimes I enjoy funny comments about my country.

Most people think that Americans are rich snotty people! Not all of us are like that and most definitely not everyone here are rich. I am FAR from rich but that is what some people think about Americans... I am not snotty at all. Lol. I cannot change what people think, I just live to where people know I am different and not the way they think all Americans are.

"That's where kangaroos are from, isn't it?" ... or something along that line anyways...

For Sishy7 Here's a nice one!!!! About being mistaken!!! LOL http://www.joke-archives.com/ponder/australia.html

"Yes, I know Denmark, it is very close to Cape Town, isn't?" In England we hear some right old nonsense "I understand in England you do not have taps that mix the hot and cold water" "So is it true that if two English men meet they cannot speak if they have not been introduced" "UK is a more violent place than South Africa" all the best, urban

I think to many people from other countries, they regard China as a mysterious place and a country with many delicious food. Here people prefer spend more than in other places of the world in cooking and preparing dishes. As the country is soon big that people in different areas own different tastes and dishes change a lot from north to south. At the same time, Chinese usually owns a different value to people in other parts of the world. So it is quite hard for other people know the culture and the country well.

Our country is tropical so most of the time they say it as too hot in our country.

Personally, I am aware of my country’s and my countrymen’s image in the world. I don’t deny some of them and as much as possible try to correct. I mean, I do have my own stereotypes about other countries and I don’t expect some other people to know something about my country right of the bat. But if they do ask, I am willing to provide information. This way, I also learn from them and try to correct my own stereotypes. I am not bothered about other people’s perception of me and my country but I am more concerned on the perception of my countrymen in my own country. If we intend to give a more positive image, I believe it should start from the inside. Speaking of stereotypes, I know that some Americans are very patriotic and sometimes they miss out on the other countries/people unless they are in the news. I often saw videos where Americans can’t name a country or even a state in their own continent. I know that this is a small majority as Americans can be as cunning when they want to be.

People can really think about that my country is old but very attractive for them. There are many years history and also a lot modern things to know.Something are just so amazing and we still even get many things to see.I hope people can get to know more and therefore love it.Life is beautiful.

Well, when I mention that I'm from Indonesia, some people say it's a beautiful country. Some others say they love Indonesian people as they're friendly. For those who knows that Bali IS in Indonesia, they usually say, "Indonesia? Ah...I love Bali." But I used to have a friend who worked in a hotel and she said that she has ever met a foreigner who ask how far is Indonesia from Bali. My friend said that she couldn't stop laughing.

If I would tell people that I came from the Philippines, perhaps they would not have an impression about the place but of a person. Perhaps, they would first think of the Filipino Champ, Manny Pacquaio. Well, I am not so sure about it because I haven't talk to anybody from the outside the country. Have a nice day!