Do you personally follow the stereotype of your nation?

I am an Australian and I guess I have a little larrikin in me like most true Aussies, I believe in sticking up for my rights but I am better at sticking up for others that I think are being given a raw deal, I have done this many times, all my life I seem to collect lost puppies so to speak, I always picked up people who just didn't seem to fit in with a A class of groups, I remember when I was working the IN crowd would have parties and they would only invite the IN people when I first went out into a flat I started having parties and I would invite all the not so IN people and I used to have great little parties, I guess what I am trying to say is I always go for the underdog which is something Aussies are well known for.

Hmmm - well I am English so I guess that means you must hate me! LOL! No - seriously - not sure if I fit a "stereotype" - my Mum was Belarussian for a start, so I suppose I am pretty mixed up anyway - but if I'm honest I suppose I do fit some English stereotypes. I'm very reserved for a start - not shy at all, but just not the kind of person who starts up conversations on trains or buses - I prefer to keep mtself to myself. Also - I hate "scenes" and anything that draws attention to me in public. I would never, ever complain in a restaurant for example, and I get really embarrassed by fighting, loud voices, rows in public etc - and I would rather die than be involved in a "scene". Mass hysteria or anything "over the top" scares me, - I guess I'm your typical Brit who sits in the crowd at Wimbledon quietly saying "C'mon Tim" to Tim Henman and never shouting, screaming or losing control! LOL! Oh - and I almost certainly prefer animals to people - so yes - I stand up and admit that I am a stereotypical, snobbish, English, former private schoolgirl!!!!

Until the other day I did not think I was typically British but i was at a foreign airport and people started pushing in (not British people) when the flight was announced and I got really annoyed.

It was then i realised I'm more British in attitude than I like to admit. I definitely have that British thing about queuing etiquette - I often think British people see a queue and join it regardless of whether they know what is at the end of it.

I guess the typical American (from others point of view) is a person who uses a lot of credit card sand has money to spend. A nice home 2.5 kids. A new car or mini van etc. Thats not me at all. I am one of the por Americans. The one who struggles daily to keep my head above water. But i do say my piece when need be. I don't depend on men to get what I need. I am very independant.

Well, stereotype sounds an appropriate enough word to me, though you might have used archetype.

Well, that came as a shock to me that Scots don't stand up for themselves, that's not the impression I had but there you go.

Anyway, good on you!

all the best urban

Unfortunately, Americans have got ourselves the image of being large, loud, selfish bigots and xenophobes - not to metion politically retarded!

So, how do I stack up? I am large, but I'm only loud when necessary, not too often. I understand that living in one of the richest countries in the world give us a certain obligation to the poorer ones, although the way we currently go about giving aid is not too satisfactory. I express these things to my elected representatives. I'm neither bigoted nor xenophobic - I'm active in seeking a just solution to the immigration issue, not the retarded, illogical rhetoric being spouted by both extremes.

I guess I'm pretty far from the "average" American - but that's a good thing, in my book!

I'm loud mouthed and obnoxious, I'm not afraid to speak my mind to a pastor or to anyone else, and I will in no uncertain terms tell someone where they can go how they can get there, what they can do to themselves on the way there, and what they can do to themselves when they get there.

I guess I can say I fit right in with ahlf of the Americans ehre.

Mooch

I would say I fit with the Scottish stereotype to some extent - I certainly like a drink although I'm not "careful" with money at all. Quite the opposite in fact because I waste it all the time! Oh and I love seeing the English get beaten at any sport but football's the most satisfying one. I think that has something to do with the commentators though. As for complaining I don't suffer in silence if I think I'm being mistreated or ripped off although I used to put up with a lot more when I was younger.

Actually what you said about your mother raises one of the least acknowledged aspects of Scottish culture and that's strong women. When I think back to my childhood all the people that stand out as strong characters for one reason or another were women - whether it was female family members (and some of mine were nuts!) or just women that lived locally. We Scottish women don't take sh1t off anyone lol!!

i'm japanese and i'm pretty much an asian woman stereotype...i wear size 0 and got good grades in school, i'm shy and giggle a lot...ya. (but no, i dont play any musical instruments and i'm not a math person;)

Hi, I am not sure If you have an Indian Stereotype .
There are a few images - good as well as bad that are of an Indian - One is Loudmouthed,Illiterate, poor, Unhygienic one; stepped in poverty and hunger.
Another one is of an intellectual with great Technical,managerial or Administrative capability who can rise to the occasion and work his or her way out of difficult situations.

Then there is the "Stereotype" of a Family Man or Woman committed first of all to the family and for whom Job or Career comes second.

Another "Stereotype" and increasingly so is someone like Dhirubhai Ambani or NRIs like Lakshmi Niwas Mittal or Ratan Tata who have through Vision,Hard work and Daring erected Huge empires in Business and are the Indian MNCs . ( or simple MNCs) .
They have created wealth not only for themselves but also for their employees .

And in between these Stereotypes are people like me - who try to carve out their own identity-
Through Daily struggle; whether in Traffic Jams,Bill Payment Queues, racking out Brains or sweating out at workplace, but still managing to live a life which is better than many of our ancestors .

Sorry for getting a bit carried away . But dear Mylottians, please forgive this emotional guy if anything hurt you here.