Jan 07 2008
4+1 American Stereotypes
Things to note while reading:
- Some of these are mutually exclusive.
- Are all of necessarily negative?
- How do you stand up?
Americans…
1. ..throw money around. They’re wealthy, superficial and wasteful, purchasing large meals, houses, cars, and breast implants.
Guilty as charged. Well, not completely. I definitely want to be a typical American consumer, buying expensive computers and such, but I actually like smaller homes and cars. Easier to clean and maintain!
2. ..are loud, rude, informal, boastful, insensitive, immature, obnoxious, snobby, self-centered, stingy, disrespectful, arrogant, lazy, obese, and on, and on, and on. They eat lots of fast food and their meals are always huge. Oh, and they’re promiscuous.
Loud, yes. Lazy, maybe. Obese, not at all, though I do enjoy the occasional meal at KFC and bag of Gardetto’s though. The rest, hopefully to not any extreme extent.
3. ..are ignorant of other countries and cultures. They’re racist. Despite being uninformed about politics, they think the US is better than any other country. They’re religious nut jobs* obsessed about celebrities.
For the first part, I might be, but probably less than the stereotypical American. And I’m trying to fix this! I am reasonably informed about politics, but not as much as I ’should’ be. I’m not religious, but I admit that I’m probably too interested in the ongoing Spears drams.
4. ..are fanatical about their personal appearance. Women wear a lot of make-up, and are either unusually fat or unusually thin, never of normal build.
I go shopping about three times a year, so probably not for the first part (somehow I’ve managed to find boyfriends anyway). I would consider myself on the slim side, but that’s more of an Asian stereotype.
+1. ..drink a lot of beer. What? No, those are Germans. Which brings us to..
Tomorrow: 4+1 German Stereotypes, which will be the end of the 4+1 series.
Gardettos are fatty? Good gods, you should ask my friends how I eat here. Tons of carbs everywhere in potatoes, bread, sugars/sweets. I don’t skimp on sour cream for my potatoes, nor butter for my bread. Good thing my metabolism is fast