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Most Infuriating Myth about your Country? | ||
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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6085 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes  1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 33 of 177 22 June 2009 at 11:22am | IP Logged |
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aaah, thanks. reading your description actually helps me to look more natural. (I already stand out when I wear my huge cowboy hat and boots -- just kidding). I usually mumble a "hallo" and make eye contact, esp. if it's on a Sunday and there's just a few out walking. I still mumble "Abend" or "Morgen" when it's an older couple.
Hee-hee. I see what you mean about the smile. Edited by Sunja on 22 June 2009 at 11:48am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6718 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 34 of 177 22 June 2009 at 12:45pm | IP Logged |
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The Simpsons lied!! We don't ride Kangaroos!!! And very few of us have them as pets, albeit wildlife carers. In fact, have a go at approaching a wild kangaroo and see what happens! (They'll kick you into next week!). The same goes for Koalas - they may be cute, but they'll attack you and rip you to shreds with those claws!!
I also get annoyed when I see Australians portrayed as complete idiots. Probably the Simpsons is the biggest offender for this. I know our accent can sound funny - and I know that there have been a number of stars with very strong 'Aussie' accents, but we honestly don't all talk like that. The 'Aussie Bloke' who is portrayed all the time is pretty uncommon these days. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Alkeides Senior Member Bhutan Joined 6148 days ago 636 posts - 644 votes | Message 35 of 177 22 June 2009 at 1:26pm | IP Logged |
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The Simpsons portrays almost everybody as idiots so I don't think you should care much about that ;p.
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| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6718 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 36 of 177 22 June 2009 at 1:29pm | IP Logged |
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Alkeides - haha you are right there - but that was just an example! :)
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| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5766 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 37 of 177 22 June 2009 at 3:57pm | IP Logged |
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And ... drop bears? :o
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| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6718 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 38 of 177 22 June 2009 at 11:32pm | IP Logged |
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hahaha! Drop bears... I forgot about those! In Australia we have drop dingoes too, didn't you know?? :P
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| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5766 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 39 of 177 22 June 2009 at 11:56pm | IP Logged |
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Those drop down from the top of your roadtrain truck thingies, don't they? :D :D
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| paparaciii Diglot Senior Member Latvia Joined 6336 days ago 204 posts - 223 votes Speaks: Latvian*, Russian Studies: English | Message 40 of 177 23 June 2009 at 12:49pm | IP Logged |
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Stereotypes that I've heard from Russia:
1) We are hopeless nazis, we admire Hitler, we carry out SS parades, Latvia is full of nazi monuments. 2) Russians in Latvia are treated as animals, they have no rights and every Latvian's dream is to kill at least one Russian in his life. 3) We hate Russia. Stereotypes from Western Europe: 1) Cheap beer. 2) Easy girls. 3) Poor people. 4) Our monument of freedom is a public toilet. 5) We like drunk, agressive British tourists because they are SOOO beneficial for our stick-in-the-mud economy. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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