National stereotypes

[Father Heathen]

I'm a regular at the eer liquor store (2 or 3 actually) and i've never seen foster's beer sold in Australia.
The only place i've seen it is in a pub.

For the record we do not hunt crocoodiles and snakes, i've lived here 9 years and only ever seen 2 wild snakes (1 of them i almost ran over the other day), and ive never seen a wild crocodile.
Spiders are a pain here, i have 2 or 3 the size of my hand running about, bu you guys have that size as well dont you?

This isn't the Aussie epitome?

 

[darkendless]

This isn't the Aussie epitome?

Haha Mick Dundee was only an icon until he stopped paying his taxes. Back in the day he did tourism ads holding a Fosters. Next time i go to the bottlo (aussie slang for liquor store lol) ill search for fosters.
If we all carried knives like that around we'd get arrested. But what the coppers don't know won't hurt them, i've got a dagger sitting in my room. Useful for when we go camping
I have koalas in the yard next to me in the gum trees sometimes, but usually the birds attack the poor things. Koalas are disgusting and mean

 

[Father Heathen]

Next time i go to the bottlo (aussie slang for liquor store lol) ill search for fosters.

I didn't care for the stuff, personally. What are some of the big Aussie brands there?

 

[darkendless]

I didn't care for the stuff, personally. What are some of the big Aussie brands there?

Aussie brands died with the rise of America lol.

Alcohol wise:
Carlton Draft
Victoria Bitter (VB)(apparently the "Australian beer" but it tastes like cr*p)
XXXX - very popular. The joke around here goes Queenslander cant spell beer so they just put 4 X's there instead.

Theres a couple of others, but my father who has an acquired taste for beer would state his reputation on Bud light's being the best beer in the world.

Something we all do on Australia day is drink beer and watch cricket, so patriotic of us

 

[Charity]

The area in which I live is usually associated with the "Beverly Hillbillys"..When I first moved to Florida, my neighbor upon learning where my home was looked at me and said "I didn't realize that you all really wear shoes" We both had to laugh.

 

[Father Heathen]

Aussie brands died with the rise of America lol.

Alcohol wise:
Carlton Draft
Victoria Bitter (VB)(apparently the "Australian beer" but it tastes like cr*p)
XXXX - very popular. The joke around here goes Queenslander cant spell beer so they just put 4 X's there instead.

Theres a couple of others, but my father who has an acquired taste for beer would state his reputation on Bud light's being the best beer in the world.

Something we all do on Australia day is drink beer and watch cricket, so patriotic of us

Bud Light? I thought American beers were pretty unpopular outside the U.S.

I mostly drink Moosehead or Heineken myself.

 

[Magic Man]

I think all stereotypes have a lot of truth to them. There's a reason they exist, and it's usually because they're based in some fact. The problem comes in when people assume that every person of that group is exactly like that.

 

[darkendless]

Bud Light? I thought American beers were pretty unpopular outside the U.S.

I mostly drink Moosehead or Heineken myself.

Not really, i've seen a lot of American beer around. I'm a huge fan of Pilsner myself, its really hard to get it. Carlton make "Aussie pills" but its not even close to the same

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Bud Light? I thought American beers were pretty unpopular outside the U.S.

Mainstream American beer sells quite well here in Canada for reasons that escape me.

I'd pick mainstream Canadian beer over mainstream American beer, but both countries are scattered with regional brewers and microbreweries that put out some pretty nice beers.

I mostly drink Moosehead or Heineken myself.

Personally, I tend to avoid beer in clear or green bottles: they let UV light in, making the beer go "skunky"... though some people prefer a bit of skunkiness: they associate this taste with imported beer.

 

[Zephyr]

The stereotype for the dutch people would be sex, drugs and tullips.

This isn't correct at all, most dutch people don't have tullips..

Maybe most don't, but the one's I know fit the stereotypes just fine


As for beer: it all tastes inferior now that I've had a friend's dad's homebrew. It was delicious. Then again, I'm more of a mead/spirit fan anyways.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Speaking as a Canadian who has skated on ice and played hockey but has never done both at the same time, I can say that national stereotypes are not always perfectly accurate.

 

[Magic Man]

This isn't the Aussie epitome?

That man's a national treasure.

 

[ChristineES]

Stereotypes or generalizations seldom fit the people they are representing. They are more like a caricature.

 

[Magic Man]

Stereotypes or generalizations seldom fit the people they are representing. They are more like a caricature.

They may not fit exactly, and there may be a lot more to the particular person, but many, many times, the stereotypes do fit.

 

[Panda]

Well I don't have ginger hair, my name isn't Hamish or Jimmy and I do not wear a kilt everyday. I also do not eat Haggis for every meal.
So no my stereotype doesn't fit me.

 

[Caladan]

Israel- home of the mad desert berzerkers. we are crazy war mongers.. and we love it.

 

[Father Heathen]

Well I don't have ginger hair, my name isn't Hamish or Jimmy and I do not wear a kilt everyday. I also do not eat Haggis for every meal.
So no my stereotype doesn't fit me.

What makes you a good demoman?

 

[darkendless]

Well I don't have ginger hair, my name isn't Hamish or Jimmy and I do not wear a kilt everyday. I also do not eat Haggis for every meal.
So no my stereotype doesn't fit me.

Please tell me you've met William Wallace though

The greatest Scottish movie ever and the lead Scottsman is an Australian

 

[Circle_One]

Well, we Canadians don't all wear flannel lumberjack jackets and furry hats with earflaps. We don't ALLLLLL love Hockey (though I suppose the majority IS Hockey crazed) and only the Maritimers actually say "oot and aboot". Though, we do drink a lot.

 

[Circle_One]

Molson beer's I Am Canadian slogan:

Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader....
I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled....
and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada,
although I'm certain they're really really nice.

I have a Prime Minister, not a president.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'.

I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peace keeping, not policing,
diversity, not assimilation,
and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch,
and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!!!

Canada is the second largest landmass!
The first nation of hockey!
and the best part of North America

My name is Joe!!
And I am Canadian!!!
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