Roxie Faye Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 [color=#9933ff]I've heard some pretty strange things about countries, and I'm sure some of you have, too. For instance, someone in my school started a rumor that in Australia, the thumbs up sign means the middle finger in America, and the middle finger in Australia means the thumbsup in Amerca. Tired of the rumors I asked James, and of COURSE that's not true. I've also heard that all Asian people are smrt, which, being Asian, I can sya isn't true. I know just as many Asian Einstiens as I have people with IQ's of 100. Everything thinks we all have no problems, and grow up to be doctors, which isn't true. True, we do have a strobng work ethic, but it's in our own [i]culture[/i]. We don't all become brain surgeons, though. lol. People can be silly at times. So, if there's anything you're heard of, about a country, ask it here, and hopefully someone can anwer your question. Or, if there's anything you want to clear up about a country, go right ahead. I have a question that maybe someone from the UK can answer for me. About a year ago, I was in a Harry Potter forum, and they had a department of International cooperation, where people could talk about different countries. One member was from the UK. He posted a thread about, how in the UK a chritmas time, you can't say all these things because they'd be offensive. Infact, the title of the thread said: "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas(no, no, no, that's too rascist)." He said that in the UK, you can't publicly display a manger scene on your lawn, because it has Joseph in it, which could be offensive to someone with divorced parents, or someone who is divorced. He said that you can't make snow men, or that you have to call them snow PEOPLE, because it's sexist, calling them snow MEN. And the same thing with gingerbread men. They're called gingerbread PEOPLE, instead, he claims. I find this rediculous, and I think he's lying, but, can someone from the UK tell me if this is true or not?[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MistressRoxie [/i] [B][color=#9933ff]He said that you can't make snow men, or that you have to call them snow PEOPLE, because it's sexist, calling them snow MEN. And the same thing with gingerbread men. They're called gingerbread PEOPLE, instead, he claims.[/color][/B][/QUOTE] Either he was lying, or I am wanted on several counts of using gender-specific terms to inappropriate objects (ie. saying "gingerbread man" and "snow man") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Hey, there has been a few silly rumours about MY country (Finland) going on in the world. In the mid of 20th century (like 1950 or so), when exchange studency started, people in such countries as USA and UK asked the Finnish exchange students and tourists stuff like: "Do you have a pet-icebear?" or "Isn't it cold living in igloos?". This is true, my teachers told this stuff! Yes, this is a northern country, but not THAT north! It's like Canada, same kind of seasons and weather. But funny, though...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMU Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I heard that in Finland at one stage(long time ago actually) they banned all Donald Duck things, because he didn't have any pants lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonstar Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 :D You're allowed to put mangers on your lawn, (if you want em to get pinched) There's no rule against snowmen or gingerbread men. And there is no rule against "I'm dreaming of a white christmas" this guy was talking out of his a*se. :butthead: OK, my turn. In american shows like ER, why do english people always have really posh BBC accents and wear tweed while drinking afternoon tea on the lawn, have no sense of humour, and have a really bad opinion of americans. I like Americans, I have american freinds on the net, My accent is a cross between Dundee, Kent, Manchester, and Saddleworth. I tend to drop the letter "T" in words like "water" say "Sturs" as in "Stairs" if I've been hanging around my cousins, most of whom (k that was kinda posh)still live in Saddleworth. O yeah, and I had an Irish lady on my mum's side and there is a very distant branch of my family in America. But I do like tea yes, just not on the lawn, it's to cold, LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dragonstar [/i] [B]I like Americans, I have american freinds on the net, My accent is a cross between Dundee, Kent, Manchester, and Saddleworth. I tend to drop the letter "T" in words like "water" say "Sturs" as in "Stairs" if I've been hanging around my cousins, most of whom (k that was kinda posh)still live in Saddleworth. O yeah, and I had an Irish lady on my mum's side and there is a very distant branch of my family in America. But I do like tea yes, just not on the lawn, it's to cold, LOL:D [/B][/QUOTE] In Stoke, we always drop all the H's.. If you know a guy named Harry, you'd call him "'Arry". Apparently it annoys most of the rest of the nation... heh (or rather, we're always told it annoys them in high school) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegeta rocker Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I heard that having your hand up in the air like waving is considered flipping off in Canada. So though i doubt it, is it true? I also heard that somewhere you do the peace sign backwards it is also bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonstar Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus Ex Machina [/i] [B]In Stoke, we always drop all the H's.. If you know a guy named Harry, you'd call him "'Arry". Apparently it annoys most of the rest of the nation... heh (or rather, we're always told it annoys them in high school) [/B][/QUOTE] At college we have a key skills guy, y'know, reading etc. Well he says that if we go to an interveiw and talk with a mancunian accent, we won't get the job cos our potential employee will think we're from Coronation Street. LOL:D I have a friend who was doing a recordidng for a website we made for our coursework and we had to do five re-takes cos he kept saying "Wa'er" and he works in Maccy D's (bet ya don't call it that in America) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dragonstar [/i] [B] OK, my turn. In american shows like ER, why do english people always have really posh BBC accents and wear tweed while drinking afternoon tea on the lawn, have no sense of humour, and have a really bad opinion of americans.[/B][/QUOTE] 1. What's Tweed? 2. I have never seen Dr. Corday drink tea on her lawn. 3. She doesn't have a bad opinion of Americans 4. She's a bit bitter now because her husband died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressure Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [color=purple]Sorry Mistress Roxie, but a few weeks ago, BabyGirl created a thread to discuss stereotypes and rumors. I don't think it's been off the first page for 30 days yet. Take your discussion there.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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