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What does a (stereo)typical English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish person look like?

Reply 20

JordanS94

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I love how all the stereotypical pictures are male :lol:

HOW DO WE BREED?!

Reply 21

Foghorn Leghorn

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Scottish:

English:

Welsh:

Northern Irish:

Rep. Irish:

Reply 22

maz :)

has anyone noticed how many bald English men there are? they all look pretty much the same, to me anyway

Reply 23

No Man

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English:

Welsh:

Scottish:

Irish:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 24

nmudz_009

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We're far more ethnically diverse than the aforementioned countries, so it follows we don't have a stereotypical image of ourselves. Most people around the world probrbaly just think of a white person, though. (maybe with a large 'tache too?)

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 25

TheWorldEndsWithMe

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Pretty sure the stereotypes are;
Scottish - ginger, wear kits
SOUTHERN Irish - either ginger or dark hair, usually drunk
English- well, it's your 'typical' English rose, isn't it? Darkish hair, pale with rosy cheeks.
Welsh - I dunno. I think a lot of people imagine them stocky/well-built because they have a reputation for being good at rugby.
Northern Irish - haven't a clue since this is where I'm from. Don't think we have a look so much as everyone expects us to be really chavvy because of our accents and almost violent because of the troubles. So maybe the image is tracksuit and a bomb in our arms.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 26

Norton1

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Original post by TheHansa

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This may have been pointed out to you but George Galloway is very, very Scottish.

Reply 27

username306617

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Irish: round open faces, freckles, curly hair, pale skin.

Reply 28

Foghorn Leghorn

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Original post by Norton1

This may have been pointed out to you but George Galloway is very, very Scottish.

Actually his mum is irish.

Reply 29

username306617

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Original post by TheWorldEndsWithMe

Pretty sure the stereotypes are;
Scottish - ginger, wear kits
SOUTHERN Irish - either ginger or dark hair, usually drunk
English- well, it's your 'typical' English rose, isn't it? Darkish hair, pale with rosy cheeks.
Welsh - I dunno. I think a lot of people imagine them stocky/well-built because they have a reputation for being good at rugby.
Northern Irish - haven't a clue since this is where I'm from. Don't think we have a look so much as everyone expects us to be really chavvy because of our accents and almost violent because of the troubles. So maybe the image is tracksuit and a bomb in our arms.

Haha, this is me, everyday, with my bomb.

I actually get a lot more potato jokes than bomb ones, people actually think we still only eat potatoes every day. They also don't seem to differentiate between the north and the south.

Reply 30

goodcookies

I think British people have a look. I can't quite pin it down, but you can always tell the Brits abroad. :tongue:

Reply 31

nmudz_009

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Original post by maz :)

has anyone noticed how many bald English men there are? they all look pretty much the same, to me anyway

Loool it's genetic

Reply 32

nmudz_009

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Original post by Foghorn Leghorn

Scottish:

English:

Welsh:

Northern Irish:

Rep. Irish:

Apparently white Irish people tend have long thin noses compared with white people from the other side of the Irish sea :tongue:

Thats how you tell the difference :colondollar:

I was in Ireland few weeks ago and its true! Hilarious how almost every person had that trait.

Reply 33

TheWorldEndsWithMe

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Original post by Popppppy

Haha, this is me, everyday, with my bomb.

I actually get a lot more potato jokes than bomb ones, people actually think we still only eat potatoes every day. They also don't seem to differentiate between the north and the south.

OP certainly didn't make the effort to differentiate.
I mean, I am honestly shocked when the other Brits don't know there's a difference (not saying all of them don't, but still). If people who live literally 45 minites away don't know the difference then how can we expect anyone else to? :/ Explaining the Northern/Southern difference to an American is near-impossible, so I've just taken to saying 'I'm from Northern Ireland. I am not Irish. I am British. There's two different parts - like North and South America' which usually gets it across... (I keep getting asked when I'm on holiday because 'oh my god, your accent's adorable!')

Reply 34

Jammyj12

The Irish look seems to be very very very pale with light coloured eyes but generaly darker hair of course there are afew gingers but beeping part Irish and most of my being completely or part Irish none of them are ginger. There also seems to be a particular shade of blue eyes that is common in people of irish decent it's a very light piercing blue. Green eyes are also relavitly common

Reply 35

geetar

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English

Scottish

Welsh

Irish

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 36

-starlight-

5

The non-British people I know stereotype the British look as:

- extremely pale
- freckles
- ginger/light brown hair
- super posh OR chav

Reply 37

Bonged.

10

Original post by -starlight-

The non-British people I know stereotype the British look as:

- extremely pale
- freckles
- ginger/light brown hair
- super posh OR chav

Ethnic stereotyping ftw! Really looking forward to being a minority nationally, not just in London, Birmingham, etc. I'm sure you'll treat us with the same amount of political correctness when british people are the minority, right? No resentment? It's gonna be fun! :colone:

White?

I honestly don't know why or what gives them away, but English people are very easy to spot for some reason. I can't put my finger on what it is about their appearance, but before they open their mouths I can guess nearly every time that they're English. I haven't noticed this so much with other countries. Bit bizarre.

What does a (stereo)typical English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish person look like?

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