Stereotypes About Americans

I live in the United States and i want to give people insight as to how the US is. Americans are very often stereotyped and i want to help people understand us better. No, i am not a blindly patriotic American; i will adress all input from a neutral, truthful perspective.

Now we know this i suppose we can ask the real burning question us Europeans want to know .........do u know the fresh prince??

Bel Air is in LA.

I was really surprised to find out that New Zealand is the 3rd most obese country in the world

The US and UK were not wanted in Afghanistan, but we got rid of the Taliban and saved the entire country

right, I'm teasing you a bit. There's a stereotype of americans saying things like 'oh I met a guy from lancashire once, do you know his family' ?

they were real people though, they were alright. Kids a bit bratty but the mum had died and the dad was putting most of his effort into his business. The dad's business took off and they moved to a bigger house, sent their kids to a private school and they started acting like they were too good to give their old neighbours the time of day anymore. Wouldn't say I think that's a generic american characteristic.

Howdy, dude, what's poppin' G? Is it true that y'all is obese, eat takeout, s'mores an' y'all drive SUVs an' have other left field terms such as panty-hose in the almighty Yoo Ess Ay?

Ah hell nah dude, almost forgot jell-o!

I don't want to get too off topic, but are you genuinely under the impression that the Taliban is no longer active in Afghani politics/society?


I try to stay far away from talking in stereotypes but I am definitely sensing a vibe from the states where people tend to pat themselves on the back and glorify military actions, oversimplifying conflicts when tact is better suited (for example: can one really speak of having "saved" Afghanis when civilian deaths rise by the year?)

Whenever I've met any Americans they always seem like *****. Sorry it's true. They think they walk on air and are so much better than everyone else and will actually try and prove it.


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Can somebody explain this whole Chick-Fil-A issue (I mispronounce it Chickfilla sometimes hahaha) . Were there really loads of people who showed up to support them?

Thanks!

Well, this thread is pretty revealing. I didn't know the differences between the Northern and Southern states were still so huge! Anyways, the only stereotype I really associate with America is that they are far louder that us Brits, but that's from experience. I've met lots of Americans from various states on cruises and all of them have been loud haha, but heh it's a good thing. All the Americans I've met have been really friendly, up for a laugh and have been great to talk to.

What I really want to know- do the teens in America really have those large beach parties late at night where everyone wonders around in bakinis and plays volleyball, or is that just something that happens in the movies? :')

Yes, America is a big country full of millions of vastly different peoples, and if you went around to see how many people fit into the classic stereotypes then it won't be that many. But that's not how stereotypes start, its when you get a higher percentage of the population being (for example) fat, lazy, not knowing geography etc compared to other countries.

So going on the usual 'americans are obese' sterotype, no one actually thinks every single american is fat, its just that a larger proportion of the american public is obese compared to most other countries.

I am from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Maybe 30 minutes away from Philly.

oh god not another one. dykwia is from that sort of area too and he is the most foul person in the world

That is like saying since Adolf Hitler is from Austria, all Austrians are genocidal maniacs.

I am more than happy to explain it! I have nothing against gay people. They should be allowed to marry, like anyone else. Well, the CEO of Chick fil A said that he opposed gay marriage ( which really was not much of a surprise, as he was already a prominent evangelical Christian). So people who shared his views, usually old White southerners who were Christians and were very conservative politically, "buycotted" (patronised) their local Chick fil A. Again, I must blame this on the south, as the CEO was a southerner, and Chick fil A has most of its restaurants, as well as its headquarters, in the south. The politician that proposes the "buycott" was a white, southern, evangelical conservative (former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee).

and we have, made in the usa, sharii5, floridadad55, all very unpopular members.

What I really want to know- do the teens in America really have those large beach parties late at night where everyone wonders around in bakinis and plays volleyball, or is that just something that happens in the movies? :')

oh god not another one. dykwia is from that sort of area too and he is the most foul person in the world

Sorry, it's true? So based on your small sample size you feel you can state alleged facts and generalise a country of over 300 million people?

I've spent six years of my life in the US and thirteen in the UK. Whilst both countries have their good and bad points, in the UK you get much more idiots like you who have a much nastier, bitter look on people from different countries despite that being the stereotype for Americans. Grow the hell up, or if you aren't actually that overwhelmingly ignorant then don't state your opinion of a few as a fact which applies to all.

If we are addressing stereotypes, I think we need to get away from the stereotype evangelical. First of all, there are plenty of evangelicals outside of the South (there are plenty in the Midwest) and they not all old, there is quite a number of university (young people) evangelicals too. Indeed, most are white, but we have a lot of white people in the US. I'm also not going to bash people for exercising freedom of speech/assembly, because, well, that is important to most Americans.

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I'm from a beach town in California and yes, that does happen here. Add bonfires to the scenario and you have a typical beach night.




Yeah, not a fan of people from the Philly area. I went to school with a group of like 6 or 7 people from Philly and only one was nice.