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{{quote|''The happiest man on earth lives in a [[Big Fancy House|British house]], gets an [[American Dream|American salary]], has a [[Anime Chinese Girl|Chinese wife]], and eats [[Food Porn|Japanese food]].''

''The saddest man on earth lives in a [[Sitting on the Roof|Japanese house]], gets a [[Ethnic Menial Labor|Chinese salary]], has an [[Straw Feminist|American wife]], and eats [[Foreign Queasine|British food]].''|Another traditional joke.}}

Stereotypes having to do with people of specific nationalities. Some of them are a little bit [[Truth in Television]] (certain others more so), due to having some basis in reality. But remember, nations are not [[Planet of Hats|Planets Of Hats]]. (Except [[Country of Hats|when they are]].) And not all foreigners necessarily speak with a heavy accent, as many films and TV series seem to indicate.

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* Even long after the death of apartheid, white South Africans are still thought of as being dyed-in-the-bone racist and collectively lamenting the Good Old Days (cf the South African song out of ''[[Spitting Image]]''). To those who know white South ArivcansAfricans, this is not necessarily true.

* Are known for the first to domesticate the [[Horse of a Different Color|camel]], and spread it all round the Middle East and Africa, also being very tall, and very skinny, the Civil War, and the new Diaspora. Also having the most territory in East Africa (the states are kind of divided) Somalis are well known across East Africa, and all of Africa. With that being said, there are many stereotypes about Somalis: one even about them not being even African (Arab immigrants/biracial invaders) by other Africans and also [[But Not Too Black|not looking black enough.]] And be warned that calling any Somali mixed, ever, is a pretty big insult. Somalis are the same people living in the Horn of Africa for thousands of years. And are a [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004153510/http://www.thegeneticatlas.com/DNA_Somalia.jpg pretty pure people surprisingly.] Some commonly known stereotypes are:

* '''Inuit''' or Eskimo people always wear parkas, carve trinkets, live in igloos, go fishing with a harpoon, travel by sled and huskies and eat cod-liver oil. They are often believed to have an unusually large number of words for snow. (See:[[wikipedia:Eskimo words for snow|Wikipedia: Eskimo words for snow]]). This is however an urban legend. EskimoesEskimos are sometimes shown rubbing each other's noses together as some sort of greeting ritual (Eskimo kissing) They're also often depicted surrounded by polar bears, seals, walruses and inaccurately penguins. [[Polar Bears and Penguins|Penguins only live on the South Pole and not on the North Pole.]] Sometimes EskimoesEskimos themselves are depicted living on the South Pole, which is again wrong for the same reason. See [[The Great White North]].

* The men are usually called Nanook in reference to the famous documentary ''[[Nanook Ofof Thethe North]].'' [[Faux Documentary|The documentary was heavily fictionalized]] and the name an invention: the man was actually called Allakariallak.

* Outside the U.S. a stereotypical image of the dumb, fat, lazy, ignorant, self-important, decadent, prudish, and clueless white American exists. Most of these images are based on American fast food culture which has spawned a lot of morbidly fat people. Of course, in foreign countries sitcom characters like [[All in The Family|Archie Bunker]], [[Married... with Children|Al Bundy]] and [[The Simpsons (animation)|Homer Simpson]] are also often seen as representative of the typical American.

* In (beat 'em up) videogamesvideo games, American fighters (generally) come in one of two flavours, adhering to the distinct types presented by the [[Eagle Land]] trope: Type 1 examples will often positively portray the [[All-American Face|all-American hero]], and include [[Patriotic Fervor|patriotic]], military powerhouse Guile of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' Famefame, who [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|has the Stars & Stripes tattooed toon both shoulders]], as well as the [[Hot-Blooded|hot blooded]], cheerfully friendly Terry Bogard from ''[[King of Fighters]]''. Felicia from ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' also (arguably) represents Type 1, being a friendly, caring sort who wants nothing more than to [[American Dream|make it big on Broadway]].

** Type 2 examples are more numerous, the most obvious being Rufus of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame, who is morbidly obese, [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|arrogant]], very dim, [[The Munchausen|chats absolute crap]] and has moves with sci-fi names (Galactic Tornado, Space Opera Symphony). Poison, also offrom ''[[Street Fighter]]'' (originally ''[[Final Fight]]'') fame is very much Type 2, and is presented as overtly sexual, sleazy, sassy, and obsessed with money. In ''[[Rival Schools]]'', one of the teams is made up of three American exchange students who sum up Type 2 almost completely;: Therethere's Roy, an arrogant, [[Absolute Xenophobe|xenophobic]] [[Jerkass]], Tiffany an ''outrageously'' costumed, [[Dumb Is Good|ditzy]] [[The Cheerleader|cheerleader]] complete with [[Valley Girl]] expressions and pneumatic boobs, and finally Boman - a [[Moral Guardians|preacher]] in training. A good Mixed Flavour Type example is Ken Masters of ''[[Street Fighter]] fame'', who is definitely cocky and brash, but is also an honourable person and shown to deeply care about his friends and family.

** ''Native'' American characters also show up a good deal in beat 'em ups, and are almost without exception presented as being [[In Harmony with Nature|nature-loving]], [[Magical Native American|spiritual]], calm, and dressed in [[Braids, Beads, and Buckskins|the archetypal attire]]. Examples include the towering Thunder Hawk of ''[[Street Fighter]]'', Michelle and Julia from ''[[Tekken]]'' and Nightwolf from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''.

** The Grim Reaper complains in ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'': "Shut up! Shut up, you American. You always talk, you Americans, you talk and you talk and say 'Let me tell you something' and 'I just wanna say this'".

*** America is infamous for its many [[Frivolous LawsuitsLawsuit]]s. A common stereotype is that Americans will seize every opportunity to sue a company or other person for a ridiculous amount of money.

* Americans helped Europe win World War I and World War II, but people usually forget that the U.S collaborated with other countries to defeat the Axis. Many war movies and documentaries paint the wrong impression that America won these wars singlehandedlysingle-handedly. After World War II the United States were generally seen as liberators by all the countries that had been suppressed by the Nazis or Japanese. This led to an internationally positive view of the U.S. where many people across the world gladly embraced American products like Coca Cola, chewing gum, large cars and Hollywood films. But during the 1960s at the height of the [[Vietnam War]], America’s foreign policy was criticized by other countries and to this day a lot of people across the globe hate the U.S.A., solely based on the actions of their Administration and the power of their multinationals (See [[America Saves the Day]], [[Yanks With Tanks]] and [[America Wins the War]])

** From ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "30 Minutes Over Tokyo", when the family visits an American themed restaurant in Japan

* Outside the USA many people have the impression that all Americans are devoutly obsessed with God and Jesus and will do anything to force their conservative ideals on others. Many foreign news castsnewscasts and documentaries often focus on the most extreme pious and God fearing fundamentalists.

** And while we're on the topic: Americans often come across as being very prudentprudish about sexual topics, especially when compared with European countries. Films, TV series or celebrities with explicit nude and/or sex scenes that cause a scandal in the United States hardly raise an eyebrow in Europe.

*** On the other hand, American movies (especially from the 80s) and videogamesvideo games are seen as being extremely violent by European standards.

* American women generally come in three flavors: A young, [[Woman in White|white]] or [[Lady in Red|red]]-clad blondblonde woman who's extremely [[Really Gets Around|slutty]] and [[Spoiled Brat|bossy]], a soccer mom, or a docile 50's50s [[Housewife]].

* Modern stereotypes depict them as either being jazz musicians, gospel choir singers, baptists with loud and punctuated speech (see Preacherbot on ''[[Futurama]]''), dancers, rappers, soul singers with large Afro-hair, gang members, pimps, prostitutes... They always talk in jive. When provided with internet access, they'll constantly repost [[Beyoncé]] memes, constantly police [[N-Word Privileges]], and are unable to understand that black people outside America doesn't share their particular griefs and tropes.

* California: Best known for two cities, [[San Francisco]] and [[Los Angeles]], one theme park ([[Disneyland]]), and its beaches. The world knows the state especially for [[Hollywood California|Hollywood]] and its Silicon Valley, [[Hollywood NerdsNerd]]s, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], actors and actresses (either famous or struggling) and the annual Academy Awards. Also known for San Francisco's attractiveness for homosexuals, potheads and hippies. People from the San Fernando Valley are all dumb blondes ([[Valley GirlsGirl]]s) or equally brainless surfer dudes who all speak a specific slang made universally popular by MTV's Spring Breaks.

* When the rest of the country remembers the Pacific Northwest, they they usually associate it with never-ending rainfall, hippies and environmentalism.

* New Mexico is lucky to be considered part of the Union at all, motmost of the time it's kind of off to the side and gets awkward looks from everyone else.

* There are, of course, no stereotypes of people from Wyoming since no one lives there. Well, maybe there are [[Brokeback Mountain|cowboys in the mountains]], but that's about it.

* Missouri... actually, no one cares about Missouri. Except for every few years in [[Baseball|October]]. Or if you're a meth addict. [[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents|Frowning is a state sport and no one ever wants to come back here]]. It's mostly remembered for ''[[Huckleberry Finn]]'' and ''[[Tom Sawyer]]''.

* Minnesota are seen either as hicks with snow instead of rusted-out cars, or pleasant, blonde suburbanites. Either way, likely to be depicted as socially conservative but politically liberal, closer to earth [[Good Old Boy]] types, all of whom are Lutheran and Swedish. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827043030/http://www.surfminnesota.net/olelena.html See Ole and Lena.]

* Iowans like corn! Because corn is ''[[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents|nice]]''.

* Des Moines, Iowa: the reason why Bill Bryson left town and came to England, makinhgmaking a rep as a famous travel writer. Without actually saying so, he implies the cloying crushing boredom of his home town and native state was the biggest dsinglesingle prompt to him to get up and go as far away as possible.

* Anyone from the South is an uneducated redneck/trailer trash, everyone has double names (Billy Bob, Mary Lou, etc.) or Biblical names (Jebediah, Ezekiel), everyone is super religious, inbreeding is rampant, people enjoy shooting at anything that moves, drinking alcohol from a jug while sitting in a rocking chair and the [[Civil Rights Movement]] never happened. Also see the 2000 movie ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'', where most of the ancient clichés are thrown together: black jazz and blues artists, country yokels, the Ku Klux Klan, cotton fields, chain gangs,...

* West Virginia is considered an acceptable target even by the most politically correct people out there. According to the rest of America, West Virginians are all uneducated, white trash, racist, dirt poor, toothless, shoeless, gun -toting hillbillies who eat raccoons and have moonshine running through their veins. The state pastimes include hunting squirrels and having sex with their [[Brother-Sister Incest|cousins]].

* [[Florida]]. 98% of Americans think Florida's history began with the invention of air conditioning, the Panhandle is the only part of the state that is possibly south of the Mason-Dixon line, Miami-Dade is part of Cuba, not the United States, and the state's population doubles the day the first snowflake falls north of the Mason-Dixon line. Also, ask more than 99% of Americans what the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in North America is, and the answer will not be St. Augustine. Latin Americans see Florida as a haven for expats from troubled countries, whenever they are the victims or the perpetrators; also as the place those horrible talk shows from basic Spanish cable come from. Nowadays, it is seen as a sort of hub for weird events: see [[Only in Florida]] and [[Only in Miami]] for details.

** Don't forget, [[BizarchitectureBizarrchitecture|no matter where you go, you can always see the Capitol, the White House or the Washington Monument]]. And the Lincoln MonumentMemorial will make a cameo as well.

* [[Joisey|New Jersey]] is full of corrupt politicians, organized crime and beer-swilling guidos.

* [[Hollywood New England|Massachusetts]]: Full of loud, obnoxious, drunken Irish-Americans or pretentious college kids...sometimes both. Have a bit of an inferiority complex with New York especially pertaining to sports teams. Dislikes EVERYBODY''everybody ELSEelse ONon THEthe LISTlist''. Oh, and everyone in Salem is a witch.

** A minor stereotype that was born during the 1990's is the "balsero", cubans so desperate to get off the claws of the Castro Regime they'll try to get into the USA on anything that floats. Granny's old fridge can float? Great, we'll attarchattach a motor and try to get into Florida.

* '''Puerto Rico''', as a country, is [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]. Technically part of the USA, and because of that receive some of the same disdain the rest of Latin America has for ''gringos''. Their inhabitatsinhabitants are known for having half of its nominal population living in New York, mangling the spanishSpanish and theEnglish englishlanguages in an unholy version of Spanglish only they can understand, and theirthem inhabitantsall having only two professions: backup dancer or tropical musician (Salsa in the seventies torough the nineties, Reggaeton from the Turn of The MillenumMillennium onwards). And their women all look like Iris Chacón or [[Jennifer Lopez]].

* Latin America as a whole is generally associated with [[Banana Republic|short-term dictatorships]], ''guerilleros'', drug-trafficking, executions by fire squad, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|soccer players, and sexy and catchy dances.]]

* '''Mexicans''' are often depicted wearing sombreros and long black moustachesmustaches. Their women are either dress-wearing version of the males (moustache optional), or cute ''señoritas'' with twin braids and flowers in their hair. If they are active they will be playing serenades under balconies, playing guitar or performing the Mexican hat dance or "La Cucaracha". They eat foods comprised of beans and hardened corn and peppers [[Fire-Breathing Diner|too spicy for foreigners to handle]] and drink tequila. But most of the time Mexicans are depicted as if they are lazy and prefer taking a siesta in hammocks or against a wall. And if they're in America, they're [[The Illegal]]. If they're male, there's a chance that they'll be Ben Davis-wearing gang members with huge tattoos. They will refer to you as either ''Señor'', ''Amigo'' or ''Gringo''. See also ''[[Zorro]]'', ''Frito Bandito'', [[Speedy Gonzales]], Bumblebee Man in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and many, many westerns. The only way you can differentiate a true Mexican of its cousin who has been way too long in ''el norte'' is listening to them; if you heard them say ''güey/wey'' five time in each sentence they are the real deal.

** Spicy women and brawling machos with moustachesmustaches dance the tango in some ill-lit bar, a legacy of the Golden Age of tango. Argentinean women will always be supermodels, while men will be seductive yet melancholic [[Deadpan Snarker|cynics]].

** In Latin America, ArgentineansArgentines are usually considered arrogant, self-centered, pessimistic, sarcastic sassy know-it-alls who talk way too much and think themselves of some kind of European exiles somehow stranded in Latin America, to the ridiculous extent they sometimes apply the term "latinos" (Latin) to people from everywhere in Latin America ''but'' Argentina. Also, too adept to psychoanalysis for their own good.

* '''Bolivia''' is better known for its characteristics ''Cholitas'', indigenous women in distinctive hats and dresses, and the wrestilingwrestling league that features them. Also for having a constant rotation of coupsters and caudillos. Oh, [[Berserk Button|and for being really sensitive about their lack of sea]].

* '''Chile''': A [[World of Snark|Country of Snark]] full of classist, snobbish, [[Holier Than Thou]] and ''really'' whiny people who [[Motor Mouth|talk extremely fast]] (to the point of being [[The Unintelligible]]), pepper their conversations [[Cluster F-Bomb|with all the "F bombs" they can put in]], and either are [[Tsundere]] for their neighbors or totally in hate with them.

** Chileans are also known for its characteristic [[Verbal Tic|verbal tic]] "weón".

*** ''Rolos'' or ''Cachacos'' (People fronfrom the Center of the country, Bogotá mostly): simultaneoulysimultaneously polite and smug individuals who revel on Bogotá being the most beautiful city of the Americas, believe to have the best Spanish accent of all the continent, and think of the rest of the country as The Provinces <ref>(in reality the political-territorial division of the country is in DepartamentsDepartments).</ref> as if they were still in the times of the Colonial Domination.

*** ''Costeños'' (People from the CarribeanCaribbean coast): Stereotypical caribbeansCaribbeans, who are lazy, drunkards, and love dancing a lot. Love their Vallenato music. ''Guajiros'' (people from the Guajira departementsdepartment) are the stereotype [[Up to Eleven|Up To Eleven]], with some [[But You Screw One Goat!|donkey fukersfuckers]] fame added to it.

*** ''Vallunos'' (From Valle de Cauca): like Costeños, only with salsa instead of ballenatovallenato, sleazy women, and a particular accent.

*** ''Paisas'' (Antioquia, Risaralda, Quindío and Caldas): they are very bucolicalbucolic, and damn proud of it. They also have a lot of drug trafficking inwithinwithin - they are less proud of it. Their women are [[The Ditz|very dim]] (a fame increased by notorious TV celebrity and model Natalia París), and, in the CofeeCoffee Valley, totally addicted to cosmetic surgery. To them, the rest of the country are ''cachacos'', whenever they like the monickermoniker or not. Many ''desplazados'' (people who have to abandon the area because of the violence from drug cartels and the guerrilla) come to this area and make a lot of the expats; because of that ''paisa'' has become a synonym for ''Colombian'' in neighboring countries.

*** ''Los dos Santanderes'' are full of trigger happy gun nuts. Being the departamentsdepartments closer to both Venezuela and the guerrilla-dominated areas, that is understandable. People from Cúcuta (Norte de Santander) and the Venezuelan cities of San Cristobal and San Antonio are virtually interchangeable.

** For the love of all that's holy, [[Berserk Button|don't even bring the topic of Arepas]] if there is a mixed company of Colombians and Venezuelan. It willlwill degenerate on a long and violent discussion about which country invented the dish, which version is the best, and whenever you should make it with corn flour or pure corn.

* '''Paraguay''': Everyone is either from Asunción or from the jungle. They do nothing but smuggle goods and steal cars from neighbouringneighboring countries. [[Hair-Trigger Hair temperamentTemper]]. EverubodyEverybody is bilingual in Spanish and Guarani, and love to use the latter to mess with its neighboursneighbors.

* '''Peru''' is populated by people with helium-infused voices wearing colorful ponchos voices who likelive to walking distance of some Inca ruins, and are excellent cooks that can convert a guinea pig into a delicacy. They have Llamas, Alpacas and vicuñas roaming around and having wacky hijinks with unsuispectedunsuspecting tourists. Their fokloricfolkloric musicians all love to make reeeealyreeeeally tacky videocliopsvideo clips they then upload on YouTube and become memetic due to pure [[Bile Fascination]]. And that's the modern stereotype: judging by the prevalence of the [[MayaincatecMayincatec]] trope, some people abroad believe the Inca nation is still alive ruling from Machu Picchu. Whenever the case, never ask about the origin of ''pisco'', especially if there are Chileans nearby, unless you want to watch a really bloody match.

* '''Venezuela''' is lately known for the late Presidente Chavez, and his "socialism" (aka, dictatorial government) and its blind followers, the "chavistas". Also known for its nationalized oil industry, for having a whole industry dedicated to winning the Miss Universe pageant, and for looooong and [[melodrama]]aaaatic [[Soap Opera]]s.

** Venezuelan expats tend to be sterotypedstereotyped as loud, arrogatarrogant, tacky, and victims of a misplaced [[Patriotic Fervor]]. Back in the seventies, when the country was in [[Nouveau Riche|its "Saudi" stage]], the catchphrase was "¡Ta barato, dame dos!" (It's cheap, gimmme two!). They'll love to bring how Venezuelan-born Simon Bolivar liberated several countries, but when somebody points to them that he died exiled and poor they'll remain silent.

** Venezuelan women are all very beautiful, or at least well desseddressed and coiffed. Thousands of salons and spas still open even in the middle of the crisis can attest to it.

** Never bring the topic of Arepas in a mixed grpupgroup of Venezuelan and Colombians. The results will not be pretty.

** The Venezuelans ball game of choice, unlike the rest of the continent, is baseball. Every kid want to be a Big League player. They are still somewhat proud of La Vinotinto, the national soccer selection.

** Local Venezuelan stereotypes, asetheyas ndthey tend to be shown on local TVmedia:

*** ''Caraqueños'' , the people from Caracas (the capital city), see themselves as the most important people of the country (due to every govermentgovernment office being there), and the rest of the country could just drop and die (nota in vain thepopular saying goes "Caracas es Caracas y lo demás es monte y culebra" translating as "Caracas is caracasCaracas, and the rest [of the country] is justsjust weeds and snakes" ). The rest of the country, however, see them as stucksmug ups assholesthugs with a trend of becoming more violent and thuggish with every year. Back in the day Caracas was a very provincianprovincial city despite being the capital of the country, and as such has a lot of ephitetsepithets like "the city of red roofs" and "The sucursal of Heaven", earned by hisits (now dissapeareddisappeared) red-roofed houses and mild climate. Inordinately fond of the mountain that limits the city , the Cerro el Ávila (or Waraira Repano if you go for the indigenous name), which aany ''caraqueño'' will claim is the most beautiful view in the country not located in the Gran Sabana.

*** ''Valencianos'', the people from the city of Valencia, Carabobo State, are basically every snob sterotypestereotype, fancying themselves as the [[Old Money]] to the Noveau[[Nouveau Riche]] of Caracas. The one who aren't snobs are [[Camp Gay|walking gay stereotypes]], to the point to people claiming to be from the city is more or less coming out, or at least admitting to live in a city-wide [[Transparent Closet]]. LoyalsLoyal to their baseball team Navegantes del Magallanes, the eternal rival of Caracas' Leones.

*** ''Maracuchos'' or ''Marabinos'' are the people from Maracaibo, Zulia state. They are seen as exhuberantexuberant people who sing [[Gaita Zuliana]] all round year, have air conditioning in eveyevery possible place, everybody having exentriceccentric first names bordering in [[Ghetto Name|Ghetto Names]]s, and everybody is fat (or in their way of being so) thanks to their love of plaintainsplantains (their [[Trademark Favorite Food]]), coconut and mayonnaise as the fourth condiment after salt, sugar and pepper, and [[Deep-Fried Whatever]]. They use "vos" as the second person singular, but have a very different conjugation than the other "vos" users of the continent, closer to the "vosotros" conjugations. Their expletive of choice is "¡Verga!" and their derivative "¡Vergación!". Very, ''very'' devoutsdevout to the local Marian incarnation, the Virgen de Chiquinquirá (affectionately nicknamed "La Chinita"). Because of having being quite isolated from the rest of the country due to the lack of terrestrial roads until early XX century (at one point you had to had a passport to travel from Maracaibo to Caracas because the only way was by boat with an stop in Aruba) and having almost all of the country oil in their territory, the (half) joke is that they'll proclaim their idependenceindependence from Venezuela and become the Independent Republic of Zulia any day now. Usually conflated with the rest of the Zulia state, something people from the nighboringneighbouring city of Cabimas don't like.

*** ''Guaros'', the nickname given to the people from Lara state (and, more specifically, to the people from the cities of Barquisimeto and Carora), namely for their Verbal Tic "''{{'}}na guará!''". Everyone there knows how to play ''[[w:Cuatro|cuatro]]''  or make handcrafts. Due to Barquisimeto having been the usual test city for commercial lauchingslaunchings, ranging from new flavors of food to IT services, Guaros thrive in almost every place and adapt fast.

*** ''Orientales'', folding the people from the western states of Anzoategui, Sucre and Monagas ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Delta Amacuro]] to an extent). They speak very fast, overpronounce the letter "r" (sometimes substituting the L sound with it), say "hijoerdiablo" every three phrases, curse as drunk pirates, and [[Trademark Favorite Food|love their fried fish]]. See El Conde del Guacharo (the Alter Ego of comediantcomedian Benjamin Rausseo) for an example of the sterotypestereotype in action. ''Ñeros'', the people of Margarita Island and the rest of the Nueva Esparta state, are ''orientales'' [[Up to Eleven]], with devotion for the Virgen del Valle and a sort of tolerance for tourists and surfers. Delta Amacuro is either full of indiansindigenous in canoes or does not exist at all.

*** ''Llaneros'' , the people from the plains, or any state that raises cows. At their best, simple minded cowboys who wake up early, love the simple pleasures of life, sing ''joropos'' about their lives in the Llanos, are inordinately fond of ''carne en vara'' (the local variant of barbecue), and are never seen without wearing their liqui-liqui and their "pelo 'e guama" hats. At worst, a race of fowl mouthed hicks who want and will try to fuck with any non-llanero person they met and their cattle. In the national perception, not having changed a lot since Rómulo Gallegos wrote ''[[Doña Bárbara]]'' in 1928.

*** ''Gochos'', the people from the Andean states, eternally conflated in the national imagination thanks to thean old ad for an alphabetization campaign asking for help for "los simpáticos muchachitos andinos". They are either slow minded people, or [[Obfuscating Stupidity|cunning jeskassesjerkasses who only ''pretends'' to be slow minded]], no exceptions. The people from the city of Merida, Mérida state, are a variation of the sterotypestereotype: they pride on being an student city and the City of Gentlemen, so gentlemanly that if you are mugged in Mérida the mugger at least will leave you with your identity papers (the thugs at the rest of the country are not that kind). Known in the country for being prone to uprisings (a good chunk of governantsrulers on the XIX and early XX century were andeanAndean ''caudillos''), but that propensity was mostly forgotten until the [[Crazy Awesome]] antics of protesting ''gochos'' during 2014 and 2015. Girls from the area are seen as kind of slutty. People from the Colombian city of Cúcuta and the cities of San Cristobal and San Antonio are interchangeable.

*** There are some other minor stereotypes. The people from Falcon state are intrinsically tied with their goats ([[But You Screw One Goat!|maybe a bit too much]]). The people in the coastal area of Barlovento are all black people who play and dance drums very well, and will show off that ability at the minor chance. ''Guayaneses'', the people from Bolivar state, aren't prticullarlyparticularly differentiated, save for their love of Calipso. They are also conflated with the indegenousindigenous population from the south of the country.

* Modern stereotypical images of Indians and Pakistani depict them as [[Asian Store Owner|shopkeepers]], taxi drivers or supermarket store clerks.

* Indian or Pakistani women are all young, slim, black haired women with a gopi dot on the forehead and are always dressed in saris. Expect a big deal to be made of their innocent/virginity; if they have a romantic partner, chances are it [[Parental Marriage Veto|will be forbidden]]. And if they marry they will be child brides.

** Young East Asian women are usually portrayed as attractive, mysterious and exotic dancers, masseuses, manicurists, geishas or prostitutes of the [[Me Love You Long Time]] kind. (See also: [[Dragon Lady]]) . They are often depicted as being very submissive [[Yamato Nadeshiko|delicate flowers]], most likely by people who have never seen ''[[:Category:Yandere|Raise The Red Lantern]]'' or read any novel written by any female Chinese novelist in the past thirty years. Alternatively, they are [[Me Love You Long Time|experts in unusual or exotic forms of sexual activity]], which they will use to [[Dragon Lady|exploit or manipulate men]].

* A popular stereotype is the insanely intelligent and evil Chinese villain with a beard or long [[Fu Manchu]] style moustachemustache. He often practices Ancient Chinese torture methods like slow slicing and the Chinese water torture. (Examples: [[Fu Manchu]], Li Shoon, Dr. No.) The female counterpart if the [[Dragon Lady]].

* Other stereotypes are throwing babies in the river, women wearing tiny shoes (in reference to the outdated foot-binding tradition), lighting fireworks, Chinese dragons, playing ping-pong, go or mah-jong or keeping bonzaibonsai trees (which are Japanese)

* In (beat 'em up) videogamesvideo games, Chinese characters are [[All Chinese People Know Kung Fu|unsurprisingly numerous]]. Both sexes are nearly ''always'' clad in period costume - Mao collars, [[Qipao]] (for the women) and [[Odango]] - double for females, single for males. Chinese female characters are nearly always portrayed as heroic, [[Anime Chinese Girl|alluring, sexy]] and highly proficient at the more [[She Fu|acrobatic, elegant forms of Kung Fu]], a depiction no doubt inspired by the original, pioneering video games [[Action Girl]], [[Follow the Leader|Chun Li]]. Other female examples include Xianghua and daughter Leixia from the ''[[Soul Series]]'', qipao-clad Leifang from ''[[Dead or Alive]]'', Li Xiangfei from ''[[King of Fighters]]'' (who's a little "wackier" than previous examples but still fits), Litchi Fayeling from ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'' and kung fu movie actress Pai Chan from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.

** Chinese male characters generally come in one of two flavours. There's the wise, bearded [[Old Master]] type, who's ancient age hides his incredible skill, with examples including Gen of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame, [[Drunken Boxing|drunken]] fighters Shun Di and Chin Gentsai from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' and ''[[King of Fighters]]'' respectively, Tung Furue from ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' and Wang Jinrei from ''[[Tekken]]''. The other popular Chinese male depiction is the straight up [[Bruce Lee Clone]], as seen with Fei Long of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame, Marshall Law from ''[[Tekken]]'', Liu Kang from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', a medieval version with Maxi from the ''[[Soul Series]]'' and Jann [[Meaningful Name|Lee]] from ''[[Dead or Alive]]''.

* More recent portrayals seem to indicate that the Chinese might be taking over the ruthless businessman role from the Japanese in Hollywood films. In fact, a growing number of modern works have the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] or [[The Man Behind the Man|the villain pulling the strings]] to be a gaunt, middle-aged Chinese man with high cheekbones who cares more about money than human life. This may be due to American fear and resentment over [[China Takes Over the World|China's growing importance]] in the world and economic power, and all the debt the US owes them. [[The Simpsons (animation)|"China still cool! You pay later!"]]

** Their gameshowsgame shows [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005050950/http://www.holytaco.com/25-completely-inexplicable-moments-from-japanese-game-shows/ are notoriously surreal and sadistic.]

** Their [[Anime]] is often ridiculed. Characters simply freeze in one position while a vague background goes by. You seldom see a realistic Asian in their cartoons: [[MukokusekialwaysMukokuseki|always Caucasians with very wide eyes.]] Non-anime fans seem to think anime is still at the quality of [[Speed Racer]].

* In (beat 'em up) video games, Japanese characters run the full gamut of character types (unsusprisinglyunsurprisingly, seeing as how most series have multiple Japanese characters), but the most ''popular'' depictions include the [[The Stoic|stoic, brooding]] [[The Hero|hero type]] (often wrestling with some sort of inner turmoil) - as seen with ''[[Street Fighter]]''{{'}}s Ryu and ''[[Tekken]]''{{'}}s Jin, various [[Boisterous Bruiser|boisterous bruisers]] (often Sumo wrestlers), as seen with ''[[Street Fighter]]''{{'}}s E.Honda, ''[[Tekken]]''{{'}}s Ganryu and ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''{{'}}s Taka-arashi, and the archetypal [[Genki Girl|spirited]], [[Plucky Girl|plucky]] [[Ordinary High School Student|school girl type]], as seen with Sakura of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame, Hinata from ''[[Rival Schools]]'', Asuka Kazama of ''[[Tekken]]'' fame and school-girl turned [[Magic Idol Singer]] Athena Asamiya from ''[[King of Fighters]]''.

* Oddly, the Ainu [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|get more press]] in America than in Japan.

* '''South Koreans''' are fanatical video game nerds who will kick your ass at [[World of Warcraft|any]] [[StarcraftStarCraft|Blizzard]] [[Diablo|game]] or ''[[Counter-Strike]]''. kekekeke

* Koreans are not generally seen as distinct from Chinese or Japanese (see [[All Asians Are Alike]]); when they are, they get a similar treatment to the Japanese as stereotypical businessmen who are reserved and extremely polite. Korean women will probably be war brides or prostitutes. Most North Americans know of [[The Korean War]] from ''[[MASHM*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' and may forget that it ended over half a century ago; especially dumb Americans may confuse it with [[The Vietnam War]] and assume it happened in the 1970s or later. Despite its strong economic growth, there is no equivalent to [[Japan Takes Over the World]] although certain elements of Korean pop culture (music, soap operas etc.) have become popular overseas. There may be some reference to North Korean belligerence making everyone tense.

* It's a bit of a stereotype in the Asian-American community that Koreans, especially the women, are really into plastic surgery. In the 2010's the stereotype has expanded to that Koreans, regardless of gender or migration status, are also into extremely complex beauty and skin care routines that use at least 10 different products for each body part.

* Taiwan may be confused with Hong Kong; there will be taxis, 24-hour laundries and teahousestea houses where old men sit playing mah jong all day long. Traditional Chinese music will be heard.

* Likely to be filled with masuessesmasseuses who will step on your back and give "happy endings" if you pay them enough.

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* Vietnam is "the country where [[The Vietnam War|that war]] happened". '''Period.''' They are [[Dirty Commies]] who wield AK-47s and live in underground tunnels from which they shoot at American soldiers. If captured, expect the white heroes to be subjected to [[Cold-Blooded Torture|all sorts of cruel tortures.]] Alternatively, there will be a [[Den of Iniquity]] [[The Deer Hunter|where a short, stocky Vietnamese man shouts and forces captives to play Russian roulette.]] Vietnamese people are either farmers or draftsmen when they are not mercenaries, and the women are all prostitutes without exception.

* If Thai characters do turn up in (beat 'em up) videogamesvideo games, then they are almost universally portrayed as [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|boastful]], morally dubious (if not downright evil) Muay Thai boxers. Examples include Sagat and Adon, both ''[[Street Fighter]]'' veterans, Hwa Jai from ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' (complete with snake oil booze power-up moves) and Shura from ''[[World Heroes]]''.

** Austrians are often associated with mountaineering. See ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], Sissi, Vienna and the Waltz.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601131150/http://www.erothitan.com/press_info/2002-10-28_the_perfect_european_en.html One tourist card] sarcastically stereotypes Austrians as being an impatient or easily agitated people

* "Name ten famous Belgians" is a well-known question, assuming that there are no Belgian celebrities. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when a foreigner is only able to name two characters, both fictional: [[Tintin]] and [[Hercule Poirot]]. [http://www.famousbelgians.net/ The facts are different, especially since the lack of being able to name ten Belgian celebrities says more about the summarizing person's own general knowledge].

* The archetypal Frenchmen is usually caricatured as a dirty, lazy, unshaven, curly moustached-mustached man wearing a beret, striped sweaters, smoking a cigarette and carrying a baguette under the arm. “Being as dirty as a Frenchman” is actually an English proverb. French squat toilets also promote this image.

* French accents are also enormously popular in comedies, [[Western Animation]] and even dramatic films and TV series, often to the point of overkill. French people will always speak English like Maurice Chevalier, usually complete with a “hon hon hon” laugh. All these French characters talk in the same way: "the" and "this" are pronounced "zee" and "zis", the words "mais oui," "mon ami" or "mon chéri" are used non-stop and the "w" is pronounced "ooweee". Famous examples are Inspector Clouseau in [[The Pink Panther]], Lumière in [[Beauty and The Beast]], all the French characters in ''[['Allo 'Allo!|Allo Allo]]'' and [[Looney Tunes|Pepe Le Pew]]. Sometimes, like in the movie ''[[Shrek]]'' (where the British character [[Robin Hood]] inexplicably speaks English with a French accent), people are depicted as being French for no apparent reason other than evoking laughs while using the accent. In reality, as with any language, how heavy a native accent is while speaking a foreign language usually has more to do with 1) when in their lives they learned the foreign language 2) how long they've been speaking it and to whom and 3) how good they are at imitating accents. It's common for a French student of English living in France to talk this way, for example, but it would be very rare for a Frenchman who's lived for many years in, say, Midwestern America, to not say 'the' more or less like a Midwestern American.

* In (beat 'em up) videogamesvideo games, French characters are often depicted as elegant and angsty, with a penchant for [[Royal Rapier|fencing]]. Examples include [[Jeanne D'Archetype|Charlotte]] from ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'', Ky Kiske from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', Elisabeth Blanctorche (who uses a riding crop) from ''[[King of Fighters]]'', [[French Jerk]] Raphael and his ward [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Amy]] from the ''[[Soul Series]]''. Other examples also follow the dour, angsty Frenchman type, and include Remy from ''[[Street Fighter]]'', who fits the cynical, [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] type perfectly and Abel, also from ''[[Street Fighter]]'', with his brooding, emo-ish personality (although he is atypical in that he exhibits none of the usual associated elegance, and is a hulking, rugby player type). All of the examples mentioned probably derive from the deep, sullen French philosopher archetype, inspired perhaps by the likes of Jean-Paul Sartre and [[Jacques Derrida]].

* Whenever arthouseart house movies or independent movies are spoofed they are often French (spoofing Jean-Luc Godard, [[François Truffaut]] or any other "Nouvelle Vague" film). (See also: [[Le Film Artistique]])

** Thanks to both the [[Prussia|Prussian Army]] of [[Otto von Bismarck]], the [[Franco -Prussian War|Franco German War]] and the [[First World War]] and [[Second World War]] '''Germans''' are often cast as villains or strict militaristic people, wearing pickelhaube, goosestepping from one place to another and obeying orders at all cost. The German reputation for belligerence has fluctuated a great deal through the ages. The ancient ''Germani'' were considered very war-like by the Romans, but by the Victorian period, the typical German was considered to be sentimental and romantic and musical --''Gemütlichkeit'' and ''Träumerei'' were the clichés. Then along came Bismarck and the Franco-German War, and all Germans became Prussians...

** Thanks to numerous war movies, certain German military officers have become a popular stereotype themselves. German women are depicted as strict, dominant, bitchy females [[Prim and Proper Bun|with their hair in a tight bun hairstyle.]] They tend to shout orders in a shrill, abrasive tone, like for instance Dr. Elsa Schneider from [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]], Frau Farbissina from ''[[Austin Powers]]'', Private Helga Geerhart from ''[['Allo 'Allo!|Allo Allo]]'' and ''[[Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS]]''.

* The operas of [[Richard Wagner]] have also created several stereotypes associated with Germany, like the large blonde Teutonic woman wearing a Viking helmet, spear and shield like Brynhildr in ''[[Der Ring Des Nibelungen]]''.

* Street musicians with an organ and a little monkey performing tricks are always Italians with curly black moustachesmustaches.

* In (beat 'em up) videogames, Italians are ''mostly'' depicted as [[Latin Lover|sexy and suave]], with examples including [[Sharp-Dressed Man|Robert Garcia]] from ''[[Art of Fighting]]'', [[Statuesque Stunner|Rose]] from ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and [[Latin Lover|Brad Burns]] from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''. The exception is ''definitely'' the brilliantly freaky bondage-fiend [[Bound and Gagged|Voldo]] from the ''[[Soul Series]]'', a native of Palermo, who provides a rather excellent subversion.

** The mass surrenders are only true of the early part of [[WW 2]]; the history of the North African war indicates that the catastrophic defeats of early 1941 were a nadir. After this, the fighting performance of the Italian soldier actually improved, to a point where Rommel himself said the very best Italian units were the equal of the Germans. But the Italian Army was plagued by poor training, substandard equipment and bad leadership: the Russians exploited this to destroy the Italian army at Stalingrad as a precursor to defeating the Germans. Even so, the trope of the Italian army surrendering ''en masse'' is now so firmly ingrained in the consciousness of her former foes that it is notoriously hard to shift.

* [[Micro Monarchy]]: The ruling Grimaldi family in general are probably the ''2ndsecond'' best known royal family in the world, after the British Royal Family, at least to an American audience.

*** Water is so much a part of the landscape in the Netherlands that even tourists notice it. Rivers, brooks, "grachten" and the sea itself made it necessary for Dutchmen to make boats. Just like the English they have a tradition for being sailors and marineersmariners. There have been many historically famous Dutch admirals, sea captains, discoverers, pirates and colonists.

* For centuries the Netherlands were called a "tolerant nation". Indeed, since the 17th century many foreign refugees have fled to the Netherlands, because in Dutch society people didn't mind about other people's beliefs. However, during World War II more people were persecuted in the Netherlands than in any other Nazi occupied country. After the war the country successfully managed to restore its reputation and for decades it tolerated many things that are considered illegal or controversial in other countries. Still feeling ashamed abouthabout their huge contribution to the holocaust it made talking about problems with immigrants a taboo subject. This changed in 2002, when far right politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated because of his controversial ideas for a stricter immigration policy. The first political murder in the Netherlands since the 17th century came as a huge shock to the Dutch people and caused them to re-evaluate their policy towards tolerance, especially in the field of immigration. Since FortuynsFortuyn's murder and the murder of controversial film director Theo Van Gogh in 2004 by a Muslim extremist more radical (and sometimes racist) opinions about immigration, prohibition and the freedom of speech have become more outspoken in the Netherlands. In recent years the Dutch even started to question their stance for decriminilizationdecriminalization of soft drugs.

* In the hispanicHispanic world perception, all portuguesePortuguese women are ugly.

* Foreigners often confuse Spaniards with Latin-Americans (see [[Spexico]]) and even with the Portuguese or Brazilians...

* ''Keep Calm and Carry On''...The British are known for their equanimity, and many works reference the British [[Stiff Upper Lip]], a national character trait that ranges from a general "mustn't grumble" attitude in mild examples, to an extreme level of non-plussednonplussed ambivalent disregard for the inherent danger in volatile situations. Examples generally either play this straight or employ the trope for comedic effect. Straight examples are to be found in films like ''[[Master and Commander (film)|Master and Commander]]'', which cranks this [[Up to Eleven]] throughout, [[The Bridge on the River Kwai]] and perhaps most famously in [[Zulu]], which depicts the victorious [[Last Stand]] battle of 139 British soldiers against 5000 Zulu warriors. Comedic examples are equally prevalent, most famously seen in ''[[Carry On|Carry On Up The Khyber]]'', where the British rulers in India discover that bloodthirsty Afghan hordes are approaching fast, intending to slaughter them all, but proceed to have a dinner-party under heavy fire (the dining room eventually loses a wall, all the windows, and most of the ceiling) - no one bats an eye-lid throughout.

* In videogamesvideo games, English ''female'' characters are often amongstamong the most [[Fan Service|fanservicey]] and portrayed as steely, [[British Stuffiness|no-nonsense]] femmefemmes fatales. This depiction undoubtedly derives from the various sexy Brit [[Bond Girl]] s, as well as pioneering 1960's British [[Spy Drama]] series [[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]], which singlehandedly started the [[Spy Catsuit]] and TV [[Action Girl]] tropes. Examples include Cammy White from [[Street Fighter]], Isabella "Ivy" Valentine from the [[Soul Series]], Christie from [[Dead or Alive]] and of course, arguably the number one all-time videogame [[Ms. Fanservice]], [[Tomb Raider|Lara Croft.]]

* [[Boarding School]]: IndependantIndependent, prestigious educational institutions and the associated uniforms worn therein are most commonly associated with Great Britain, and a huge amount of home-grown and international works are dedicated to this setting. The tone of these works generally comes in one of two flavours, although there is a good deal of overlap:

** The first is the [[Boarding School of Horrors]], often used in conjunction with the [[Off to Boarding School]] trope, an intimidating place filled with stuffy, repressed pupils and [[Sadist Teacher|sadist teachers]]. This version is presented in [[Nicholas Nickleby]], [[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]], the song "Another Brick in the Wall" by [[Pink Floyd]], [[Never Let Me Go]], the darkly anarchic [[If....]], [[Roald Dahl|Roald Dahl's]] [[Matilda]], [[Danny, the Champion of the World]] and his autobiographical work "Boy: Tales of Childhood", [[Billy Bunter]], [[St Trinian's]], [[Molesworth]], [[Horrible Histories]] and in videogamesvideo games with [[Rule of Rose]], a ''particularly'' chilling example.

** Another "non-posh" British sterotypestereotype is the debauched, highly-sexed [[British Rock Star]], punk rocker in Beatle boots or Doc Martens shoes who speaks his local accent.

* Thanks to [[The British Empire]] and their naval traditions, the British have a reputation for being excellent marineersmariners and sailors. "Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves", one of the most well known patriotic British songs, summarizes it best.

* [[Anglo-Saxons|Medieval Britain]], with its associated imagery of [[Big Fancy Castle|castles]], [[Save the Princess|princesses]] and [[Knight in Shining Armor|chivalrous knights]], is frequently used as a template to provide the [[Standard Fantasy Setting]] in a ''huge'' variety of works - from films, [[Game of Thrones|TV series]], [[Dungeons and& Dragons|table-top games]] and [[Dragon Age|videogamesvideo games]]. Characters in these works will of course have the applicable [[British Accents|accents]], albeit with [[Fake Brit|varying degrees of quality]], based on the actors involved. Probably because there aren't that many English speaking European countries with a medieval history.

* The [[British Royal Family]] is easily the world's most famous monarchy, so expect the various members to turn up, usually for [[The Naked Gun|comedic]] or [[The Queen|dramatic]] effect, in a variety of works - from TV to films, books and even videogamesvideo games.

* Scots deepfrydeep-fry everything.

* The Welsh are often shown as being a nation of druids, Arthurian legends and coal miners -- insularminers—insular, and unwelcoming to the English but kindly to other nationalities. They are also known for their food and ability to hold their liquor.

* The Welsh language is a frequent source of amusement to those unfamiliar with its conventions (such as the many double letters and strange diacritics not used in English).

* And all Danish films are, of course, Dogme95[[Dogme 95]] films.

* Swedish cultural fixtures figure into stereotypes such as IKEA, the cradle-to-grave socialist welfare state (and its attendant taxation), Volvos, etc. They are also commonly portrayed in propaganda works as a utopianUtopian society as a result of whatever the propaganda authors are advocating, as an example of the virtues of socialism (deconstructed [http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2009/0514/sweden-hardly-a-socialist-nightmare here]), atheism (played straight [http://books.google.com/books?id=tAeFipOVx4MC&lpg=PA59&dq=cambridge%20companion%20to%20atheism%20sweden&pg=PA57#v=onepage&q=healthiest,%20wealthiest&f=false here]), etc. Tolstoy did this with alcohol suppression way back in 1894 in ''The Young Tzar'', making this one [[Older Than Radio]].

* This European postcard sarcastically depicts the Swedes [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601131150/http://www.erothitan.com/press_info/2002-10-28_the_perfect_european_en.html as being inflexible.]

* There's only two genres of music: The grimiest of metal and annoyingly upbeat bubblegum pop. The metal stereotype is applied to pretty much all Nordic countries (except Iceland), while the reputation of Sweden having overly cutesy pop music probably came from Abba[[ABBA]] and [[A-Teens]].

* Everyone from the Balkans is a terrorist, a gangster, a war-criminal, or some combination thereof. If they come to America it must be for some evil reason.

* Greeks are similar to Italians: loud, hairy, obsessed with large and ostentatious gold jeweleryjewelry and probably in [[The Mafia]]. They are likely to be passionate arguers and may be prone to breaking into fist- or knife fights. If older, fathers will be extremely overprotective of their daughter's "virtue". Families will be large and women will spend a lot of time cooking.

* This European post card sarcastically [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601131150/http://www.erothitan.com/press_info/2002-10-28_the_perfect_european_en.html depicts the Greeks as being disorganized].

* In reference to [[The Olympic Games]] the Greek will be throwing discuses, running marathons or particpatingparticipating in any other kind of athletic championships.

* And, perhaps the most modern of all its stereotypes (most popular in the rest of the EU); Greece, the monetary black hole, unable to cope with the 2008 stock market crash [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510090029/http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/bro/lowres/bron2313l.jpg until this very day].

* The men always have heavy eyebrows, moustachesmustaches and/or beards and wear bearskin hats. They usually drink their misery away with vodka and after finishing a drink they throw their glass over their shoulder whereupon it crashes against the floor or a wall. They are either exuberantly joyful or coldly enraged, and can switch between the two at a moment’s notice. When they are excited they shout with a loud, booming voice. They are nostalgic for Soviet Russia (always referring to it as [[Glorious Mother Russia|"The Motherland"]]), and love to do [[Cossacks|traditional dances]] like [[That Russian Squat Dance]] and trepaks while drunk. When they travel they go by troika.

* Since the 1970s and especially since [[The War on Terror|9/11]], people from Middle Eastern countries are often stereotyped as fanatical Muslims out for blood, hijacking planes, making anti-Semitic comments, slaughtering sheep in the kitchen, making too many children, conducting suicide bombings or planning terrorist activities. Arabic immigrants are a frequent target in racist Western propaganda.

* Just like Indian or Pakistani people, Arabic people are frequently depicted as being shopkeepers or supermarket managers. In certain parts of the United States, Arabic-speakers are specifically stereotyped as owners of gas stations, with the ethnicity varying based on location. In Michigan, they tend to be Lebanese or Iraqi; in New Jersey, they tend to be Egyptian Copts. In South America, they are unanimously called "Turcos" (Turkish) even when most of them are actually Syrian or Lebanese, and tend to be stereotyped as door-to door sellers and owners of hardware stores.

* In (beat 'em up) videogames, for whatever reason, there are a number of ''ambiguously'' Middle Eastern characters. That is, their design evokes the look of the region, and a few cultural clues may be mentioned, but mention of actual nationality is [[Parts Unknown|outright avoided]]. Examples include Zafina, from [[Tekken]], who's background and cut-scenes hint at an Egyptian origin, but who has "unknown" listed against birthplace on her official bio. [[Word of God]] states that she is of "Middle Eastern" origin, but no more information has been provided. Algol from the [[Soul Series]] is another example - his name is clearly Arabic (literally "the ghoul"), as well as his move-list, and his story is an homage to the Sumerian (modern day Iraq) [[Mesopotamian Mythology|Gilgamesh epic]], but his origin is never confirmed outright. Zasalamel, also from the [[Soul Series]], is similarly ambiguous, with a look that references Egypt (his ibis-head scythe especially) and a movelistnovelist named after several Babylonian gods. The incongruently nameincongruously-named Sinclair from ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' has an unmistakably Arabic look, complete with harem-pants, head scarf and a scimitar, although her country of origin remains unknown. Why the country of origin of these "Middle Eastern" characters remains unknown isn't clear, but it could be to avoid [[Unfortunate Implications]] in a sensitive global region, or simply to enhance the mystery of certain characters.

*** If Egypt is shown in fiction, usually references are made to [[Ancient Egypt]]. piramidsPyramids, mummies, sphinxes, ancient tombs and characters "walking like an Egyptian".

* IsrealisIsraeli men are either young and athletic, or old and with long beards.

**In Early-modern times they were seen in Europe as sort of a synonym for, well, [[Mordor]]. They had a [[Badass Army]] no reluctance to spend [[We Have Reserves|reserves]] and were [[Rape, Pillage and Burn|excedinglyexceedingly hard]] on civilians.

* Australia and New Zealand may appear to argue a lot but mess with one, you've got ''two'' very PO'ed countries to deal with. The [[ANZA CsANZACs]] - it's Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, not one or the other.

===[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]===

* '''Australians''' are always stereotyped as white, six feet tall, rough, unsophisticated, wildlife experts, bushwackers and obsessive beer drinkers. They often carry boomerangs, large knives and either go surfing or wrestle with crocodiles. They always use expressions like "Crikey!", "G'day, mate" and "Put another shrimp on the barbie" (despite the term ''prawn'' is used for shrimp in Australia). These stereotypes are mostly based on images reflected in [[Crocodile Dundee]], Steve Irwin, and [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|G'day Bruce!]]

* Since Australia has very unique fauna: [[Misplaced Wildlife|expect these animals to make a cameo appearance]] whenever the country is depicted. So, watch out for kangaroos, koalas, kookaburras, Tasmanian devils, emus, echidnas, dingoes, platypuses... Jokes about invasive species such as rabbits, cane toads and ostriches are also very popular.}

* New Zealanders seem to think of Australians as good-hearted but lazy. Public holidays are serious buisnessbusiness.

* In (beat em' up) videogamesvideo games, Australians are mostly depicted as hulking [[Boisterous Bruiser|bruisers]], with examples including [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent|Graig Marduk]] from [[Tekken]], Raiden/Big Bear from [[King of Fighters]] (complete with Ayer's Rock/Uluru home-stage) and shark-wrestling fisherman Jeffry [[Meaningful Name|McWild]] from [[Virtua Fighter]]. Rocker zombie Lord Raptor, of Darkstalkers fame, provides a variation, and is perhaps inspired by home-grown supergroup ACDC.

* More recently, New Zealand has become famous through its associtionassociation with the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Lord of the Rings]] movie'', making people think of it as being one big film set.

* Due to their performaceperformance in various 20th and 21st century wars (especially [[WW 1]] and Vietnam), [[ANZACs]] (Australian and New Zealand forces) are typically depicted as badass soldiers.