You know you're (insert nationality here) when...

DaWacko said:
But for us foreigners it's easier to say "british" because we don't want to insult you by calling e.g. some Welsh as "English" :p
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Haha, I see where it could get confusing, because people from Newcastle and Liverpool have very strong and strange accents (to foreigners) and they are still English, and the Welsh/Scottish accents are also strong. But to us, it's very easy to tell the difference. It would be like us coming to America and not being able to tell a Southerner from a New Yorker. I still hate being called British though Every Scottish/Welsh/Irish person I know feels the same the other way around as well. I'm sure some of you would get annoyed if somebody mixed up Dutch and Belgian or something :lol:.

Whatever you do, never mix up and Nothern Irish person with one from the South. They hate that too :D.
 
wibble said:

Oooo, don't get me started on the rip-off bus fares we have here :mad: :eek:

:lol:

So you are in Reading Pixu? That's not far from where I am (Oxford) :) Actually, I was at Reading train station only a few weeks ago. Hope it's less foggy in Reading than it is here at the moment :eek:
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Yup, I'm a proud Reading girlie. I've been to Oxford a few times...you ice-rink is great! :) It's been foggy where I am since Monday...not gd cause it's been subzero a few days here!
 
Merry Christmas for y´ll :D

you know our german when you´re loving your car
you know our german when yor´re be on time to you´re working
 
Y'know guys... I guess the meaning of this thread was to point out the stereotypes of each nationality. What would foreigners pick up when they meet people from other country.

Not "this must be [insert nationality here] because I do it"

Because this is turning into thread

"you know you're a finn because you like ice cream"

I'm not trying to offend anyone, just seeing that thread will run out of its course.
 
You know you're Welsh, when you look out ya window, and see a sheep staring back :lol: (Yes, I am Welsh, not trying to cause offence to anyone :p)
 
CSI_Ali said:
- You get entirely pissed off when people hang Union Jacks up for St. George's Day

- You've seen at least one 'Chav vs. Goth' fight (I say kill them both :lol:)

- You're Nan watches a Hip-Hop music video and becomes greatly offended. "It's nearly pornography!"

- The most complained about advertisment is one of people eating with their mouth full. Apparently, that's worse than the implication of child abuse :rolleyes:

- You know of at least a dozen towns that consist of nothing more than pubs, indian restaurants and charity shops.
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lol, I totally agree with these^ :lol: Especially the chav/goth fight! My group that I hang out with is concidered goth, making me a 'goth' even though I listen to all types of music! lol, sad! :rolleyes:

A lot of my sentences are heavily sarcastic, isn't sarcasm the greatest! And the advert thing is so true, I mean they have Big Yellow Self Storgae advert where a wife leaves her husband in a Storage unit, and no one complained, even after Jane Longhurst was killed and left in one! What do they complain about? KFC adverts being prejudice against vegatarians (no joke!):rolleyes:

You Know You're British When:
  • You complain about the weather regardless of the temperature
  • A lot of people you meet are prejudice in some way
  • You're town is full of charity shops (I have like 20 in my town, and my town's tiny!)
  • Teenagers are concidered sporn of satan, and there's a huge conflict between teens and the elder generation (at least it is where I live!) :rolleyes:

~xJemmax~
 
You know you're french when (in Paris)

- people ask you where the Eiffel Tower is
- people ask you if you eat "croissants" every day
- and when you're traveling, everybody says to you "oh la la" :lol:
 
You know you're portuguese when:
--if people ask you "How are you", you answer "Well, so so,I could be better" even if it is a very good day...
--if a person gets sick in the beach, you go see what is happening, along with the entire crowd (that curiosity!)
--if anybody is giving things for free, even if you don't need them at all, you go to get some...
--you get excited every time that they talk about Portugal or portuguese in CSI or another tv show in other language, because it's rare...
--you get excited when they talk about Nelly Furtado, beucase she is half portuguese...
--You know "Floribella" and "Morangos com Açúcar", even if you don't watch tv...

hehehe..I hope I am not being unfair with anybody
PS: It's in this situations, that I feel glad because I was born in Canada...But anyway, I am happy to be Portuguese!
 
Daniela, you forgot to say:

You know you're Portuguese when:
- you receive foreign people with open arms. ;)
 
Not exactly a nationality but...

You Know You're From Arizona When...

You've signed so many petitions to recall governors you can't remember the name of the incumbent.

You notice your car overheating before you drive it.

You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.

You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.

You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.

You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.

You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.

You can make sun tea instantly.

You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.

You've often wondered the purpose of putting a fire place in your house.

The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.

You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.

Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.

It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.

You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.

You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.

Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog.

You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.

No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.

You see two trees fighting over a dog.

You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny

You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River

You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves

You can pronounce"Saguaro", "Tempe", "San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", and "Cholla"

You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"

You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!

You hear people say "but it's a DRY heat!"

You buy salsa by the gallon.

Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.

You think a red light is merely a suggestion.

All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.

You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.

Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."

You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard.

Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.

Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.

Most homes have more firearms than people.

Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?"

People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.

You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.

If you haven't worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer.

You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds

A billion dollar monstrosity is built for a football team that has had one winning season in 22 years.

All your sports teams get screwed
 
As in "Why" the hell would anybody settle here...its in the middle of the desert...I'm not even sure if there is a gas station there. Its the most miserable area in the whole state (well except maybe Tucson).

There is also a Surprise...like Surprise! someone actually settled here!
 
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