I'm from the United States. When I went to Spain for vacation, many of the young people there thought I could rap (or "sing" hip-hop). This was because I'm African-American and because I dressed in a similar way to people in the music videos.
A stereotype is a belief (or a thought) about a group of people (in my example, peole from the United States), but that belief may not accurately reflect reality.
Stereotypes can be hurtful or mean, but they can also make us laugh. Can you think of a funny stereotype associated with people from your country?
Tip: If the thought, or stereotype, <em>might</em> make someone upset or made, or even might make you mad, then please do not post it. This is just a discussion question to get people to interact and practice their English writing.
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Years ago I was in Switzerland on an exchange program and I stayed with a family there. They had bought a big case of Coca Cola and offered me some the first day at breakfast because they thought Americans drank it all the time.
Question: What do you call a person who speaks two languages?
Answer: A bilingual person.
Question: What do you call a person who speaks only one language?
Answer: An American.
1 - That We're indigenous people or we live in constant poverty (like in a Favela)
2 - That we speak or understand Spanish.
3 - That we only have two cities: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the rest is just the rainforest.
4 - That our women are beautiful and easy and sometimes seen as prostitutes or bitches.
5 - That gunshots are something normal to hear during the day.
6 - That all Brazilians dance Samba and drink Caipirinha.
7 - That we Brazilian men love football.
8 - That the only thing we care about is " Carnval "
9 - That we have wild animals walking around the cities.
10 - That our capital is Buenos Aires.
11 - That every Brazilian has to be dark-skinned
12 - That we walk shirtless everywhere.
13 - That in every city there's a beach.
14 - That monkeys is our main pet.
Also, everyone seems to think that we are constantly living our lives avoiding being killed by deadly wild animals!
The funny thing is, the other day I found a Red Back in my wardrobe and a few nights ago I found a pair of kangaroos (one was huge) hopping in the park just across the street. I only recently moved to Canberra, so I was <em>a little</em> surprised to see them in the middle of the city!
In my opinions, many people of the peoples who have lived in Taiwan originally (for more than 300 years) are good at singing, dance, and drinking.
However, I can understand not everyone of the originally living peoples of Taiwan is so.
