When people from other countries think about your culture,what do they usually think of ?

Tea and Scones. Fish and chips. Actually I don’t know as I don’t come from another country.

I’d like to add bad dentistry to that list…

If (and it’s a big if) they’ve ever heard of it, they think of whale hunting and really piss poor football.

tulips, wooden shoes, and weed, the weed part is true, but not a whole lot of people do it…why? because winners don’t use drugs

For me it would be Guinness,leprechaeun’s and fields.

@fabulous
don’t forget rain, red hair and riverdance (aka obsessed legs flailing about) ;)

@fabulous & wildflower
And don’t forget me too. People obviously think of little ol’ me when they think of Ireland.
Don’t they?

i just think about severe alcohol abuse when i hear the word ireland…..

y e a h….......of course…
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@osullivanbr in your last answer and knowing you quiet well I would take out the little and just say ol me.

Hmmm….Bite me I think is the customary answer to that. I’m not that bloomin’ old. Why don’t you just go burn some more food. :-x

ouch!.....are those your screams and breaking glass I’m hearing in the distance?!?

I am American, so I guess people from other cultures primarily associate the USA with sex, drugs and Rock & Roll… or excess in general.

My second citizenship would have people thinking of chocolate, cheese, watches and skiing.

@wildflower Yes they Are screams that you are most likely hearing but that is the last scream he will ever scream DO YOU HEAR THAT BR YOUR LAST HA HA HA .

LOL…..you’re too funny! And you sure know how to keep him in check by the sounds of it :)

What can i say when your good your good

….and when you’re bad you’re better? (I love that quote!! )

I have a chum from England who says Americans are loud and rude. More of a generalization than a culture statement I thought.

Being American I have seen what he refers to but consider it a minor fraction of the US populous. The same fraction of rude and loud people I am sure can be found in any culture.

boiled peanuts, budweiser from the can (straw optional), banjos and fiddles.

a nation of fat people

hockey, lumberjacks, eating blubber, live in an igloo, wussies, “zed”, more here

too many choices (esp. fast foods), over the top plastic surgery, overindulgence therefore spending money we don’t have to “keep up with the Jones’ ”, serious flaws in the educational system…

Ok, here we go. When I tell people I’m:
Greek: The food (dolmas, feta cheese, kalamata olives), philosophy/philosophers, Greek Islands, mythology
Hispanic: The food (tortillas, quesadillas, frijoles), margaritas.. actually the first thing they usually mention is tortillas and then ask if I can make my own. When I say “yes” they get a pitiful look on their face and ask if they can have some. I usually oblige.
American: Pretty much what people before me have said. They think we’re loud. Sometimes obnoxious or ignorant.
...but tell them you’re a Californian – They assume you know celebrities. Ask if you live close to L.A. Then they mention how Arnold is our governor – “Govenator.”

@allie hey fellow Greek, I’m half. Not from there though.

willbrawn: I’m not from there either, but I visit Greece quite a bit because I have family there. =]

can I please have some tortillas? : (

oh good god stop talking about food I am feeling hungary.

how does Hungary feel? Is it similar to feeling Austria? : )

I tend to assume that it depends on which movie they’ve seen: ‘Once Were Warriors’ or ‘Whale Rider’.

which would you prefer them see?

@playthebanjo boiled peanuts? Now you’re talkin!! I love them!! I am stuck up northand they don’t sell raw peanuts here, so really miss them. BTW, they don’t know what “sweet tea” is here either! If you ask for it, they give you unsweet, and pass you some sugar…yecch!

I once saw boiled peanuts in a can at the grocery store.

eww!! They are nasty!! Did you buy them?

No way. I prefer to make them at home so I can control the amount of salt and add a BUNCH of garlic powder. YUM

Absolutely!! cajun is fun too.

Southeast United States. Cotton, grits, moonshine, hillbillies, coondogs, catfish, country music, baptists.

buster: Don’t forget biscuits and gravy, BBQ, and fireflies.

LOL. Baptists. I had not thought of that one. You cant throw a rock without hitting a church down here.

@playthebanjo
ha! you trying to pretend that’s not what you’re aiming at??

I forgot nascar.

Ow!!! Don’t throw those rocks too hard! I am one of those Baptists!! Good thing I’m hard headed, it bounced right off. LOL!

capitalism, over consumption, and Michael Jackson.