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nigelinleeds Lounge Lizard Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 108	Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:37 pm    Post subject: Regional Stereotypes ? Do you have regional stereotypes in Russia? we have a few in the UK, almost all insulting, heres some: Scottish - Tight with money Irish - Stupid Welsh - Sheep shaggers - where men are men and sheep are nervous Liverpool - Thieves/heroin addicts Newcastle - Big drinkers East Anglians - Farmers Cornwall/Devon - Marry their sisters Glasgow - Violent/alcoholics Yorkshire - Good looking/great lovers/generous/funny I'm from Yorkshire by the way...lucky eh ?
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Crabman WayToRussified Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 401 Location: Middlesex	Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:21 pm    Post subject: Bloody minded tyke. Last edited by Crabman on Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:11 am; edited 1 time in total
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nigelinleeds Lounge Lizard Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 108	Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:12 am    Post subject: re oops , forgot one ... Southern Softie
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Ender WayToRussified Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 498 Location: Urals	Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:54 pm    Post subject: Ukrainian - lazy, greedy, hate Russians (calls them "moskaly") without reason Georgian - masculine, hotblooded, sometimes pictured as bi-sexual Chuckcha - ignoramus but clever in some way like nature survival and intuitive vision of truth. Estonian - slow-witted (because of their words Sa-a-a-rem-a-a-a) Armenian, Jew - cunning, miser, good with bussinness and money Chechen - killer, slaver, thief Belarussian - openhearted, provincial American & European politic (special race) - deceitful, twofaced, love to cover his businness or political interests by word "democratic". Look here. Very precise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_jokes#Ethnic_stereotypes
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Paul-Holmes Lounge Wizard Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1073	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:08 am    Post subject: What about Turks, Uzbeks and Kazakhs?
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:59 am    Post subject: Paul Holmes wrote: What about Turks, Uzbeks and Kazakhs? I noticed the Uzebeks to be selling everything and anything...Like selling watermelon at 4:00 in the morning. You can litterally go to a store or a restraunt and knock on the door at early hours in the morning and they will wake up to get your business...crazy!!!
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:00 am    Post subject: Americans....are very generous!! And American Men treat women the best!!!
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darthvader WayToRussified Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 427	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:21 am    Post subject: I posted the following link earlier this year: http://www.langust.ru/review/xeno-ru1.shtml (page 1 of 20 pages) "The Xenophobe's Guide to Russians" Lots of good (plus funny) stereotypes described about Russians throughout. Also, some regarding Russian ethnic groups, Russia's regional neighbours, and Russian stereotypes about Westerners. Great read, very funny, yet informative! For example: ".....There are many Russian jokes about the Chukchis, a small tribe who live in the furthest part of the Far East of Russia. Typical examples are: A Chukchi enrols for a course on Russian literature at Moscow University. His professor asks: "Have you read Pushkin?" "No." "Have you read Gogol?" "No." "Tolstoy? Dostoievsky?" The Chukchi shakes his head. "Chukchi going to be writer, not reader."........"
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:04 am    Post subject: good read and I do see some of it being true for sure
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darthvader WayToRussified Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 427	Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:33 pm    Post subject: Ender wrote: Ukrainian - lazy, greedy, hate Russians (calls them "moskaly") without reason Georgian - masculine, hotblooded, sometimes pictured as bi-sexual Chuckcha - ignoramus but clever in some way like nature survival and intuitive vision of truth. Estonian - slow-witted (because of their words Sa-a-a-rem-a-a-a) Armenian, Jew - cunning, miser, good with bussinness and money Chechen - killer, slaver, thief Belarussian - openhearted, provincial American & European politic (special race) - deceitful, twofaced, love to cover his businness or political interests by word "democratic". Look here. Very precise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_jokes#Ethnic_stereotypes Good stuff! eg. ".....Chukcha, why did you buy a fridge if it's so cold in tundra?" Chukcha replies: "Why, is minus fifty Celsius outside, is minus ten inside, is minus five in the fridge—a warm place, however!"....."
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Ender WayToRussified Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 498 Location: Urals	Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:03 pm    Post subject: darthvader wrote: I posted the following link earlier this year: http://www.langust.ru/review/xeno-ru1.shtml (page 1 of 20 pages) "The Xenophobe's Guide to Russians" Lots of good (plus funny) stereotypes described about Russians throughout. Also, some regarding Russian ethnic groups, Russia's regional neighbours, and Russian stereotypes about Westerners. Yeah. Very well written.
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:04 pm    Post subject: Canadians - people that look like someone just hit them with a hockey stick
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Soundbrigade Frequent Guest Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Sweden	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:47 pm    Post subject: Moskovites aren't very popular out on the countryside. Often you hear "Болшая Деревня" (Big countryside) about Moscow, indicating that even the city is BIG, the people are still seen upon as "rednecks". Like we in Sweden calls habitants of Stockholm as Zero-eighters (the area code 0 or Tokholmare (Tok = idiot).
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CAjules Frequent Guest Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 51 Location: California	Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:18 am    Post subject: well, what about stereotypes of men fromn the region of Ufa? I think we've just broken up...says he needs space. this russian girl who he dated for one month in 2004 flew to san francisco last night, he's not strong enough to tell her to get a hotel room, and now tells me he is confused about he and i and he/her. but he only knew her for one month. he saw her again as just friends during the time he and I have been seeing each other. now she flew to san francisco and is at his place. i told him you need to be fair to you and i and tell her to get a hotel room. he tells me he is confused, this is so bad a situation for me right now. Is this something normal in russian relationships? please help. i've been drinking heavy screwdrivers and just feel horrible right now. he says he needs his space but i am just lost right now.
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jonny71 Just Starting Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Dublin	Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:58 am    Post subject: Re: Regional Stereotypes ? nigelinleeds wrote: Do you have regional stereotypes in Russia? we have a few in the UK, almost all insulting, heres some: Scottish - Tight with money Irish - Stupid Welsh - Sheep shaggers - where men are men and sheep are nervous Liverpool - Thieves/heroin addicts Newcastle - Big drinkers East Anglians - Farmers Cornwall/Devon - Marry their sisters Glasgow - Violent/alcoholics Yorkshire - Good looking/great lovers/generous/funny I'm from Yorkshire by the way...lucky eh ? I object to this pathetic stereotyping of people especially calling Irish "stupid" one must ask what planet your living on coming out with tripe like this post, i can assure you my friend Irish people are far from stupid and i resent you saying as much, one could always say Yorkshire people all wear flat caps and eat pies and drink bitter and are farmers or chavs in Leeds but obviously that would not be entirely true would it.
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