Has this site changed your stereotype viewpoint of people from other countries?
It has me, almost as much as when I have visited foreign countries in person. I have found the French to be friendly, the Germans generous, the Portuguese personable. I've visited much of Europe, and once outside the main cities have met the real 'salt of the Earth' types of people.
'Course, for the places I don't visit, like Australia and America, I have to rely on the media for my opinions. Oz is full of Paul Hogan lookalikes gropin' their Sheila's whilst muttering "Nah pooftah's!" between glugs of the amber nectar. In Yankee land nice people live in California (which is full of available blondes), everyone else lives in NYC and shoots one another. Or not.
Then you come to a site such as this, where people talk about many things other than JW's, and you realise that none of us are very different, despite our country of birth. Americans aren't mouthing off all the time about how big their cars are, they are just as concerned about their families as us Brits are. Aussies engage in foreplay other than the 'Brace yerself, Shirleen' variety and have sometimes amazed me with their sensitivity. I never realised how wickedly funny the Norwegian sense of humour was until I came here.
So, my own stereotyped opinions and viewpoints of other countries has changed, quite massively in some matters too. I've met real people here and been enriched by the experience.
How about you, now that you have been in contact with some 'foreigners', have you had to make some adjustments to the way that you view people from other countries? Tell us how you would feel about visiting some of these places, where appeals to you, and why?
Englishman.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....