stereotypes

Question 1

what is a stereotype

Answer 1

a oversimplified opinion about something

Question 2

slovenian stereotypes

Answer 2

drinking

Question 3

to go dutch

Answer 3

to split the bill in the restaurant between everyone

Question 4

dutch courage

Answer 4

drinking a little alcohol for courage

Question 5

its all greek to me

Answer 5

when you dont understand the topic or have no knowledge about it

Question 6

french shower

Answer 6

to spray yourself with deodorant instead of washing

Question 7

pardon my french

Answer 7

to apologise before or after we say something rude

Question 8

a mexican standoff

Answer 8

two groups can not agree on what to do next

Question 9

a young turk

Answer 9

a young rebel , he cant be controlled part of a group

Question 10

take french leave

Answer 10

to leave work withouth permission

Question 11

when in rome do as romans do

Answer 11

when your visiting a different country you should behave like the people who live there

Question 12

talk for england

Answer 12

when someone can talk for hours and hours

Question 13

curse like a turk

Answer 13

when someone has a really bad mouth

Question 14

a slow boat to china

Answer 14

we use this expression to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time

Question 15

too many chiefs and not enough indians

Answer 15

too many managers and not enough workers

Question 16

not for all the tea in china

Answer 16

you would not do it under any circumstances

Question 17

all roads lead to rome

Answer 17

multiple methods used to reach the same result

Question 18

rome was not built in a day

Answer 18

you cannot expect to achieve important things in a short period of time

Question 19

more holes than swiss cheese

Answer 19

the argument or theory has many flaws is incomplete or lacks important details

Question 20

pretend to be swede

Answer 20

pretend not to understand or know anything about something

Question 21

drinking like german

Answer 21

to drink a lot

Question 22

irony

Answer 22

chriticism and mocking

Question 23

to mock

Answer 23

to make fun of something

Question 24

time

Answer 24

germans = on time
americans = 15 minutes early
british = 15 minutes late
italians = 1 hour late

Question 25

lunch

Answer 25

british = drink and talk about business
japanese = not eat during work
germans = talke business and then dinner
french = first eat then talk

Question 26

american while talking on the phone

Answer 26

put feet on desk

Question 27

japanese while talking on the phone

Answer 27

do not put feet in desk

Question 28

japanese seniority rules

Answer 28

seniority very important
a young men never to talk business with older man
you need to exchange business card with everyone, you take it with both hands and read it
bowing

Question 29

american rules

Answer 29

more informal and casual

Question 30

what do americans talk about

Answer 30

geographical link

Question 31

what do british talk about

Answer 31

weather

Question 32

tips for travellers
france

Answer 32

first you shake hands with everyone then you sit down

Question 33

tips for travellers
afghanistan

Answer 33

5 minutes saying hello

Question 34

tips for travellers
pakistan

Answer 34

cant wink because its offensive

Question 35

tips for travellers
middle east

Answer 35

never use left hand for greeting eating drinking or smking

Question 36

tips for travellers
russia

Answer 36

drink as much as your host

Question 37

tips for travellers
thailand

Answer 37

you lover your head when you meet someone

Question 38

tips for travellers
america

Answer 38

you eat hamburger wirh both hands and as fast as you can