stereotypes Flashcards
what is a stereotype
a oversimplified opinion about something
slovenian stereotypes
drinking
to go dutch
to split the bill in the restaurant between everyone
dutch courage
drinking a little alcohol for courage
its all greek to me
when you dont understand the topic or have no knowledge about it
french shower
to spray yourself with deodorant instead of washing
pardon my french
to apologise before or after we say something rude
a mexican standoff
two groups can not agree on what to do next
a young turk
a young rebel , he cant be controlled part of a group
take french leave
to leave work withouth permission
when in rome do as romans do
when your visiting a different country you should behave like the people who live there
talk for england
when someone can talk for hours and hours
curse like a turk
when someone has a really bad mouth
a slow boat to china
we use this expression to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time
too many chiefs and not enough indians
too many managers and not enough workers
not for all the tea in china
you would not do it under any circumstances
all roads lead to rome
multiple methods used to reach the same result
rome was not built in a day
you cannot expect to achieve important things in a short period of time
more holes than swiss cheese
the argument or theory has many flaws is incomplete or lacks important details
pretend to be swede
pretend not to understand or know anything about something
drinking like german
to drink a lot
irony
chriticism and mocking
to mock
to make fun of something
time
germans = on time
americans = 15 minutes early
british = 15 minutes late
italians = 1 hour late
lunch
british = drink and talk about business
japanese = not eat during work
germans = talke business and then dinner
french = first eat then talk
american while talking on the phone
put feet on desk
japanese while talking on the phone
do not put feet in desk
japanese seniority rules
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
american rules
more informal and casual
what do americans talk about
geographical link
what do british talk about
weather
tips for travellers
france
first you shake hands with everyone then you sit down
tips for travellers
afghanistan
5 minutes saying hello
tips for travellers
pakistan
cant wink because its offensive
tips for travellers
middle east
never use left hand for greeting eating drinking or smking
tips for travellers
russia
drink as much as your host
tips for travellers
thailand
you lover your head when you meet someone
tips for travellers
america
you eat hamburger wirh both hands and as fast as you can
