stereotypes Flashcards

1
Q

what is a stereotype

A

a oversimplified opinion about something

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2
Q

slovenian stereotypes

A

drinking

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3
Q

to go dutch

A

to split the bill in the restaurant between everyone

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4
Q

dutch courage

A

drinking a little alcohol for courage

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5
Q

its all greek to me

A

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

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6
Q

french shower

A

to spray yourself with deodorant instead of washing

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7
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pardon my french

A

to apologise before or after we say something rude

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8
Q

a mexican standoff

A

two groups can not agree on what to do next

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9
Q

a young turk

A

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

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10
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take french leave

A

to leave work withouth permission

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11
Q

when in rome do as romans do

A

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

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12
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talk for england

A

when someone can talk for hours and hours

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13
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curse like a turk

A

when someone has a really bad mouth

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14
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a slow boat to china

A

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

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15
Q

too many chiefs and not enough indians

A

too many managers and not enough workers

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16
Q

not for all the tea in china

A

you would not do it under any circumstances

17
Q

all roads lead to rome

A

multiple methods used to reach the same result

18
Q

rome was not built in a day

A

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

19
Q

more holes than swiss cheese

A

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

20
Q

pretend to be swede

A

pretend not to understand or know anything about something

21
Q

drinking like german

A

to drink a lot

22
Q

irony

A

chriticism and mocking

23
Q

to mock

A

to make fun of something

24
Q

time

A

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

25
Q

lunch

A

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

26
Q

american while talking on the phone

A

put feet on desk

27
Q

japanese while talking on the phone

A

do not put feet in desk

28
Q

japanese seniority rules

A

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

29
Q

american rules

A

more informal and casual

30
Q

what do americans talk about

A

geographical link

31
Q

what do british talk about

A

weather

32
Q

tips for travellers
france

A

first you shake hands with everyone then you sit down

33
Q

tips for travellers
afghanistan

A

5 minutes saying hello

34
Q

tips for travellers
pakistan

A

cant wink because its offensive

35
Q

tips for travellers
middle east

A

never use left hand for greeting eating drinking or smking

36
Q

tips for travellers
russia

A

drink as much as your host

37
Q

tips for travellers
thailand

A

you lover your head when you meet someone

38
Q

tips for travellers
america

A

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