Your national complex

[Raisin Bran]

For Quebec

We are so different from Canadians.
We learn to speak english but canadians dont learn french
We eat better than the whole north america
We hate France (les asti d'francais)
We are more intelligent than everybody else
We are taxed more than anybody else
We are so proud of Celine Dion
We are so proud of le cirque du soleil

 

[HannibalBarka]

France has complex with 3 nations only in my opinion: the US, Germany and the bl....dy Brits ;-)

With the US, we are jealous seeing them as the most powerfull and influential nation on earth. We think we should have their place. So we say they are "ignorant bullies", when we very often behave the same way ;-)

With the German, we are jealous about their industry basically. We deeply think that they make the best cars, and that every thing made by german is perfect (concerning industry that is). To counter that we say they are too rigid with no inspiration, we basically regards them as "perfect robots"

Last, the UK, in my opinion the country we have more complex with, well at least the one WE TRULY HATE SEEING ABOVE US IN ANYTHING. We have deep complex seeing their language and not ours being the world norm for example. We often think that when the UK wins, it because they cheated, we still think that we should have won the war in Canada and Napoleon was defeated because the UK

 

[willemvanoranje]

There are only french wines, Nederland's cheeses are pale copies of french cheeses.

Our cheese is the best in the world! Your cheese tastes so bad you throw it away, let it rot, then you get hungry again and decide to eat it anyway!

We make fun of Belgians, i have no idea why.

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So they really are lesser intelligent then? I mean, if TWO nations say it about them, two neighbours.. it MUST be true!

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

As for Holland:

* World War II and Jews: we like the world to think the Dutch were the best helpers of Jews in the history, but the municipal administrations always helped the Germans to identify Jews with their records

Ironically, something the Danes can claim, which they can use to justify the fact that the Germans rolled over them faster than even the Dutch or French - the Danes lost 16 soldiers, the Germans even fewer. But because of that, they actually saved pretty much their entire Jewish population.

 

[sysyphus]

...I can't begin to imagine what our country would be like if we didn't have the America around: we'd have no idea who to be contrary about....

It'd probably still be Britain, just like our siblings in the Southern Hemisphere.

But thanks to our complex with America, Britain can do no wrong in the eyes of most anglo-Canadians, which is why we still hang on to their wretched monarchy even tighter than they do.

 

[Syntherio]

Germans are pessimistic and discontented. In general.
We are hypersensitive to nationalism... otherwise someone may believe, we are still Nazis.
Using random english words in german sentences is "cool", and it conceals our poor knowledge in foreign languages...
If we found nothing we can complain about, we run other nations down:

Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark: those curious guys with horned helms... all the same...
Netherlands: "Wenns um Fussball geht, hass ich Holland wie die Pest."
Poland: "Polish triathlon: Running to the public swimming pool, swimming, driving back on bike..."
Czech Rep: Come here to dig out our asparagus.
Turkey: They plan to take over Germany silently...
Austria, Switzerland: *cough* Schluchtenscheißer *cough* Everything okay, little boy?
Bavaria: strange people...
France: Do you really want us to take frog-eating people seriously?
England: Just island monkeys... Can´t even drive on the right side...
Russia: Vashe zdorovie!
USA: warmonger...

I mean no harm, just making jokes.

 

[toxicseagull]

as stated above from both stephs and hannibal. england

- france are up their own arses and as sulky as teenagers, whilst similtanuasly nicking loads of money of us through the EU. pointless country inwhich we have to save everytime theres a war on. especially mr chirac.

america - semi pitied, second rate versions of ourselves, making all the mistakes we have and havent learnt. (the people) also resent how are goverment will lick your govermants shoes.

germany - general mocking for having no humour, losing the war etc.

we like holland

ourselves - as said, we are proud of our achivments and have given a great deal, through inventions,science,culture,music/humour etc. the first to laugh at ourselves and put ourselves down, strong national pride. always think society is going down (who doesnt?)

and as for our colonies , (scottyland,ireland,wales), we ignore them as they moan. and dont relise we prop them up (especially's scotlands parliment).

tis about it i think

 

[sysyphus]

tis about it i think

How about a word on your other former colonies?

 

[jamiethearcher]

It'd probably still be Britain, just like our siblings in the Southern Hemisphere.

But thanks to our complex with America, Britain can do no wrong in the eyes of most anglo-Canadians, which is why we still hang on to their wretched monarchy even tighter than they do.

God save the Queen! The monarchy is one of the things I think is special about Canada, something distinctive from the US. (I can't beleive I am saying this )

Seriously though, I think the Monarchy is an important element of Canada's history and heritage, and see no need to get rid of it.

 

[Xanikk999]

Some americans think they have the best country in the world.

Maybe in some ways its true. But definitly not in many ways.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

Scotland has provided the world with virtually all of its great engineers. (Archimedes was probably Scottish...)

We're a really, really generous people and we're not mean AT ALL. That was a joke and it's not funny any more.

Whisky is the greatest drink in the world (actually, that one's probably true...)

We can party harder and drink more than anyone else in the world!

We invented golf, and probably football.

If only the weather was better, you'd never have any reason to leave Scotland.

 

[Yeeek]

Our cheese is the best in the world! Your cheese tastes so bad you throw it away, let it rot, then you get hungry again and decide to eat it anyway!

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So they really are lesser intelligent then? I mean, if TWO nations say it about them, two neighbours.. it MUST be true!

If there is one country in the world that could compete with us with how many smelly cheese they have its without a doubt, Nederland

Why do you see Belgians crawling in supermarkets? Because they search the lowest prices!

 

[CaptainF]

"We are American. By extension, we kick more ass than all of you combined. We have way more crap than you do. Be it prisons, cars or lawsuits, we will out do you. Our people are also cooler, because you see them on TV, and thats really bad ass. We are also home to Chuck Norris, so you know that we own you. Don't even try, you saw what we did to the British. God bless america, and smite all ye petty collectives. Now hook me up with a gun, a lawn chair, and a TV, and watch me have fun."

-Sincerely,

An average stereotypical american, living averagely in Anysmalltown, U.S.A.

 

[Dr. Yoshi]

America: There are other nations?

 

[malclave]

"Now hook me up with a gun, a lawn chair, and a TV, and watch me have fun."

You forgot the RV on the NASCAR infield... the top of which, of course, is where you set up your lawn chair and TV (tuned to Dukes of Hazzard reruns) while firing off your gun at semi-random intervals.

 

[Dann]

China:

We are too polite to engage in such ribbing and semi-bashing exercises, even if it be good natured.

We are also too devious to tell you what we really think.

 

[aaglo]

Finland:
- We will never win the Eurovision Song contests. It's just not our thing...
- We envy all the countries with mountains (which is propably 98% of the countries of the world)
- I think that Finland & Sweden are a bit similair as Slovakia & Czech (in that order).
- We think that Nokia is a big company
- We are honest. Always. And doubly so when doing business with non-finns.

 

[friskymike]

I like to think that Australians are some of the most confident in their nation in the world. For this reason we can put up with any jibes about being descended from convicts, or backwards, or whatever, with complete equinamity. In my experience people who don't have that national confidence who get extremely defensive or aggresive if anybody critises their country.

In terms of national stereotypes, we view ourselves as quite laid back with a "she'll be right" attitude, this is probably also due to the national myth of Australia being "the lucky country". However my experience of other countries leads me to believe that we are actually far more competent than we give ourselves credit for - Australians tend to be quite modest about their achievements, perhaps due to another national myth of the "tall poppy syndrome" (i.e. we cut down those who are better than us - which I think may happen at school but not so much in the nation as a whole).

I'd love to hear some other Aussie's take on this!

 

[aaglo]

Oh, I've got more (for finland):
- We don't like swedish hockey players at all - especially if their name is Håkan Loob or Mats Sundin (see: history of IIHF-world championship games).
- We know that we can write English words correctly, something that Americans at CFC cannot do

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

I like to think that Australians are some of the most confident in their nation in the world. For this reason we can put up with any jibes about being descended from convicts, or backwards, or whatever, with complete equinamity. In my experience people who don't have that national confidence who get extremely defensive or aggresive if anybody critises their country.

In terms of national stereotypes, we view ourselves as quite laid back with a "she'll be right" attitude, this is probably also due to the national myth of Australia being "the lucky country". However my experience of other countries leads me to believe that we are actually far more competent than we give ourselves credit for - Australians tend to be quite modest about their achievements, perhaps due to another national myth of the "tall poppy syndrome" (i.e. we cut down those who are better than us - which I think may happen at school but not so much in the nation as a whole).

I'd love to hear some other Aussie's take on this!

This, and the fact that 'man for man' Australia is the greatest sporting nation in the world, is why it is Great Britian's favourite Colony Cousin. I'd love to live there at some point