Your national complex

[Grisu]

Austria, Switzerland: *cough* Schluchtenscheißer *cough* Everything okay, little boy?

Schluchtenscheisser? I must admit I haven't encountered this term before, but maybe that's because germans don't dare say it to our faces

oh yeah, and germans are typically "Gummihälse". Furthermore, all Germans are Schwaben, whether they are Swabian or not. And they are the annoying guys that clog our streets whenever they relocate a large part of their population to tuscany

French: we don't really have a stereotype for all french, just for Alsaciennes, or Waggis, as they're called here. They are the people who speak in a hilarious french/german-mix and typically work at the supermarktet. also they smell

Italians: Mafiosi, all of them.

Austrians: Basically the same as us, except that they got a minus on their flag, while we got the plus

We will never win the Eurovision Song contests. It's just not our thing...

maybe this year, since you got such a nice contender

 

[Berrie]

For Belgium:

We think people only know Belgium for its chocolate and wafels, the Dutroux scandal and maybe because Brussels is somewhat the capital of Europe. So yes, a big inferiority complex

By the way, we also think the french people are very chauvinistic and lazy and drink too much wine, and dutch people are arrogant braggers who eat too much cheese

 

[Leifmk]

Finland:
- We will never win the Eurovision Song contests. It's just not our thing...

At least this year your guys have the best costumes!

 

[diablodelmar]

- The French language is the best in the world: it is the most subtle, the most accurat,e is the one with the most words, etc.
- The French "Lumières" invented modern philosophy and we are still a shinning beacon for the World.
- The French food is the best in the world. We are the only one to know how to make wine, cheese and bread.
- We have no obese people in France.
- Our justice is working well.
- We have the best education system in the world.
- We have the best transportation system in the world.
- We have the best welfare system in the world.
- In sports, the French are always the most likely to win the competition.
- In a sport event, you know that the first French arrived 214th. But you don't know who was the winner.
- France is the leader of Europe.

I highly disagree with practically everything there.

 

[Syntherio]

Schluchtenscheisser? I must admit I haven't encountered this term before, but maybe that's because germans don't dare say it to our faces

yepp, normaly we try to be polite

oh yeah, and germans are typically "Gummihälse". Furthermore, all Germans are Schwaben, whether they are Swabian or not. And they are the annoying guys that clog our streets whenever they relocate a large part of their population to tuscany

Thats nice, I never thought "Schwabe" is very common. I thought "Saupreißn" ("sow-prussian") was used from you.

 

[aaglo]

I highly disagree with practically everything there.

But the topic isn't to seek out "the truth", diablo

 

[Grisu]

Thats nice, I never thought "Schwabe" is very common. I thought "Saupreißn" ("sow-prussian") was used from you.

nah, we don't usually use the term, maybe it's because prussia is too far a away, while Swabia is the evil we know

"Schwob" is acutally a very common swiss-german term for a german. Probably because, in the past, most germans in switzerland actually were from there. Though I had to learn that not all germans take being called "Schwob" too well (my gf's family (maternal) is from around Heidelberg, and apparently Badenzer don't really like being called Schwaben )

 

[Steph]

I highly disagree with practically everything there.

Why? This is what the French think of themselves.
You disagree the French think that?

 

[aaglo]

Maybe he is french at heart, and disagrees that way

... and who cares what the french think ... but that's beside the point (and inapropriate thing to say, I know, but sometimes I'm bound to go for an obvious joke ).

I've got more (about finland):
- All finns know, that in WW2 the finnish soldiers were the elite force of the world.
- When there was a country called Soviet Union, we still called them Russians. So, we were right all the time . Because of WW2, there still is a lot of grudge against Russians - and some finns even want the region of Karelia back. Well, I don't want it back, unless russians fix the places up before submitting it back to us..

 

[Steph]

... and who cares what the french think

About 0.001% of the number of people the French think are caring about what the French think

 

[aaglo]

Well, that almost guarantees me not being a french then. Phew!

 

[atreas]

About Greece:
- "We have the richest language of the world. Everybody else just stole everything from us". The fact that for the last 600 years we constantly take words from other languages does never get into the picture.
- "We invented everything, and invented it to perfection". There was nothing else added to humanity and science after 300 BC.
- "We NEVER were racists, and never will be". Of course, we also deeply believe in the phrace "Everybody non-Greek is a barbarian".
- "Whenever we achieve something, it's always the 'Greek soul' that speaks". That one has some basis, since we definitely can't say it was due to good preparation.
- "Whenever we fail at something, it's always due to international conspiracies". It can't even pass from our mind that we might fail because the others are better at something.

And last (but not least) - I will paraphrase a joke to illustrate this one

There were once two neighboors (a Greek and another guy). God comes to that other guy and asks him what he wants. He answers that he wants a goat, in order to be able to feed his children, and God immediately present him with the goat he asked.
Now it was the Greek guy's turn - God presents to him and asks him what he wants. The Greek guy immediately says:

"I want the goat of my neighboor to DIE".

And now, after finishing this lengthy post, it's time to go to the beach and have a nice cold coffee there - it's a brilliant day today in Greece. Work can always be done in the rainy days; the fact that there aren't many such days in Greece explains well the productivity of this country.

 

[Verbose]

Why? This is what the French think of themselves.
You disagree the French think that?

It's actually a compulsive British behavior, see. It's like Ivan Pavlov's salivating dogs.
Mention Anything French to a lot of Brits and you'll get this reaction, they can't help it. (It should prolly go on the list of quirky Britishness.)

 

[JohnRM]

As far as I am concerned...


Canada (English) is America's little brother. He is a little rambunctious and wears Che Guevera t-shirts. He is 25, but still acts like he is 15. He would never admit it, but he needs America to be a Big Brother or he is lost. He displays all of the typical teenage angst and wants more independence, because he can't stand living in the shadow of America.

Quebecistan is a foreign exchange student that comes to America, but despises American culture. He constantly berates anyone and anything not French and simply wants to leave as soon as possible.

Iceland is perfect. He never complains about anything. He enjoys a prosperous fishing camp and goes about his business without much concern to what is going on in the rest of the world. He feels comfortable with and accepts the fact that the US protects him from all of the bad people. The US feels respected and does the job.

Mexico is a thief, a liar, and inconsiderate. Nobody trusts Mexico. They only deal with him, because despite his obvious flaws he is one of the only three nearby gas stations and we can't afford to keep driving out of town to fill up the truck.

Russia, to me, is just a recovering alcoholic, the town drunk, who everyone is trying to help, but whom everyone also finds very annoying. Unfortunately, this particular drunk inherited power from his/her relatives and can use it to hurt those they do not like. Lately, Russia has been dipping back into the sauce and is becoming increasingly belligerent.


America is a woman. She thinks she knows EVERYTHING. She loves to intervene in others' relationships, trying to patch things up or do whatever she feels is best for both parties, but more often than not, she just makes things worse. Sometimes others get mad at her for doing this. When she notices this, she just can't understand "why people would be so ungrateful for everything I do for them."

America is also prone to throwing temper tantrums. When something bad happens and somebody brakes a lamp or an old vase in her house, she will go rooting through everyone else's house (those of whom she views as children) and searchs for a baseball bat or whatever she feels caused or may cause destruction in the future. When she doesn't find it, she politely apologizes, leaving the house a mess and doing a piss-poor job of cleaning it up. This particular home is inhabited by a couple who fight all of the time and they just want America to leave so they can continue beating each other to death.

 

[Shaihulud]

Singapore is like many other small countries, that people have stated, it too has an inferiority complex. It finds solace in actively trying to be listed in the guiness book of world record and other publications as number 1 in every area. The national conceit is that Singapore is 1st class in every ways.

Malaysia also sufferes from an inferiority complex, from the goading of little Singapore. You have to understand that Malaysia is much larger and historically, the relationship between the 2 countries is Malaysia in the dominant position. Malaysias salve for their wounded pride is to construct mega projects, buildings, infrastructures and the likes, doesn't matter if it is practical. The fact of their expensiveness is proof of being an advance country. Their stated national complex is to advance the Malay race into competetiveness with other non-malay race in Malaysia.

 

[Till]

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.

I think you did a pretty good job.
Let me add:
Everybody on the wrong side of the Weißwurstequator: Fishheads (Saupreußen)
Spain: They seem to think Mallorca belongs to them.

Edit:

Thats nice, I never thought "Schwabe" is very common. I thought "Saupreißn" ("sow-prussian") was used from you.

Saupreißn is widely used in Bavaria and Franconia. Probably one of the few things Franconians and Bavarians can agree on.

 

[Reno]

and some finns even want the region of Karelia back. Well, I don't want it back, unless russians fix the places up before submitting it back to us..

Agreed on both comments. Finland would have to pay dearly to fix that area, it's a complete dump now days .(I've been to Viipuri and the surrounding areas, like Sortavala) Also, what good would getting it back do? Nothing.

 

[Syntherio]

Spain: They seem to think Mallorca belongs to them.

brilliant

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

Let me add:
Everybody on the wrong side of the Weißwurstequator: Fishheads (Saupreußen)

It's quite amusing that insults bridge cultural and language barriers. We call people from fishing towns "fishheads" or "codheads" too.

Spain: They seem to think Mallorca belongs to them.

What is it with those pesky Spanish? They think they should have Gilbraltar too. Don't they know the "Do you have a flag" rule to conquering?

 

[Che Guava]

As far as I am concerned...


Canada (English) is America's little brother. He is a little rambunctious and wears Che Guevera t-shirts. He is 25, but still acts like he is 15. He would never admit it, but he needs America to be a Big Brother or he is lost. He displays all of the typical teenage angst and wants more independence, because he can't stand living in the shadow of America..

This is getting personal...

Quebecistan is a foreign exchange student that comes to America, but despises American culture. He constantly berates anyone and anything not French and simply wants to leave as soon as possible.

I think you might have gotten france and quebec confused. QB can be a little snooty to the rest of Canada, but don't have a love of all things french, and doesn't really want to leave either (despite what the PQ and Bloc might have to say...

I aint touchin' anything else in that post