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What is your area known for, people-wise, that is a stereotype?
Berkeley is known for its hippies, and its bumptious political opinions.
http://s1.subirimagenes.com/otros/previo/thump_14573601220817773839f.jpg
http://clog.dailycal.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hippie-199x300.jpg
(The stereotype I see, though, are the entitled, self-centered morons who earns too much money and think they're politically-correct because they drive a zillion-dollar hybrid and eat expensive fair-trade berries expelled out the anus of some weird bird 3 continents away.)
And what is your local stereotype? ("Local" could mean your city, your state, your region, your country, or whatever).
P.S. Using this board as your locality and saying "Film score nerd" doesn't count!
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Oct 15, 2014 - 3:55 PM
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Well, my part of the city (Oslo) is the west side -- and one of the most fancy parts of the west side -- so it's known for housing people with high incomes, families and occasionally fame. Relatively high average age, although there are younger, established people as well. Of course, I'm the exception to the rule to all of this, but still -- it's a very nice area with expensive, great-looking architecture, lots of green vegetation and a surprising silence, given that it's just a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
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Well, my part of the city (Oslo) is the west side -- and one of the most fancy parts of the west side -- so it's known for housing people with high incomes, families and occasionally fame. Relatively high average age, although there are younger, established people as well. Of course, I'm the exception to the rule to all of this, but still -- it's a very nice area with expensive, great-looking architecture, lots of green vegetation and a surprising silence, given that it's just a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
It sounds like the stereotype you describe for your side of the city is "a rich person who lives in a fabulous area."
Is there a stereotype for Norwegians in general?
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[dupe]
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Oct 16, 2014 - 2:00 AM
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Thor
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Well, my part of the city (Oslo) is the west side -- and one of the most fancy parts of the west side -- so it's known for housing people with high incomes, families and occasionally fame. Relatively high average age, although there are younger, established people as well. Of course, I'm the exception to the rule to all of this, but still -- it's a very nice area with expensive, great-looking architecture, lots of green vegetation and a surprising silence, given that it's just a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
It sounds like the stereotype you describe for your side of the city is "a rich person who lives in a fabulous area."
Is there a stereotype for Norwegians in general?
Oh yes. Several.
One is that we're a chilly people who rarely show emotions, unless we're on a drinking binge when we go completely nuts, viking-style.
Another is that we rarely give kudos to other people, even when it's due. It's called "Jante-Loven" (The Jante Law) in Norwegian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante . This is something that seems to be in direct opposition to an American stereotype, i.e. the type that always kisses up to the other, especially in the entertainment industry ("Oh My God, you're so AMAAAAZING!"-type).
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I live in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, in the north of England. The stereotype here is the football (soccer) loving, flat cap wearing, whippet (a kind of dog) keeping, beer guzzling miner. Both sides of my family did have members belonged to an assortment of these traits.
Of course the mining industry was all but destroyed by our 'lady' Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the eighties, so there are very few miners around these days, as the pits are long gone. The other points have elements of accuracy. My actual town of Hoyland is predominantly working class. Personally I hate football, have no interest in pets and have never worn a flat cap!
But I do love a pint! I'm fortunate that my neighbouring village of Elsecar has a choice of pubs (Hoyland's are DREADFUL places!) to suit most 'types', two of which I have made my 'locals'. Both serve good local 'real' ales (beer), and have their regular characters that are fun to see and chat to on a regular basis. Not being a football fan is only a drag on the odd day that one pub shows a live match when the packed house occasionally raises the roof when some player scores a goal.
The only time this stereotype has been a problem for me was when a request of our local commercial tv channel (Yorkshire Television) refused to run the classic UK 60s tv series The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan. It was on the basis that “Yorkshire is full of miners and they won't understand a show like that”!!!!
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Oh yes. Several.
One is that we're a chilly people who rarely show emotions, unless we're on a drinking binge when we go completely nuts, viking-style.
Did you do this when you visited S.F.? It must have been after I went home. 
Another is that we rarely give kudos to other people, even when it's due. It's called "Jante-Loven" (The Jante Law) in Norwegian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante . This is something that seems to be in direct opposition to an American stereotype, i.e. the type that always kisses up to the other, especially in the entertainment industry ("Oh My God, you're so AMAAAAZING!"-type).
I'd call that an L.A./entertainment industry stereotype.
I'd say the American stereotype is overweight, rude (self-centered) and refuses to learn a foreign language.
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My actual town of Hoyland is predominantly working class. Personally I hate football, have no interest in pets and have never worn a flat cap!
But I do love a pint!
We must all do our part to maintain traditions!
Me, I might be semi-hippie, but I don't think the hippies want me.
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