NATIONAL STEREOTYPES

A Sterotype is "a very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like

 As part of the Europa project, newspapers from six European countries (Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Italy) were asked to stereotype each other, and then asked cultural commentators in each country to assess how accurate they are. You can read the resulting articles on The Guardian website. Here's an extract from the one about the British:
The stereotype is itself a stereotype. The European image of the Brit – either pukingly drunk football fan or snooty City gent, both living off past imperial glories, sullenly resenting being in Europe rather than ruling the world – is itself a cliche. Just as Brits know that every good Frenchman wears a striped shirt and beret, and that ruddy-faced Germans subsist on a diet of beer and sausage, so we know precisely what all those Europeans think of us.

GO TO THE GUARDIAN WEBSITE , CLICK THE BOXES ON THE BOTTON AND READ MORE ABOUT HOW EUROPEAN COUNTRIES STEREOTYPE EACH OTHER : THE GUARDIAN

ALSO SEE
• French stereotypes: arrogant and good in bed? Bien sûr!
• Spanish stereotypes: statistics tell us they have Mondays, too
• German stereotypes: Don't mention the towels
• Italian stereotypes: yes, we are all individuals!
• Polish stereotypes: hard-drinking Catholic zealots? Nie!
• How European are you? (interactive quiz)

Source: http://www.englishblog.com