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Stereotypes


Finnish stereotypes about Portugal and the Portuguese

people are really social, unreserved, friendly and loud
families are important and big, and they value their family relations
young people take care of the elderly
they have siesta
people have active social life (lots of friends etc.)
they have a different kind of school system
they have a different kind of school days and schedules
they don't stress so easily over school
lower percentage of people in Portugal goes to university than in Finland
career isn't as valued as in Finland
many people work in smallholdings and private business instead of big companies
they eat a lot of seafood for example shellfish and codfish
they use a lot of olive oil in their kitchen
dinner is eaten much later in the evening than in Finland
Portugal produces good wines
they are Catholic and have many places of pilgrimage
marine climate, quite hot
there are palm trees, beaches and coral reefs
differences in altitude are bigger than in Finland
they don't have many big global companies
they are self-sufficient
they are really good at football and have may successful teams
they spend their spare time with friends and family

Finnish stereotypes about Cyprus and the Cypriots

people are temperamental
people don't follow traffic rules
nice, warm weather and lots of beaches
big and loving families
alcohol is cheap, everything else is expensive
Cyprus is situated in the eastern Mediterranean
many tourists go to Cyprus
fishing is important
they love romance
shops are open late
men are hairy
people try to speak in foreign languages even though they lack the skills to do so
people eat seafood a lot
people love to dance
people are nice and friendly
people know a few phrases in Finnish to say to tourists
people are Catholic
education isn't of so high quality as in Finland
the country is rather flat, no high mountains

Cypriot stereotypes about Finland and the Finns

have blond hair, white skin and blue eyes
are heavy and black metal music listeners
home cats during winter
are selfish
wear fur
are environment defenders
are sauna lovers
are alcoholic
are famous formula and racing drivers
are cold-introvert people

Cypriot stereotypes about Portugal and the Portuguese

are dark skinned
are good hosts
are good football players (many of them play in the street)
have Spanish characteristics
are good singers
are short
are romantic
have low cost of life
are good dancers
have handsome men
are cheerful
are Catholics
love fish

Portuguese stereotypes about Finland and the Finns

the Finns are all very tall
they are fair-skinned people
they are nice and very polite
they are thoughtful and wise
they are very modern and love high-tech
they are a bit shy
they drink a lot of coffee and tea
they are very professional and they never improvise
they are very formal and polite
Finnish people are really green and show strong environmental concerns
they have lots of Winter sports
they have a high standard of education and life
they very punctual and organized
Finnish people are very respectful
they are aware of the real value of education in their lives
they love Santa Claus and his many reindeers

Portuguese Stereotypes about Cyprus and the Cypriots

Cyprus is a place of war
some Cypriots are "show off"
Cyprus is a rural country
the Cypriots are not very sociable
they are all dark-skinned people
they are very patriot (sharing the Turkish and Greek culture)
they have great, rich and old classical culture and History
the Cypriots have delicious Mediterranean food with special olive oil and tasty cheese
they are very formal and polite people
Cypriots have very beautiful and paradise beaches with a unique calm, flat and warm sea
Cypriot men are mysterious and handsome
they love football
they are very proud of being European citizens

[sniper]

lol

i agree except about:
the beaches in Cyprus, are not beautiful, they are unkept and hardly ever cleaned of washed up sea weed
most the Cypriot men are not handsome
mysterious, lol, yes they would be when chauffing up girls in a bar with their wives at home looking after the children
no, they are not at all proud to be european citizens they quite hate that fact