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Clichés Jan 13, 2018 19:21:04 GMT 1

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Post by ghosttown on Jan 13, 2018 19:21:04 GMT 1

Hello guys...

Something has been on my mind lately that has been really bothering me. I´ve talked to a someone quite close to me a few days ago, and he told me several people from the US called him a Nazi only because he is German. I´ve heard people hear utter stuff like this, that there are a lot of foreigners who first associate Germany with Hitler before anything else.

Do you know people who still think in terms such as these? Please be totally honest.

What are some of the most stupid clichés you know?
How do you deal with them? Do you feel people treat you differently once they find out where you´re from [by which I do not mean ´change their language to something you understand´]?

steve Big Hand Songs Of A Lost World CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 56,734	Clichés Jan 13, 2018 19:59:00 GMT 1 melly80 and ninja like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Jan 13, 2018 19:59:00 GMT 1 All clichés are stupid. That is practically the definition of them isn't it? "a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought."
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Clichés Jan 15, 2018 1:18:22 GMT 1

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Post by lioness on Jan 15, 2018 1:18:22 GMT 1

And the most of them are unfair and harmful. The other part is just a pure ignorance.

Sadly, you can meet people thinking that way everywhere. Yes, I know what you're talking about ghosttown. About using the word Nazi concerning German people, fortunately I find it vanishing. It's hard for me to imagine any of the people I know saying something like this. But, yes, it happened to me to hear such words, on the street from the mouth of a buzzed man towards German tourists for an instance. I'm Polish and I've personally met with a hostile or disrespectful reaction for my nationality. I remember once in a restaurant waiters didn't want to serve us as we started to speak Polish. We have to leave, literally they showed us the doors. I've heard that all Polish are thieves and stupid, uneducated people, etc. Not very pleasant but it's only one way to react. Ignore it. If you are able to, laugh at it.

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Clichés Jan 15, 2018 1:49:25 GMT 1

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Post by chuckrh on Jan 15, 2018 1:49:25 GMT 1

I noticed when I was in Australia 17 years ago that the Japanese were not beloved still. Groups of Japanese tourist were seemingly oblivious to it but you have to think there would be some who noticed. 1 would hope that is dying out 70 years later.

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