Saturday, January 17, 2009

Scottish Misconceptions of Americans

Dawn's boyfriend, David, is in town for the next couple weeks for a little vacation and we have all met him now.
(Here we are at the bar meeting David.)

My favorite conversation topic with him has been teasing him about common Scottish stereotypes. To my surprise, he came back to me with common American stereotypes that I didn't really know. Some examples, said with humor, of course:

All Americans:
  • Own guns
  • Fire said guns into the air when excited
  • Chew tobacco
  • Eat "freedom fries" constantly
  • Only eat at McDonald's
  • Carry democracy in a box
(David and Dawn)

This is one of my favorite signs from France so far. This was on the bathroom door. Loosely translated it means "Evacuate your beer here."

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