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European stereotypes: what do we think of each other and are we right? - interactive | World news | guardian.co.uk
As the European crisis ratchets up antagonism between countries, there has been a rise in name-calling and finger-pointing: from lazy southerners to domineering northerners, with plenty in between. And that's before the football starts this summer. The six newspapers in the Europa project were asked to stereotype each other, and then asked cultural commentators in each country to assess how accurate they are


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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Thu Jan 26th, 2012 at 02:34:47 PM EST
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Yeah, the French with their wonderful wines, great perfumes, and attractive women, ... and what about Scots' guys in skirts. What's that all about?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2012 at 10:41:01 AM EST
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Women can wear pants, why can't men wear skirts? Scotland is like 1000 years ahead of the rest of the west...
by asdf on Fri Jan 27th, 2012 at 12:45:06 PM EST
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