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USA: Regional Stereotypes. To start…. What do you think of when you hear “America”? Write down any stereotypes that you have of the US. Did you come up with any of these?. Boastful and arrogant Extravagant and wasteful Ignorant of other countries and cultures Informal Insensitive Lazy
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To start… • What do you think of when you hear “America”? • Write down any stereotypes that you have of the US.
Did you come up with any of these? • Boastful and arrogant • Extravagant and wasteful • Ignorant of other countries and cultures • Informal • Insensitive • Lazy • Loud and obnoxious • Racist • Rich • Rude • Think they know everything • Thinks every country should imitate the US • Uninformed about politics
East Midwest West South
Western Stereotypes • California: • Laid backsurf culture • Superficial(blond, plastic surgery) • “Valley Girls” • Liberal (San Francisco) • Rich - Hollywood • The Rest: • Wide open space, desert • Health conscious Laid back: entspannt Superficial: oberflächlich
Midwestern Stereotypes • “Fly-over Country” • Friendly, happy • Farming • No fashion • Slow paced, casual casual: locker, beiläufig
East Coast Stereotypes • Snobby, pretentious • Loud, rude • Fashionable (European) • Fast paced • Rich • Politics very present Snobby/pretentious: arrogant(Snobby-Umgangssprache)
Southern Stereotypes • the “Dirty South” • “Rednecks” • Racist • Slow, stupid • Cowboys • Hospitable, polite • Hot, humid • Backwards • BIG, fat (“Everything is bigger in Texas”) Hospitable: gastfreundlich
Country Music! • Rodeo
Group Activity • Get into groups of 3-4 students • Pick a region: West, Midwest, East, or South • Think of 2-3 sentences • Include your name, what people think of you • Don’t give away the region, your classmates will guess where you are from. • Discuss: What are some stereotypes of Austrians/Austria?