Canadians – submissive; neurotic; agreeable; modest; open-minded; progressive; efficient; straight-forward; polite; respectful; anxious; law-abiding; orderly; caring for handicapped/elderly/minorities; tolerant; multi-lingual; moderate; no hero/celebrity worshiping; don’t like successful people; anti-American; passive; boring; socialist mindset; eat blubber; wear funny hats; live in igloos further north I've put the stereotypes that ring true to me in bold. I'm apparently quite Canadian.
"American – arrogant; assertive; open-minded; materialistic; ambitious; progressive; efficient; straight-forward; alert; practical; US-centered world view; egoistic; anxious; fast food eaters; war mongers; God is with us!" Following Eric's example~ The stereotypes that ring true for me personally are in bold.
"American – arrogant; assertive; open-minded; materialistic; ambitious; progressive; efficient; straight-forward; alert; practical; US-centered world view; egoistic; anxious; fast food eaters; war mongers; God is with us!" My own version. Though, I think that last one is only true in the South. The US-centered world view one is funny as even when focused on the US it seems to be a sort of pseudo More-American-Than-Even-America version of the US than the actual country. It's the only explanation I've got for the staggering amount of ignorance about the country I've come across online and irl (from Americans, naturally the rest of the world is excused).
Australians – party animals; nature lovers; surf all day – drink all night; have surfer chicks; heavy binge drinkers; neurotic; extroverted; sometimes shallow but honest; open-minded; free spirited; love to joke; “hail-fellow-well-met” or “chummy” attitude; men are useless dads; have barbie loving home cooking mums; uncultured; Crocodile Dundee outsider types; sports lovers; meat eaters; bush battling rednecks. Ok, that's interesting.... Is that really what the rest of the world thinks of us? Some of them are good I guess. Oh, well it could have been worse.
