December 22, 2003
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This is the busy time of year for me (Christmas shoppers, Christmas shopping, Christmas parties, basketball coaching, Lord of the Rings movie-watching, etc.), so sorry for the lack of blogs and comments on your sites. There’ll probably be a few short blogs until I have more time to
plagiarizethink up more worthy Dramamine Boy’s Xanga material.
So, hands on buzzers, contestants, cuz it’s once again time to play…
Explain It to the Old/Out of Touch Guy
First, I was explained the meaning of “oppa”. Then, it seems that everyone except for a select few (the select COOL ones, that is!) knew the meaning of “Fubu”. For our third game, we present another thing that has been bothering me for some time.
I remember that Sandra was “as mad as a cut snake” that the first thing that pops into everyone’s heads when people think of australians is:
Or these days, it might be this guy:
And ya know, it got me to thinkin’ that the first person that pops into my head always seems to be someone from the movies or TV or people seen on the news. Maybe if I was really into politics or something, then I’d think of somebody like this guy:
But since I have no clue about the political structure of Australia, I have no idea who the heck that guy is. Nice hair tho’… it’s so… real-looking.
Anyway, I think most everyone is like me (whoa… scary thought) and think of people from the movies or TV. For example, when you think of Canada, you think of:
Or today, it might be these two:
English? Why, of course, it’s:
Once again, to update to today’s stereotype:
(Yeah right, as if there’s anything cooler than the Gumbys)
France?
Germany?
Which proves once again, that GERMANS LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF!
So, since Xanga is a world-wide entity, I thought this would be the perfect place to ask the following question… what’s the first person (or thing) that pops into your head when americans come to mind? I mean, I’ve lived here my entire life, so I have no idea of what non-americans first think of when it comes to americans.
Is it someone like:
Or someone more like:
Or hopefully, something else? Cuz if it’s either one of these… I’m moving to Greenland.
Comments (33)
hahaha omg if they think of michael first, i’m moving with you!! that guy/thing gives me the creeps!!
i always think of the crocodile hunter when i think of australia…”crikey! the snake bit off my nuts cuz i was being a fucktard and getting in his face!” DER!
but anywho, take care
hm….I think of Americans as characters from “Friends”. But u didn’t ask the more specific question….which guy we thought of when we try to imagine u? haha From ur baby pix, I’m guessin ur American Japanese. Ar….my answer will be the Smap Guys….like him. haha
hahahaha…. man… laughing hysterically at 5:30 am is great.
if those are the two images that pple think of, then i’m moving to Greenland too. or how ’bout antarctica? there’s penguins.
(worse yet, what if pple automatically think of bush? eek)
americans are quite dainty thank you very much!
hmm me and my family think of Americans like the “Friends” people. and we werent born here, so our opinions count! yayyyy! o dear…michael jackson…*shivers* my bro keeps telling me i look like him. omg someone save me. drammylove, you dont think i look like michael jackson, do you?
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Oh God Steve Irwin!!!!! *groans* NO ONE talks or acts like that in australia. fair dinkum!
I’d say MJ. although other stereotypes include: pamela anderson, reality TV characters, some tommy hilfinger models.
As a day to day thing, your reputation is quite in tatters in Australia, but doing very well in most parts of Asia as far as I know. (anecdotal evidence from various walks of life ranging from taxi drivers to exchange students to people who accost you on public transport)
Hahaha, oh god. That was a riot.
I think this also goes in my list of “favorite Dram entries”.
Good god, Micheal Jackson?!?!? Even Jessica Simpson would have been a better candidate!! Eeesh…that girl gives TX a bad name.
i could only recognize a few of those people, i feel sheltered
hehe
the Gumbys kick boo-tay
-chelsea
I’m definitely moving to Greenland with you – MJ is so scary, and he’s definitely crazy. I’m already unemployed, being there would just end the phrase for me.
hahaha… that was hilarious!
what do think the stereotype of the japanese is? Gedde Watanabe or Chozen from Karate Kid II? or perhaps…Mr. Sulu?
Good question!
I could live w/ the Friends people stereotype as long as I’m not the monkey.
I can’t believe blondless likes that Smap guy the best, my wife is all about Katori Shingo, course, he is ambiguouly gay.
anyway, I’ll do some surveys over here, but I don’t know how honest the answers will be, post them tonight after my classes.
oh, and for the Canucks, you should put a pic of Ben…nyahaha.
hmmmm….Americans huh? I guess I simultaneously get 2 polar opposite stereotypes in my head. First, the chair-flinging, I-brought-18-guys-to-the-show-and-not-a-single-one-tested-positive-to-be-my-baby’s-daddy, trash that seem to occupy the stage of Jerry Springer on a regular basis… and secondly, the uptight, overstressed, annorexic, yuppy hair models that are plastered all over every single sitcom we see up here in igloo-land
Hope that answer satisfies ya
*pats Bob and Doug on the head and steals some bacon*
Bush gives Texas a bad name…
American certainly isn’t Asian or African or Hispanic. Don’t the term American apply to all citizens of America and not just the white-skinned, blue eyed, blond hair people? This is my America…
When I think of America, I always think of the one person who symbolizes truth, justice and the American Way: DramamineBoy!
While riding a greyhound from NYC to DC, two Swedish tourists starting asking me questions about America while filming the drive. (1) How much TV do you watch? 4 hours? 5 hours a day? (2) Have you ever ridden a horse (3) Why are Americans so fat? Do they eat a lot of McDonalds? (4) When did I buy my first SUV?
Apparently we’re all fat cowboys with tvs on our saddles and gas guzzling Hummers in our garages.
Note: I don’t watch a lot of tv, I never rode a horse, I’m not skinny but I sure as heck aint fat and I own a civic)
OMG I need to kill this dial up connection…
Doode, Other countries think that Americans all look like me. Why? Well mostly because I´ve traveled to various places.
Then again, my cousins asked me if I have any single blonde friends… *sigh*
I guess all the brunettes in this country are damned…
be back on the 2nd.
queL
hey! at least those people don’t get asked ‘Do you ride horses to school in texas?’
do i look like a cowgirl or something?!! the only pair of boots i own r nine wests
Gahhh…I have longed to know what Oppa means for…a long time o_o.
And I still am not sure how to pronounce it! Oh well…thanks for the enlightenment :-B
If the first person people think of is MJ, we are truly on a sinking ship!
Personally I don’t think he is from Earth anymore tho…
Hey, be careful what you say about Canadians, eh?
BTW, who are the Gumbys??
Merry Christmas!!
the typical american is about 5’10, has a Coke in one hand, a Big Mac in the other, a TEC-9 tucked in the back of his pants, and is deeply patriotic to the point where, if you point out that he’s Indian or Chinese or whatever, he’ll declare that he’s AMERICAN first and foremost. And then he’ll shoot you.
Vive la Canada!!
LOL, o my dear Dram. You never fail to put a smile on my face.
Happy Holidays!
HAhaha props for the gumbys from Monty Python. Man, those sketches were awesome.
Aaaahhh not those crocodile-hunter stereotypes! – which are essentially 2 versions of the same sterotype. For some reason, Americans refuse to believe that Australians DON’T EVER say “Crikey”… (They say “strewth” or “bugger”)
American stereotypes offered up by the Swedish tourists (in jeaniewinks comment) and cowboybone are hilarious!
hm.. well, i’ve been to vietnam, mexico, and greece, and i’d have to say that whenever i think of americans, it’s always more in the context of an exasperation; ie: “ay yi yi.. those americans!” or “tsk tsk.. only in america”.
..dunno if those help, but, there they are
merry christmas!
Well from my students and my boss I got 1 Micheal Jackson, and 3 George W. Bush’s, I don’t know how to feel about this.
hello_58701 - Hahahaha… it can be you and me and a million polar bears!
blondless - Oooo, that’s a good question too. But that SMAP dude doesn’t look anywhere NEAR 80 years old.
shamrocks - Yay! Greenland… population: 3
petitekiu - When I think of NYC, I’ll remember to think of you first!
Bloodberry - All I can go by is your profile pic and you’re not white enough to look like Michael.
silvermyst_ashke - Yeah, I’ve been appraised on the true aussie language from Sandra. But, I can’t think of anyone else to think of when it comes to Australia!
CindyWang - Woohoo favorite! At least Jessica Simpson isn’t scary-looking!
chelsea21 - You’re not missing out on anything by not knowing these people! Well, other than not knowing the Gumbys.
Nara1116 - YAY! Population: 4! We can play bridge now!
babybitez - Thanks!
ramen_rider - Yeah, I couldn’t come up with one concrete answer either. Toshiro Mifune would be my first choice, but that was like 30 years ago.
eFairy - Hahahaha… I could live with bein’ the monkey. I just don’t wanna be the naked guy across the street.
dlordcletus - Woohoo… research!
CindyWang - Hmmm, maybe we should change the question… when you think of Xanga, who’s the first person that pops into your head?
I know who I think of first when Pitas comes to mind!
neko_nog - Whoa… not a good picture.
Good day, eh!
BaBybLuEyOsHi - Yes, but we need one spokesperson to lead the way! One person as a shining beacon of America! AND IT’S NOT BUSH!!
arnie_flangehead - Woohoo! That’s one person successfully brainwashed! Only a few billion more people to go!
jeaniewinks - Hahaha… that sounds about right! I could use a Hummer, tho’. =/
queLness - Hahaha… good luck trying to load my main page with all those pictures!
maryCherry22 - You should reply, “We use cars now so when the indians chase us, their arrows don’t penetrate.
SaltedLemons - I’m pronouncing it “oh-pa” until someone looks at me like I insulted their mom or something.
Lilyny - Hmmm, what if aliens landed and met Jacko first? WE’D BE DOOMED, I TELL YOU!
cookiegirl - The Gumbys are just the most influential family in the history of England!
Actually, it’s a Monty Python sketch.
cowboybone - Hahahaha… eerily enough, those first three things describe me pretty accurately.
lilchinadoll341 -
ScrumpChu0uzQT - Happy Holidays to you too!!
cdogw - Hehehe, there’s not much better than the Gumbys.
fwak - Wait a minute… no “crikey”!?! What about “shrimp on the barbie”!?! Next you’ll be tellin’ me that nobody drinks Fosters!
kathtta - Yeah, I was kind figuring that the first thing that went through people’s heads was something negative.
dlordcletus - Oh my… I’m goin’ to the store to buy my snow clothes now.
oh I’d rather be the hippy than MJ.
yes i often think about this though. how others see us. must be funny. I know a lot of hispanic immigrants (b/c of where i work) that are very new to the country. and they all have a very funny ideal of us in america. saddly it’s often true.