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It's not only about camels

von Hadier Kamel
Freitag, 15. Juli 2011

A Typical Egyptian ride camels, hits his wife day and night and is never on time .. a Typical German always go to October festival and if there is "Sign" they obey it ... if you want to argue with them then good luck. They can hardly step down and have terrifying efficiency. These are all stereotypes; an image you form about a person or a place. Some are true some are not. Want to find out more ?

Stereotypes .. Yeah that's the impression we all  have about someone or a place we go to, its the image that we draw of that person based on experience or other people's experience. However, it doesn't always have to be right.


First the stereotype that people has about Egyptians might sound funny for a while. Westerns think that they all come from upper Egypt , ride camels and their homes are made of wood or stones. Of course this is not true because they have modern houses, modern companies and have all kind of cars BMW, Audi , Mercedes .. Etc!

A Typical Egyptian man hits his wife and let her stay all the time at home with the kids, not allowed to enjoy her daily basis outside the house right ? No, the Vast Majority doest do this. Egyptian men can be nervous , jealous , feel like being the man of the house more than often yes this is true , but this doesn't mean that he gives her a morning slap and an evening slap. Its just like he believes that his wife has duties to do and should be Committed. On the other hand, yes there are men who doesn't allow their women to work, stay at home with kids and take care of her husband and forbidden to talk to any man and this the Minority. However there are few who are still influenced by the traditions of the old generations.

Funny fact about Egyptians is that they are always late then never do something in time because of traffic jam and it can get very crowded to a point that you can get to work in 3 hours or something.

What about Typical Germans ? What's words first comes to your mind when you think about them ? Beer ? Blonde ? October festival ? The men are fat and love beer. Some wear leather trousers, eat sauerkraut or bratwurst, drink beer and have the dodgy facial hair style.They say that women are icy Teutonic beauties that have blonde hair and blue eyes.Both sexes love the Fatherland and are always on time, the just have never been late for anything in their lives.They eat about five meals a day. They rarely joke and don't know the meaning of the word "joke". Take a breath, that's the stereotype people have about Typical Germans. How about the truth?

Typical Germans are always on time. This is what we call terrifying Efficiency. Public transportation is always on time so you can never be late to met your friends and say it was Traffic ! Germans have a fantastic sense of humor and can enjoy their time even if the place gets too boring.

Germans are blonde ? Sometimes Yes and sometimes No but mostly No. There are some Germans who do have blonde hair and blue eyes. You'll find more blondes in Germany than like in Japan or something but this is like in many Northern European countries. For the Doggy facial hair yes it could be true. Not all of them of course but some German men are very proud of their luxurious facial hair. What about the typical food like Sauerkraut and Bratwurst? Actually there's no denying Germans love the tasty big sausage with their pickled cabbage, but things are changing in fact you will now find restaurants from every country in most German cities. Like in Leipzig for example you can find Indian and Turkish Restaurants.

Last but not least , a survey of 35,000 people showed that the average German adult drank 120 liters of beer per year. However it is said that Germans believe that the point of drinking is getting drunk and of course this doesn't apply to everyone. Some of the stereotypes can be True and some cannot. Its just the number one thing ,that affects our lives and our treatment with people from different countries. Have your personal experience , explore more .. Don't be afraid to have a different opinion that is different from others. Judge it YOURSELF !!