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US and Canada

Americans often make fun of Canadians by exposing them to a klutz and backward provincials, an IQ which influenced the harsh climate, addicted to beer and hockey. Ridiculed courtesy and peacefulness of Canadians, their accent and sound eh end of each sentence. Goes well and patriotic Canadian tourists who hang flags backpacks and clothes to travel in them will not be confused with the Americans. In a parody song by American singer Weird Al Yankovic - Canadian Idiot summarizes the main stereotypes about Canadians: they eat donuts and moose meat, export maple syrup and snow, and if the Canadian broke his nose, he will apologize.

Since cost-Canada is very dependent on the United States, Americans often joke about the fact that Canada - this is another state of America. Sometimes jokes are friendly, but slips and frankly antikanadsky humor, behind which political reasons. The fact that Canada, as a rule, does not support an aggressive US foreign policy and stays away from wars and conflicts. Americans have become the answer jokes about dysfunctional army Canada, blissful police, too liberal politicians, there was an epithet Soviet Canuckistan - Soviet Canada called for its social programs, including cheap medicine. Antikanadskie sentiment in the US parodied the song from the animated series "South Park» Blame Canada: say, in everything, even in the bad education of American children blame Canada.





American humor Almost all Canadian cities and towns huddle to the border of America, because Canadians are afraid of the dark, and in America is much lighter and warmer.

Canadian humor Canadians in response ridicule unhealthy lifestyle of Americans, their ignorance, arrogance and aggressive. They constantly remind Americans that Canada on the map above, which means that they - the head, and America - their shorts or pants.



England, Ireland and Scotland These nations have hundreds of anecdotes about each other. In English Irish jokes appear foolish and drinking Irish depict British snobs and bullies prim, on whose death no one will regret. The Scots also do not like the English for their aggressive behavior in the past. All three nations can find jokes, where heroes are an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman.

Irish humor Why Irish jokes such primitive? To Englishmen can understand them!

English humor you heard about the Irish, who went on the hunt? He did not catch a single duck, because he could not throw your dog highly enough. An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman sitting at the bar. In every glass of beer gets to fly. The Englishman says, "Bartender, in my beer fly, bring me another beer." He brings. The Irishman said: "Oh, to hell with it" - and drink beer with the fly. Scot pulls fly, shaking her and shouting: "Spit, spit it out!" (According to the stereotype of the Scots - grumpy and hungry.



Scottish humor Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle: "We, in Scotland, a complex relationship to global warming - because we'll sit on the mountains and watch the sinking of England."

France and Belgium One of the genres of French humor called "Belgian history." In the story, they resemble a stories about the Chukchi or blondes contain untranslatable play on words, and the word "Belgian" becomes the word "fool." Many people associate with the image of the Belgians awkward bespectacled, whose words and actions are illogical - the image created by French comedian Coluche. Belgians are not very offended and still watching these sketches 30 years ago on the web. Contributes to understanding the common past and the French language, which is one of the three official languages ​​in Belgium. However, Belgians can not stand when they themselves take for the French - neighbors of large countries they consider narcissistic and arrogant. They especially do not like it when they make fun of the French Belgian accent. Mutual antipathy between the two nations played out, in particular, in the French comedy "Customs gives good" - two police officers from Belgium and France, who are forced to work together, despite the hostility.

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