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7	->''"In heaven, all the policemen are British, all of the lovers are Italian, all of the chefs are French, all of the cars are German, and the whole thing is run by the Swiss.''
8	->''In hell, all of the policemen are German, all of the lovers are Swiss, all of the chefs are British, all of the cars are French, and the whole thing is run by the Italians."''
9	-->-- Traditional Joke
10
11	{{Stereotype}}s regarding people of specific nationalities. Some of them are a little bit TruthInTelevision (certain others more so), due to having some basis in reality. But remember, stereotypes are either half-true or dishonest exaggerations; nations are not [[PlanetOfHats Planets of Hats]] where everyone always look and act the same, and there are always differences and exceptions within groups. If anything, the true face of the country in question is often either not as expected or entirely different.
12
13	'''This page serves as an index of tropes pertaining to any kind of ethnic/national/racial stereotyping. Please see Analysis.NationalStereotypes to read more detailed, in-depth information about overall stereotypes.'''
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15	!!Tropes:
16	[[index]]
17	[[foldercontrol]]
18
19	[[folder:General]]
20	[floatboxright:
21	'''Main topic:'''
22	+ Analysis.NationalStereotypes
23
24	'''Related indexes:'''
25	+ AccentTropes
26	+ HollywoodAtlas
27	+ ImmigrationAndDiasporaTropes
28	+ TheNationalIndex
29	+ PatrioticTropes
30	+ RaceTropes
31	++ EvilRaceTropes
32	++ PositiveStereotypeTropes
33	]
34	* ButNotTooForeign
35	* CaptainEthnic: A superhero whose theme is their ethnicity or nationality.
36	** CaptainGeographic
37	** CaptainPatriotic
38	* TheChiefsDaughter
39	* ChildOfTwoWorlds
40	* CrazyCulturalComparison
41	* CulturalCringe
42	* CultureClash: Someone experiences culture shock when visiting a very unfamiliar country.
43	* CultureEqualsCostume
44	* DevelopingNationsLackCities: Third-world countries have no big cities.
45	* DirtyForeigner
46	* EthnicMenialLabor: Poor laborers and servants are often depicted as being ethnic minorities (especially foreign immigrants).
47	* EthnicScrappy: [[TheScrappy A character who is disliked by the audience]] for being an offensive ethnic/national/racial stereotype.
48	* ForeignExchangeStudent: An international student who is temporarily staying in another country to attend classes at a local school.
49	* ForeignQueasine: Foreign food is gross.
50	* ForeignWrestlingHeel
51	* FunnyForeigner: A foreign character who provides comic relief with their bizarre customs and obliviousness of how things are in the country where they reside.
52	* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: Criminal organizations are often composed mostly or entirely of crooks from a specific ethnic group.
53	** MetroSpecificUnderworld: Criminal gangs who are associated with a particular city or region.
54	** RuthlessForeignGangsters: Mobsters from another country are even more scary than the local gangsters are.
55	* HollywoodCuisine
56	* HollywoodNatives: Stereotypical aboriginal/indigenous/native tribes.
57	* AnImmigrantsTale
58	* InternationalShowdownByProxy
59	* MadeInCountryX
60	* MisaimedStereotyping: A joke where a character invokes a stereotype against a different ethnic group from the one the stereotype is usually associated with.
61	* MistakenEthnicity: Incorrect guesses about where someone or their ancestors came from.
62	** MistakenForForeigner: Someone who is a native citizen is wrongly assumed by others to be a foreign national in their own country.
63	** MistakenNationality: Incorrect guesses about which country someone is from.
64	* NationalAnimalStereotypes: NationalStereotypes meet AnimalStereotypes.
65	* NationsAsPeople: {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of entire countries.
66	* NonSpecificallyForeign: A character is established as being from another country, but it is not specified which country they are from.
67	* TheOldCountry
68	* PatrioticFervor: When the citizens of a particular country are stereotyped as all being fanatical nationalists.
69	* PhenotypeStereotype
70	* QuirkyNeighbourCountry
71	* RegionalRiff: [[{{Leitmotif}} Stock theme music]] which represents a particular country or region.
72	* SavagePiercings
73	* StockForeignName: The most common names associated with people of specific nationalities.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder:Africans]]
77	* AfricanTerrorists
78	* AfricaIsACountry: All of (usually just Sub-Saharan) Africa is treated like just one big generic nation with interchangeable cultures.
79	* AmoralAfrikaner
80	* {{Blackface}}
81	* {{Bulungi}}
82	* DarkestAfrica
83	* EgyptIsStillAncient
84	* {{Qurac}}: If a North African one.
85	[[/folder]]
86
87	[[folder:African Americans]]
88	* AngryBlackManStereotype: Black men who are highly temperamental, especially in regards to perceived racism.
89	* BlackAndNerdy: A black nerd.
90	* {{Blackface}}
91	* BlackIsBiggerInBed
92	* BlackJezebelStereotype
93	* MagicalNegro
94	* MalcolmXerox
95	* {{Mammy}}
96	* SassyBlackWoman: Black women have attitude and make sassy remarks.
97	* ScaryBlackMan
98	* UncleTomfoolery: Using ethnic stereotypes for an attempt at comedy.
99	[[/folder]]
100
101	[[folder:Americans]]
102	[floatboxright:
103	'''Sub-index:'''
104	+ IndexedStatesOfAmerica
105	]
106	* TheAllAmericanBoy
107	* AllAmericanFace: An American wrestler who is the {{Face}} and has PatrioticFervor for {{Eagleland}}.
108	* AmericaSavesTheDay: The USA portrayed as the main good guys ready to solve any global crisis.
109	** AmericaWonWorldWarII: American contributions to the Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII are exaggerated to the point of downplaying the other Allied powers' roles.
110	* AmericaTakesOverTheWorld: When the USA is no longer content with being the most powerful country in the world, they decide to make themselves the only sovereign nation controlling everyone and everything.
111	* AmericansAreCowboys
112	* AngryWhiteMan: White men who feel like they're oppressed by minorities.
113	* BigApplesauce: Stereotypical portrayals of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity as a place where all kinds of amazing things can happen.
114	** TheBigRottenApple: NYC is stereotyped as a WretchedHive of scum and villainy.
115	** BrooklynRage: Ill-tempered denizens of Brooklyn, New York.
116	* TheBigEasy
117	* CornyNebraska: Nebraska's claim to fame? Corn… Lots of it.
118	* DeepSouth: Stereotypical depictions of rural regions of the Southeastern United States, and the people who live there.
119	* {{Eagleland}}: Portrayals and parodies of the United States, affectionate or critical, from other countries.
120	* EverythingIsBigInTexas
121	* EverytownAmerica
122	* FastFoodNation: America is a land of cheap junk food, hence the rising obesity rates in recent decades.
123	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit
124	* TheFriendlyTexan
125	* {{Gangsterland}}: American cities protrayed as havens for street gangs and organized crime.
126	* GoodOlBoy
127	* GunNut: While obsessive firearms enthusiasts can come from anywhere, in the context of national stereotypes, they're almost always American citizens.
128	* HawaiianShirtedTourist
129	* HorribleHollywood
130	* ItCameFromBeverlyHills
131	* ItalianAmericanCaricature
132	* {{Joisey}}: Stereotypical residents of New Jersey.
133	* MinnesotaNice
134	* OnlyInFlorida: Weird things always happen in Florida, usually caused by the insane antics of local Florida men.
135	* OnlyInMiami
136	* RaginCajun
137	* SalemIsWitchCountry
138	* TheSavageSouth
139	* SimpleCountryLawyer
140	* SmallTownTyrant: Southern authority figures are evil.
141	* SoccerHatingAmericans
142	* SouthernBelle
143	* SouthernFriedGenius: A genius with a Southern accent.
144	* SouthernFriedPrivate: A soldier with a Southern accent.
145	* SouthernGentleman
146	* SouthernGothic
147	** SouthernGothicSatan
148	* SuburbanGothic
149	* TipisAndTotemPoles
150	* UglyAmericanStereotype
151	* ValleyGirl
152	* WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames
153	* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant
154	* TheWildWest
155	* WildWestArmadillo
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder:Argentinians]]
159	* ArgentinaIsNaziLand
160	* {{Gaucho}}
161	* ThePampas
162	[[/folder]]
163
164	[[folder:Australians]]
165	* AwesomeAussie: An Australian who is badass.
166	* TheBogan: An Australian who is crass and abrasive.
167	* KangaroosRepresentAustralia
168	* LandDownUnder
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder:Austrians]]
172	* HerrDoktor: An Austrian doctor.
173	* YodelLand
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	[[folder:Brazilians]]
177	* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	[[folder:Brits]]
181	** BritainIsOnlyEngland: Britain and England are considered synonymous.
182	** BritainIsOnlyLondon
183	* BritishRockstar
184	* BritishStuffiness
185	* BritishTeeth: The stereotype that British people have bad dental problems.
186	* BritsLoveTea
187	* EvilBrit: A British villain.
188	* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: England and/or London, or all of Britain for that matter, is perpetually damp and foggy.
189	* IAmVeryBritish: The stereotype that all non-Cockney British people speak posh.
190	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A hero or other good-aligned character who is British.
191	* LowerClassLout: The cultural direct opposite to the stereotype directly above.
192	* NorthernIrishAndNasty
193	* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish
194	* StiffUpperLip
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Canadians]]
198	* CanadianEqualsHockeyFan: Being Canadian automatically means you love hockey.
199	* CourteousCanadian: Canadians portrayed as overly nice and well-mannered.
200	* CrassCanuck: The StereotypeFlip of a nice Canadian.
201	* MooseAndMapleSyrup: Canadian stereotypes.
202	* SingingMountie
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	[[folder:Caribbean]]
206	* BananaRepublic
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	[[folder:Central Asians]]
210	* BornInTheSaddle
211	* ChummyCommies
212	* CommieLand
213	* {{Countrystan}}
214	* HordesFromTheEast
215	* {{Qurac}}
216	[[/folder]]
217
218	[[folder:Chinese]]
219	[floatboxright:
220	'''Sub-index:'''
221	+ StereotypesOfChinesePeople
222	]
223	* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu
224	* AnimeChineseGirl
225	* AsianCleaverFever
226	* ChinaTakesOverTheWorld
227	* ChineseLaborer
228	* ChineseLaunderer
229	* ChingChong
230	* MagicalAsian
231	* RedChina
232	* TheTriadsAndTheTongs
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	[[folder:Dutch]]
236	* FreestateAmsterdam
237	* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:(East) Asians]]
241	[floatboxright:
242	'''Sub-index:'''
243	+ AsianIndex
244	]
245	* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: The stereotype that being Asian automatically means that you know martial arts.
246	* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Asians are stereotyped as all wearing large straw hats, which were historically mostly worn by farmers.
247	* AsianAirhead: An aversion of the trope that Asians are all highly educated by showing an Asian who is ditzy.
248	* AsianAndNerdy: Asians are stereotyped as being very intelligent, or at least studious.
249	* AsianBuckTeeth: A DiscreditedTrope where Asians, often men, are stereotyped as having large and ugly buck teeth.
250	* AsianCleaverFever: Asian chefs like to show off their dexterity when using a knife to cut up food.
251	* AsianDrivers: Stereotypically Asians are bad drivers, or at least risk-taking ones (DrivesLikeCrazy, but Asian).
252	* AsianHookerStereotype: Asian women are stereotyped as being sex workers, perhaps street prostitutes or working in dubiously-legal massage parlours (see HappyEndingMassage).
253	* AsianRudeness: Asians are often stereotyped as being highly polite and having complex etiquette, but at other times they're instead shown as jerks.
254	* AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asians cook and eat cats or dogs even in Western countries where this is culturally taboo.
255	* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Asians are often shown speaking in butchered English, unless perhaps they have grown up or been educated in a Western country.
256	* AsianStoreOwner: Asian immigrants.
257	* DragonLady: Stock character of an Asian woman who is both sexy and dangerous, a more exoticized take on the FemmeFatale.
258	* DragonsUpTheYinYang
259	* FarEastAsianTerrorists
260	* InscrutableOriental: Asians stereotypically show little outward emotion and outsiders are shown as finding them hard to "read".
261	* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Conflating different Asian cultures (e.g. Korean, Japanese and Chinese) with each other.
262	* MagicalAsian: A wise Asian mentor, who is often very old, and has a wealth of cultural knowledge that outsiders (often white Westerners) lack.
263	* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow
264	* {{Yellowface}}
265	* YellowPeril
266	[[/folder]]
267
268	[[folder:Eastern Europeans]]
269	* CircassianBeauty
270	* CommieLand
271	* {{Ruritania}}: A fictional Eastern European country.
272	* SensualSlavs: Eastern European women are sexy.
273	* {{Uberwald}}
274	* UglySlavicWomen: Eastern European women are ugly and masculine-looking.
275	[[/folder]]
276
277	[[folder:English]]
278	* EnglishRose: A beautiful young Englishwoman.
279	* LondonGangster
280	* OopNorth: Northern England, which is shown as poor and working class with quite distinctive accents.
281	* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish
282	[[/folder]]
283
284	[[folder:Europeans]]
285	[floatboxright:
286	'''Sub-index:'''
287	+ EuropeIndex
288	]
289	* ClassicalMusicIsBoring
290	* ClassicalMusicIsCool
291	* {{Eurabia}}
292	* EuropeansAreKinky: Europeans are shown as having very out-there sexual fetishes and much freer attitudes towards sexuality and nudity than most of the world.
293	* EvilColonialist : A fictional conqueror and exploiter of indigenous peoples will most likely be from Western Europe
294	* MedievalEuropeanFantasy : A fantastic setting based on the European Middle Ages
295	* UnitedEurope : Europe is unified as one country
296	[[/folder]]
297
298	[[folder:French]]
299	* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: French soldiers are depicted as cowards.
300	* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench
301	* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench
302	* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty
303	* FrenchJerk: A French person who is mean.
304	* GayParee
305	* MauriceChevalierAccent
306	[[/folder]]
307
308	[[folder:Germans]]
309	* AllGermansAreNazis: Being German automatically makes you one of ThoseWackyNazis.
310	* GermanicDepressives: Germans are always dreary.
311	* GermanicEfficiency: Germans are obsessed with making everything efficient.
312	* GermanHumour
313	* HerrDoktor: A German doctor.
314	* {{Kaiserreich}}
315	* {{Oktoberfest}}
316	* YodelLand
317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder:Greeks]]
320	* AncientGrome: Mixing up ancient Greece and Rome.
321	* GorgeousGreek
322	[[/folder]]
323
324	[[folder:Indians/South Asians]]
325	* AsianStoreOwner: If Indian.
326	* BollywoodNerd: An Indian who is highly intelligent.
327	* MysticalIndia
328	* OperatorFromIndia: Indians stereotypically tend to work in call centres or some kind of IT job.
329	* StereotypicalSouthAsianEnglish
330	[[/folder]]
331
332	[[folder:Irish]]
333	* DublinSkanger
334	* FightingIrish
335	* IrishExplosivesExpert
336	* TheIrishMob
337	* IrishPriest
338	* NorthernIrishAndNasty
339	* OfficerOHara: The stereotypical Irish police officer.
340	* {{Oireland}}
341	* {{Scotireland}}: Confusing Irish stuff with Scottish stuff.
342	* StPatricksDayEpisode
343	[[/folder]]
344
345	[[folder:Italians]]
346	* ItaliansTalkWithHands: Italians are stereotyped as being animated and having highly exaggerated body language while talking.
347	* TheMafia
348	* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: If it's about TheMafia.
349	* RambunctiousItalian
350	* SpaghettiAndGondolas
351	[[/folder]]
352
353	[[folder:Japanese]]
354	* AnimeLand
355	* AsianCleaverFever
356	* TheIdiotFromOsaka: The streotype that people from the Kansai region (Osaka especially) are [[LowerClassLout lower-class louts]] that are framed as the negative contrast to [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse people from Tokyo]].
357	* JapaneseDelinquents
358	* JapanesePoliteness: The stereotype that the Japanese are overly polite.
359	* JapaneseRanguage: The stereotype that the Japanese cannot distinguish L and R sounds.
360	* JapaneseSpirit
361	* JapaneseTourist
362	* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: A now-outdated prediction that Japan would dominate the global economy.
363	* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: If it’s about {{Yakuza}}.
364	* ThirtySecondsOverTokyo: The portrayal of Japan as both traditional and futuristic.
365	* {{Yakuza}}: Japanese gangsters.
366	[[/folder]]
367
368	[[folder:Jews]]
369	[floatboxright:
370	'''Sub-index:'''
371	+ ANiceJewishIndex
372	]
373	* AllJewsAreAshkenazi: All Jews are shown being from the Eastern European Jewish subgroup rather than Sephardi (Mediterranean) Jews or Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) Jews.
374	* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Jews don't like spending too much money.
375	* AmbiguouslyJewish: A character isn't stated to be Jewish, but has hints of being Jewish or is played by an actor known to be Jewish.
376	* BadassIsraeli: Instead of the NiceJewishBoy who may be something of a wimp, this stereotype instead shows Jews as being tough and skilled fighters from Israel's mandatory military service.
377	* GentileJewChaser
378	* GreedyJew: Jews are shown as loving money and doing unethical things to get it.
379	* JewishAmericanPrincess: A young Jewish woman who is spoiled.
380	* JewishAndNerdy
381	* JewishComplaining: Jews constantly kvetch.
382	* JewishMother: Jews are shown as having MyBelovedSmother as a parent.
383	* JewsLoveToArgue: In Jewish culture, having heated debates about all kinds of things is shown as normal.
384	* KosherNostra
385	* MagicalJew
386	* NiceJewishBoy: A mild-mannered Jewish young man who is seen as an ideal mate.
387	* SizableSemiticNose
388	[[/folder]]
389
390	[[folder:Latin Americans]]
391	[floatboxright:
392	'''Sub-index:'''
393	+ HispanicAndLatinoIndex
394	]
395	* BananaRepublic
396	* {{Brownface}}: Caucasians (and other non-Latino people) wear makeup to perform offensive portrayals of Latin Americans.
397	* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
398	* TheCartel: Latin Americans may be stereotyped as in the illegal drug trade.
399	* DashingHispanic
400	* LatinLand
401	* LatinLover
402	* LatinoIsBrown: Even though Latin Americans can be any colour and are quite diverse in skin tone, they are mostly shown as neither white nor black but in between.
403	* MachoLatino: Latino men are shown to be aggressively manly by their cultural standards, something called ''machismo''.
404	* SpicyLatina: Latina women are shown to be sexy and emotionally feisty.
405	[[/folder]]
406
407	[[folder:Mexicans]]
408	* {{Bandito}}
409	* {{Calacas}}
410	* GratuitousMariachiBand
411	* LazyMexican: Mexicans are lazy and nap under ponchos and sombreros instead of working.
412	* MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico: Latino men, especially Mexicans, are stereotyped as tending to have large and bold moustaches.
413	* MaskedLuchador
414	* {{Mayincatec}}: If using the Maya and Aztec parts only.
415	* SombreroEqualsMexican
416	* {{Spexico}}: Mexican culture gets confused with Spanish culture.
417	* SouthOfTheBorder
418	* WildWestArmadillo: If a Mexican one.
419	[[/folder]]
420
421	[[folder:Middle Easterners]]
422	* AllMuslimsAreArab: Although most Arabs are Muslim and the religion of Islam comes from Arabia, most Muslims today are from outside the Arab world.
423	* ArabBeobleTalk: Arabic is one of the few big world languages that doesn't have a /p/ sound, which leads to a noticeable accent.
424	* ArabOilSheikh
425	* ArabianNightsDays
426	* EgyptIsStillAncient
427	* {{Eurabia}}
428	* MiddleEasternCoalition
429	* MiddleEasternTerrorists
430	* {{Qurac}}
431	* SizableSemiticNose: If they're Arabs, which they usually are.
432	[[/folder]]
433
434	[[folder:Native Americans]]
435	[floatboxright:
436	'''Sub-index:'''
437	+ NativeAmericansTropes
438	]
439	* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins
440	* BrownFace
441	* IndianBurialGround
442	* IndianMaiden
443	* InjunCountry
444	* MagicalNativeAmerican
445	* {{Mayincatec}}
446	* PeacePipe
447	* TheSavageIndian
448	* SwornBrothers
449	* TipisAndTotempoles
450	* TontoTalk
451	[[/folder]]
452
453	[[folder:Pacific Islanders]]
454	* HulaAndLuaus
455	* WildSamoan
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder:Russians]]
459	* TheBackwardsR
460	* ChummyCommies: Less common than...
461	* DirtyCommunists: If set during the Soviet Union.
462	* FakeRussian
463	* GloriousMotherRussia: Russians are shown as highly patriotic and boastful of their country.
464	* HeroicRussianEmigre
465	* HuskyRusskie: A Russian who is large and intimidating.
466	* TheMafiya
467	* MakeTheBearAngryAgain
468	* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
469	* RenegadeRussian
470	* RussianGuySuffersMost: Out of a MultinationalTeam, the one who goes through a lot of pain is likely Russian or at least Slavic.
471	* RussiaTakesOverTheWorld
472	* ThatRussianSquatDance
473	* VodkaDrunkenski: Russians are stereotyped as extremely heavy drinkers and especially having a love for vodka.
474	[[/folder]]
475
476	[[folder:Scandinavians]]
477	* HornyVikings: Vikings wear horned helmets.
478	* NorseByNorsewest
479	* SexyScandinavian
480	[[/folder]]
481
482	[[folder:Scots]]
483	* BraveScot
484	* ManInAKilt: Scottish men wear kilts.
485	* {{Scotireland}}: Confusing Scottish stuff with Irish stuff.
486	* ThriftyScot
487	* ViolentGlaswegian
488	[[/folder]]
489
490	[[folder:Spaniards]]
491	* DashingHispanic: Spanish men are attractive.
492	* {{Spexico}}: Confusing Mexican stuff with Spanish stuff.
493	* TorosYFlamenco
494	[[/folder]]
495
496	[[folder:South Americans]]
497	* BananaRepublic
498	* {{Gaucho}}
499	* {{Mayincatec}}: If you use or base on the Incan part.
500	* ThePampas
501	* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
502	[[/folder]]
503
504	[[folder:Southeast Asians]]
505	* HolidayInCambodia: A stereotypical Southeast Asia that's a rough and brutal place, poor and corrupt and wartorn, whose main industries are drugs and prostitution. Comes from fiction about the Vietnam War era that isn't accurate today and doesn't apply to the whole region.
506	[[/folder]]
507
508	[[folder:Swiss]]
509	* YodelLand
510	[[/folder]]
511
512	[[/index]]

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