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->''"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.''
->''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."''
-->-- Traditional Joke

{{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.

'''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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!!Tropes:
[[index]]
[[foldercontrol]]

[[folder:General]]
[floatboxright:
'''Main topic:'''
+ Analysis.NationalStereotypes

'''Related indexes:'''
+ AccentTropes
+ HollywoodAtlas
+ ImmigrationAndDiasporaTropes
+ TheNationalIndex
+ PatrioticTropes
+ RaceTropes
++ EvilRaceTropes
++ PositiveStereotypeTropes
]
* ButNotTooForeign
* CaptainEthnic: A superhero whose theme is their ethnicity or nationality.
** CaptainGeographic
** CaptainPatriotic
* TheChiefsDaughter
* ChildOfTwoWorlds
* CrazyCulturalComparison
* CulturalCringe
* CultureClash: Someone experiences culture shock when visiting a very unfamiliar country.
* CultureEqualsCostume
* DevelopingNationsLackCities: Third-world countries have no big cities.
* DirtyForeigner
* EthnicMenialLabor: Poor laborers and servants are often depicted as being ethnic minorities (especially foreign immigrants).
* EthnicScrappy: [[TheScrappy A character who is disliked by the audience]] for being an offensive ethnic/national/racial stereotype.
* ForeignExchangeStudent: An international student who is temporarily staying in another country to attend classes at a local school.
* ForeignQueasine: Foreign food is gross.
* ForeignWrestlingHeel
* FunnyForeigner: A foreign character who provides comic relief with their bizarre customs and obliviousness of how things are in the country where they reside.
* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: Criminal organizations are often composed mostly or entirely of crooks from a specific ethnic group.
** MetroSpecificUnderworld: Criminal gangs who are associated with a particular city or region.
** RuthlessForeignGangsters: Mobsters from another country are even more scary than the local gangsters are.
* HollywoodCuisine
* HollywoodNatives: Stereotypical aboriginal/indigenous/native tribes.
* AnImmigrantsTale
* InternationalShowdownByProxy
* MadeInCountryX
* MisaimedStereotyping: A joke where a character invokes a stereotype against a different ethnic group from the one the stereotype is usually associated with.
* MistakenEthnicity: Incorrect guesses about where someone or their ancestors came from.
** MistakenForForeigner: Someone who is a native citizen is wrongly assumed by others to be a foreign national in their own country.
** MistakenNationality: Incorrect guesses about which country someone is from.
* NationalAnimalStereotypes: NationalStereotypes meet AnimalStereotypes.
* NationsAsPeople: {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of entire countries.
* NonSpecificallyForeign: A character is established as being from another country, but it is not specified which country they are from.
* TheOldCountry
* PatrioticFervor: When the citizens of a particular country are stereotyped as all being fanatical nationalists.
* PhenotypeStereotype
* QuirkyNeighbourCountry
* RegionalRiff: [[{{Leitmotif}} Stock theme music]] which represents a particular country or region.
* SavagePiercings
* StockForeignName: The most common names associated with people of specific nationalities.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Africans]]
* AfricanTerrorists
* AfricaIsACountry: All of (usually just Sub-Saharan) Africa is treated like just one big generic nation with interchangeable cultures.
* AmoralAfrikaner
* {{Blackface}}
* {{Bulungi}}
* DarkestAfrica
* EgyptIsStillAncient
* {{Qurac}}: If a North African one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:African Americans]]
* AngryBlackManStereotype: Black men who are highly temperamental, especially in regards to perceived racism.
* BlackAndNerdy: A black nerd.
* {{Blackface}}
* BlackIsBiggerInBed
* BlackJezebelStereotype
* MagicalNegro
* MalcolmXerox
* {{Mammy}}
* SassyBlackWoman: Black women have attitude and make sassy remarks.
* ScaryBlackMan
* UncleTomfoolery: Using ethnic stereotypes for an attempt at comedy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Americans]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ IndexedStatesOfAmerica
]
* TheAllAmericanBoy
* AllAmericanFace: An American wrestler who is the {{Face}} and has PatrioticFervor for {{Eagleland}}.
* AmericaSavesTheDay: The USA portrayed as the main good guys ready to solve any global crisis.
** AmericaWonWorldWarII: American contributions to the Allied victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII are exaggerated to the point of downplaying the other Allied powers' roles.
* 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.
* AmericansAreCowboys
* AngryWhiteMan: White men who feel like they're oppressed by minorities.
* BigApplesauce: Stereotypical portrayals of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity as a place where all kinds of amazing things can happen.
** TheBigRottenApple: NYC is stereotyped as a WretchedHive of scum and villainy.
** BrooklynRage: Ill-tempered denizens of Brooklyn, New York.
* TheBigEasy
* CornyNebraska: Nebraska's claim to fame? Corn… Lots of it.
* DeepSouth: Stereotypical depictions of rural regions of the Southeastern United States, and the people who live there.
* {{Eagleland}}: Portrayals and parodies of the United States, affectionate or critical, from other countries.
* EverythingIsBigInTexas
* EverytownAmerica
* FastFoodNation: America is a land of cheap junk food, hence the rising obesity rates in recent decades.
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit
* TheFriendlyTexan
* {{Gangsterland}}: American cities protrayed as havens for street gangs and organized crime.
* GoodOlBoy
* GunNut: While obsessive firearms enthusiasts can come from anywhere, in the context of national stereotypes, they're almost always American citizens.
* HawaiianShirtedTourist
* HorribleHollywood
* ItCameFromBeverlyHills
* ItalianAmericanCaricature
* {{Joisey}}: Stereotypical residents of New Jersey.
* MinnesotaNice
* OnlyInFlorida: Weird things always happen in Florida, usually caused by the insane antics of local Florida men.
* OnlyInMiami
* RaginCajun
* SalemIsWitchCountry
* TheSavageSouth
* SimpleCountryLawyer
* SmallTownTyrant: Southern authority figures are evil.
* SoccerHatingAmericans
* SouthernBelle
* SouthernFriedGenius: A genius with a Southern accent.
* SouthernFriedPrivate: A soldier with a Southern accent.
* SouthernGentleman
* SouthernGothic
** SouthernGothicSatan
* SuburbanGothic
* TipisAndTotemPoles
* UglyAmericanStereotype
* ValleyGirl
* WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant
* TheWildWest
* WildWestArmadillo
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Argentinians]]
* ArgentinaIsNaziLand
* {{Gaucho}}
* ThePampas
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Australians]]
* AwesomeAussie: An Australian who is badass.
* TheBogan: An Australian who is crass and abrasive.
* KangaroosRepresentAustralia
* LandDownUnder
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Austrians]]
* HerrDoktor: An Austrian doctor.
* YodelLand
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brazilians]]
* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brits]]
** BritainIsOnlyEngland: Britain and England are considered synonymous.
** BritainIsOnlyLondon
* BritishRockstar
* BritishStuffiness
* BritishTeeth: The stereotype that British people have bad dental problems.
* BritsLoveTea
* EvilBrit: A British villain.
* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: England and/or London, or all of Britain for that matter, is perpetually damp and foggy.
* IAmVeryBritish: The stereotype that all non-Cockney British people speak posh.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A hero or other good-aligned character who is British.
* LowerClassLout: The cultural direct opposite to the stereotype directly above.
* NorthernIrishAndNasty
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish
* StiffUpperLip
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Canadians]]
* CanadianEqualsHockeyFan: Being Canadian automatically means you love hockey.
* CourteousCanadian: Canadians portrayed as overly nice and well-mannered.
* CrassCanuck: The StereotypeFlip of a nice Canadian.
* MooseAndMapleSyrup: Canadian stereotypes.
* SingingMountie
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Caribbean]]
* BananaRepublic
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Central Asians]]
* BornInTheSaddle
* ChummyCommies
* CommieLand
* {{Countrystan}}
* HordesFromTheEast
* {{Qurac}}
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chinese]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ StereotypesOfChinesePeople
]
* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu
* AnimeChineseGirl
* AsianCleaverFever
* ChinaTakesOverTheWorld
* ChineseLaborer
* ChineseLaunderer
* ChingChong
* MagicalAsian
* RedChina
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dutch]]
* FreestateAmsterdam
* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills
[[/folder]]

[[folder:(East) Asians]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ AsianIndex
]
* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: The stereotype that being Asian automatically means that you know martial arts.
* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Asians are stereotyped as all wearing large straw hats, which were historically mostly worn by farmers.
* AsianAirhead: An aversion of the trope that Asians are all highly educated by showing an Asian who is ditzy.
* AsianAndNerdy: Asians are stereotyped as being very intelligent, or at least studious.
* AsianBuckTeeth: A DiscreditedTrope where Asians, often men, are stereotyped as having large and ugly buck teeth.
* AsianCleaverFever: Asian chefs like to show off their dexterity when using a knife to cut up food.
* AsianDrivers: Stereotypically Asians are bad drivers, or at least risk-taking ones (DrivesLikeCrazy, but Asian).
* AsianHookerStereotype: Asian women are stereotyped as being sex workers, perhaps street prostitutes or working in dubiously-legal massage parlours (see HappyEndingMassage).
* AsianRudeness: Asians are often stereotyped as being highly polite and having complex etiquette, but at other times they're instead shown as jerks.
* AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asians cook and eat cats or dogs even in Western countries where this is culturally taboo.
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Asians are often shown speaking in butchered English, unless perhaps they have grown up or been educated in a Western country.
* AsianStoreOwner: Asian immigrants.
* DragonLady: Stock character of an Asian woman who is both sexy and dangerous, a more exoticized take on the FemmeFatale.
* DragonsUpTheYinYang
* FarEastAsianTerrorists
* InscrutableOriental: Asians stereotypically show little outward emotion and outsiders are shown as finding them hard to "read".
* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Conflating different Asian cultures (e.g. Korean, Japanese and Chinese) with each other.
* MagicalAsian: A wise Asian mentor, who is often very old, and has a wealth of cultural knowledge that outsiders (often white Westerners) lack.
* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow
* {{Yellowface}}
* YellowPeril
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Eastern Europeans]]
* CircassianBeauty
* CommieLand
* {{Ruritania}}: A fictional Eastern European country.
* SensualSlavs: Eastern European women are sexy.
* {{Uberwald}}
* UglySlavicWomen: Eastern European women are ugly and masculine-looking.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:English]]
* EnglishRose: A beautiful young Englishwoman.
* LondonGangster
* OopNorth: Northern England, which is shown as poor and working class with quite distinctive accents.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Europeans]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ EuropeIndex
]
* ClassicalMusicIsBoring
* ClassicalMusicIsCool
* {{Eurabia}}
* EuropeansAreKinky: Europeans are shown as having very out-there sexual fetishes and much freer attitudes towards sexuality and nudity than most of the world.
* EvilColonialist : A fictional conqueror and exploiter of indigenous peoples will most likely be from Western Europe
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy : A fantastic setting based on the European Middle Ages
* UnitedEurope : Europe is unified as one country
[[/folder]]

[[folder:French]]
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: French soldiers are depicted as cowards.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench
* FrenchCuisineIsHaughty
* FrenchJerk: A French person who is mean.
* GayParee
* MauriceChevalierAccent
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Germans]]
* AllGermansAreNazis: Being German automatically makes you one of ThoseWackyNazis.
* GermanicDepressives: Germans are always dreary.
* GermanicEfficiency: Germans are obsessed with making everything efficient.
* GermanHumour
* HerrDoktor: A German doctor.
* {{Kaiserreich}}
* {{Oktoberfest}}
* YodelLand
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Greeks]]
* AncientGrome: Mixing up ancient Greece and Rome.
* GorgeousGreek
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Indians/South Asians]]
* AsianStoreOwner: If Indian.
* BollywoodNerd: An Indian who is highly intelligent.
* MysticalIndia
* OperatorFromIndia: Indians stereotypically tend to work in call centres or some kind of IT job.
* StereotypicalSouthAsianEnglish
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Irish]]
* DublinSkanger
* FightingIrish
* IrishExplosivesExpert
* TheIrishMob
* IrishPriest
* NorthernIrishAndNasty
* OfficerOHara: The stereotypical Irish police officer.
* {{Oireland}}
* {{Scotireland}}: Confusing Irish stuff with Scottish stuff.
* StPatricksDayEpisode
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Italians]]
* ItaliansTalkWithHands: Italians are stereotyped as being animated and having highly exaggerated body language while talking.
* TheMafia
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: If it's about TheMafia.
* RambunctiousItalian
* SpaghettiAndGondolas
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Japanese]]
* AnimeLand
* AsianCleaverFever
* 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]].
* JapaneseDelinquents
* JapanesePoliteness: The stereotype that the Japanese are overly polite.
* JapaneseRanguage: The stereotype that the Japanese cannot distinguish L and R sounds.
* JapaneseSpirit
* JapaneseTourist
* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: A now-outdated prediction that Japan would dominate the global economy.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: If it’s about {{Yakuza}}.
* ThirtySecondsOverTokyo: The portrayal of Japan as both traditional and futuristic.
* {{Yakuza}}: Japanese gangsters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jews]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ ANiceJewishIndex
]
* AllJewsAreAshkenazi: All Jews are shown being from the Eastern European Jewish subgroup rather than Sephardi (Mediterranean) Jews or Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) Jews.
* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Jews don't like spending too much money.
* 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.
* 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.
* GentileJewChaser
* GreedyJew: Jews are shown as loving money and doing unethical things to get it.
* JewishAmericanPrincess: A young Jewish woman who is spoiled.
* JewishAndNerdy
* JewishComplaining: Jews constantly kvetch.
* JewishMother: Jews are shown as having MyBelovedSmother as a parent.
* JewsLoveToArgue: In Jewish culture, having heated debates about all kinds of things is shown as normal.
* KosherNostra
* MagicalJew
* NiceJewishBoy: A mild-mannered Jewish young man who is seen as an ideal mate.
* SizableSemiticNose
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Latin Americans]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ HispanicAndLatinoIndex
]
* BananaRepublic
* {{Brownface}}: Caucasians (and other non-Latino people) wear makeup to perform offensive portrayals of Latin Americans.
* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
* TheCartel: Latin Americans may be stereotyped as in the illegal drug trade.
* DashingHispanic
* LatinLand
* LatinLover
* 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.
* MachoLatino: Latino men are shown to be aggressively manly by their cultural standards, something called ''machismo''.
* SpicyLatina: Latina women are shown to be sexy and emotionally feisty.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mexicans]]
* {{Bandito}}
* {{Calacas}}
* GratuitousMariachiBand
* LazyMexican: Mexicans are lazy and nap under ponchos and sombreros instead of working.
* MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico: Latino men, especially Mexicans, are stereotyped as tending to have large and bold moustaches.
* MaskedLuchador
* {{Mayincatec}}: If using the Maya and Aztec parts only.
* SombreroEqualsMexican
* {{Spexico}}: Mexican culture gets confused with Spanish culture.
* SouthOfTheBorder
* WildWestArmadillo: If a Mexican one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Middle Easterners]]
* AllMuslimsAreArab: Although most Arabs are Muslim and the religion of Islam comes from Arabia, most Muslims today are from outside the Arab world.
* ArabBeobleTalk: Arabic is one of the few big world languages that doesn't have a /p/ sound, which leads to a noticeable accent.
* ArabOilSheikh
* ArabianNightsDays
* EgyptIsStillAncient
* {{Eurabia}}
* MiddleEasternCoalition
* MiddleEasternTerrorists
* {{Qurac}}
* SizableSemiticNose: If they're Arabs, which they usually are.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Native Americans]]
[floatboxright:
'''Sub-index:'''
+ NativeAmericansTropes
]
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins
* BrownFace
* IndianBurialGround
* IndianMaiden
* InjunCountry
* MagicalNativeAmerican
* {{Mayincatec}}
* PeacePipe
* TheSavageIndian
* SwornBrothers
* TipisAndTotempoles
* TontoTalk
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pacific Islanders]]
* HulaAndLuaus
* WildSamoan
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Russians]]
* TheBackwardsR
* ChummyCommies: Less common than...
* DirtyCommunists: If set during the Soviet Union.
* FakeRussian
* GloriousMotherRussia: Russians are shown as highly patriotic and boastful of their country.
* HeroicRussianEmigre
* HuskyRusskie: A Russian who is large and intimidating.
* TheMafiya
* MakeTheBearAngryAgain
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong
* RenegadeRussian
* RussianGuySuffersMost: Out of a MultinationalTeam, the one who goes through a lot of pain is likely Russian or at least Slavic.
* RussiaTakesOverTheWorld
* ThatRussianSquatDance
* VodkaDrunkenski: Russians are stereotyped as extremely heavy drinkers and especially having a love for vodka.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scandinavians]]
* HornyVikings: Vikings wear horned helmets.
* NorseByNorsewest
* SexyScandinavian
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scots]]
* BraveScot
* ManInAKilt: Scottish men wear kilts.
* {{Scotireland}}: Confusing Scottish stuff with Irish stuff.
* ThriftyScot
* ViolentGlaswegian
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Spaniards]]
* DashingHispanic: Spanish men are attractive.
* {{Spexico}}: Confusing Mexican stuff with Spanish stuff.
* TorosYFlamenco
[[/folder]]

[[folder:South Americans]]
* BananaRepublic
* {{Gaucho}}
* {{Mayincatec}}: If you use or base on the Incan part.
* ThePampas
* TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Southeast Asians]]
* 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Swiss]]
* YodelLand
[[/folder]]

[[/index]]
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