We in America know what we think about E
uropeans, and we think we know what they think about us, but do we know what they think about each other? An interactive site at The Guardian shares the stereotypes that Europeans hold about their neighbors and then lets the labeled parties respond. In answering what the French, Germans, Italians, Poles, and Spaniards have to say about them, the Britons reply, “Despite everything, Britain is not broken. And if that’s hard for some of our European neighbours to accept, then they should hear what we say about them.”
(“European Stereotypes: What Do We Think of Each Other and Are We Right?” The Guardian, January 26, 2012)
[photo: “A Man from English Uniform Store,” by Yunchung Lee, used under a Creative Commons license]
Clearing Customs 