Author Topic: Stereotypes (Read 3552 times)

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2011, 10:50:38 AM »

Best at what? Letting the Rothschilds set up their HQ, whence they ply their trade and annihilate Christendom and all that is good in this poor world? LOL!

Matthew · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2011, 11:08:06 AM »

Clare --

I think the answer to your questions is: It's not a stereotype; more like a nation-biased joke. You're in England; England has been the enemy of Ireland for centuries.

In fact, I've heard the same joke, only it was applied to Polish people.

Strange; the only Polish people I've met have been plenty smart. The priest where I grew up was Polish and knew several languages.

The FACTS are that Irish folk are above-average intelligent (assuming they don't vitiate their advantage with too much alcohol). A disproportionate number of priests and missionaries were Irish (in the Fifties, for example). And back then, you had to learn more languages than just Latin to graduate from the Seminary. I'm sure we can all agree that becoming a priest takes some serious mental ability.

So A) it's not a stereotype, strictly speaking, but more like wishful thinking :)
and B) it's not widespread or pervasive, being held ONLY among the population of a country's main rival.

I think if any belief/stereotype is only held by a country's rival, we can rule out any truth :)

clare · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2011, 12:09:05 PM »

Quote from: gladius_veritatis

Best at what? Letting the Rothschilds set up their HQ, whence they ply their trade and annihilate Christendom and all that is good in this poor world? LOL!

Did you click on the link? It's a song full of stereotypes!

clare · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2011, 12:11:06 PM »

Yes, you could be right, Matthew.

wallflower · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2011, 12:43:00 PM »

Quote from: Matthew

Clare --

I think the answer to your questions is: It's not a stereotype; more like a nation-biased joke. You're in England; England has been the enemy of Ireland for centuries.

Ah, the joke does make more sense with that in mind.

Americans pick on Poles and Canadians pick on "Newfies". I don't have experience with who(m?) other countries pick on.