I was very amused by a comment written by VeehCirra, Kenya, in my article at weekly-photo-challenge-contrast – so I was inspired to breed over stereotypes too:
1 – where the world thinks I live
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… and where I really live (photo on the right side, Berlin boulevard)
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2 – how the world says I dress (photo of a boy by Giancarlo Rado, left side)
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… and how I really dress (photo on the right side, playing Dobro)
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3 – what they think I’m doing
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… and what I really do (photo on the right side, drinking tea)
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related:
AFRICAN
Suri by Lars-Gunnar Svärd
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www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=381547421871685&set=a…
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RUSSIANS
“Rehearsal military parade” by Valery Titievsky, Novosibirsk
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www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=382955795064181&set=a…
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MEXICAN
“Don Genaro” by gdiazdeleon
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JAPANESE
“It’s full…” (Tokyo) by manganite
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www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=387250871301340&set=a…
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IRISH AMERICAN
“Mrs. KELLY” by Frizztext
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HISPANIC
“cuba havana callejon de hamel” by Retlaw Snellac / Walter Callens, Belgium
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www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=394242010602226&set=a…
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White American
“lady, on shopping tour” by Frizztext
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African Americans
“red GUCCI suit…” by Frizztext
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African American Women
“the green suit” by Frizztext
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East Asian Dudes
“Pig on bike – Kaesong North Korea” by Eric Lafforgue
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Flickr Comments 
This is really interesting, that attire is hilarious…stereotypes are usually so far from the mark.
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music from Kenya, Nairobi:
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another music from Kenya:
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Thanks for sharing, these are two of my favorite songs 🙂
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greetings by
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Good on you, you are better than the stereotype
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great choice of photos! thank you very much
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Lol! I might just do one. “Nigeria – stereotypes”. Loads of fun ahead ;-).
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we (in Europe) still have to learn so much about Africa!
a friend of mine lived many years in Zaire – has influenced my family …
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You made me smile! Love this post. 😀
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One of my best friend and neighbor is from Germany and she went back last year to visit her family there. I was invited to come along but was afraid to fly across the ocean. She has awsome stories about her country and of course many photos. We tend to misunderstand how Germany is today. Thanks for sharing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Ohhhhhhhh? Don’t you’re a retired cosmonaut? :)))))
Very good article my friend.
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The baby is so cute and sweet.
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Beautifully done, F.T…
and so much fun to learn a bit more about your real life, too…
🙂
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Good topic on stereotypes of what we do, where we live…and perhaps what we think based on our ancestry. Perhaps most people are victims of some type of stereotype. I have also personally experienced professional/career stereotypes.
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I didn’t really identify any of those as German stereotypes that I was familiar with.
The most popular one that I always heard about were Germans tend to be overly amorous and sexually adventurous. There is also the “German precision” and ingenuity that many believe is the best in the world.
I suppose there are worse assumptions for a person to make about you… but, like all stereotypes that doesn’t make them true.
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Hooray for so humoursly and scenically combatting the errors of stereotypes, Frizz. I DESPISE stereotyping. I, for one, am anything BUT a typical U.S. “Southern Belle”. Phooey!
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nevertheless I like to sing the song of Mississippi John Hurt:
MY CREOLE BELLE
maybe music produces more stereotypes than any gossip about nations…
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Well I for one am glad you set everyone straight Frizz! You live a good life my friend.
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That’s why I always say that traveling to other countries should be mandatory for everyone! Barring that… travel blogging is awesome!
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Stereotypes are here to stay; even as awful as most of them are… it’s human nature to judge and sweeping brushstrokes. I love the post and the photos. Oh, and I love drinking tea. 🙂
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hi Eliz,
visiting your blog I’ve learned a lot about your love to Africa!
a friend of mine lived many years in Zaire – has influenced my family …
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I meant to say: it’s human nature to judge in sweeping brushstrokes… 😉
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so enjoy my today’s choice, a TEA FOR TWO gypsy jazz version, played in San Francisco:
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beauty….
hm,….. i want to ask something, but……ha ha no….
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it was not quite sure, if Randy Newman was featuring irony about stereotypes when he sang his SHORT PEOPLE; maybe he was really pissed by narrow minded people?
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REDNECKS:
Randy Newman isn’t a racist – it’s an anti-racist song
(read the comments at YouTube there…):
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In Germany before the war (1934)
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It’s money that I love …
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God’s song
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Great theme Frizztext! I think travel wipes out ill conceived preconceptions but your post came close 🙂 Tempted to do one on Indians too…..the snake rope trick etc etc!
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for sure INDIA is a big reservoir for searching some stereotypes!
title=”The fashion police” by rita banerji, calcutta
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Good one, Frizz. I really despise stereotypes. They have to GO.
(but I wouldn’t mind looking like that shopping chick) tee hee
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