Stereotypes about your nation

[Ammerinia]

Stereotypes of Ammerinia in general are varied, though the most frequent negative stereotype is Smartass, arrogant, rich, and tech-hording warmongers

Of course, this does have some truth to it. Our citizens are known to be some of the brightest in the world, with top-notch education systems. We are very rich, thanks to the export business. The 'Tech-hording' bit is somewhat untrue, as we only share our most advanced tech with those we deem worthy of using it. And we aren't exactly big warmongers, since we only intervene when there is a serious risk to regional and national security.

[Olumia]

People tend to think Olumian citizens are all falcons... Like wut? Only our national bird is a falcon.

[Sestern]

1. We are more boring than Brites... British... how do you say it in English? Nevermind.
This is half true half false, because we aren't so boring, but still we haven't got sense of humour.
2. We are using computer all the time.
This is true. We are using computer, except work, bowling (national sport), snooker (national sport #2), cycling (not national sport, but popular ) and many other things. But we use computer about 5h/day.

[Lucernae]

1) Lucernaen students study too much in school/ never have any fun.
This notion is somewhat new; most people considered Lucernae to be a country with weirdly liberal education policies, so they assumed we were all pot-heads. Now that other nations see that our "strange" method of education is creating an incredibly productive populace, they all seem to think we never have any fun. This really isn't true; I'd say citizens live by the motto work hard, play hard.

2) The government has no regard for the poor.
This is far from the truth; Just because we don't have extensive welfare, we certainly provide EVERY opportunity for citizens to better themselves through education (incredible public education including low-cost college, and adult education programs for those who failed to seize the opportunity when they were young). We also provide low-cost (admittedly limited) basic healthcare. The government subsidizes private organizations that operate throughout Lucernae to care for the unfortunate.

[Armador]

1. Armadorians are humourless workaholics.
Comes from the fact that Armador has a very strong work ethic and that Unionsprache (the national language) doesn't translate jokes to English well.
2. That we're Emperor obsessed.
The Imperial Family has largely been a positive influence in the United Empire, so we are generally supportive of them. There are still quite a large number of anti-Imperials and republicans but they're not a particularly strong force in Armador.
3. Foundationists are sex crazed hippy cultists
Compared to a lot of faiths, Foundationism does have less conservative and traditionalist views on the world. However, we have just as many joyless, sexless, holier-then-thou conservatives as any other faith.

[Liberty and Alderney]

We've got a few, being a melting pot for the worst and craziest people in the planet. Just think "New Yorker" stereotypes and amp them up with a whole lotta (more) drugs. Here is couple I can think of.

1. The Broker (Brooklyn) Hipster
The quirkiness of East Hook creates the perfect breeding ground for hipsters. Often spotted working on their latest graphic design project on their Apple laptop, they sit in a non-chain café and drink an $8 latte made from organic coffee beans sourced from a rainforest somewhere in South America. Chances are, their glasses are non-prescription.

2. The Overconfident Yuppie
This is probably the most obnoxious stereotype that I run into. These guys have fat paychecks; they like to live large, and they carry themselves as if they’re invincible. One guy in particular approached me on Lancaster (Upper East Side) and said, “Do you like money? Because I’m a doctor.” He was half a foot shorter than me and had a squeaky voice, but I felt like he expected me to reply, “That makes you attractive!”

3. The Trust Fund Baby
Trust fund babies are everywhere in this city. The ambitious ones will go to college and pursue a career –– even though they never have to work a day in their lives –– while others party every night and talk about starting a new line of designer socks. It’s hard to relate to them as they’re usually oblivious to any real-world struggles. But if you’re lucky enough to make friends with one at a swanky nightclub like Maisonette 9, at least they’ll let you sit at their VIP table and drink from Grey Goose bottles with sparklers in them.

4. The Neurotic Worker
For many people, the words "Liberty City” conjures up images of an overly-stressed person who talks fast and gives off tons of nervous energy. (Think Woody Allen.) You can tell when one of these neurotic types is around because your blood pressure will spike if they’re within a 20-foot radius. They also frequent the couches of renowned therapists throughout the city.

5. The Starving Artist
The starving artist can be anyone from an aspiring actress who attends Broadway auditions during the day and hosts pub quizzes at night, to the painter who lives in a studio filled with unsold masterpieces instead of furniture. I’ll tell you right now – I’ve made enough off my iTunes tracks to buy seven… yes, SEVEN… Coke Zeros. Naturally, I’m expecting my Grammy nomination for 'Song of the Year' to be on its way shortly.

[Anollasia]

We are hippies is a common stereotype.

[Southwest Eastnorth]

Poor Environment - This is a very untrue, we don't have the regulations some other nations have, but we do have harsh penalties for those who brake the regulations. Still this has given our nation a stereotype of not caring for the environment.

[Vandario]

since Vandarians are a bit reclusive, like a good fight, and enjoy drinking, are commonly stereotyped as barbarians even when we are one of the most advanced societies on the planet being in the top 5 technologically, a 1st world super power, we can be a bit isolationist and some people can be a bit xenophobic, but Vandario has a large and powerful economy with strong exports as well being self sufficient.

[Wanchou]

Wanzhounese people are stereotyped to be quite pedantic, meticulous and very religious. This stems from the fact that Wan culture evolved out of years of adaptation and practicality. While Wanzhou is geographically located at a more stable place compared to its neighbors, extreme competition and past experiences with raids, abuses and invasions have helped shaped the critical thinking, creative and resourceful aspect of Wanzhounese. During times of war, people are already specially trained to do a lot of useful skills and be able to collect information. Other factors that helped contribute would be that Wan belief systems revolved mainly around monotheism and that education is highly valued by society (eg. math, sciences, philosophy, military science).

Wan society strongly emphasizes hard work, diligence, patience, organization, punctuality, system, identity and self-determination. Since Wanzhou is surrounded by various powerful nations, Wan culture emphasizes inner strength, intelligence, fortitude and wisdom especially at times of adversity. Wan culture hence, is revolved less on fatalism but more on self-preservation, goodness and cooperation.

Other stereotypes of Wanzhounese are that they are thrifty, modest, environmentalists and neat freaks. This last set of stereotypes evolved mostly around post-war Wanzhou where the economy was heavily damaged. People thought more of the long-term and instinctively, for survival, people adjusted to limited resources and scarcity. Cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and stewardship towards nature are some of the products of an improving Wan economy which have roots from ancient times.

But because of these traits, Wanzhounese people are stereotyped to be serious-type, nerds, boring, uninteresting, cold, inclusive, unfashionable, extremists and stingy which are all not true especially given the vastly improved economy. As a matter of fact, people are consuming more and buying gadgets, clothes, cars and housing which are though, kept at a limited level.

[Delkora]

Delkorans are widely regarded as a bunch of welfare-loving hippies. Delkora itself is regarded as a peaceful, environmentally stunning land.

[Penguin Union Nation]

Many believe the Penguin Union Nation to be populated by alternatively overly aggressive mad scientist types and pompous man-babies pursuing ridiculous pursuits.

Screw them, though, because we'll fire our penguin-shaped satellite cannons at their countries and launch our self-replicating tech-assimilation drones into their cities!

Oh, and they also think we drink too much. But we'll tell them when we've had enough, and we can quit any time!

[Longweather]

It is widely believed that the people of the Imperial Dominion are pompous, weird, ostentatious, delusional, and at least partially theocratic. The pompous and ostentatious part are completely true to an extent. Much of the contact outside powers have with the Imperial Dominion involves the Alor nobility which rules the nation and have close to ten thousand years of history to derive their nobility (as well as being all descended from the House that was first to earn their nobility from their goddess).

However, the delusional, weird, and partially theocratic part is completely wrong. Yes, the Empress Consort for the current Emperor just so happens to also be the High Priestess of the Church of Thesse. Yes, the Emperor's titles reference the goddess of the official religion of the Empire (Thesse) multiple times. That doesn't mean it's a theocracy.

As for the weird and delusional part, foreigners consider the magic that helped the Imperial Dominion to become an interstellar power (and major power on the Old World, the homeworld, of humanity) to be highly advanced technology with the Alor lying keep the mystery of their powers. It's definitely not a lie. About 67% of the Imperial Dominion's population has some level of magical skill. It's something to do with genetics, a slight difference in their brain structure, and their ability to generate a "sourceless" energy source called mana. However, it is definitely not some form of high tech. Although, it can be easy to confuse since the Alor combine magic and science to various degrees in most of society.

[Vallermoore]

The racism. True when it comes to black people, not true when it comes to other groups like Asians, sapient ponies, etc.
That we have sapient pony ideals True with our sapient pony population, with the others it varies wildly.
That we love guns. Largely true, and we have very loose weapon regulations in general. But not all of us think that way. And firing guns without a reason will get the perp in trouble.
That we love executing people. We execute people for first degree murder, first degree rape, and killing someone whilst drink driving. That's not a lot of crimes. We do execute for mutiny and treason too but noone has been executed for centuries for those offences.

[Tosontsengel]

GODDAMN MONGORIANS!!!

Yeah. Let's be honest: We did kinda knock down a few of your precious walls in expanding our borders... but we don't do that anymore, do we?

[Rejistania]

Rejistanis are soccer playing hippies or hobbits according to the stereotypes. They are not real hobbits but just a race that developped pygmy-like height.

[Tolmakia]

Common stereotypes:
-We're intelligent, but dull and boring: not absolutely true since we're just like ordinary people. Sadly, this can be applied to the common businessman, professor, and official in Tolmakia, specifically its capital city.

-We're "coldly compassionate": while it is true that feelings are not expressed openly but sympathy and hospitality are, not all Tolmakians are like that. An example are the more liberal northerners (who are very kind and emotional), and the rural folk around the nation.

-We love fish and chips: true, it has become a part of our culture. However, we prefer shrimp and chips.

-We're democratic and pacifists: democratic, yes, but to a degree (examples are the legislature having the right to disregard the people's choice in elections and appoint their own nominee, although this happening is rare). Pacifists, yes, but we still prize our military/self-defence forces and its history.

[Etyria]

Many will think of Etyrians as old-fashioned Europeans, with quite an irrational love for their Emperor.
Another stereotype is that the Etyrians are always kind people (unless you trashtalk their Emperor or support the New Etyrian Regime)
Finally, Etyrians are seen as "asssited" people: it looks like they believe the Etyrian Government needs only to slap its fingers for all Etyrians to find work and a good house

Many of these clichés are true, but a bit exagerated: the Emperor is popular, but there is a strong Republican movment, Etyria is generally a welcoming nation, but there is still many jerks (the last stereotype, on the other side, is quite true)

[Autrael]

1. Autraelis are heartless monsters that beat up NTs for no reason.
2. Autraelis are snobbish elitist savants.
3. Autraelis are neckbeard bronies/furries/weeaboos.

These stereotypes are only partially true, though.

[Oskary]

That we are some authoritarian nation that shoots its people for something as simple as having their head tilted at the wrong angle while using their phone.
Because that's not true at all, and anyone who maintains that opinion shall be shot today!
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[Albaie]

Albaie due to being such a vast country has many stereotypes but there are two main ones. The first is that of the typical Albaie aristocrat who is seen as being loyal to the Emperor to the point of fighting duels over his honour and being imperialistic to the hilt. They are normally also seen as being decadent and with little self restraint. The second is that of the typical Albaie lower class member who is seen as hard working but always ends up put down due to the actions of an aristocrat and is almost always pictured in rags.

[Chelta]

The Cheltish are stereotyped as: stoical & emotionally reserved, down-to-earth, aloof, humorous, friendly, polite, loyal, bloody-minded, arrogant, private, prone to drunkenness, independent, stubborn.

[Versail]

That we are Stalin style oppressive all the time.
That in order to get a job in Versail one has to be able to handle high amounts of alcohol.
That everybody is in the military.

[Tangaliro]

Stereotype:A knighty soviet prussian nation that are fully militarists and the government is obsessed in military development that they don't even care about their people even when they are starving if the development is in a big process,though at other times the government is quite caring and fair.

Truth:Most parts are right,but the military development is not that fast due to ensuring the life of the people of the state.

[Skinhead Nation]

Seeing as skinheads are the main people and the majority who populate the Skinhead Nation, you can already guess the main stereotype we have. Even though the Skinhead Nation is a communist anarchy, outsiders tend to think we're all nazis, even though racists are a minority here. There are reds, gays, anti-racists, trads, anarchists, vegans and even conservative and patriotic skinheads. Nazis, whom we don't even call skinheads but boneheads, are either native white power types or hammerskins, who are native to the Hammerskin Nation bordering the Skinhead Nation. We tend to fuck each other up on occasion. It's almost like a sport, if you can.

The second stereotype is that all of us are violent and aggressive thugs. Not true. Only the more radical and actually political skinheads tend to bring the fight to the boneheads and hammerskins. No one's forced to fight for us either.