What are Americans Like?

How American Teens view the World?

Cultural Stereotypes of Americans as Reported by Spanish Teens

• Most Americans are very tall with blue eyes and blond hair
• American women are either unusually fat or unusually thin, never of normal build
• American men have muscular builds. they wear sleeveless tee shirts, to show off their physiques.
• The first two things Americans want to discuss are salary and age
• The two favorite liesure time activities in the US are movies and rodeos
• Although extremely punctual and efficient in their jobs, Americans don't consider their work important
• most Americans live either in sky scrapers or on farms
• In marriage in the US, the wife always dominates
• American cities are so dangerous that a person has a good chance of being killed in the streets. therefore, American men either know kung-fu, or carry a gun.
• Americans generally eat fast food Monday through Saturday, but never on Sunday.
• American men are always drinking beer, even at breakfast
• Americans frequently put their feet on desks or tables and frequently belch in public
• Americans yawn a lot and never try to hide it
• Americans like to wear very bright colors and mixed patterns. They wear summer clothes, even in winter
• Americans only communicate online or on their cell phones

(From Laurie Greene & Carol Ann Pesola-Brown)