\nSome people may go as far as to say America is the fattest country in the world. It is true that as many as 35% of Americans are obese, or extremely overweight, but certainly not all American are fat. In fact there are countries in the world where the people are larger\/fatter than the population in American. You can read more about this by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Americans are rude.<\/em> Americans are racists.<\/em> Americans are violent.<\/em> Americans are arrogant (or they think they are better than people from other places).<\/em> Stereotypes are generalizations and oversimplified ideas about groups of people, but let\u2019s face it we all have stereotypes about people. American\u2019s have stereotypes about non-Americans (for example, American\u2019s often think all Asians are short, Italians talk loud, and the British have bad teeth), and non-American have stereotypes about Americans. Let\u2019s take a look at some…<\/p>\n
\nWell, it is hard to say if this is true or not because rudeness is definitely cultural. In America it is rude to burp while sitting at a table (after eating food) or to spit in public places, but these are not rude actions in other places around the world. Perhaps where this stereotype about American\u2019s arises is from Americans who travel abroad and don\u2019t know or follow the customs of politeness and rudeness of the countries they are in. This may make them appear rude. One thing that Americans tend to do well, in terms of being polite, is to say \u2018thank you\u2019 and \u2018excuse me\u2019 and \u2018sorry\u2019 frequently.<\/p>\n
\nRacism is certainly a big issue in American culture today (as well as throughout our country\u2019s history).\u00a0 This country is very diverse, so opportunities for racism do show up, and may seem frequent. But this isn\u2019t to say that all American\u2019s are racists and have inflexible beliefs about race and ethnicity. Unfortunately, racism is not just an American problem.<\/p>\n
\nIn 2012 it was reported (in the Washington Post newspaper) that the United States had more shooting deaths than any other country in the developed world, so violence certainly exists here. This isn\u2019t to say though that all Americans own guns or use their guns violently though. And there are plenty of ways to be violent without using a gun. American have a long standing constitutional belief that they have a right to own guns.\u00a0 This is one reason there are so many guns in American and why this leads to some of the violence seen in this country.<\/p>\n
\nMany non-American\u2019s believe that Americans are self-absorbed, self-interested, selfish, arrogant, and only interested in themselves. Although this may be true about some Americans, on the whole it unfair to say this it is any more true in America, compared with anywhere else in the world.\u00a0 In fact, in 2011 Americans ranked as the most generous people in the world in terms of giving time and money to non-profits. Sixty-five percent of Americans say they donate money to charity, 43 percent have volunteered their time, and 73 percent say they help strangers. Read more about this here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2013\/09\/American-Stereotypes-291x350.jpg\")