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Since I am soon to enter lamestream "society", (don't want 2 "grow up", want 2 stay young 4evr, want 2 b an alt "twenty something" chilling hard 4evr :bigcry:), and leave my youthful uni days behind, it got me thinking what stereotypes y'all fit into now or in your past.
Me, I'm a humble indie kid, not as pretentious as a hipster, but just a little alt. I listen to bands you've never heard of, I have 3 sets of expensive headphones, I wear skinny jeans (most of which are stained with spray paint), my selection of vans are battered from wear, I have more ironic/graphic design/humourous t-shirts than you have hairs on your head (unless you're bald... which, I guess, it'd be more shirts than hairs on your back?).
(most of which are stained with spray paint)
Never change this. <3
New Englanders are generally rude, narrow minded and always in a hurry. I guess I am no different. The norm here, we are the pinacle of society as far as we are concerned.
Centurion1
06-23-2011, 17:00
New Englanders are generally rude, narrow minded and always in a hurry. I guess I am no different. The norm here, we are the pinacle of society as far as we are concerned.
My father thinks he's a southerner but the sad truth is he's a damnyankee from Conn.
I've only driven thru Hartford on the highway. Been north and to Rhode Island alot though. They say people from Massachusetts are bad drivers, but in my experience, Rhode Island is ten times worse!
Rhyfelwyr
06-23-2011, 17:32
I think I am fulfulling the stereotype of the angry, stingy Scotsman pretty well right now.
In terms of popular culture, I feel like I am a typical chav (not the new 'bling' type chav people seem to have an idea of btw) working a crappy job, that happened to go to University on the side.
I can't help it, I had to put on a suit for my graduation today and my family thinks it makes me look like a convict...
New Englanders are generally rude, narrow minded and always in a hurry. I guess I am no different. The norm here, we are the pinacle of society as far as we are concerned.
I've always thought people from back east seemed really grouchy. This kid from New York just got hired at my work, and for the first couple of days he kept commenting on how friendly everyone was.
As for me, I go for a punk look since that's my favorite music, I wear skinny jeans and band t-shirts. I hate fitting into stereotypes though so I've tried to make my style my own, I also have some nice button downs and polos that I wear.
Populus Romanus
06-24-2011, 07:16
Black = gangsta
Hispanics will shank you 37 times if you come within a three foot radius.
Asians are smarter than you
Whites eat McDonalds four meals a day
I've always thought people from back east seemed really grouchy. This kid from New York just got hired at my work, and for the first couple of days he kept commenting on how friendly everyone was.
I visited Salt Lake City some years ago, and I must admit it was one on the nicest cities I've visited. People do seem to go out of their way to be friendly. To a New Englander: What is the motivation for this 'friendliness'?
Drunk Clown
06-24-2011, 14:15
Dutch: tall and beautiful
Crazed Rabbit
06-24-2011, 15:23
I visited Salt Lake City some years ago, and I must admit it was one on the nicest cities I've visited. People do seem to go out of their way to be friendly. To a New Englander: What is the motivation for this 'friendliness'?
We don't have to live near Massachusetts.
Also; Canadians are terrible drivers. And they come down here to buy 24 gallons of milk at a time. That is not an exaggeration.
CR
Dutch: tall and beautiful
More importantly, do you eat everything with mayo? ~;p
More importantly, do you eat everything with mayo? ~;p
We eat mayo, with something.
Ah stereotypes. I kinda like the stereotype that the Dutch are completely nuts.
We eat mayo, with something.
Ah stereotypes. I kinda like the stereotype that the Dutch are completely nuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l18j-vrVMCA
I wonder why?
Well I'm uni student. And stereotypes demands I smoke pot, but most important drink lots of beer ending up thinking about what happened again last night and go back partying when I'm sober. And well that indeed used to be a rather accurate picture.
I'm also Belgian. Which means my beer 'problem' would be even bigger. I'd only eat chips, chocolate and waffles. I would want my country to be split into two and I kidnap children for a living, convince Russian girls to become err...dancers or export drugs. Luckily this image is rather false. Well except perhaps for the beer.
I'm also European which must mean I'm into fashion, don't believe in God as I'm a socialist or communist, don't care about monogamy and like my movies without action, a plot, and with as little as much logic and we are not patriotic. But actually I hate fashion and I don't dig Stalin.
Strike For The South
06-26-2011, 17:31
Class Clown
Drunk Clown
06-26-2011, 18:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeEAeroytzM
:no: Gabbersaurus is way cooler than Supergabber.
Peasant Phill
06-26-2011, 20:34
I'm also Belgian. Which means my beer 'problem' would be even bigger. I'd only eat chips, chocolate and waffles. I would want my country to be split into two and I kidnap children for a living, convince Russian girls to become err...dancers or export drugs. Luckily this image is rather false. Well except perhaps for the beer.
I have to concur, this stereotype isn't true. I also use Olga to give me back rubs.
Belgium has no stereotypes, it doesn't really exist
Since I am soon to enter lamestream "society", (don't want 2 "grow up", want 2 stay young 4evr, want 2 b an alt "twenty something" chilling hard 4evr :bigcry:), and leave my youthful uni days behind, it got me thinking what stereotypes y'all fit into now or in your past.
Me, I'm a humble indie kid, not as pretentious as a hipster, but just a little alt. I listen to bands you've never heard of, I have 3 sets of expensive headphones, I wear skinny jeans (most of which are stained with spray paint), my selection of vans are battered from wear, I have more ironic/graphic design/humourous t-shirts than you have hairs on your head (unless you're bald... which, I guess, it'd be more shirts than hairs on your back?).
Why are all your pants stained with spray paint?
I don't know what I'd be considered. I usually wear Dickies/blue jeans, t-shirts that have random things on them, and vans or converse.
Samurai Waki
06-26-2011, 23:54
I probably get labelled as a suit, considering I'm required to wear one from 9-5, 5 days a week. Off the job, I'm just a blue jeans and t-shirt kind of guy; don't really fit in any particular group.
Why are all your pants stained with spray paint?
Graffiti Street art.... giving artists a bad name since 2006.
Graffiti Street art.... giving artists a bad name since 2006.
Gah, this is a stereotype in itself!
There's nothing wrong with street art, as long as it's not just a case of mindless name tagging; something like this (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5gc2eULrYo/TdptQ6zq7-I/AAAAAAAADAU/14QvPq3IqF0/s1600/5750285870_d4939df8d8_z.jpg) is the sort of graffiti I like to see... wish I could work on such a large canvas! :3
Skullheadhq
06-27-2011, 11:16
We eat mayo, with something.
Ah stereotypes. I kinda like the stereotype that the Dutch are completely nuts.
I agree, mayo is absolutely disgusting.
Drunk Clown
06-27-2011, 12:12
I agree, mayo is absolutely disgusting.
If I had moderator powers, I would ban you >:/
If I had moderator powers, I would ban you >:/
But Dutch mayo is disgusting, the Belgian on the other hand... yummie
Strike For The South
06-27-2011, 18:33
Graffiti is not art
Graffiti is a pox
Fisherking
06-27-2011, 21:52
And Texans are loud obnoxious know-it-alls. Much like some Bavarians.
I am a stereotypical druid I guess. Gandalf’s brother. LOL
thefluffyone93
06-27-2011, 22:06
Gah, this is a stereotype in itself!
There's nothing wrong with street art, as long as it's not just a case of mindless name tagging; something like this (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f5gc2eULrYo/TdptQ6zq7-I/AAAAAAAADAU/14QvPq3IqF0/s1600/5750285870_d4939df8d8_z.jpg) is the sort of graffiti I like to see... wish I could work on such a large canvas! :3
If you like street art, have you heard of Banksy?
Any ways, I'm your regular Italian-American New York City dweller.
Which automatically makes me connected to the mafia.
And who has an uncle who is in "waste management".
And of course, you can't forget the accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ94n9RTXhk
How YOU doin'?
Any ways, I'm your regular Italian-American New York City dweller.
Which automatically makes me connected to the mafia.
And who has an uncle who is in "waste management".
Please marry me right now, would you?
Belgium has no stereotypes, it doesn't really exist
It's not because we're surreal that we're not real.
Ceci n'est pas une poste.
Strike For The South
06-28-2011, 02:13
And Texans are loud obnoxious know-it-alls. Much like some Bavarians.
I am a stereotypical druid I guess. Gandalf’s brother. LOL
This would upset me If I ever claimed anything to the contrary
Graffiti is not art
Graffiti is a pox
To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P
If you like street art, have you heard of Banksy?
Yup, he's one of the reasons I became so interested in trying my stuff on a bigger scale. :laugh4:
thefluffyone93
06-28-2011, 03:20
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Strike For The South
06-28-2011, 03:26
To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P
Meh if it's not some gang banger it's a middle class hipster trying to make a political statement that ends up looking like something that may be considered passable at the rehab clinic
All the examples I am ever given end up being day or even week long affairs in which the street or building is cornered off so the "artist" can practice his "craft". Lets be honest, thats not real life
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To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P
Hmmm. A marathon runner doesn't start by doing the whole marathon that moment. They first must train to be able to run that marathon. An artist is no different, very few people start able to paint beautiful murals. No, most start by tagging, from there your ideas and ability grows and if you stick with it your style develops and you can create some lovely stuff. Street art is all about composition. Composition is key, a simple addition to a sign, a wall that can be painted to look like a face, etc.
Composition:
https://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9475/felicevarini.jpg
Plus, Banksy has been in the Louvre, he hung up one of his works there and it stayed there for several days. :grin:
Yup, he's one of the reasons I became so interested in trying my stuff on a bigger scale. :laugh4:
Banksy is pretty cool, some of his stuff is excellent. But, John Fekner and Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat) are the real deal though, the real old school stencil artists, Banksy owes a lot to them.
And Strike, street art is about using everything as a canvas, it's about making the world around you yours. Whether that is by writing your name or leaving a footprint in some mud. It's just raw creativity.
https://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3526/tumblrlb1bcgshan1qaa78o.png
It's not for nothing that this years TED Prize winner was a street artist, JR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAy1zBtTbw
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