10 Misconceptions About Different Cultures.

1. Africans do not have lions roaming their ‘back yards’ (If they did they’d risk their lives every time they wanted to take a trip to the grocery shop, cinema, pub, gym or any other civilised activity they wanted to do).
2. People from India do not speak ‘Indian’ (Much the same as people from Antarctica don’t speak ‘Antarctican’, Chile – ‘Chilean’, or California – ‘Californian’)
3. Australians are not all ‘outback’ type people who love the thrill of the wild outdoors (Most Australians are hard-core city dwellers who fear the prospect of being harmed by some deadly animal if ever they braved the ‘outback’).
4. Not all Asian girls like giving massages with ‘happy endings’ ( The American film industry has just perpetuated this perception of them as fantasy, much in the same way they glamourised prostitution in the 1990s Pretty Woman –so if you dating a girl for this reason, you can change your mind now).
5. The word Eskimo is not synonymous with raw meat eaters, primitive hunter-gatherers, penguin killing, nomadic igloo dwellers (In fact, ‘Eskimo’ relates to those originating from the Arctic, some of the subarctic regions of Greenland, Alaska (U.S.), Canada, and far eastern Russia. Most of these people now live largely in settled communities, working for wages, using guns for hunting).
6. Not all Native Americans can be distinguished by their dark hair and brown/red skin (Actually some Native Americans have blonde or even red hair and fair skin. They are defined by their traditions and not by their appearance)
7. The staple food in Italy is not ‘Spaghetti Bolognaise’ (In fact, barely any restaurants in Italy actually serve it. Also one should acknowledge that pasta and meatballs are actually two different foods).
8. ‘Cinco de Mayo’ does not represent Mexico’s Independence day (They celebrate Independence Day on the 15th and 16th of September)
9. Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt was not considered physically beautiful (Shakespeare and all his believers were all misguided. If you look at the image of her on the nation’s coin you’ll note she had very masculine features, a big nose and thin lips. However, she was very intelligent and charming).
10. Britain is not a country (It’s the general term for Wales, Scotland and England collectively and The British Isles also includes Ireland. So calling someone from England ‘British’ is as specific as calling some from the Bahamas ‘North American).