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Knowledge and stereotypes
The participants of the M100 Youth Media Workshop conducted a survey in which we asked ourselves what we knew about each other’s country at first glance. Below are the results.
Slovenia
Balkans, mountains, Yugoslavia, nature, small, new to the EU, developing, ski-jumping, biathlon, skiing, belly-button of Europe, Ljubljana, Slovakia, young, East Europe
UK
English, queen, pubs, colonialism, imperialism, London, double-decker, red telephones, Sherlock Holmes, jokes, sense of humour, conservative, tradition, rebellion, English language, monarchy, left, food, Big Ben, football, home, red, Oxbridge, international, multicultural, rich
Poland
vodka, catholic, Pope John Paul II, Gdansk, blond, Adam Mickivic, Ostra Brama, cabbage, wine, good food, Merkel caricatures, Basovishcha (a song festival), Bison vodka, difficult language, Warsaw, WWII, Auschwitz, Adam Malysz, Solidarität, Katyn, Kieslowski, neighbours, white-red flag, history,
Ukraine
Kiev, ex-Russian, Chernobyl, east, orange revolution, home, parties, agriculture, Soviet, Yulia Timoshenko, Yushchenko, bad democracy, Eurovision, gas problems, dance, family, dirty snow, rich football teams, fighting for democracy, against corruption, poor, AIDS, emigration
Iran
revolution, Ahmadinejad, terrorist, oil, head scarf, muslim, Arabs, desert, extremist, camels, culture, music, protests, paranga, Persepolis, Farsi, developing country, Shah, Khomeini, poor women, oppression, censorship, anti-Jewish government, war, Persia, empire
Romania
gipsies, Dracula, Bucharest, new EU member, Ceausescu, Nadia Comaneci, Danube Delta, food, sadness, tiredness, mountains, young interested people, poor, Balkan
Lithuania
Baltic, discrimination law vs. homosexuals, 666/999, east, green, blonde girls, amber, basketball, cepelinai, language, kind people, beautiful landscape, European cultural capital 2009, Frank Zappa, north, minorities, Latvia, Vilnius, Estonia, young people, Tallinn, Soviet Union
Latvia
Baltic, Riga, young interested people, Soviet Union, east, Brainstorm, bankrupt, nice beaches, Lithuania, Jurmala, national dance, ice-fishing, North, Lithuania, Estonia
Russia
communist, Putin, vodka, big, Medvedev, “democracy”, socialism, communist, palace, literature, determination, billionaires, religion, matrioshka, samovar, old regime, Dr. Zhivago, Cold War, Tsars, carat, oligarchs, biggest state in the world, censorship, Red Square, corruption
Germany
beer, Berlin wall, Hitler, Goethe, fascism, organized, clean, punctual, Merkel, curry wurst, Schumacher, poetry, fairy legends, discipline, Fernsehturm , Reichstag, Black Forest, blonde, yodelling, GDR/West Germany, Berlin Wall, big country, Ordnung, sum of small political problems, EU leaders, from zero to hero, government investing in the wrong things
Luxembourg
small, grand duke, monarchy, money, rich, tourism, banks, castle, finance, EU bureaucracy, Europe, you don’t hear much about
Greece
Acropolis, islands, malakas, Cyprus, sea, white houses, tzatziki, Greek salad, olives, ancient literature, youthful cities, light, sun, sirtaki, gods, plate-smashing, ouzo, orgies, mythology, white marble, Acropolis, history, Olympus
USA
superpower, Hollywood, Barack Obama, McDonalds, Bush, TV mania, Coca-Cola, Daimler-Benz, stars, obesity, diversity, fight for survival, technology, New York, hamburger, federation, economy, ‘Amerika’ - Rammstein, the American dream, migrant state, Liberty Statue, people without passports, patriotism
Bulgaria
Cyrillic, black sea, roses, new to EU, Slavic language, corruption, Varna, mountains, Roma people, mafia, Sofia, cakes, golden sands, unknown, Sofia, new travel destination
Belarus
Lukashenko, dictatorship, Russia, soviet, potatoes, poverty, countryside, transition, developing, visa, Minsk, control, isolated, cold, interesting people
Belgium
beer, chocolate, Brussels, EU, French, organized, flat country, Flanders, violence, Bruges, waffles, Maneken Pis, lace, diamonds, boring, rain
Japan
kamikaze, samurai, Toyota, Asia, kimono, people, strange letters, very reserved, workaholic, sun, haiku, honour, Tokyo, sushi, karate, Harakuju, geishas, cherry trees, tourists, food, clash between West and East
Italy
pizza, pasta, mafia, wine, Berlusconi, Carla Bruni, mamone, spaghetti, laughter, friendship, sea, food, cappuccino, culture, Mediterranean, fashion, beautiful women, gestures, favourite holiday destination for Germans, Rome
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