I'll start with some examples.
'All Americans like to eat hamburgers.'
'Japanese people are very polite.'
'Teenagers are all addicted to technology.'
'Models are not intelligent.'
These are stereotypes - popular ideas or beliefs that a lot of people have. However, they are too simple, and not completely true. Not all Americans like to eat hamburgers. A lot of Japanese people are polite, but not everyone. And a lot of models are highly intelligent.
I'm from Australia. A lot of people think Australians love barbecues... Australians are very casual... Australians like drinking beer...
These are stereotypes. Of course, a lot of Australians are casual people who love barbecues and beer, but not everyone fits that stereotype.
What are some stereotypes about your country? And do you fit the stereotype?
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