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They’re finally here! Finland and Iceland (and Germany)!
The joke behind this is that everybody agrees that Sweden, Norway and Denmark make up Scandinavia, but some say that Finland and Iceland are part of it too. Most people in Sweden, Norway and Denmark doesn’t consider them to be part of Scandinavia though.
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The Finnish stereotype is a masculine drunk mute with a knife. I had to read up on this because Denmark don’t have a lot to do with Finland, but when I read the description I knew I had to include him sooner or later.
Icelanders are considered to be more beautiful than other Nordic people. They also see themselves as risk-takers, who love extreme sports, so I gave him some sporty cloth and sunglasses, and little sparkles to emphasise his prettiness.
I've read that when Germans go to America they often get yelled at and called Nazis. Most people here are way beyond that because we live right next to them and see them quite often. Instead our German stereotype is a loud guy with really bad hair and cloth, who loves sausages.
My father’s sister married a German, so I did everything in my power not to make the character look like him.
Finland Norway Iceland Sweden Denmark Germany
14th July 2009
3 years ago #9622424
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I've lived in America for decades and never seen a German person treated anything but nicely, nor have I heard of such a thing before. I am skeptical that this is some frequent thing. I mean, we're crazy about dachshunds, and WWII was a loooong time ago. The only Nazis I know of are the neos in the States.
2 years ago #9743460
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Finland pointing with his knive to his scandinavian buddies looks like drunk serial killer wearing winter hat..said : u next.. 
4 years ago #9494705
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A better Finnish stereotype is in a BT-42 running rings around their enemies even after their tracks blown off, rocking out on their kanteles the whole time. http://gup.wikia.com/wiki/Jatkosota_High_School
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