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Culture Corner Personalities and National Types Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality!This is why you might hear someone saying "He's a typical American" or "She's so Spanish". Of course, it is impossible that every person from a certain country has the same personality,but it seems that people of the same nationality do sometimes share certain personality characteristics. This has led to the idea of national types.These are general ideas about a nationality that can be positive or negative! As long as national types are not taken too seriously,it's fun trying to guess a person's nationality from their personality. Italian and Spanish Italian and Spanish people are generally seen as outgoing, friendly people with a great love for life.They are usually dark-haired and dark-eyed, and are considered excellent singers and dancers.They are often described as being great lovers of food and wine and they never hesitate to show how they feel. British Perhaps the opposite of the above is the way the British are seen.They are often described as being reserved and cold.They have a saying about "keeping a stiff upper lip".This means not crying or showing any feeling in difficult or sad situations.As a result, they are also seen as being very brave. Americans Americans are often described as very loud,but they are also seen as being very friendly and interested in talking to other people.This is probably because they are often very confident and secure. Chinese Chinese are generally seen as friendly people who are extremely hard-working and motivated.They are also seen as very polite because of the fact that they are careful about "saving face" when dealing with other people. Australians Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors.They are therefore seen as very casual people who enjoy a slower pace of life.They like to laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude. Germans Germans are often described as being very serious and rigid.They are seen as hard workers who are very careful and pay a lot of attention to detail.A German would never be late for an appointment or dial a wrong number! However, Germans are sometimes accused of not having a sense of humour. All these national types can be true in certain cases, but very wrong in others. For example, you might meet a German who's a confident dancer with a great sense of humour,or an American who is shy and quiet! Nationalities may influence personalities,but at the end of the day, people are themselves, no matter where they come from. 文化广角 个性和国家类型 有人认为你的国籍会影响你的个性！这就是为什么你可能会听到有人说“他是个典型的美国人”或是“她是个典型的西班牙人”。当然，不可能每个来自同一个国家的人都有相同的个性，但是似乎相同国籍的人们有时确实共有某种性格特征。这引出了国家类型这一观念。这些是对一个民族特征的概括，或者是正面的或者是负面的！只要不把国家类型看得太严肃，试着从一个人的个性来猜测其国籍是很有趣的。 意大利人和西班牙人 意大利人和西班牙人通常被看作是开朗、热爱生活的人。他们通常是黑发、黑眼睛，而且被认为是出色的歌手和舞者。他们常常被形容为热爱食物和美酒的人，他们毫不犹豫地表露自己的感觉。 英国人 可能以上特征的相反面就是人们所看到的英国人。他们常常被形容为保守、冷漠的人。他们有一句俗语是“保持一个僵硬的上嘴唇”。它的意思是在困难或悲伤的情况下也不哭泣或表现出任何感情。因此，他们也被看作是非常勇敢的。 美国人 美国人常常被形容为说话大声，但是他们也被看作是非常友好的人，而且对与别人交谈很感兴趣。这可能是因为他们常常都很自信和可靠。 中国人 中国人一般被看作是友好的人，极其勤劳而且动力十足。他们通常被看作是非常有礼貌的，因为他们在与人交往时会细心地为他人“保留面子”。 澳大利亚人 澳大利亚人是在户外度过很多时间的快乐人群。所以他们被看作是非常随意、享受慢节奏生活的人。他们非常喜欢笑，不过有时候人们觉得他们声音大而且粗鲁。 德国人 德国人被形容成是非常严肃、刻板的人。他们被看作是辛勤的工作者，他们非常细心，很注重细节。德国人从来不会约会迟到或是拨错电话号码！不过有时候人们会指责德国人没有幽默感。 所有这些国家类型在某些情况下是正确的，但是在其它情况下可能是完全错误的。 例如，你可能会遇到一个自信、会跳舞而且幽默感很强的德国人，或是一个害羞、安静的美国人！ 国籍可能会影响个性，但是最终，无论人们来自哪里，他们都是个体。 |
