Mapping Stereotypes

[Flamingo]

Way to many graphics to post, but follow the link (made me laugh, anyway)

http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/mapping_stereotypes_the_geography_of_prejudice

Yanko Tsvetkov made an extraordinary job with hi brilliant idea of mapping stereotypes with the geography of prejudice. His project is one of the best I seen in the last years. He was born in a small town in communist Bulgaria. He had a great childhood with plenty of fresh air and a lot of sun. During his teenage years he studied in a German school, followed by a year and a half service in the Bulgarian Navy.

After that he went to university at the beginning of the century to study movie directing and later graduated as a director of photography. In the meantime he became a web and graphic designer and gradually added illustration to the whole mess.

 

[Ivo]

Highly amusing!

Europe according to Americans: Britain = Mummy

 

[LE Greys]

Wonder what we say? (Provided the mods remember "us" means the public, not the members)

 

[Ivo]

Given how diverse Britain is, do you think we could try to make a regional series of stereotypes for this country? As an example, from a London perspective everywhere north of roughly Watford (as in the site of Watford Junction, not Watford Gap) would be considered "Unchartered Northern Territory", with the addition of "Posh" in many areas such as North Yorkshire, while Wales would probably be a reference to Little Britain (shudder) - or a sheep...

 

[Schnellzug]

I think the French view of us seems a little harsh.
Is it a Joan of Arc reference?

 

[trentside]

I like the Berlusconi one

There's of course the Bulgarian one which views us as "Proto Americans"