What are people's favourite European nationalities, and why??????

Hunchback

We have the luxury of living in a continent with thousands of different cultural identities. There are 28 countries in the EU (I don't know how many in the continent as a whole).

Although every nationality in the world is represented amongst the peoples of the US, it's states don't have the unique flavour by comparison with each other that each country in Europe has.

I have always had a real thing for the Spanish people. They just seem really up for a good time. They have a progressive society (from what I can tell), and take things as they come. Any Spanish person I have met, and like most of us, I have met hundreds, have been to be honest, a delight.

I know people say they speak too loudly, and maybe that's true, but I alway used to feel so bad when I heard of the increasing incidents of Spanish students being beaten up when they came to Ireland.


Anyhoo, I love Spanish people. I feel like we have a connection to them in a weird way, what with their laid back, take it as it comes, like to enjoy life attitudes.

What is your favourite European nationality, and why?

C.K Dexter Haven

Engerfrencancoportgermanicswiss people always come across as friendly.

Ted_YNWA

is this thread restricted to CK usernames?

Hunchback

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

is this thread restricted to CK usernames?

Clearly not

Nodin

The people of Sexytonia appeal to me greatly.

Uriel.

I like the chaps and chapeens over there. Great bunch of feckers so they are

Ted_YNWA

But the lads over there are far away.

C.K Dexter Haven

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

is this thread restricted to CK usernames?

Ruin a thread why don't you:(

Zed Bank

Generalisations, Generalisations everywhere.

jackboy

Germans. So many of them very nice people and good fun too. Hard to stop expecting the stereotypes.

efb

French - le sexe

Hunchback

Every country has good stuff

The Finnish invented the sauna

The Swedes - IKEA (I think? And they're the rideiest country in the world, although I don't agree)

The English - well their music, comedy and legal system

French - style

Germans - okay, I am going to have to say efficiency and temporarily bow out under the massive obviousness of stereotyping. Actually, I love love the German accent. For a people known for being stoic, it really makes me laugh - and I don't mean that in a bad way.

Spanish are still the best though

guppy

Icelandic people. Very friendly, no-nonsense, hard working, but party hard. They also know how to place blame where it belongs, and get justice, when it comes to bankrupting a country.

Hunchback

Zed Bank wrote: »

Generalisations, Generalisations everywhere.

I'm reminded vaguely of, I think, a scene from the office where David Brent stereotypes all black men as bearing generous penile girth, and then defending that by saying 'it's not offensive to say someone has a big c**k, it's a compliment, surely?'

So yeah

Hunchback

guppy wrote: »

Icelandic people. Very friendly, no-nonsense, hard working, but party hard. They also know how to place blame where it belongs, and get justice, when it comes to bankrupting a country.

I'm supremely jealous of this last point!!!

OneArt

I'm tolerant and accepting of everyone.

Even people from Luxembourg.

Pherekydes

I like Maltesers.

They're sweet.

Reiketsu

Portuguese stand out for me, very like us I think. Also quite fond of Swedes and Germans. I've met loads of great people from all over though.

cassid

The Italians. They are so passionate about their food and in my experience so family friendly. Anytime I was there always met lovely people who helped out the lost or non Italian speaking Irish tourist. I remember getting lost once with the hubby and this total stranger an old man brought us to the correct town and we got shown what was grown in all the fields, sucro, vino, etc, we got a guided tour and he would not take any money even though it was an hour journey.

Smartly Dressed

The Finnish!

No nonsense and good fun.

Archeron

Romanians. I have never met a Romanian person I didn't like a lot, very hard working and generous people.

Nodin

Smartly Dressed wrote: »

The Finnish!

No nonsense and good fun.

They take a drink, so its said.

Legs.Eleven

Portuguese, Italians and Romanians.

dd972

I love the Belgians, particularly the Flemish, good music scene, artistically and culturally aware, superbly connected to Paris, Amsterdam, Germany and London, multilingual, chocolate and beer, you can stay out until 5 or 6 am in a bog standard cafe with no doormen, cover charges or grief ( when the binge drinking Irish and the Brits have been chucked out of extortionate nightclubs three hours earlier to go fighting and vomiting all over kebabs shops ), pretty decent at Footy at the moment too,

Kom op De Rode Duivels !!!

ToddyDoody

The Danes (or is it Danish?) are a nationality I currently have a good impression of... Their men seem to have just the right amount of femininity to be sexy and charming

beano345

Scandinavians,intelligent, mostly atheist and generally cool people you can have a laugh with