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Statements about partner nations

  • Each partner will add statements about the other partners and about themselves.

     

    Romanian statements about partner nations:

    • about Germany: They are an example of organisation.
    • about Croatia: They're a nation of worriors, they fight for what they stand for.
    • about Poland: Polish people are kind and funny; historically speaking, our countries are very similar.
    • about the UK: They are caring and careful, although a bit impulsive.
    • about Turkey: Turkish people are very traditional and women's rights is an ongoing battle.
    • about Romania: Romanians are handy, adaptable people. They make do with whatever they have on hand.

    Romanian statements about the migrations of partner nations:

    • about Germany: They migrate for superior professional affirmation, usually to the USA.
    • about Croatia: They leave their country for better life conditions and because of their dissatisfaction with the general politiical state in Croatia.
    • about Poland: They emmigrate because they want better life conditions and a warmer climate.
    • about the UK: They migrate because they want a better climate and are looking for more challanging professional opportunities, usually in English speaking countries.
    • about Turkey: Turkish people emmigrate sometimes for religious freedom and for better material conditons.
    • about Romania: Some Romanians emmigrate for better life conditions, some because they are unhappy with the current political situation and some because they want more for their families.

    Culture in a box a game played in UK

     

    We played a game called “culture in a box”

    What we did was  our class divided into 5 groups of 6

    Each group was asked to think of stereotypes of Germany, Romania, Poland and Croatia

    We had to spend 20 minutes in our groups deciding what our table thought the stereotypes of our partners were. Positive Stereotypes and of course negative. We were asked not to consider our own views, but what we thought our neighbours would choose

    Then we had to write our stereotypes on a sheet of paper and put it in the box. Pass our box on to the next table. The next table would compare what we had written with what they came up with.

    We decided that correct predictions represented common stereotypes.

    We than had to draw 6 images of one of the partners on the sides of our boxes and our neighbours had to guess what we would draw. Correct guesses of the drawings were seen as common visons of our partner countries.

     

    Germany

    Germans were straightforward and undiplomatic. The good side of this, is they are seen as honest, the negative side is they are seen as “cold”

    The Stereotype of the German is difficulty engaging in small talk  which leads them to appear are unromantic but sincere.

     

    Organisational Skills

     

    Germans are seen as very efficient and well organised. The positive aspect of this is they are reliable, punctual and very disciplined, the negative interpretation is that Germans can lack a sense of humour.

     

    Germans are seen as being very careful with money and very hard working

     

     

    Croatian Stereotypes

     

    Croatians were seen as talkative and friendly, but also loud and sometimes  quarrelsome 

    Croatians were seen as patriotic but at the same time very critical of everything Croatian.

     

     

    Polish Stereotypes

     

    Polish people are big drinkers, Vodka plays an important life in their life.

    Polish people are very catholic and religious and all like the pope especially if he is Polish

    People people work very hard, 

    Polish people are very polite, but they don’t smile very much

    Poles over 40 wear Socks with Sandals, younger Polish people are stylish.

     

    Romanian Stereotypes

    Dracula is Romanian and all Romanians hang garlic in their homes

    Gypsies make up the majority of the population

    There are stray dogs everywhere in Romania

    Romanians are very religious

     

    British Stereotypes

    British people were seen as polite but insincere

    British people were seen as shy but this can be seen as stand offish

    British people were very unromantic and cold, but have a dry sense of humour

    British people drink too much and embarrass themselves

    Tea is important

     

    Polish statements about the migrations of partner nations:

     

     

    Most Polish people emigrate to Germany and England. Some of them go for a few years. When they earn some money they go back home.

    Dawid 16 years old

     

    The Turks emigrate mainly to Germany.

    Adrian 16 years old

     

    Romanians go abroad because of a difficult financial situation. In my opinion they usually go to France and Italy.

    Jakub 16 years old

     

    The English usually leave their country for holiday. Some of them buy houses in warmer countries and stay there when they are retired.

    Wiktoria 16 years old

     

    Most Polish people go for holiday to Croatia. I think Croats don’t emigrate. They earn from tourism.

    Agata 16 years old

     

     

    Polish statements about partner nations

     

     

    A group of 12 boys aged 14 from football class thought about stereotypes of project partners, every pair of boys chose one country and have 10 minutes for writing about the stereotypes. Than they share their opinions with other students and discuss if they are agree with the statements

     

    Croatia

    People living in Croatia earn from tourists

    Croats are very talkative and very loud

     

    Romania

    Romania is famous for the fact that Gypsies live there

    Romania is a very Catholic country

     

    Germany

    A brewery is popular in Germany

    German is a very specific language

     

    Poland

    Poles are considered as thieves

    Poles always complain

     

    England

    It rains every day in England

    English are obsessed with football and cricket

     

    Turkey

    Turkey’s national dish is Kebab

    Every woman wraps her face in a headscarf

     

    CROATIAN STATEMENTS ABOUT PARTNER NATIONS

     

    England:

     

    "People who like tea and cuss a lot."

    "When i think of a person from english i think of somebody classy who enjoys tea and biscuits. I also think of a big city with a steampunk kind of aest"

    "People of high class, distinctive accent."

     

    Romania:

    "Loud people."

    "For Romania i think of a land with strong tradition and the first think that pops into my head for some reason is Dracula and Transylvania."

    "Soviet spirit still goes on to this day, even tho people fought against it."

     

    Germany:

    "Angry people who are obsessed with beer."

    "German people will always have a stereotype for being happy. I have met alot of german people and 9 times out of 10 they are a really fun and outgoing"

    "Tough people with a lot of culture, harsh sounding language."

     

    Poland:

    "That they can barely speak their own language (because it's so complex)."

    "For Polish people i have also had alot of experience hanging out with and talking too. Of course the biggest stereotype for Polish people is that they drink a lot of beer "

    "Slavic looking men on streets, difficult history and funny haircuts "