Cultural Stereotypes

The relationship between people of different cultures can sometimes create problems, one of the most commons being Stereotypes. A stereotype is when you relation a determined culture to a group of values, ideas or way of living (commonly bad things), and generalize them to all the people of that culture. This may bring you huge problems, because although people from the same culture can share ideas or a way of living, all persons are different.

Violator, a Thrash Metal band from Brazil.

Personally, I have never felt discriminated or treated different because of my culture, but I have known a very strong stereotype, and this is against Heavy Metal Fans. Some people of our society think that if you wear black or like heavy music or have long hair your are crazy, alcoholic or satanic. I'm sure that good or bad actions come from inside, and that the way you dress doesn't change your values or aptitudes.

Other common stereotypes are against Arabs, Peruvians, Americans, and many other cultures. In fact, most of the cultures of the world are stereotyped with some bad things.