I've spent few days with lots of student who are in the States on the same exchange program as I am. We all are from post Soviet Union countries. On one of our sessions we were working in groups and we were supposed to list stereotypes about America (the ones that people from back home have).
Here they are:
-McDonalds -> unhealthy eating -> problems with overweight
-America looks like NYC, skyscrapers everywhere
-After working out American go to fast food restaurants
-Sodas
-Liberty and Freedom
and many others.
Well, it's not just McDonalds, there are hundreds of other fast food chains and independent restaurants. And America is mostly one or two-story buildings. I cannot really comment on the third one. Some people do, some not. But as for sodas and strong believes in Liberty and Freedom - that is true. Also Americans truly believe in democracy, but, for some reason, among those smart people talking about democracy only a few could actually define democracy and even less people could provide more or less correct definition. That is sad.
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