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For the stereotypes, I went around and asked random people what was the first thing about this place. Many people gave the same response for them. On Poland there wasn't many to go off of, people seriously did say "Ice" and "Antarctica".

JAPAN
Geisha is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dance, and song.
Kite Festivals are used to celebrate many different aspects in Japanese culture.
Big festivals; HAMAMATSU IKAZAKI SAGAMI SANJO SHIRONE SHOWAMACHI YOKAICHI WANWAN
Samurai were members of the military caste in feudal Japan
Kaiseki is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner
Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine.
Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki.

AMERICA
Holidays, such as: The 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Day, etc.
Apple pie, one of the most famous American dessert.
Martin Luther King, was a United States civil rights leader who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks.
Memorials Monuments; Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, and many more.
Comics Cartoons, very iconic to American culture, the Sunday papers.
Movies Celebrities, America's main source of entertainment.
Baseball, is also known as America's past time.

POLAND
Chopin, a very famous Polish born composer.
Dance, a tradition in Poland.
Auschwitz, one of the most famous WW2 concentration camps.
Pierogi, a Polish dumpling.
Kielbasa, Polish Sasuage.
Chruseiki, Angel Wings, traditional sweet crispy pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

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Painting Flowers by All Time Low
Alchemy by Dead Girls Monster
Perfect cover by ahmir (ahmirTV)
Airplanes cover by The Ready Set
Atomic by She
Chopin's Nocturne no. 20 performed by Arrau
Mad Word by Gary Jules

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  • but your totally right. keep on truckin'! say, are you polish, american, or japanese? (or do you just care?)

  • most of the second half of merican stuff was just popular stuff in america, not stereotypes

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