We were discussing this very issue, and at one point, one of my friends challenged me to identify their national stereotypes.
"They both fulfill some of their national stereotypes," he said.
Some of the results simply record the persistence of national stereotypes.
However, Berton also points out that this is an over-simplification of national stereotypes.
To help make that point, the campaign features characters imbued with national stereotypes.
Maybe racial, ethnic and national stereotypes drive your assertion that western writers are in "love" with Russia.
There has been a sensitive reaction to the teasing of national stereotypes.
And this is the country that has elevated being careful with money into a national stereotype.
In the end, it's hard to think of anything that is more old Europe than those appeals to national stereotypes.
Racial, regional, ethnic and national stereotypes were part of discourse throughout the world.