[Lexicog] stereotypical beliefs and lexicography

[Fritz Goerling]

Have you heard the following "heaven"and "hell" joke?


In Heaven:

The cooks are French,

The policemen are English,

The organizers are German,

The lovers are Italian,

The bankers are Swiss.

In Hell:

The cooks are English,

The policemen are German,

The organizers are French,

The lovers are Swiss,

The bankers are Italian.



Fritz Goerling



  Miroslava Nikolova wrote:

  Much has been said about expressions involving the
  names of different nationalities and having a more or
  less negative connotation. What about expressions of
  the kind having a positive connotation. In Bulgarian,
  for example, there is the expression "angliiska
  tochnost" (English punctuality) obviously referring to
  the fact that the English have a reputation for being
  on the dot.
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