Hungary According to Various Nations

Sense of humor is required if you are to check out the maps by Yanko Tsvetkov capturing how people from different countries stereotype Europe, alon.hu reports.

A series of maps of Europe labelled according to national stereotypes has become an internet sensation with half a billion hits. Yanko Tsvetkov, a Bulgarian designer and illustrator decided to mock our simplified perceptions of the world by creating a series of infographical maps of the most popular national stereotypes.

Cultural and geographical differences often create points of contention and humor between different countries. The labels he uses touch on everything from political concerns, like the development of the European Union, to cultural stereotypes. Possibly the best part about the maps is that instead of drawing the traditional geographical boarders of the countries, Yanko’s maps indicate how different nations see one another.

Europe according to Americans:

Yanko Tsvetkov says that Hungary is a nameless „buffer zone” to the Americans. The others fared no better: Germany is the land of „dirty porn” and Italy is famous for its „godfathers”. Spain is „Mexico”, the French are „smelly people” and England is simply a „mummy”. And, of course, Russians are „commies”.

Europe according to Germans:

Hungary is equal to goulash, and many other countries got descriptions like this one. Poland = vegetables, Switzerland = chocolate, Italy = pizza, Ireland = whiskey etc.

Europe according to Italians:

According to Italians, Hungary equals to „porn stars”. Poland is a „Papal State”, Germans are „clock addicts”, Romanians are „thieves”, Finns are „cellphone makers” and Great Britain is simply „wembley”.