Day 8 (30 day Challenge) This is the eighth day of the Challenge. I promised to myself I should write here every day to improve my writing skills. Let's talk about stereotypes. Do you believe in it? Recently I got a message from American guy. He asked me if I used to do gymnasics. I answered "no, but why did you think so?". And then he answered me that he thought that all girls do gymnastics and all boys play hockey in their childhood in Russia. Well, I was laughing for a long time. I explained him that's the stereotype. And I gathered he was surprised by this fact. There are so many stereotypes in the world. But most of these are fake or it's just not exactly true. You can find out that some of the stereotypes are true. But it's an unique case. For example, bears can freely walk on the streets in Russia and play on balalaika. Of course, this is a stereotype. But there are people who trained bears and have very warm relationships with them. They can walk and play together in safe area without another people. In this case, you can say that Russians and bears are the best friends, but it doesn't mean that all Russians have a pet like this. These people are animal trainers who know how to have a deal with bears. But a bear is a very dangerous animal, and of course he can't play on balalaika and drink vodka hahaha. Often the stereotypes make people to laugh. Russians like to make a situation that looks like a stereotype just for fun. Maybe it can confuse someone just like my friend from America. Anyway it's always fun to find out either it's a stereotype or not. Thank you for reading. Please feel free to correct me if you're sure I made a mistake. Thanks!