My stereotype opinion about people in Russia, (whether true or not), is that the woman is the hard-worker, and runs the family, makes the decisions and has the motivation to work. The man of the home usually drinks too much. In the past, this has been a problem, because I have been told that the Army paid their soldiers in whiskey. The men were forced to join the military, but there was not good pay involved, if any. My sister taught in the Moscow University a few years. Also we had a 19 year-old boy from Russia live with us in 1999. He was not motivated to do much, even when he was told to help us. I think in recent history, it has been a sad situation for many Russians. However, I have not heard any jokes about Russians, and I don't think people speak negatively about them.

Hi Victoria! I've heard quite a lot about the russian mentality in Germany. For example one of my teacher talked us about the second world war. Her father told her that russian people never give up. "Without anything, they do something"!! (I hope it's understandable) Another experience I had in school. We got a new school friend from Moscow, I think. At home she was being told to become the best, better in German as the Germans, better in Math as the Germans.....the best in everything! Wow! Here two of quite more interesting stories. What it is said about the Germans in Russia? Bye Michael

Vast, cold, many different cultures and incredible hardships under their czars , Russian Revolution, communism, collectivization. World Wars 1 & 2, NKVD, KGB secret police, gulags, Siberia, mass forced deportations of innocent people. Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Kruschev, Cuban Missile Crisis, Yeltsin, Gorbachev, disintegration of Soviet Union, Afghanistan war, Vladimir Putin.

Well, it's a funny proposal... I'm curious about the Spanish stereotype, but I can imagine it. And now, I hope you don't get angry, but a Russian stereotype, is that you drink a lot of vodka, all the time... In fact, I would like to know someone from Russia, because here in Barcelona, recently, there are a lot of russian tourists, and I am really curious about your culture.