Very often our world is divided between the developed countries and the developing countries. Somehow, people from those countries get identified with the same attributes, and the stereotypes are formed. During my modest existence I have seen both sides of this story. First you will see the developed world citizen’s stereotypes of the developing citizens, and then the other side of the story:
Developed nations think
– People from developing countries are all spitting images of documentary films on poverty.
– Everything they see on TV is true.
– Their way of life is how everybody should live
Developing nations think
– Everybody in the developed countries is rich.
– Everything on TV about developed countries is true and about their own country isn’t
– Their way of life is ok, but the grass is always greener elsewhere
These are just a couple of examples of the stereotypes and the core of them all is the way that our own environment and the rest of the world are represented or misrepresented to all of us. Being born in one country or another does not guarantee you a better life, it may, or it may not. The grass is always the same shade of green, everywhere.
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