Around the World in 12 Stereotypes

Despite the negative connotation, stereotypes aren’t necessarily a bad thing, and they’re usually based on facts. Take for example the image above, it’s pretty easy to identify the roots of every aspect of American culture in the graphic, but obviously it would be impossible to find this exact scene occurring in real life. Often times stereotypes are historical and outdated, but there is nearly always truth to them

The collection of fabulous illustrations below were created by Andrey Gordeev from New York, apparently to use in a calendar for a global truck trading company. We’re pretty sure he didn’t intend for these images to offend, but they could have that effect on some people. Still, most folks would have no trouble identifying the cultures and countries depicted in these images. Give it a try :