Six papers, including The Guardian, are taking part in the project which is intended to be a serious commentary on the state of the European union. Clearly the most amusing part of the collaboration, however, is the bout of name-calling the broadsheets indulged in.
Here’s what Europeans apparently think of each other.
Britain: Europeans think the Brits are “Drunken, semi-clad hooligans or else snobbish, stiff free-marketers.”
France: The French, according to Europeans are “Cowardly, arrogant, chauvinistic ertomaniacs.”
Germany: Germans are “Uber-efficient, diligent, disciplined and prone to steal the best sunloungers on holiday,” say the damning Europeans.
Italy: Europeans slammed Italians as “tax-dodging, Berlusconi-style Latin lovers and mama’s boys, incapable of bravery.”
Poland: “Heavy drinking ultracatholics with a whiff if anti-Semitism and an extreme dexterity for plumbing,” came the verdict.
Spain: The Spanish are perceived as “Macho mean and fiery women prone to regular siestas and fiestas, no nothing ever gets done.”
What do you think? Is there any truth in these stereotypes?
