Erki
24th April 2007, 16:56
Some more stereotypes... a little more serious now though.
You know how generally it's believed that south-Europeans are more lively and warm and people in Nordic countries are like ice..
Some of you maybe also know the table which says if you are phlegmatic, melancholic, choleric or sanguine. It goes something like this:
^
| Phlegmatic Melancholic
|
| Sanguine Choleric
+------------------------------>
x-axis is general outlook on life
y-axis is outgoingness
Now, let's put this diagram on the map of Europe and what this makes...
People in northwestern Europe are phlegmatic... well, phlegmatic is considered to be quite slow, I don't know if people in places like Ireland, UK, France, Germany are slow, I think they aren't, but they seem a little serious(forumers excluded of course :D )
People in northeast part of Europe should be melancholic, looking out of the window I find it quite true..
People in southeastern part of Europe should be choleric. Balkan, Chechenia, middle east just next to them don't leave much room for doubting in my mind.
People in southwestern part of Europe should then be sanguine. I think it's quite true.
So...what's the point? Well, there isn't any, but isn't it pretty fascinating? And I know, there are loads of exceptions everywhere, and I have no idea where I should put Iceland. :D
You know how generally it's believed that south-Europeans are more lively and warm and people in Nordic countries are like ice..
Some of you maybe also know the table which says if you are phlegmatic, melancholic, choleric or sanguine. It goes something like this:
^
| Phlegmatic Melancholic
|
| Sanguine Choleric
+------------------------------>
x-axis is general outlook on life
y-axis is outgoingness
Now, let's put this diagram on the map of Europe and what this makes...
People in northwestern Europe are phlegmatic... well, phlegmatic is considered to be quite slow, I don't know if people in places like Ireland, UK, France, Germany are slow, I think they aren't, but they seem a little serious(forumers excluded of course :D )
People in northeast part of Europe should be melancholic, looking out of the window I find it quite true..
People in southeastern part of Europe should be choleric. Balkan, Chechenia, middle east just next to them don't leave much room for doubting in my mind.
People in southwestern part of Europe should then be sanguine. I think it's quite true.
So...what's the point? Well, there isn't any, but isn't it pretty fascinating? And I know, there are loads of exceptions everywhere, and I have no idea where I should put Iceland. :D