STEREOTYPES
There are many stereotypes about Colombian people, and most of us are really tired of listening to them. Since many years ago, people from different countries have had a wrong image about Colombians and even Colombian people believe that these stereotypes are true. We are surrounded by stereotypes and we tell and listen to them many times that they become part of us. Time goes by and these stereotypes get stronger and more credible.
Stereotypes are divided into two, we can find bad and good ones but unfortunately, the bad ones are the majority. The stereotypes classify people according to their characteristics, personalities, nationalities, behaviors or ways of thinking.
In Colombia, there is a large number of stereotypes that defined some groups of people like in other countries. people around the world have stereotypes about Colombians which are annoying to listen to them such as that all the Colombians are drug dealers. I think that people who believe it are wrong because they cannot say something about an entire country just because a minority of people do it. Another stereotype which I really hate is that every Colombian is on drugs, but some investigations show that there are more people who consume drugs in other countries than in Colombia. Some years ago, I found one of the most ridiculous stereotypes that foreigners have about Colombia. It was that there are guerrillas and paramilitaries everywhere in Colombia. They are afraid of coming here and being kidnapped or murdered because according to their opinions Colombia is the most dangerous country. Finally, a stereotype that I have heard is that one about that football is the only sport that Colombians are good at. I can say that they are totally wrong because, in Colombia, we have excellent athletes from different sports such as Nairo Quintana, Mariana Pajon and Caterine Ibarguen.
A stereotype about Colombians which I think it is just a myth is the one about that everyone is a professional salsa dancer, it is not true. There are many people who are not good at dancing in our country. We also can find stereotypes for people from different regions in Colombia. For instance; people believe that "opitas" are lazy. costeños are happy, they are considered to be cool people but also they are thought to be lazy and corrupt. paisas are known to be very social people. But I think these stereotypes are not right because we cannot say something in a general way because there are many people in a community with different personalities, custom, ways of thinking.
To sum up, I think stereotypes are not a good way to classify people into different groups since each person has different characteristics. Due to it, most of these stereotypes give a wrong image of a person or a country since they are not true. Unfortunately, these stereotypes are stronger now. Finally, one of the difficult issues about stereotypes is how to deal with them. We need to be patience since people are not getting the right information. So, we have to share the real information about us as a Colombians.
A stereotype about Colombians which I think it is just a myth is the one about that everyone is a professional salsa dancer, it is not true. There are many people who are not good at dancing in our country. We also can find stereotypes for people from different regions in Colombia. For instance; people believe that "opitas" are lazy. costeños are happy, they are considered to be cool people but also they are thought to be lazy and corrupt. paisas are known to be very social people. But I think these stereotypes are not right because we cannot say something in a general way because there are many people in a community with different personalities, custom, ways of thinking.
To sum up, I think stereotypes are not a good way to classify people into different groups since each person has different characteristics. Due to it, most of these stereotypes give a wrong image of a person or a country since they are not true. Unfortunately, these stereotypes are stronger now. Finally, one of the difficult issues about stereotypes is how to deal with them. We need to be patience since people are not getting the right information. So, we have to share the real information about us as a Colombians.
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