Zodiac Signs & National Stereotypes
I once did a test on facebook called “What nationality are you?” I got Spanish. Not far wrong as it happens, being of Sicilian/Maltese parenthood, I do conform to a certain extent to the hot-blooded stereotype. Southern Europeans are known for being impulsive, passionate and hot tempered, not ones for bottling up their emotions. You could say that certain nationalities have a reputation for behaving in a particular way, just like the zodiac signs, so there is a certain truth there. Trains tend not to run according to their timetables in Sicily, but you kinda expect the German rail system to be far more reliable.. Read more
One love story that always struck a chord in me was that of Edward and Mrs Simpson. How Edward renounced the throne of England for the love of a divorcee. The taboo woman who many cast as a witch because of this.
