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1. American: Arrogant, assertive, open-minded, materialistic,

progressive, efficient, straight-forward, alert, practical, US-centered
world view, egoistic, anxious, fast-food eaters.

2. Australians: nature lovers, surf all day-drink all night, open-
minded, free spirited, men are useless dads, uncultured, sport lovers,

meat eaters.

3. Malaysia: manipulative, survive by cronyism and nepotism,
introverted, arrogant, have speed traps everywhere, ultra-religious,

buy sell porn everywhere, boring, have great varieties of food,
embrace multiculturalism, every long-term visitor is expected to

convert to Islam, have mistresses, women traditional but with

modern thinking.

There are several kind of stereotypes, namely:

1. Racial Stereotypes.

Additionally, there are instances of racial stereotypes. For
example, stereotypes suggest that Asians excel in mathematics,

while stereotypes suggest that Black people excel in athletics and

dance. One could consider these to be positive stereotypes. Negative
stereotypes include “All Muslims are terrorists'' and numerous

others.

2. Political Preconceptions

Additionally, there are instances of political stereotypes. Because
of how the public generally interprets the policies of a political

party, these stereotypes have become deeply ingrained in the
collective consciousness. Political stereotypes include the

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