This, once again, should convince us that stereotypes are not only dangerous, they are unrealistic as well. The idea of making generalizations and provide information about different cultures is not new. For instance, look at this very interesting illustration. It’s one of the so-called Volkertafel (“table of people”), which gave descriptions of people in different countries for the use of travellers. It was quite common to find tables like this in inns and other places in Germany and Austria in the 18th century (Gibson 2000). If we look at this table, we’ll find descriptions which may sound naïve and even funny today: for instance, it says that English people are good-looking, good-natured but restless, dress in the French style, love sensual pleasure and are heroes at sea!