Fighting Stereotypes

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According to a popular joke:

"Heaven is the place where the lovers are Italian, the police are English, the mechanics are German, the cooks are French and the place is run by the Swiss. Hell is where the lovers are Swiss, the cooks are English, the mechanics are French, the police are German and the place is run by the Italians.”

Discuss with your partner:

Is there any truth in national stereotypes?
Do you think national stereotypes could be dangerous in the sense that they could lead to prejudice and even xenophobia?
Do you know any of the stereotypes for the Spanish? And for the British?
Do you agree at all with any of them?

Now you'll divide in two groups, student A or student B:

Student A
Student B