統一を目指すヨーロッパ。しかし、その国民性たるや誰が見てもすごく違う。本当に一緒になるんでしょうかね。むろん、国民性が違っても経済統合は可能だ、ということはあるんでしょうが。ヨーロッパの人々の国民性を、皮肉たっぷりに、逆説的に表している古典的な漫画がこれ。見ているだけで面白い。しばらく眺めていて下さい。
以下の通りです。
THE PERFECT EUROPEAN SHOULD BE ...
Cooking ... Like a BRIT Available ... As a Belgian
Flexible ... As a Swede Sober ... As the Irish
Talkative ... As a Finn Famous ... As a Luxembourger
Humble ... As a Spaniard Generous ... As a Dutchman
Humorous ... As a German Patient ... As an Austrian
Organised ... As a Greek Driving ... Like the French
Technical ... As a Portguese Controlled ... As an Italian
Discreet ... As a Dane
もうひとつ おまけです
THE PERFECT BRIT SHOULD BE ...
Humble ... As the Royal Family
A Great Cook ... Like the English
Relaxed ... As a Guardsman
Welcoming ... As the Weather
Generous ... As a Scot
Polite ... As a Punk
Sober ... As a Judge
Intelligible ... As the Welsh
(ycaster 96/09/13)