Comenius 1-1: School Project

"Freedom and Limits - Conditions and contradictions for young people in Europe"

2008 - 2009 Projects

Neighbours

A (Austria), CZ (Republic of Chequia), D (Germany), E (Spain), DK (Denmark), F (France), GB (Great Britain), I (Italy), NL (Netherland), P (Portugal), PL (Poland), S (Sweden)

SPAIN: Questionnaire on Neighbourhood

These are the results of two groups of 14 and 21 students what makes a total of 35.

 

A

CZ

D

E

DK

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

a.richest

 

 

25

 

2

 

7

1

1

 

 

 

b.best-organized

 

1

4

 

5

7

6

2

1

1

 

9

c.modern

2

 

9

 

 

4

5

1

2

 

 

13

d.most-friendly

 

 

 

9

1

1

 

17

 

7

 

1

e.poorest

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

19

 

f.least-organized

2

3

2

 

 

 

1

4

 

8

16

 

g.underdeveloped

 

9

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

7

17

 

h.least friendly

2

1

16

 

 

8

5

 

 

2

1

 


In the second set of questions only the most representative ones have been taken.// Nada más se han tomado las más representativas en el segundo cuestionario

 

A

CZ

D

E

DK

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

a. best known country

 

 

5

 

 

7

9

5

 

 

 

 

b. prejudice

 

 

-Hard workers
-Serious
-The bigger industries
-Nazism

 

 

-Good organization in public transport
-Politeness
-Cook well
-They don´t like Spanish
culture.
Unfriendliness

-A good System of Education

-Terrible weather
-Drink too much beer

-Politeness -People drink  a lot of tea
-People are blond
-People eat fish and chips and it is bad for health
-They are hard-working

-People are amusing, sensitive and friendly
-Well-organized
-Modern country
-Good cars: Ferraris
-Good food: Pasta
-They must be careful with “Mafia”

-Corrupt institutions

 

 

 

 

 

c. wrongest

 

 

-That they are very serious

 

 

-That they are unfriendly
-That they don´t like Spanish culture

-Eat only fast food
-Drink a lot of tea and a lot of beer

-That they are very friendly
-That they don´t like travelling to Spain
-That they have the problem of Mafia
-That their soldiers are disorganized and coward

 

 

 

 

d. take over

 

 

-The industry and richness
-Their hard work

 

 

-Fashion
-The food

-Clean streets.
-Their politeness
-The ban on smoking in public places or indoors
-The museums and shopping centres

-Their modernity and development

-The amusing people and food

-Their love of their country

 

 

 

 

 

Germany: Questionnaire on Neighbourhood

 

AU

CZ

D

DK

E

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

Richest country

3

2

7

 

 

6

18

1

 

1

 

3

Poorest Country

2

7

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

2

30

 

Best
organized

2

 

28

 

 

5

3

2

 

 

 

2

Least organized

2

11

 

5

1

 

 

3

2

5

8

2

Most modern

1

 

13

 

1

8

6

2

2

 

 

 

Most undeveloped

4

11

 

6

 

 

 

1

3

1

5

2

Most
friendly

2

 

 

3

5

4

1

5

 

7

 

7

Least friendly

2

1

3

4

2

3

2

1

1

 

5

5

 

It turned out to be extremely difficult to analyse the results of the other questions.
They cannot really be turned into numbers or be compared. So we only can give you some rough items.

Question number two :
As expected best known country is Germany, followed by Spain and Italy. Not mentioned were all the other countries. 

Question number three:
Spain is well known for its pretty women and for its friendliness.
Italians always have good food and wine.
German people are well organized and well dressed.

Question number four:
Germans are Fascists and stingy.
The Polish are thieves. 
French people are dirty.

Question number five :
No valid answers.

Denmark: Questionnaire on Neighbourhood

 

A

CZ

D

E

DK

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

a.
richest

1

 

3

 

6

 

6

1

 

 

 

6

b. best organized

3

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

c.modern

1

 

2

1

2

4

5

1

1

 

 

4

d. most friendly

 

1

1

1

5

 

1

1

2

2

 

3

 

A

CZ

D

E

DK

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

a.
poorest

 

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

14

 

b. least organized

 

6

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

3

5

 

c. un-devel-oped

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

4

8

 

d. least friendly

 

 

3

1

 

14

1

3

1

1

 

 

 

 

A

CZ

D

E

DK

F

GB

I

NL

P

PL

S

1. best known country

 

 

7

 

 

3

1

 

 

 

 

7

2. prejudice

 

 

 

 

Not always very friendly
Modern and well-organized
Don’t speak many other languages
Fat people who eat sausages all the time
Know the North Sea
Go to DK on vacation
Forced people to join the army in WWII
Supported Hitler
Primitive country
All Germans drive well
No strict immigrant policies
Extremely organized
Rascist
Love beer
Cheap nice cars
Lederhosen

 

 

Eat froglegs, good food
Like their own nationality the best
Bad drivers
Snobs
Arrogant
Nice weather
Football – great
Lousy cars
Temperamental

Swear
Drink
Football
Rain

 

 

 

 

Beautiful woods
Both warm and cold
Sweet people
Good at integrating foreigners
Improve environment
Drink all the time
Friendly
Helpful
Good education
Sexy language
Ugly cars
Drunkards
Foxy ladies
Systembolaget
Make volvos
Skiing
Great nature
Small roads

3. wrongest

 

 

 

Not always very friendly
Fat and eat sausages
Forced people to join the army
All Germans supported Hitler
Rascist
Wear Lederhosen all the time

 

 

Bad drivers
Arrogant
Lousy cars

Swear

 

 

 

 

Sweet people (more like the Danes)
Drink all the time
Foxy ladies
Small roads (only in the mountains)

4. take over

 

 

 

Sausages
Rammstein
Respect for elderly people
Cheap nice cars

 

 

Weather
Good food

Football

 

 

 

 

Free food in schools and kindergartens
Friendliness
Sexy language
Foxy ladies
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Skåne, Halland, Blekinge