[rza]

Is there a difference between nationalism and the fact that Italy does in fact has almost twice as high of a corruption index as Germany or that Spain has half the GDP?

[icebraining]

Comparing the GDPs of two countries and assuming the difference must be due to laziness is almost the epitome of prejudice.

[kamakazizuru]

the difference is knowing a statistic and generalizing it to each and every citizen of a country. Especially the "lazy" part - that has even been proven to be completely untrue if you look at hours worked etc.