# Are there any stereotypes which you resemble/match? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612 "2015-03-09T16:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/41 "2015-03-10T15:17:38Z")
I’m of German ancestry (grandparents came here to escape the Nazis), and I am precise to the point of weighing out ground beef on my kitchen scale before packing it for freezing, just so each pack will contain exactly the same amount of food. I also have my spices alphabetized, and not just separate drawers for each type of kitchen utensil, but separate _areas_ of drawers depending on whether said utensils are wooden, plastic, or metal. I have been known to (but do not always) measure how far the bedspread hangs down on each side of the bed to get it even, and to use a level to make sure my pictures are hung up straight. My husband thinks it’s half-wacky, half-hysterical–but he would: he’s Swiss, and you know how relaxed and devil-may-care they are. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/42 "2015-03-10T15:52:47Z")
> [@funky\_little\_lee](#): > > I …have … not just separate drawers for each type of kitchen utensil, but separate _areas_ of drawers depending on whether said utensils are wooden, plastic, or metal. I have been known to (but do not always) measure how far the bedspread hangs down on each side of the bed to get it even, and to use a level to make sure my pictures are hung up straight. … OK, I’ll admit the bedspread part has gotten my family funky looks, but the rest is normal, innit? I have a keyring that’s a level and my brother’s look of envy any time he’s going to get his and I trot out mine is a treasure. > [@](#): > > My husband thinks it’s half-wacky, half-hysterical–but he would: he’s Swiss, and you know how relaxed and devil-may-care they are. Thanks for the laugh 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/43 "2015-03-10T16:15:52Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > The only black person stereotype I fit is the fried chicken one. But most people like fried chicken, so I don’t think that counts. These are honestly such stupid stereotypes. I’d probably run people over to get to some watermelon. Does that make me black? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/44 "2015-03-10T16:41:28Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Heh. 🙂 I don’t get the fedoras and women with hair the wind can blow around references. Are those really black stereotypes? The fedora thing is my own observation. It seems to me black men still wear hats to be really dressed up - not neckbeard or hipster parodies of hats, but a good felt fedora with a modest brim and a feather, and when actually dressed up, not with thrift store clothes. I like them, too. The blow-hair thing, that’s just from my father-in-law. He loved blow-hair, and said all black men did. He may have been projecting, though. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/45 "2015-03-10T16:53:02Z")
Aging stoner. Which is cool, because we recognize one another. I can go to a bar I’ve never been at to see a band and ten minutes after arriving I’m out in the parking lot with my peeps. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/46 "2015-03-10T17:04:10Z")
[Drunken Irishman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=441190) checking in. I also like potatoes, a lot. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/47 "2015-03-10T17:25:39Z")
Former Californian, living in New England - constantly refer to what life was like in CA as though I just moved here, when actually it’s been 12 years - respond to any comment about this winter’s weather with “Imagine how I feel…” - make eye contact with anyone passing, smile like I’m so glad to see them, and even say, “Hi” or “Hey” or something - size up any new person that comes into my purview as to where they fit in my potential mating pool - give a friendly glance at other drivers at a stoplight (due in part to two items above) - throw out random one-liners in grocery store queues, which are met generally with utter silence - strike up a personal conversation with a person on the subway or bus, or really anywhere whatsoever I’m sure there are more. I must be the least-assimilated Californian to ever settle here. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/48 "2015-03-10T18:19:37Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Former Californian, living in New England Interesting; I also grew up out west (Washington, in my case). > [@](#): > > - constantly refer to what life was like in CA as though I just moved here, when actually it’s been 12 years It seems natural to me that people will compare how things are now with what we’re accustomed to. I’ve been here 16 years and still notice differences with the way things were in the northwest. I just think that’s a part of being observant and learning about the world. > [@](#): > > - respond to any comment about this winter’s weather with “Imagine how I feel…” I take the long-term view. In the future, this is the winter that we’ll brag about having survived it to the people who weren’t here. > [@](#): > > - make eye contact with anyone passing, smile like I’m so glad to see them, and even say, “Hi” or “Hey” or something > > … > > - throw out random one-liners in grocery store queues, which are met generally with utter silence > - strike up a personal conversation with a person on the subway or bus, or really anywhere whatsoever I do that sort of thing on occasion. It’s usually not met with utter silence. I must be doing something wrong. ---
**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/49 "2015-03-10T18:33:15Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I have a keyring that’s a level Ooh, I gotta get me one of those! Now I can make sure other people’s pictures are hung up straight! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/50 "2015-03-10T18:52:07Z")
In both London and Paris I was told I have a very “American” face. I had no idea that such a thing existed. Mannerisms, attitude, style - I could understand that… but face? Still baffled about that one. Talking to a Swedish guy at a bar (only after a few drinks, of course) I was told I seemed quite Swedish. I guess that fits with the reserved Minnesota upbringing. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/51 "2015-03-10T19:12:40Z")
I make eye contact with people and engage them. Upstate NY is way friendlier than downstate. Really, we have almost nothing in common with NYC. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/52 "2015-03-10T19:49:02Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Interesting; I also grew up out west (Washington, in my case). > > It seems natural to me that people will compare how things are now with what we’re accustomed to. I’ve been here 16 years and still notice differences with the way things were in the northwest. I just think that’s a part of being observant and learning about the world. > > I take the long-term view. In the future, this is the winter that we’ll brag about having survived it to the people who weren’t here. > > I do that sort of thing on occasion. It’s usually not met with utter silence. I must be doing something wrong. Good for you, dude. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/53 "2015-03-10T22:09:32Z")
As a _haole_ in Hawaii: [ul] [li]I don’t tan very well and avoid being in the hot sun too long[/li][li]I don’t walk easily over coral or volcanic rock (“haole feet”)[/li][li]I sometimes need local vernacular repeated (you pau or wot, cuz?)[/li][li]I have trouble pronouncing some street names[/li][li]I turn my nose up at many ethic foods, especially Filipino and Vietnamese[/li][li]I have no rhythm [/li][li]When it’s in the high 60s and people are reaching for sweaters, I brag loudly about surviving Midwest winters[/li][/ul] And, conversely, I brag to friends and family suffering in Midwest winters by asking “What’s snow?” ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/54 "2015-03-11T10:01:29Z")
Stereotypes? Lessee… Location? Texas Guns? Yep Hunter? Yep Fisherman? Yep Antlered animal heads on wall? Yep Venison in freezer? Yep Pickup truck? Yep Deer lease? Yep Boots? Yep (work, not cowboy) Beer? Yep Nascar? Yep Music? I listen to both country AND western, so I’ve broadened my tastes a bit. Hetero? Yep Married? Yep (good lookin’ southern gal) Conservative? Yep Now for the parts that don’t fit: LGBT? Yep. Like 'em just fine. Welcome in my house, my world, my job, and everywhere else\* Religion? Nope. I’m an atheist and regard it as unadulterated bullshit. Puritan? Nope. We regard sex as a fun thing that people do. And raised our kids that way. \*An openly gay man was part of our wedding. In the semi-rural South. 35 years ago. Hilarity ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/55 "2015-03-11T14:32:29Z")
I must fit the stereotype of Latino, because it’s not unusual for a stranger approach me and begin speaking in Spanish. FTR, my family has lived in the same part of GA for at least 150 years. > [@](#): > > > [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > > > Is there a stereotype for multiracial people? > > > [@QuickSilver](#): > > > > Mutts. 😉 > > > [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > > > That is a description, not a stereotype. How about this: loyal, well behaved and not as prone to hip dysplasia as a pure breed… ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/56 "2015-03-11T15:49:17Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > I must fit the stereotype of Latino, because it’s not unusual for a stranger approach me and begin speaking in Spanish. FTR, my family has lived in the same part of GA for at least 150 years. Yeah, I get the strangers speaking Spanish upon meeting me for the first time thing as well. I speak Spanish so it is not a problem, but I don’t identify as Hispanic. > [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > How about this: loyal, well behaved and not as prone to hip dysplasia as a pure breed… Heh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/57 "2015-03-11T18:44:38Z")
Middle-aged gay man. Back in the 70s and 80s, I led a rather promiscuous lifestyle . . . until I met my partner. I’m an artist, and have a special talent for design and color. I play violin and viola, and have sung in a gay men’s chorus for the past 19.5 years. I listen to classical music, including opera, and of course musicals . . . and Streisand. I’ve been a gay activist when necessary. Most sports bore me, but I do enjoy figure skating. My two cats are named Paris and Vienna. On the other hand . . . I found the disco period to be mind-numbingly dull. I have no love of Madonna, and consider Bette Midler to be an average singer at best. I don’t go to bars or clubs (don’t drink). I’m more of a nerd than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/58 "2015-03-11T20:20:37Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Middle-aged gay man. > > Back in the 70s and 80s, I led a rather promiscuous lifestyle . . . until I met my partner. I’m an artist, and have a special talent for design and color. I play violin and viola, and have sung in a gay men’s chorus for the past 19.5 years. I listen to classical music, including opera, and of course musicals . . . and Streisand. I’ve been a gay activist when necessary. Most sports bore me, but I do enjoy figure skating. My two cats are named Paris and Vienna. > > On the other hand . . . I found the disco period to be mind-numbingly dull. I have no love of Madonna, and consider Bette Midler to be an average singer at best. I don’t go to bars or clubs (don’t drink). I’m more of a nerd than anything else. 70s-80s lesbian here (still one too)– WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT MADONNA?!? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/59 "2015-03-12T14:25:07Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > … I have no love of Madonna… Now, there is simply no way I believe that. 🙂 That’d be like gay kids today saying they have no love for GaGa. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-stereotypes-which-you-resemble-match/714612/60 "2015-03-12T19:35:49Z")
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