# Asians are slow drivers: where the hell did this stereotype come from?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-slow-drivers-where-the-hell-did-this-stereotype-come-from/443823 "2008-04-03T17:20:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asians-are-slow-drivers-where-the-hell-did-this-stereotype-come-from/443823/61 "2011-09-02T06:02:15Z")

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> [@mbabbitt](#):
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> The thing that has always bothered me was having to group people as “Asians” although as a caucasian with very little experience in Asia, I cannot tell different ethnic groups apart with any skill. The label disrespectfully lumps diverse groups and nationalities together.

Europeans, South Americans, Africans, Asians, Zombies. None of it’s really disrespectful.

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