The Stereotype

We all know that stereotypes stem from the truth. However there are anomalies that happen. Take this stereotype. Did you ever hear the stereotype that mainland people think that all minorities (including Asians) are Mexican? The stereotype is simple, if you are not black or white, then you are Mexican. My encounter is a funny anomaly. I was gambling in a casino and a Mexican man came up to me speaking Spanish. I looked at him with a crazed look wondering what he wanted. The Mexican man asserted himself by speaking louder in Spanish and took a few steps towards me. He had his voucher in his hand and wanted to know where to cash it in. I pointed to the cashier and smiled because at that time I realized that not only do mainlanders think that all Asians are Mexican, but apparently all Mexicans think that Asians are Mexican.