People ARE individuals but.....hard not to notice patterns......I feel you on that....
I think what you're saying is, sometimes the stereotypes are true. And I agree.
Sometimes they
are true.
Some Italians
are in the Mafia. Some Irish people
are drunks. Some Jews
are cheap. Some Blacks
are on welfare. And on and on and on.
But the key is to try to look past those small percentages of people who insist on living down to the stereotype, and to judge each person as an individual.