Johabius;707381 said:
There is always a grain of truth to stereotypes.
You have misspelled the word "often". Anyway, while I happen to agree with you to a certain point, one poster suggested that such observations are sometimes leverage by which people actually enable discrimination. To wit: what is one to do with the knowledge that "there is always a grain of truth to stereotypes"?
Anyway, sometimes these things can be understood through a larger perspective. Consider:
There was a rather influential study done in the last 5 to 10 years that looked at relative IQ of groups of peoples in their home countries versus expatriate populations (expatriates: people who have left the country... when they come here, we call them immigrants).
So are Asians more intelligent than whites? Look at all kids, going to college, and ripping down those math classes.
As it turns out, no. And yes.
The Asians who come here may be a bit more intelligent (and I'd certainly say more enterprising) than the ones who stay home. Remember, the ones who stay home are the ones who are too stupid, too lazy, or simply too unable to flee a bad situation.
So are Jews "more enterprising" than whites? Well, no. And yes. And well maybe.
By now, there are many indigenous Jews who've lived here for several generations. I'd say that they're just us. Nothing special. However, if you went back in time, the ones who were here were the ones smart enough, enterprising enough, and just simply able enough to take a major leap in their lives and immigrate here.
So what I'm saying is that while you will sometimes find truth in stereotypes, it might take a little effort understanding what you are looking it.
C//