See what I did there up above? Did you see what I did in the blog before I went away? Yes it was stereotyping. In a way it’s funny because they’re essentially describing exaggerated truisms about a race of people. But they’re also unhelpful. People are individuals as I’m all sure we think we are ourselves. Take bike shows. Bike shows in the UK are often overly-regulated, boring, uptight affairs. If you want to serve…

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