Man: Hi son, from which department did you graduate?
Boy: I’ve graduated from mechanical engineering department recently.
Man: Since you are a science graduate, you should be good at math, be smart and be successful in every business endeavor you are going to take, aren’t you?
Boy: Well, that might not be exactly true. We will see how things will work out in the future.
Man: Although you are smart, you might not present yourself well, get good communication with the people around you and make good friends. By the way, have you had any close friends so far?
Boy: You are totally wrong. I have lots of friends and with the help of my high sense of humour, my friends definitely enjoy spending time with me.
Man: That really surprised me. I thought that no science graduates, especially engineers, are good at human relations. I am very sorry for my prejudicial labelling.
In another conversation taking place between two other people, the same prejudicial labelling pattern but with different words is going on
Man: Hi son, from which department did you graduate?
Boy: I am a sculptor.
Man: Since you are a fine arts graduate, you should be good at presenting yourself, expressing your emotions and making good friends. Aren’t you?
Boy: Well, that might not be the real case. You have to ask my friends and my customers to verify my traits.
Man: As a fine arts graduate and a sculpture, you are not very capable of doing math, understanding accounting and running a business.
Boy: No, you are totally wrong. I am a really good business man and currently running a very profitable business. Nowadays, my business is expanding into new countries and new markets.
Man: Well, that really surprised me a lot. I thought, as a sculptor, you’re lack of rational thinking and cannot run a business on your own. I am really sorry for my prejudicial labelling. I am ashamed.