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title: "4 Stereotypical American Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I pretty much figured out in grade school that we weren't the stereotypical American family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-schauffele/i-pretty-much-figured-out-in-grade-school-that-we-weren-t-the/)

[Xander Schauffele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-schauffele/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/xander-schauffele-5851_american_i-pretty-much-figured-out-in-grade-schoo_281560.jpg)

> [I would say I'm pretty much the exact same as the stereotypical American kid. I mean I'm really lazy, I play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callan-mcauliffe/i-would-say-i-m-pretty-much-the-exact-same-as-the-stereotypical/)

[Callan McAuliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callan-mcauliffe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/callan-mcauliffe-17399_action_i-would-say-i-m-pretty-much-the-exact-sa_979964.jpg)

> [“whatever complicated emotions I felt for him, I didn’t want to ruin the moment with my unfortunately stereotypical American ignorance of history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-carey/whatever-complicated-emotions-i-felt-for-him-i-didn-t-want-to-ruin/)

[Jacqueline Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-carey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/jacqueline-carey-1938_emotions_whatever-complicated-emotions-i-felt-for_2135108.png)

> [I'd hate to think that the stereotypical American is someone who just says 'Hi - bye' in conversation. That's how Europeans see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedric-bixler-zavala/i-d-hate-to-think-that-the-stereotypical-american-is-someone-who-just/)

[Cedric Bixler-Zavala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedric-bixler-zavala/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/cedric-bixler-zavala-10330_american_i-d-hate-to-think-that-the-stereotypical_2996135.jpg)

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