Now. I will tell you how It comes about. An immigrant comes over here of Irish derivation. and one of his daughters marries a Mr. Smith. who has been living here a long time. whereupon the Irish put Smiths children down as " IrishAmericans." Then the oldest boy of Smith. still named Smith. marries a German. whereupon the Germans and Irish both put down the second Smiths son as a GermanAmerican and as an IrishAmericanthus he is counted twice. although he is not twins. The next generation one of the family marries an American Polack. whereupon this third man belongs to all three. and is counted three times. although not triplets.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about how people of Irish descent are categorized in America.