The characters in Fitzgerald's story do not have long-term exposure to different cultures, a flaw that leads to the creation of false stereotypes. Mr. Bellamy grew up in Kentucky, which "made him a link between" Sally's "old life and the new" (933), implying that the rest of the family did not grow up in the South. When Harry sees a man in baggy pants, he immediately assumes that "he must be a Southerner" (934). Harry believes that many Southerners have “degenerated” and have “become lazy and helpless” (934,935). He makes generalizations about an entire group of people without ever being around these people for an extended period of time. He also proves his generalization to be false when he thought a classmate was “the true kind of Southern aristocrat” but discovered he was “only the son of a Northern carpetbagger” (935). Without having grown up in the South, it is unreasonable for Harry to make “broad generalities” (935). Sally also classifies when she describes most Northerners as "dogs" and most Southerners as "felines" (932). Similar to Harry, Sally has no long-term exposure to Northerners, so she has no support for labeling Northerners. Fitzgerald extends proximity-based stereotypes to race-based ones through Roger Patton. Patton says that “Swedes” are “bleak and melancholy,” “Spaniards” have “black hair and daggers and haunting music,” and “the