[Ryzorian]

We need to redefine "prejudice". Afterall, likeing greenbeans over carrots is "prejudice". Sometimes you make a judgement call in certain situations that would be "prejudice". Like avoiding a large group of young, semi drunk males (reguardless of race, cause young semi drunk males tend to act the same in my experiance) The action to avoid the situation is prejudice, though I would contend that it's prudence as well.

Generalizations can also be benificial. If it's known that culturally group A does such and so or enjoys such and so then it's easier to utilze these "generalizations" to interact. For instance, one would "generalize" that most people in Green Bay like the Greenbay Packers football team.

While it's true that not everyone would technically like the Packers, it would still be something you could use to open discusions with the local population. Mentioning the Packers will give them the sense that you understand them a bit or have something in common, that opening allows further interaction.