"Why is X so Y?"
If you fill in a value for X, Google will solve for Y:
![why is new york so](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN5AK6yKRF3o1bQfdZudykXuxofHdaAU34JOCxZITzJve_7LnNnYsbYyciroS8UCGcQiUQpOVqmjwFlDB-SeL9uCsne83oncDx4QHqbARSb1Vo6muPJsVFHhgDgpseBPieC8IRJ5OooA/s280/why+is+new+york+so+665_189.jpg)
The official name for this feature is Google AutoComplete but with a little effort you can turn it in to "The Google AutoStereotyper": just type a partial question of the form "why is x so" and Google does the rest.
Or you can use "why are x so"...
![why are californians so](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBiATUMUyMl6P1ZCsmALD6wKPkBlxnSLmeVowS4EaX0qYVQxOxM35vtqcSwJ5L5KhsJ7gBWRMgQvzAldRhFs0Urhak5SWflOOukTzYaB01OQeVK3rtACD60zCmzbFuxpGoWzwmCEutQo/s280/why+are+californians+so+700_191.jpg)
Sometimes you can leave off the "so"...
![why are canadians](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFWz5kmwkN7G2Zn9lER6-X3ZGrgB_2XJmXry1pbEM0W_-QVMZ8412sBVBacZdx9UaQPGKnpNTI6Z0KLJ5EieKad5iMcGW7g-RJhtz6FAg986bjoYGDVS9QdsEmQGStQvygVa4rDwQWsY/s280/why+are+canadians+692_221.jpg)
It works with things as well as people and places...
![why is oracle so](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSww0OVe0K0_X6qD_95pvmVlpDMrzd_eNr3p4h09tzi_6nb35R1qPIRxy4lZymTIvwMG4SES7qw2gjuunezUPUeh09Dd47xeSL58bUI_RNr9UZEks_2Rozgo-UNxRVzUKovNIA-KAEuSA/s280/why+is+oracle+so+589_194.jpg)
But, not all things...
![why is sybase so](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S7VWrPc6_HpSMDjgY2dx38Ubj_b8Rek7YoL-mPGEjL7NiPrdHq3XvlL_ViO39_-GJxQhVayhTgcwmRIyn8Z3i9PzXd4s0n7pvVAXRJCFjisfjYcVi_dCDSqQK6LtVW_9MumipJvj42c/s280/why+is+sybase+so+593_146.jpg)
Just pick a different X...
![why is sap so](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfkENiw_HGYa8Tz_HmNkzAe2NvDNl17B89bMSsCz1UBcDmlYyDZ9Z761crB8lsQ19XUx0-CMG22DiyFylPrRu2VPVC9pVGA0iAag1YLVE6jAHksFTZWfs016gTfBaSLfuTdhXKEzPr_U/s280/why+is+sap+so+679_463.jpg)
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