What's wrong with generalizing? Is it a crime, or a sin?
I use my brain to generalize every day. It's how I survive. So do you, if you're honest with yourself.
Of course, there are cases that don't conform with any generalization. So what?
Tell me all about the wonderful weather in Japan.
GENERALLY speaking it beats the hell out of New York’s weather ! And I lived on Long Island for 14 years before moving to Japan .