That wouldn't be a steriotype then
answer to 1. I'm proffoundly dyslexic, told at the age of 9 that i was stupid, and i would never get anywhere at life, worked hard all the way to GCSE's had extra lessons on a staurday from 10 till 4, every school weekend. Then took my GCSE and only failed two, then went on to A-levels and passed two, and now at Uni. So never let anyone else tell you what you can do
You can't steriotype yourselft it won't work, i come from london, and i live in plymouth, and down in plymouth i think i would be sterotyped as a townie, simple because of the way i dress.