Assumptions People Make About You... Which Drive You Crazy

[alandavidson]

A few assumptions...

Because I'm an actor I must know everyone in Hollywood and am pals with all kinds of stars. (I'm not)

I work out, and am in pretty good shape, so I must have never heard of any games beyond COD, and have no knowledge of "nerdy" things.

Because I like shooting guns and spent many years in martial arts teaching self-defense, I must be a very violent person. (First lesson I taught: If you don't have to fight - don't.)

Because I drink, I must be an alcoholic.

I play scenario paintball, so I must be this crazy military history nut with a collection of replica uniforms and dress up to play. (Okay, I do have a collection of uniforms, but they are all from family members who served from WWII on, so I feel the need to preserve the history there, but my "dress-up" is often shorts, flip-flops, and maybe a t-shirt.)

I was homeschooled, so I must be socially awkward and find it hard to talk with people. (This is funny, because it usually comes up at bars/social events where I'm surrounded by, and talking with, people.)

I sometimes limp because of injuries during service. People assume that it's "swagger", when in reality I'm just trying to get my leg to move properly.

My hands shake on occasion because of head trauma, and people assume that I'm some nut about to go postal on everyone.

I'm single, so there must be something wrong with me. (Not sure what's wrong, just something is.)

So yeah, that's about it. In reality, I'm a pretty happy, fun-loving guy who likes to run around in the woods and shoot people with little balls filled soap and dye.

 

[Reginald]

No, yes, no. the way you said that just made me laugh.

I live to serve.

 

[Fappy]

In college a lot of people thought I was a stoner simply because I had messy hair.

 

[Frostbite3789]

That I'm a pot-head.....




I don't know where people come up with this s**t.

I got this a lot in high school, having a blonde afro thing. Despite never touching the stuff.

These days though I get "He's too nice" translated as "He's spineless" from girls. I'm not sure what I do to give this off, but it's getting old.

 

[The Elf Herself]

People assume that because I'm an English major, I should never speak with any grammatical errors. Ever. "You just used a fragment as a whole sentence and began it with 'because'? Shock and horror! What did you pay $160,000 for a degree for?" Words have power and meaning. It is all about getting a point across. Sometimes I need to use my fancy college vocabulary to convey the message. Sometimes "ain't" does the job better. Why should I limit the tools I have available to me? If one word works better than another, should I not use it, arbitrary conventions of contractions be damned?

And besides, I ain't doin' nuthin' to English ain't been done before.

 

[RJ 17]

Ohhhhhhhh my god. Most of my work involves calling utility companies to set up appointments, or calling other big businesses that require a decent amount of hold-time on the phone. During such time, I often go to a news site to catch up on some headlines while I wait for someone pick up the phone. As such there's this royal ***** that apparently thinks all I do all day long while everyone else is working is screw around on the internet, she's even complained to the managers and has damn near gotten me fired. I likely would have been had it not been for my direct supervisor vouching for the fact that the only time my computer screen isn't on something business-related is when I'm waiting on hold for someone.

The ***** isn't even in the same department as me... >.>

 

[DevilWithaHalo]

People believe that because I have a ponytail and facial hair that I'm a hippie pot smoker. It's not my thing, and never will be.

People believe that because I hold a different opinion about a subject then they do, that I; 'am just an idiot' or 'can't see the truth for what it is' or 'am being manipulated by unseen forces'. None of the above, I simply disagree on reason we'll never see eye to eye on.

People believe that because I'm a tall, white, straight, middle class, American, non deformed male that everything in life comes easy. I worked very hard for what I have.

Because I openly express my difference of opinion when asked for it; that I'm an asshole. That one always gets me.

 

[BOOM headshot65]

"I am on drugs": This one isnt exactly serious, and only happened once, but has turned into an inside joke with my friends who actually get it. See, what happened was when I made a new friend this year who didnt know about me, my Aspergers, or anything like that, and I said something completely random around her, she responded "What are you smoking and where can I get some?" Me being me, I didnt know she was serious, and started laughing. After she told me she was serious, I explained my Aspergers and such, and she knew where the bizareness came from. So now, if I do anything wierd, she will still say "What are you smoking and where can I get some?"

"I am from the Midwest, namely Kansas, thus I am sexist, racist, and Republican, among others": Only one (R) of those is true, and even then I am only Republican in name. (I will vote for a Democrat if I like them more, its just less likely)And it annoys me to no end when people say this about the South and Midwest. Maybe its just because I take after Sweet home Alabama [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SweetHomeAlabama] and Good ole Boys [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodOlBoy], but the South/Midwest bashing annoyes me to no end.

"Because I am pro-intevervention, I am a soldier-hating, racist warmonger": Also drives me up the wall. I just want the US, and majorly the UN, to uphold its vows made after WW2 to never let tyranny, dictatorships, and genocide happen again, rather than just take the Nevel Chamberlain approch and throw them to the wolves to ensure "Peace". Plus, I come from a military town and have many family members who have been in the military[footnote]Just to be clear. Great-Grandpa fought in Europe during WW2, Grandpa was in the Navy during Vietnam (although he was in the Med rather than Nam), Uncle fought in Desert Storm. In addiction, my Girlfriends Grandpa was sent to 'Nam.[/footnote], and am very vocal about how we should stand back and just watch genocide happen on CNN and not do anything about it, my current one I am pushing being Iran and Syria. No one complains, many agree. Also comes up since I supported Iraq and Vietnam.

"Because I am pro-life, I am a women hating man.": Makes no since to me since 41% of women identify as pro-life. That is not a statistic you can just ignore or say "oh they be crazy old women".

 

[templar1138a]

Whenever I mention to someone that I'm into RPGs, I often get a response that assumes I'm talking about Final Fantasy.

Pisses me off. So much. I now have to be sure that I say "WRPG." Or "Western RPG" if I'm talking to someone who isn't a gamer.

 

[Mydnyght]

Does this count?
My name is Carlo. This leads to everyone thinking it's Carlos.
(*Insert one F followed by at least 500 U'S here*)

 

[bigfatcarp93]

Based on my hair (shoulder-length and rather unkempt), many people assume I do drugs. I. DO. NOT.

 

[Eddie the head]

I have rather narrow eyes, and I smile a lot which doesn't help, so a lot of people actually think I'm asian.

Umm dido. My grand mother was the same way, in WW2 some people wanted to get her fired form the place that see worked because she looked Japanese but she was mostly German. That's kind of funny when you think about it.

 

[Jesse Foster]

Being a guy with long hair. "Oh you must smoke alot of weed." No. I am most likely the most drug free person you will ever meet.

 

[Agow95]

My friend came out as bisexual on Facebook a year ago, everyone who read or heard about it asked him about it at least two times before they believed it, but because I have been his friend for about three years, and didn't stop being friends with him after he came out, they not only assumed I was gay or bi (I'm not) but they assume we're going out (again, I'm not). He came out on the internet, hits on anything that moves, and is kinda camp, and they still don't believe it until they ask him for the second time, I talk to the guy, so they skip past "are you gay?" and ask "are you two going out?" I don't know why they keep making the assumption, I've never given any indication that I'm gay, I'm not camp, I'm 6ft tall, well built and play rugby, so surprisingly for a bunch of 16-year olds they aren't doing this on the basis of stereotypes.

 

[Moderated]

Because I'm nerdy and good with computers, the girls in my Spanish class thought I only listened to classical music. I don't have a single classical song.
I have really bad allergies, so some people who don't know me think I'm stoned because of my eyes.

 

[Ickorus]

People assume I'm russian because I have 'rus' in my username.

That I'm a pot-head.....

I don't know where people come up with this s**t.

I used to get that a lot, I'm a pretty laid back kind of guy and I had long hair back then; on my first day of college I actually got pulled out of class and asked by the lecturer whether I was stoned.

 

[RESURRECTION21]

that i love obama i do not like anyone in poltics now thy are all the same it is sading