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

[ramboondiea]

Just because I'm wearing an N7 hoody, it doesn't mean I'm Commander Shepard.


...

Wait, that's awesome.

Okay, okay, new plan...

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


I'm white.

Yeah, kind of awkward having to explain that sometimes.

Kind of like this.

do you just have a file full of Nathan Fillion picture and gifs on hand at all times or something?

OT:there are generally two assumptions that people make about me, the first is that when they find out where i live, which is admittedly known for being quite rough that i am on drugs or all ways out drinking or just a chav in general, that one bugs me,

The other one, which i entirely blame on my friends, that people sometimes assume im gay, which makes no sense as i literally show no "gay" characteristics, i am in no way camp but people always feel the need to qualify whether i am or not, and for the record i am 100% straight.

another assumption which doesn't drive me crazy but does bug me is that when people know i am from Wigan, they assume i must like pies, i do in fact like pies, just don't like people assuming its because of where iam from, its not, its just that pies are good

 

[JasonKaotic]

People assume that because I have long hair and like metal, that immediately means I'm depressed, I kill sheep with satan, I breathe fire and that my hair is greasy.
When I find out the logic behind this I will have truly reached enlightenment.

 

[LarenzoAOG]

I live in Louisiana, and I like gay people, so obviously I'm gay.

I am not gay, I think tits are the bee's knees, I just think gay people are alright, I think dogs are pretty cool too, so obviously I'm a dog.

 

[Dragonpit]

I'm 24. I mentioned Team Fortress 2 in a comment on a YouTube video. Some guy assumed I was a 13-year-old-boy with no life. When I clarified my age (wittily, I'd like to add), he then assumed I was 24 and with no life. Really...?

 

[Dragonpit]

Oh, almost forgot one that applies to my GF.
-GF is a practicing witch. "She does that Wiccan stuff?" One way to get my normally cool-as-freon GF to lose her shit is to compare her to a Wiccan. Her family has practiced witchcraft for centuries, and "Gardner was a wanna-be candy-ass who's 'witchcraft' doesn't even go back a century."

She's a witch?
...Awesome!

(this space here to avoid the wrath of moderators on low-content posts)

 

[Catrixa]

Urgh, there are a lot of these, but I'll go for ones I haven't really mentioned before...

That, because I like comic books more than regular ones at this particular moment in my life (I'm talking like, the last 7-ish years over the 25 I've been alive), as well as video games, I am the emotional equivalent of a 10 year old, and need to be told to enjoy "adult" things if I want to be respected. Not paying attention to every silly detail of the local news gets me this one as well.

That, because I can get frustrated with, say, dieting (this works for everything, but dieting is the easiest example) and want another way to go about it (I do Weight Watchers, so this would be, say, having a different daily point value and see if that works better), I am going to give up and eat a million hamburgers every second, just to spite the diet deities. I would understand this from people who don't know me, because I'm bad about being frustrated, but this assumption comes primarily from people who claim to have given birth to me. Honestly, I give up almost never. I really hate hearing about how, if I don't really like a thing a lot and want to change it, I'm going to freaking throw everything in the air and do the complete opposite.

That my fiance will leave me because I don't do [standard woman thing here] to keep up my appearance. Not wearing [X kind of clothing/makeup/whatever] means I don't care about looking nice, and this will cause someone who cares about me to go through the rigors of divorce (well, he could run away at the altar, but he's running out of time) all by itself. Bad communication? Nah, that doesn't sink a marriage, wearing loose fitting jeans and hooded sweatshirts are the number one reasons for divorce!

Tl;dr: I can (and often will) rant like a pro. Someone needs to take this keyboard away from me. Sorry guys.

 

[Vorlayn]

That I'm sweet and innocent (I just looove encouraging that one btw )
That I'm therefore easy to walk over (dead wrong, gets discouraged rather ferociously)
That I don't eat enough/am anorexic (I eat loads)
That, as a redhead, I therefore must be gay.

 

[Gavmando]

That because i'm a 6 foot 100kg black belt, i'm somehow a violent person.
People also dont believe that i'm a vegetarian, or that I do yoga, or that i'm a Buddhist.
And people look at me weird when I tell them that I dont even kill mosquitos.

 

[tomzu]

I have black hair obviously im emo.
Sometimes i like to be quiet so im depressed.
I play more video games than you of course im a nerd and so forth
I like metal but that doesnt mean i cant listen to any other genre of music...

 

[Dangit2019]

Because I believe in evolution, I'm an atheist. My friend and her mom both asked me this DIRECTLY after I told them.

OT:I'm christian

This to infinity and beyond.

It absolutely sucks being a Christian who believes in evolution. It's either your Christian friends try to "convert" you even though you believe the Bible or your atheist friends think that you're delusional for believing the Bible at all. Mind you, I live in Texas, so the effects are just that much stronger.

 

[ffs-dontcare]

People assume I'm Chinese, but I look nothing like a Chinese person. I'm half-Filipino, damn it.

Nothing wrong with being Chinese, obviously, but I absolutely hate pointless repetition and I keep getting mistaken for one by so many people. It's ridiculous.

 

[JasonBurnout16]

I'm studying Theology and Religion at University and so, obviously, everyone asks:

"So you're religious?" or "You want to be a priest?"

NO! I'm not. I'm allowed to study something without believing in it. People study Physical Education, they're not all olympians, people study maths yet they're not all going to become bankers.

It honestly does drive me crazy - so much so I've taken to making up courses when people ask just so I don't have to explain to them.

 

[omglazorspewpew]

The main one I get is due to my looks. I am just a bit over 6" and heavy set. The two main assumptions:

First is that I am a big pushover or a softie. Especially when they hear that I work with kids in after school programs. The other assumption people make about me is that I am dangerous or violent because of my size and because I Box and have also been training in Muay Thai. (to be fair I am pretty aggressive in the ring....but you kind of have to be)

I like to think that the two cancel each other out

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Just because I'm wearing an N7 hoody, it doesn't mean I'm Commander Shepard.


...

Wait, that's awesome.

The first time I wore my N7 hoodie I went to a store called Bullmoose Music (fairly small chain in New England that sells music, movies, and games). When I went to pay for my purchase, the cashier commented that she liked my hoodie and couldn't wait for ME3 to come out. I jokingly asked if she'd give me a discount if I gave her store an endorsement. She smiled, so turned to the person behind me in line and said, "I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite store in Salem!"

10% discount!

On-topic time!

I have a ridiculously Italian name. It irritates me to no end that everyone immediately assumes I love Italian food and have family ties to stereotypical 1920's style gangsters.

It probably doesn't help that I love pinstripe suits and Fedoras though... but they just look so damn cool!

 

[Swyftstar]

I say things that are really silly or wrong sometimes and have people assume I'm being serious. I guess maybe I shouldn't say those things but in my opinion they are so silly and obviously wrong that if you know me and use a little common sense then it would be painfully obvious that I'm joking. Some people catch on and I can have fun talking with them then and in the future. Others just look at me funny and then I have to tell them that I am joking. Some of them even then steadfastly refuse to believe that, thinking that maybe I'm just trying to backtrack or something.

 

[wintercoat]

That I'm just shy and need to be broken out of my shell. No you fucking moron, I'm antisocial, now leave me the fuck alone and stop treating me like a child who just needs a hug!

 

[Dangit2019]

That I'm just shy and need to be broken out of my shell. No you fucking moron, I'm antisocial, now leave me the fuck alone and stop treating me like a child who just needs a hug!

Could be worse. People could assume that you're some type of Christian Grey character with a dark past and an obsession with BDSM. So, at least that hasn't happened to you yet.

 

[J-meMalone]

Well, I recently found out a fair few people thought I was gay when they first met me.

It doesn't bother me too much, it's just wrong.

I had another one but it appears to have slipped my mind...