For some odd reason people assume I'm gay . It Doesn't offend me , but i do find it odd , its not that I act or look efeminitive on the contrary I'm rather burly .
Things people assume for some reason that drives you nuts
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Lots of people assume that I'm unfriendly, sad, or (once) even depressed when they first meet me because I don't smile much and am usually quite quiet and reserved. It's quite nice to see their reactions when talk to me and I turn out not to be a total emo dickhead.
One girl I work with must have asked me, with genuine concern, if I was okay about 20 times before she finally accepted that I'm just not a fan of idle chit-chat, and the reason I wasn't talking much was I just didn't have anything worthwhile to say.
One girl I work with must have asked me, with genuine concern, if I was okay about 20 times before she finally accepted that I'm just not a fan of idle chit-chat, and the reason I wasn't talking much was I just didn't have anything worthwhile to say.
I dont enjoy games, because I like to get things done faster
Whats that? I dont enjoy Assassins Creed as much as you do because i dont spend an hour between every mission faffing about climbing up random buildings? BLASPHEMY!
Whats that? I dont enjoy Assassins Creed as much as you do because i dont spend an hour between every mission faffing about climbing up random buildings? BLASPHEMY!
That I'm shy because I don't talk much sometimes, but sometimes I just don't really have anything to say or I'm thinking about something. Also people assume I had some sort of sheltered upbringing. I don't know where people get this idea. Probably having something to do with me coming from a rough area but don't have a particularity rough accent
Easiest way to get rid of those is the tell them that my dad was doing sensitive work in the police; they're not allowed to get details then (plus it's true).Amethyst Wind said:
Though if they're really being dicks I tell then that I can't give personal details as I work in a vivisection lab, the reactions are usually priceless...
OT: Only ever had this on trips to the US, but people assuming that because I have a facial disfigurement I either need their plastic surgeon's or laywer's details. I'm well aware of how I look, I don't give a shit, and I don't need it pointing out to me.
I use to lie as well because I noticed a lot of the time the person honestly wouldn't believe me and would think I was trying to shut down conversation or something. Ironically I used classic rock as well since it is what my brother and father both listen to the most often and thus I'd at least know a few band names/songs to spurt out. However I've since stopped doing that because it just felt too deceitful. I've since been immediately steering the conversation to something else "I don't really listen to music, but pie... pie is great."Winthrop said:
This.Amethyst Wind said:
You're not alone, I really don't care about charity, or giving in general, and since I live in a Christian society, and I'm an atheist, I get quite a few ugly looks from assuming people.
Also, people assume I'm religious just because I attend a church school, and then look upon me with horror when I shatter that particular façade.
That just because I'm tall I love and/or play Basketball. I mean, really? My height dictates what I do and don't like? How stupid can you get?
And that because I like to do well in school I have no fun outside of school. Those people I hate with a passion. So I want to have a good chance to get into a good college, that means I have no life outside school?
And that because I like to do well in school I have no fun outside of school. Those people I hate with a passion. So I want to have a good chance to get into a good college, that means I have no life outside school?
So I hear you live in the US...
I really hate that people feel compelled to talk lots in social situations, and that spending a bit of time alone is seen as abnormal. I also really hate any press coverage of mental illness or science, because as a rule of thumb, they're both fucking abysmal.
I really hate that people feel compelled to talk lots in social situations, and that spending a bit of time alone is seen as abnormal. I also really hate any press coverage of mental illness or science, because as a rule of thumb, they're both fucking abysmal.
Being a bloke and from Manchester, other blokes usually assume I love football (I don't) and would love an unsolicited conversation about it (I wouldn't). It's especially annoying in taxis: 'You watch the match last night mate?' 'I don't watch football'. Cue ten minutes of uncomfortable silence.
Everybody who meets me seems to assume I'm either a musician, a drug-user, or both. In fact, I am neither. :/
At work people assume when I am not talking I am in a bad mood. Well, there is a time to talk when you work and a time not to. I am very talkative at work, yeah, but when it's balls to the wall busy Im not going to say much. 'Cause you know... I am busy. working.
People automatically assume I can speak Chinese fluently. Sorry to break it to you but I'm a BBC (British born Chinese) so Chinese was never my first language! (Before you asked, my parent didn't enroll me in this Chinese speaking school as a kid and it kind of too difficult to learn it now but I can lived with that).
