The worst minsconceptions that people can have about you

[S.A.A.D.]

Mine was when I got the most votes for the most predictable person category at work back in 2008,a key person said the votes for categories aren't meant to be taken seriously,but I don't care and I don't think that anyone held their opinions back. I don't think that is was the worst one,but do think that it is one of the worst ones.

So yeah,just throw out a misconception about you that bugs you.

 

[Figs]

That i'm gay...all because of the old stereo type of not being a physically larger alpha male. Been called gay since I was in grade school, not by a whole lot of people but enough to where it got annoying since i'm straight.

I guess if you're scrawny, shy and introverted it must mean you're gay since you're not a loud obnoxious attention ****e who is constantly flirting with girls. Not that flirting with girls is a bad thing mind you but being shy and introverted makes it a bit harder when it comes to talking to girls. Not to mention I don't have that great of a sense of humour, i'm not quick and witty like most.

 

[Suirou]

that I am stupider than them.
Yeah, just because i am deaf doesn't mean I am undereducated, thank you very much.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

That i'm gay...all because of the old stereo type of not being a physically larger alpha male. Been called gay since I was in grade school, not by a whole lot of people but enough to where it got annoying since i'm straight.

I guess if you're scrawny, shy and introverted it must mean you're gay since you're not a loud obnoxious attention ****e who is constantly flirting with girls. Not that flirting with girls is a bad thing mind you but being shy and introverted makes it a bit harder when it comes to talking to girls. Not to mention I don't have that great of a sense of humour, i'm not quick and witty like most.

Man,me and you seem like one another quite a bit imo. I feel fairly shocked again,but not in a bad way at all.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

that I am stupider than them.
Yeah, just because i am deaf doesn't mean I am undereducated, thank you very much.

I hope that you gave that person crap. On some level.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

That i'm gay...all because of the old stereo type of not being a physically larger alpha male. Been called gay since I was in grade school, not by a whole lot of people but enough to where it got annoying since i'm straight.

I guess if you're scrawny, shy and introverted it must mean you're gay since you're not a loud obnoxious attention ****e who is constantly flirting with girls. Not that flirting with girls is a bad thing mind you but being shy and introverted makes it a bit harder when it comes to talking to girls. Not to mention I don't have that great of a sense of humour, i'm not quick and witty like most.

Dude,did you call them out on the bullcrap accusation? Sometimes,I just don't understand why people like to sometimes make up stuff that isn't true.

 

[katie_girl09]

People often think that I'm stuck-up when I'm actually just not much of a talker. Some people on this board also think that I am a hardcore feminist while people that I know in life think that I am an anti-feminist.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

That I'm rich.

 

[Schlosser85]

For some reason some people have had the misconception that I'm rich.

People also tend to think I dislike them because I'm socially awkward and don't talk much.

People who only know me online also seem to get the impression that IRL I'm this flaming queer who can't talk about anything other than being gay, when IRL I'm not that way at all.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

For some reason some people have had the misconception that I'm rich.

People also tend to think I dislike them because I'm socially awkward and don't talk much.

People who only know me online also seem to get the impression that IRL I'm this flaming queer who can't talk about anything other than being gay, when IRL I'm not that way at all.

That misconception sounds like too much of a stretch to me.

 

[Anita18]

The "worst" or "most common?"

Worst possible one would be that I'm mean and/or judgmental, and that's because I always manage to say the wrong things at the wrong time. Especially when making a first impression. I'm terrible with first impressions. The stutter doesn't help.

Most common misconception about me is that I'm older than I really am. When I was a junior in high school, my figure skating instructor thought I was in my 20s working at a computer company. When I was in my early 20's, people would think I was in my late 20's. It's always a 5-year gap.

I guess I could be offended, but it amuses me more than anything else, because I certainly don't FEEL older than I am. But my boss claims I look like I "have my **** together" so I guess that makes me seem older.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

The "worst" or "most common?"

Worst possible one would be that I'm mean and/or judgmental, and that's because I always manage to say the wrong things at the wrong time. Especially when making a first impression. I'm terrible with first impressions. The stutter doesn't help.

Most common misconception about me is that I'm older than I really am. When I was a junior in high school, my figure skating instructor thought I was in my 20s working at a computer company. When I was in my early 20's, people would think I was in my late 20's. It's always a 5-year gap.

I guess I could be offended, but it amuses me more than anything else, because I certainly don't FEEL older than I am. But my boss claims I look like I "have my **** together" so I guess that makes me seem older.

Hehehe. Sorry?! I hope that you can laugh at yourself over things like that.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

Okay I got two more,but one of them only applies to me when I have long hair,customers at work would think that I am a chick just because I had long hair,most of the time I would be so angry that I wouldn't even bother to correct them despite them ending up realizing that I'm a guy.

The second one was when I had a different work uniform,when I was at Wal Mart sometimes,customers would mistake me for an employee who works there.

 

[ARROGANCE]

That I'm arrogant

 

[Suirou]

I hope that you gave that person crap. On some level.

I wouldn't mind but when people keeps making that assumption, it just annoys me.

 

[Anita18]

Hehehe. Sorry?! I hope that you can laugh at yourself over things like that.

At least I'm fully aware that I'm terrible at first impressions.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

It's one of your destinies to fulfill unfortunately. Heh.

 

[Figs]

Dude,did you call them out on the bullcrap accusation? Sometimes,I just don't understand why people like to sometimes make up stuff that isn't true.

I never called them out that time in grade school, it's not like they would believe me. I'm over it though. In my early 20s I told this one coworker about my gf and she embarassingly said "I thought you were gay"...

Nothing wrong with being gay of course but when you're not and you get enough people in your life that think you are it ****s with your head and makes you paranoid about yourself and what you're doing or saying that makes people think this.

People also tend to think I dislike them because I'm socially awkward and don't talk much.

Same here! I get certain looks and that vibe from people where I can tell that they really dislike me. Took me forever to realize that it was because I don't talk much as well. I finally woke up and noticed that some people think that you being quiet means you're arrogant and they're not worth talking to.

I finally realized this when I met someone at a party who was also a bit socially awkward and didn't talk much and to me they came off as a bit arrogant but then I got to know them better. After that I realized that's how I must come off to everyone else. I do try to be more outgoing but people think you can just turn off being introverted and become extroverted all of a sudden and it's not that easy.

People who only know me online also seem to get the impression that IRL I'm this flaming queer who can't talk about anything other than being gay, when IRL I'm not that way at all.

This last one is kind of strange. It seems people still think that if you're a gay male that you're one of those super feminine types sadly.

 

[Anita18]

It's one of your destinies unfortunately. Heh.

Luckily you only get one first impression per person. If the meeting doesn't matter, I'll never see them again anyway. If I'll be hanging out with them for a while, I'll get a chance to make more good impressions.

Like at first one of the grad students thought that I was totally judgmental since I was complaining about my OCD housemate and she considered herself slightly OCD as well. But then we found out we had a mutual love of Batman and then it was, " OMG let me show you this cool viral marketing thing " So that was one awkward introduction that ended well.

 

[TinkTonks]

Not "worst" but "most common" for me is that I am this quiet, unassuming little goody-two shoes. Nooooo, haha. No no no. If I don't know a person, I have a tendency to be shy as hell, but if I am around people I know, or if I feel comfortable, I can be quite loud. I try not to swear around people if I don't know them, but once I do, it comes out naturally. Not that I'm a sailor or anything, lol! But I remember one co-worker of mine was *too* surprised when I said the "b-word" and the "s-word." She literally looked at me like: She knows better now, haha!

 

[Silvermoth]

Some really nasty rumours at my work got a friend of mine fired so I quit in protest. I later found out that there were rumours amongst my old work"mates" that I was a spy from head office and had reported information that got my friend fired.

Seriously.

 

[webhead731]

People that don't know me well and see me interact with my friends think I'm a straight up jerk. I'm very sarcastic, very much a smart ass, but I can be serious. I really am a good listener and I'm always there for my friends no matter the time of day etc.
I haven't been called it many times, but some people assume I'm gay because I never really had a girlfriend.

 

[Mace Dolex]

My ex-girlfriend used to think I was a momma's boy because I was in my late 20's and still living with my mother aside from the fact that I was paying for my share of the rent plus I had car payments, insurance, bills, etc.

She probably thought that way maybe she wanted me to live on my own or share an apartment with her either way she was constantly on my case even going so far as not having sex with me till I found a place of my own.

 

[knowsbleed]

People who meet me automatically assume that I'm smart. I hate that.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

My ex-girlfriend used to think I was a momma's boy because I was in my late 20's and still living with my mother aside from the fact that I was paying for my share of the rent plus I had car payments, insurance, bills, etc.

She probably thought that way maybe she wanted me to live on my own or share an apartment with her either way she was constantly on my case even going so far as not having sex with me till I found a place of my own .

That is straight up terrible,her thinking that you're a momma's boy just because you think that it's a good idea to live at home while actually paying for rent on the other hand,and the sex part is just wow.

I wouldn't ever even want to be friends with an ex gf like that,not ever,It's better to stick with the devil that you know instead of the devil that you don't know(in relation to your current living situation).