The worst minsconceptions that people can have about you

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

The first time my cousin's now ex-girlfriend ever met me, she described me in a very interesting way. Now, to set this up, she, he, I, his mother, and our grandmother were sitting in the same room. I was just sitting back, enjoying the conversation, and then they left after just a few minutes. She later told my cousin that I looked like the kind of person who would kill you, then eat a sandwich next your dead body.

This didn't even offend me, as I've gotten the "serial killer" thing for years now. So the worst and most common misconception I get is that I'm a (future) murderer.

 

[SPider-T0rch]

My parents have a misconception that I'm socially awkward/shy, when in reality I only seem shy to them whenever we're at a gathering of other people that they know (but I don't). I can be talkative, only if you're interesting enough to keep a conversation with though.

Also, when many people first see me, they think I'm Mexican or some type of Hispanic. People even say things to me in Spanish and I give them a puzzled look. In reality, I'm mostly Filipino, with a little bit Chinese and Spanish thrown in the mix.

 

[knowsbleed]

Aren't Filipino's the Mexicans of the Asian world anyway? So it works.

 

[Wesley Dodds]

I'm told I'm "scary" a lot. I have no idea why... I think it's because I don't talk much but if you ask me everyone else talks far too much.

 

[SPider-T0rch]

Aren't Filipino's the Mexicans of the Asian world anyway? So it works.

I've never heard that. Maybe because a lot of us have Hispanic last names? lol. Even so, not all Filipinos have a dark complexion. My mom would be considered a fair-skinned Filipino.

 

[Immortalfire]

That I have nothing else on my mind or heart other than sports and superhero related.

 

[Hound55]

There are no misconceptions about me, I'm every bit the hideous greedy, misogynstic, conniving , lazy, arrogant, snobbish, bogan dirtbag a**hole jerk-off you think I am.

I even manage to acheive the contradictory negatives that you think of.

 

[JAK®]

That I'm a doormat.

I'm quiet and very respectful of other people, which means that sometimes people treat me as if I can't stand up for myself, which is completely wrong (and they soon find out).

 

[Spider-Fan83]

I guess people see me as a mysterious loner type.... the truth is I am just quite, shy, and kinda boring

I never really thought much about what others thought of me, (mainly cuase I never really thought others did think of me) until recently

 

[Spider-Who?]

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.

Hahaha, i got hair down to my shoulders and that happens to me all the time. It doesn't bug me though; I just find it humorous. ESPECIALLY when a dude is cat calling, and then i turn around, and BAM! And everyone who does it always gets so embarrassed. its funny.

In college i used to get the "he's a quiet and good looking guy, and he doesn't have a girlfriend, so he must be gay" thing sometimes. I remember one time, a room mate's gf brought her gay friend over, and he had asked if i was gay. When they told him "no", he said it was a "damn waste" that i wasn't...

All that ended when i ended up bagging me a stripper...guess i was over compensating, though, what a mess that was.

I also get the "angry/stuck up" thing sometimes because I'm typically a quiet guy, and unintentionally walk around with a stern look on my face; though I am angry a lot - but that's just because of my situation, i'm actually a really nice guy.

 

[Spider-Who?]

I'm told I'm "scary" a lot. I have no idea why... I think it's because I don't talk much but if you ask me everyone else talks far too much.

This.

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

I get that I'm intimidating a lot. I had a friend say he was intimidated by me when he first met me, then after we became friends he calls me a geek!LOL!

I guess Big Black Dude = Intimidating?

 

[Spider-Who?]

I get that I'm intimidating a lot. I had a friend say he was intimidated by me when he first met me, then after we became friends he calls me a geek!LOL!

I guess Big Black Dude = Intimidating?

if i saw you on the street, i'd probably step aside. But thats because I hear those spandex suits really smell after a while.

 

[Erzengel]

I walk on the other side of the messageboards and clutch my purse when I see a black poster posting.

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

if i saw you on the street, i'd probably step aside. But thats because I hear those spandex suits really smell after a while.

You are supposed to hand wash in cold water and line dry!t:

I walk on the other side of the messageboards and clutch my purse when I see a black poster posting.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

That I'm a doormat.

I'm quiet and very respectful of other people, which means that sometimes people treat me as if I can't stand up for myself, which is completely wrong (and they soon find out).

Not to pick on yours specifically, I just quoted it, but I really could've gone with any. I think if you think people have a misconception about you that you dislike, it's probably pretty damn accurate. I might not be "rich" as I would consider it, but I recently plugged my income into a website and found I was in the top 2% wealthiest people on the planet. Understand that most people live in unimagineable poverty, but it's probably true that most people are correct to assume I'm rich. Also, I'm terribly priviledged. I hate when people treat me that way, but it's true.

The reason I singled you out though is, at one time, I would've listed this in my misconceptions...now I wouldn't. Nor does anyone think that I am, especially not at work. Yet, I'm definitely quiet and respectful. Not saying you are necessarily, but as I say, I find most people resent those conceptions that are accurate.

 

[Figs]

I'm told I'm "scary" a lot. I have no idea why... I think it's because I don't talk much but if you ask me everyone else talks far too much.

That's what I mentioned in one of my first posts about how so many people like to have trivial and pointless conversations about nothing. Over time i've come to realize a lot of people just like hearing the sound of their own voice which is why when you see a few overly extroverted types together they tend to interupt and talk louder than each other. It's quite humorous.

I also get the "angry/stuck up" thing sometimes because I'm typically a quiet guy, and unintentionally walk around with a stern look on my face; though I am angry a lot - but that's just because of my situation, i'm actually a really nice guy.

Same here, especially with the unintentional stern look. A few lady friends of mine in the past had told me that a lot of their gfs thought I was cute or hot but I never noticed because most girls never came up to talk to me. My sisters and those same female friends of mine then mentioned it's because i'm intimidating.

I was thinking WTF after they said that. I don't get how a guy who is 5' 8" and back then in high school I only weighed around 115lbs. Yeah...that's real intimidating, not to mention full of **** when you see the same girls talking to some big dudes who can bash their face in with one hard backhand and are clearly the type of *******s that would do that.

 

[Schlosser85]

I'm told I'm "scary" a lot.

Well every time I posted a pic of myself on the photo album thread I've gotten comments about looking like a child molester or a serial killer.

And I just recently found out that apparently my ex's mom thought I was creepy.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

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.

Wow, this is my one down to a tee! People often think I love myself as well because I have skitting sessions with my mates and always win! Nothing could be further from the truth!

 

[chaseter]

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.

I knew you would make this thread.

 

[david icke]

Back at school i made a joke about me doing a crap under someone's couch at a party, and that one kind of stuck, there were a couple of parties that I was barred from attending because folk thought that i had actually done that, lol.

People have assumed that i hated them because i did not talk much to them, which surprised me.

Because I am working class and talk in a thick Glaswegian accent, people can assume you are very uncultured and stupid, like, when you say you are interested in something like comics, films or whatever, they will lay little traps in the conversation to try and catch you out because they assume you are bsing and trying to fit in to their arty farty little world.
So what usually happens is that they end up enjoying your conversation and opinions, but by then I know they are stuck up morons and have no interest in befriending them beyond a casual aquiantance because we have mutal friends.

I have not done myself favours in other areas so cannot really complain when people assume I am arrogant, crazy, reckless, etc, because there have been lots of times when i have been exactly that.

 

[Mace Dolex]

Because of my quiet demeanor I always get told that I'm nice but deep down whenever I get pissed I haul off and spout every curse in the book, funny thing is when people hear me they get a shocked look on their face.

 

[Marx]

Well every time I posted a pic of myself on the photo album thread I've gotten comments about looking like a child molester or a serial killer.

And I just recently found out that apparently my ex's mom thought I was creepy.

Have you really?

I always thought you looked like Elijah Wood...

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

Have you really?

I always thought you looked like Elijah Wood...

 

[Marx]

That's not what I meant.