Common misconceptions people have about you
 

Inspired by the "Top questions people ask you" thread.....

What are do people believe to be true about you, that's not at all?

Because I like higher-end stuff, like Tiffany jewelry, Prada, Coach, etc., people assume I'm a gold-digger--or extremely superficial. I personally could give two shits what other people have. I just like expensive stuff. :cool:

That's the main one. Other people seem to assume I have lots of boyfriends (I wish!!!) while certain family members believe I NEVER date (also not true) because I never bring guys to family functions.

Re: Common misconceptions people have about you
 

that's a lot like me. my dad spoils me, so everyone thinks im a superficial brat when really i never asked for anything... he just gives stuff to me randomlly.

also, ppl think im some crazy femnazi bitch bc i am a feminist and work with women's groups in my city. for some reason ppl assume feminist = bitch. not true!

and i can especially relate to the guys thing. my extended family and dad probably think i have never even been on a date bc when i was very young (were talking like 7 years old here) i was shy around boys. they still see me as that 7 yr old, and since they live so far away, they have kept that mindset. but on the other side of the coin, ppl i barely know think ive had a million bf's simply bc im in a sorority... which is so not true, i've dated my share, but i've only had one real bf.

Well I just found out my mother has had suspicions that I'm a lesbian! Just because I have short hair. No, sorry mom, me lovey the peenie too much for that!

Also, people think that I hate my "race" which is absolutely untrue. I am sympathetic to the plights of ALL people!

People have always though my family was rich even though we're just like everybody else...maybe it's because I'm anal about wearing clean, pressed clothes or something. Who knows.

I also get the "miss goody-goody" accusation because I don't drink much.

Oh, and some people tend to think I'm very racist...my family is, I won't lie, but I don't think I am.

Some people think I'm a "sell out" to my ethnicity because not all that interested in the whole bubble tea/kareoke craze.

People come into My Store and Think I have a Degree of Ear Bending by Morons who want to tell me about their kids, Pets, surgery, or anything else!:( Trust me there is a lot more! Jail food always gets me! Yes, it do suck! DA!

God, the only thing I want in Sympathy is SEX!;)

Just because I'm Jewish and American, people assume I'm a JAP.

When people find out I'm a Jew by choice, they often assume that I converted for my husband's sake. Nope - I chose my own path for my own reasons, and if he'd insisted that I convert for him, we would not be married today.

A number of my associates think my husband and I are trying to start a family. Not yet - stop looking at me as if you expect a baby to pop out any second!

These same associates believe that I will cheerfully quit my job and be a stay-at-home mom. Nope, not gonna happen.

Some people think that because I'm a librarian, I am real straight-laced, uptight, goody-goody.

Boy, do I have them fooled!!:p

a few ppl have a few misconceptions about me....

1. they think i am a spoiled lil rich girl because my house and car , college and all furnishings were pretty much paid for by my grandparents before, during and after marriage but in fact that they come to find out i am the most unspoiled person ever and i give thanks for the blessings i have on a daily basis.

2. they realize i am not a dumb blonde and that i am pretty smart and that i have a good head on my shoulders and can give pretty good advice.


3. They think that I am terminally happy all the time and i never get down or have a bad day....... i only let ppl see what i want them to see....

and i am not a goodie goody! yes i have let a very sheltered life and yes i go to church and yes i dont party but i not so blind as others think i am.

Because I am quiet and pretty shy, people always think I'm a bitch and stuck up... once they get to know me and I open up, they realize that is completely wrong.

Also, people always think I am really innocent. I guess it's because I look like I'm still in high school rather than a junior in college and because I'm just really cute, as opposed to pretty or sexy... and by the way, I HATE always being called cute. Why can't I be hot for once???

OMG that is the other misconception ppl have of me too!:(
I hate it!

i am very shy have always been shy and i can be very quiet if i dont know you and some preceive it to be i am a stuck up bitch . I have a terminal case of shyness if i dont know ppl in a gathering i am quiet or i can be a chatterbox because i am very nervous and get that label all the time...... OOOOOH i hate that!

People think I have a boyfriend and are surprised to find out I don't... I'm happily single, too busy concentrating on a career for a boyfriend right now.

People think I don't eat anything or that I work out all the time... as I've stated it's just my high metabolism.

People think that since I have a degree in music I will know any song they ask me about. Someone at work asked who wrote this one-hit-wonder 50's song and when I didn't know got miffed...get a life!

Also, people tend to assume that I wouldn't know about anything BUT music. Most people are very surprised to find out that I am well-educated in MANY areas.

People think that since I am thin I must be really comfortable about my body. Let's put it this way - when I finally hit the C-cup in 8th grade, I wore sports bras to flatten my chest...so, no, we are not all satisfied or comfortable. Everyone has insecurities.

People up here assume that I hold certain political or social beliefs just because I am southern. Yes, I am Christian and southern, but that doesn't mean I believe that a woman's place is in the home or that gay people are going to hell!

My Top Misconceptions
 

That I am a space cadet because i'm blonde

That I'm a bitch because I speak my mind

eta: and the newest one is that I dye my hair blonde, because I dyed it brown to avoid misconception #1. Well, I got my senior portraits/composite pictures back and decided my hair looked like crap. So i dyed it back to its orginal color....or so I thought. I'm about 2 shades too blonde, and now it kinda does look fake when I pull it back

I don't get my stuff done because I'm denots a lot; wrong buddy, ask anyone who knows the workload I carry.

I can't compete well in sports because I'm chunky; even my biggest critics have said it: "Stan is pretty agile for a fat guy." Don't let the flab fool ya, I can defend that goal for a full 90 minutes.

I crave drama; nope, I just give stuff more thought than you do.

1. they think i am a spoiled lil rich girl because my house and car , college and all furnishings were pretty much paid for by my grandparents before, during and after marriage but in fact that they come to find out i am the most unspoiled person ever and i give thanks for the blessings i have on a daily basis.
--Quote by Cutie
Ditto!!!

2. People assume that b/c I am live in a VERY small country town that I am a stupid redneck. (People also assume that I am still in this town b/c I cannot leave. -- I left and came back. I choose to stay b/c I have seen what is out there and like the small town atmosphere better...)

3. People assume that I am under 18 when I have my hair pulled back in a ponytail. (I am 25...) I get ID'd at rated R movies all of the time...

4. People assume that I "got knocked up" since I have been told by my doc to stop wearing jewelry/wedding ring. I actually had a woman hand me a bible pamphlet the other day on campus b/c she thought I was an "unmarried sinner..." I feel like wearing a big sign that says, "Stop staring... I am married, but I can't wear my ring right now!!!" Of course, I am sure this doesn't happen outside of the "Bible Belt..."

Thats actually the definition of a redneck, someone who chooses to live in a small town in the middle of nowhere.

Its like complaining that people think you are a New Yorker because you are from New York.

Actually, according to dictionary.com, the definition of redneck is:

1. Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring class, especially in the southern United States.
2. A white person regarded as having a provincial, conservative, often bigoted attitude.

Especially under definition number two, where one is from does not determine whether one is a redneck. There can be rednecks living in a big city. It's not the same thing as being called a New Yorker or a Chicagoan or anything like that. By your reasoning, I would be a redneck. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL! I don't think they'd want to have me!

Yeah you hang out at Excalibur and go drinking at Bar Chicago so you're definitely not a redneck.

-Rudey

OMG, the first time I was in Chicago, my friend made me go to Excalibur. Terrible.

Yeah Valkyrie is like 45 and hangs out there a lot.

-Rudey

People assume that I'm either : a.) spoiled- only child
b.) a redneck (only when I'm out of town) or c.) a whore - all my friends are mostly guys and I guess girls before getting to know me think that I sleep with all of them and more. Totally not true!

Well lets see....

Because I oppose drugs in the chapter everyone assumes I've never touched the stuff.... very wrong.

Also that because I'm older I don't think or party like the other guys.... I just have experience tell me when it's a mistake.

1. That I'm 17yrs old or younger
2. That I'm paying attention :p
3. That I'm shy/quiet
4. That I speak spanish (working on it)

people are often surprised when they find out i'm a huge baseball fan, i listen to classic rock, and am into technical theater and working with power tools. ...i don't really dress/act like the other girls that fit that description i guess.

it's actually beginning to get annoying.

*that I'm much younger than I really am (I'm 22, look 16ish), and therefore I'm really immature and have no clue what's going on. Quite the opposite.

*that I'm some little quiet, innocent girl... Maybe that was me in high school, but definitely not now!

*that, because I'm from New Jersey, I'll have some sort of obnoxious accent, which they'll proceed to imitate for me (that I've never actually heard anywhere in Jersey)

*that, as a French major, I will be reeeeeeally impressed when they ask "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?" At least that gives me an opportunity to practice my French insults when I reply....

*that because I'm a French major and go to school in Canada, I'm completely anti-American. Get a life...

Because I'm tall (5'10") I must have played basketball. (This was mostly while I was still in high school.) Nope. I'm uncoordinated as hell. :p

i got that a lot! and have never played.

LOL! People I went to HS with still see me in that way too. If some of them could know me now.......;)

Because I like to shop, am really into clothes and like to talk about boys a lot, I think a lot of people assume I'm really ditzy. I actually graduated college with honors :)

Remember, when you assume you make an ass out of you and me. :)

People think that I must have been Miss America at some point in my life.

No really.

My best friend thought I was a lesbian last year.

Did you make out with her and prove her right? :)

-Rudey

Yea I did. I was like I'm not a lesbian.....uhh wanna make out?

Some people think I have an attitude. But they quickly change their minds once they get to know me :D :D

That I am a really Nice Guy!:)

HAHA, I can Be at Times!:o

I honestly don't know. I don't care. Screw them all.:p

people do not think that i am very friendly cause i dont talk very much