Misconceptions

[Saylor]

I'm very talkative once I get to know people and I can be outgoing in places I'm comfortable in too, but usually I initially stay quiet to those I don't know well unless I'm spoken to first, so people are surprised by it.

People also seem to think I'm very naive and that I've never gotten into trouble, and while the first part is admittedly sort of true, I've definitely gotten into trouble before. I get sent down to my school's office often to talk to the dean or sometimes an officer, and it's always because I accidentally get involved in issues between my friends or family, but still none of my current friends believe that I've ever been in any sort of trouble before.

Also, nobody believes that I'm gay either. I only really came out to close friends just recently when I was sure of it myself, but most of them thought I was joking at first because I didn't look like a lesbian to them or something.

 

[00ToxicLove00]

People don't believe I'm 17 because of how young I look but it's okay because it's a good thing.

 

[EmmaFrost]

People think I'm stuck up - I actually just have bad social anxiety and prefer to keep to myself
People think I've had cosmetic surgery - Nope, not in ways they assume, the only thing I've had done is gotten my nose fixed after it was broken

 

[infinikitten]

People also seem to think I'm very naive and that I've never gotten into trouble, and while the first part is admittedly sort of true, I've definitely gotten into trouble before. I get sent down to my school's office often to talk to the dean or sometimes an officer, and it's always because I accidentally get involved in issues between my friends or family, but still none of my current friends believe that I've ever been in any sort of trouble before.

This applies to me too, in a way. I've calmed down a bunch but I was one of those behind-the-scenes kinds of troublemakers when I was in school (the younger I was, the more argumentative as well; thankfully I grew out of that) and every so often I'll be telling a story about something I'd done in the past and friends/family will be shocked beyond belief.

I'll readily admit I'm pretty naive though.

 

[ACupOfTea]

Everyone thinks I'm quiet and serious, but I can be pretty loud and childish around my friends.

 

[Nuclear Bingo]

People think I'm smart because I know a lot. I'm actually pretty dumb. haha

 

[Bowie]

I'm clueless.

 

[kassie]

I'm very shy/quiet/keep to myself, but I think that is sometimes misinterpreted as arrogant/stuckup. Meh.

Ahhh. I know this too well.

 

[matcha]

i'm really shy and awkward, and i tend to observe people first before i make an effort to talk to them. i probably get looked at as a ***** or as someone rude. i'm also really blunt and sarcastic and not everyone appreciates that so i tend to not make a lot of people happy.

 

[Aryxia]

I'm shy and have resting ***** face, so a lot of people think I'm an *******.

 

[ibelleS]

No, my name isn't spelled/pronounced that way

 

[daniduckyface]

People don't realize that i'm adopted and actually can't speak a word of Chinese...plus people think I look like my mom and she's white with blue eyes. Plus they think my sister and I are blood related and we aren't, both adopted but not from the same family. My age used to throw people off too and I do look older than I am but now that I don't tower over everyone else, it's not as confused as often.

 

[pippy1994]

People frequently mistake me for being younger than I really am.

 

[Midoriya]

Because I'm six foot three and have done karate for eight years, people sometimes assume I'm supposed to be intimidating when I want to be, but I really don't like being intimidating at all.

 

[Piyoko]

From my writing, people assume I'm older than I really am. From my speaking, people assume I'm younger than I really am.

My girlfriend and I met on a creative writing forum. For whatever reason, she assumed that I was 1.4x my actual age and male. I still tease her about it.

 

[Allycat]

I'm blonde and people have told me I look like I'd be dumb.
I got one of the highest scores on my SAT's in my grade.

Misconceptions can really suck.

 

[LaBelleFleur]

My name is Kaitlin. Not Katelynn, Caitlin, Kaitlyn, Kailin, Katlin, or any other variation of that. I also hate it when people I'm not close to shorten my name to Katie or Kait. Only my close friends call me get to call me Kait, and nobody gets to call me Katie, I hate that nickname.

Though I did have a math teacher who called me Katherine for several months (and even got the whole class to sing "Happy Birthday Katherine" when everyone else knew my name was Kaitlin, LOL). That was pretty funny.

/end rant I'm just really sensitive about my name LOL.

 

[Heartcore]

People always seem to think I'm very judgy. Many of my friends have told me, "I thought you hated me before I got to know you!" It's because I have a very dry sarcastic sense of humor and I think it rubs people the wrong way alot of the time. And most of the time I don't really talk to people as I'm shy and really it takes everything I've got to make it through a typical school day lol.

I also hate that people assume that my height=dominance. I am a tall, yet very timid, gussy bottom.

 

[yosugay]

ppl think im a b%#$. which is true.
lol jk

ppl think im a really happy person all the time when rlly im struggling with depression and it just kinda sucks cuz i wanna be a happy person all the time. its just hard yknow?

 

[cosmic-latte]

No, I'm not 12 just because I'm short...