What is one thing people don’t expect about you?

[Neb]

People often think I’m great at language learning since I’m taking a difficult language as a major, but it’s not true. I’m actually very slow at the process. Every piece of grammar and vocabulary takes a ton of repetition to stick in my mind. I also get intimidated by the material easily. The only thing I have an advantage in is my persistence. Despite many of my classmates quitting, I still keep going. My grades in the subject aren’t the best and I struggle with every bit of it, but I refuse to give up.

 

[Croconaw]

Another thing is my taste in music. I like Psychedelic Rock and similar genres which is why I listen to 60s/70s music a lot. When one of my older friends found out about that, he didn’t believe me at first.

People don’t believe me when I tell them the types of music I listen to. I feel like a lot of misconceptions are made about me, partly due to my appearance. Sometimes I’ll even get questions about the type of music just so they can clarify that I’m not lying, which I personally find ridiculous.

 

[VanitasFan26]

People seem to think that I need to have friends just to communicate better. I really hate talking about this and its very personal. I don't make friends anymore because I had enough with being backstabbed all the time. Before anyone asks why, its just that because I came to the conclusion nobody will ever understand what I go through. They don't know how it feels like to be abused, neglected, manipulated, and of course the most painful one being backstabbed by those who you thought they were people that cared about you, but then turned their backs on you. For an autistic like me its really hard because I feel like barely anyone understands that mental illness.

Combined that with depression it makes it a lot more difficult. I know there is kind people out there, but the biggest is we live in a time where its easy to spot really kind people, but deep down they can turn into something you would not expect them to be in a bad way. I'm just saying how I've been deal with this throughout my life. Not just on the internet, but in real life too.

Also I've used to have friends who I thought were really kind to me but they turned out to be fake. They were only my friend just to take advantage of me. It seems like everything when they talk to me they want something from me or they just feel the need to tell me to do something for them that they cannot do themselves. Me being stubborn that I was I just took the bait and did everything for them. When I noticed that they stopped talking to me they were telling me how they don't need me anymore because they got what they want.

Don't misunderstand its not like I am saying that "everyone" is bad but throughout my life this is the type of crap I had to deal with. You may not understand it too well but there are many people out there who try to be your friend just to get things out of you and then next thing you know they will not want to be around you anymore.

This is why I say I am not making more friends and truth be told I am just better off having no friends. People may disagree with me thats fine I but in my personal opinion I am just better off without them. I have to take time to care for myself and not let people tell me things to bring me down or feel a certain way that benefits them and not me.

 

[skarmoury]

I don’t talk too much when I first meet someone which is why people often think I am shy. I am really not shy, though. I talk very much when I know someone, and people always find that very surprising.

People think opposite for me! I tend to be really loud or peppy when talking to people I know (even if I'm not close with them), which gives the impression that I'm an extrovert. I'm actually an ambivert, which isn't that far from extroversion, but I'd like to make that distinction regardless. I think I'm a little bit more introverted than I am extroverted; I like staying at home and being by myself a lot of times, and I don't usually talk to a whole lot of people online. I like meeting people, I like talking with people, but I also like low-maintenance friendships and friend groups so I usually don't chat people daily or reply a whole ton. I remember telling someone I was a little more introverted and they laughed like really loudly because they thought I was joking lmao.

In addition, people don't really expect that I used to be a swimmer. I joined a whole lot of competitions when I was really young, I got a lot of medals, and I was invited to join the national swim team (though I declined bc I was tired asf). Granted, swimming wasn't my favorite sport, and in fact I hated it, but hey, it's a fun fact to tell people.

 

[LittleMissPanda]

Since I mostly like to keep to myself people think I'm not too expressive/talkative or they think I'm quiet and awkward but really, when I'm comfortable enough or just don't care at that moment I unleash my inner ghetto and leave everyone shook lmaooooo and when I say one or two swear words people be like

One other thing: I'm 31 and people think I'm 10 years younger. I like to play a game with them and ask, "How old do you think I am?" and be amused at their responses. Hey if you got it you got it~

 

[allainah]

I'm shy so people always assume I'm quiet too but I can be very excitable and loud if I know you
Also people tend to always think I'm sweet/nice? Which I try to be always, but make me mad and I can get pretty scary or mean af

 

[DaisyFan]

Looking young, but I am older than everyone thinks. I'm in my late 20s, and people think that I'm in my late teens or early 20s. Yes, this happens all the time.

 

[skarmoury]

This is so shallow and I just thought about it as I'm doing a paper, but my friends and boyfriend are surprised I can cite a journal in APA from scratch. They all use automatic citation machines/websites and they'd recommend me some of it, but I say it's always been easier for me to do it on my own. I went to a STEM-focused high school and they taught us how to do references, and we'd get deductions if we even missed a single comma or italicized the wrong number. So yeah, I kinda carried the discipline of doing proper citations myself for many years. I had no idea it would still be useful until now.

 

[King koopa]

Normally in real life i'm very chill and appear extrovertish. However people always get suprised when I get angry. I remember one time I got shocked by a piece of metal and I swore, and everyone in the room was like:
And another thing: I'm 17 and I do have a car (got it last year) and for some reason people think I'm 19-21. Like people could see me walking by and they would ask me what college I go to, and I would say, "none at the moment" and they would look at me like I'm crazy.

 

[Snowesque]

I'm told I generally present as a quiet person, though that's not accurate. I'll talk a lot when I want to or if it's needed. I just have no interest in maintaining a conversation for multiple reasons.

 

[Sgt.Groove]

I study field botany and mycology.
My main interest being mycoheterotrophic plants :>

(Makes way more sense if you know me irl, but eh)

 

[honeyaura]

I have such a baby face. I turn 29 this month and the students I once taught thought I was one of the high schoolers. So, when I'm loud and direct, I feel the shock in the room when students and other adults hear me.

Generally speaking, just being direct and fierce (learning I have to be to survive eh?) on top of a usually "softer" personality. I dunno lol.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I think outside the box and I tend to use "logic" whenever I'm discussing different topics.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I think people are prob surprised by how stern and assertive I can be bc I tend to be outwardly submissive and I stay quiet to keep the peace. but trust me if I ever need to stand up to someone you can bet I will.

also prob the fact that I swear a lot lol. I've had quite a few people tell me I don't look like the kind of person who would swear.

one last thing, like @/honeyaura I also look much younger than I am so when I tell people I'm 23 they're like lmao what I thought you were 15

 

[Envy]

People might be surprised to learn that I listen to Punk and Ska Punk. You have to realize that I have been nicknamed "Ms. Classical" by friends before even though I listen to other kinds of music, too. But Punk/Ska Punk is a bit of an oddity even stacked up with ALL of the music I listen to because I almost exclusively listen to softer music, and thus it's bound to raise eyebrows. lol

I'm curious to assume what my coworkers who don't know me very well might think of me. I dress up more than a lot of the rest of the office, I wear lots of florals, dresses, jewelry. My desk is adorned with cute unicorns/ponies. I'd hazard to guess I'm probably see as pretty basic. xD Probably wouldn't even assume I play video games or listen to anything other than pop. BUT I don't know what they actually think, so...

I say, it's important to dress with what makes you feel the best and to not be afraid of having "childish" or "basic" interests. Even though "basic" is not what describes me in many senses. We're all a little "basic". xD

 

[honeyaura]

I’m usually soft-spoken, and don’t really talk much (I force it when I’m trying to be social lol so it’s not awkward). But when I was teaching, I had to “flip a switch” and become assertive, stern, and strict. I have a baby face too, so this would throw people off lol

 

[Aniko]

Pretty much everything, haha, people don't expect anything from me which makes my life a lot easier. Seriously I don't know, it seems that everything I do or I say comes like a surprise. Recently it was the fact that I scream PUPPY!! with a tiny voice as soon as I see a dog.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

I can shove my hand up to the web of my thumb into my mouth with ease and the same with a third of my foot. And I can do this without gagging. And yes I do have a gag reflex, it just doesn’t trigger when I do this. I made one guy actually scream when he saw me shove my hand into my mouth.

 

[Khaoticnoize187]

People don't really expect anything of me knowing how much of a no life neet i really am lol. Otherweise online people surpsingly think i'm friendly once they get to interact with me despite my well less than stellar way of approaching things so to say lol.

 

[Bluelady]

Probably my humor. I tend to be serious and literal most of the time. Whenever I crack a joke, it catches my family off guard.