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That I'm upset when I'm not at all. I've just always had resting b face lol.
Same here....I just had a dental appointment today, and I felt fine. They were doing a crown. I wasn't in the least bit nervous, actually I felt a little bored. But for some reason they thought I was upset about something. Look, I'm NOT afraid of the dentist! Maybe the face I pulled had him afraid of me?
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I'm a straight guy, but several times recently someone has mistaken me for a woman, calling me "ma'am", since I started wearing my hair at a length typical of a short-haired woman, also some of my (unisex) clothing choices, and the way I wear them.
I don't get my undies in a wad over it, I've been trying to have a little more pizzazz, and I take this as a sign that it's working!
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I'm a straight guy, but several times recently someone has mistaken me for a woman, calling me "ma'am", since I started wearing my hair at a length typical of a short-haired woman, also some of my (unisex) clothing choices, and the way I wear them.
I don't get my undies in a wad over it, I've been trying to have a little more pizzazz, and I take this as a sign that it's working!
This is a better problem than I have. Everyone accuses me of being gay because I speak proper English and am intelligent despite being from the hood.
At this stage of my life I don't think people have any misconceptions about me. I am pretty much "What you see is what you get". I am polite to people but I don't put up with a lot. I will give anyone an inch and then cut off anyone who tries to take a mile. I am helpful but I expect people to try to help themselves. If they are happy to just let me do everything for them without doing anything for themselves I stop helping (except for my husband because he can't help it). I try to be tactful but truthful. I have been through enough in my life that I have zero patience for people who live their lives acting like a victim.
This is a better problem than I have. Everyone accuses me of being gay because I speak proper English and am intelligent despite being from the hood.
You do know that usually it is a compliment because gay people tend to take care of their exterior? All otherwise manly guys I know who get accused of being gay are clean, well dressed, and well groomed.
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You do know that usually it is a compliment because gay people tend to take care of their exterior? All otherwise manly guys I know who get accused of being gay are clean, well dressed, and well groomed.
It may be a compliment in LA but it sure ain't one in Virginia. I've lived here nearly 25 years, I know.
People assume that because I can perform (sing) in front of hundreds of people I am also comfortable with public speaking. They couldn't be more wrong. Although I sometimes am called upon to make a speech or give a presentation at a private or public event, what the audience doesn't know is that I'm so terrified that my knees shake, my hands tremble and I can hardly stand up at the podium.
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Same here....I just had a dental appointment today, and I felt fine. They were doing a crown. I wasn't in the least bit nervous, actually I felt a little bored. But for some reason they thought I was upset about something. Look, I'm NOT afraid of the dentist! Maybe the face I pulled had him afraid of me?
I have similar experiences sometimes. My resting face is occasionally perceived as serious or upset, and I'm not trying to convey either sentiment. Sometimes if I'm waiting to pick up an order at a store or restaurant, the person repeatedly apologizes to me for any delay as if I'm appearing to be really upset, when I'm not at all. I guess to the extent that it gets me faster service, I'll take it.
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