Misconceptions you hate!

[Magicmad5511]

Mainly racial stereotypes. British people being posh, French people being hairy and smelly, Welsh people loving sheep. This sort of thing annoys because it means someone can be judged by where they were born, something that is beyond their control.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

That seems fair. "Hey poorish people, fuck you. You aren't allowed to game unless you pay an extra 40-60 bucks a month, pass a credit check and put down a fair sized deposit if your credit isn't spotless."

OT- People who have kids young are awful parents. I had my son when I was 19. Two more kids later, we are doing pretty damn good.

Yes, it is fucking fair. If you can't afford something you don't buy it, simple as that or do you not understand the basics of budgeting? If a game requires you to be always online and you can't afford to pay for the internet then you don't buy it. If a game requires you to have a dual core 3GHz processor and you can't afford one then you don't buy it, how is that unfair?

I had a long argument written out but fuck that. Have fun with your opinion.

Apologies, I shouldn't have been so hostile, but when I get a sarky response to something that isn't just a black or white issue then I get a little aggressive.

I'll tell you right now that I don't think that there should be always online games, it's a generally bad business practice, you're alienating customers because of it. However, it doesn't deserve half the hate it gets. If you haven't got the money to buy it then you don't buy it, it's that simple. On top of that, it only costs a small amount on top of your phone bill to get broadband, I know this because I just helped my nan get broadband the other day and it only cost an extra £6.50 ($10) to the bill for something like 24MB/s max and 40GB download limit a month. If you can't handle a bill like that then you can't handle buying £40 ($60) games.

I'm not a wealthy guy, my Dad's on the dole and it's not exactly the easiest thing in the world, but I realise that when you're on the bare minimum you get the bare minimum.

Again, I'm sorry for such a heated response.

 

[Dege84]

That rockers and especially metalheads are filthy, junkies, drunks, anarchists and, everybody's favorite, satanists.

 

[Zeema]

that people who play nerds have no social skills

 

[MyFooThurTS]

I'm a vegetarian so I hear these phrases fairly often; 'how do you get your protein?', 'is that why you're so pale/thin?', 'nothing vegetarian tastes good' and the always hilarious 'if you love animals so much, why do you eat all their food?'
That last one's not really a misconception but it stills earns my hate.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

That the phrase 'I could care less' is just what stupid people say when they mean 'I couldn't care less'. 'I could care less' implies that you care very little, but you probably could care a bit less. It's a bit like sarcasm, it's difficult to get across via writing.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

That all Latin American countries look the same. I went to the US 4 times, all 4 times someone thought I was from Europe cause apparently I am not latin enough.

 

[SilentCom]

I don't like how people get their firearms mixed up. There is a difference between submachine guns, assault rifles, and machineguns. A lot of people will just call all of the stated a machinegun. Also, it's annoying when people call any rifle with a scope a sniper rifle. It's not that complicated, seriously.

 

[WolfThomas]

That Australians ride kangaroos...

That's preposterous, every decent fan of The Simpsons know you can't, the only things you need to watch out in Australia are Hitler and the giant boot.

I'll have you know disparaging the boot is a bootable offense.

 

[MrTwo]

that people who play nerds have no social skills

I agree, I too think that those who play nerds should get some friends.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

People from the United States are the only "Americans" in the world. There are two Americas each with multiple countries yet only people from the United States seemed to be Americans.

 

[Sprinal]

Thomas Edison was the greatest inventor ever and he invented the lightbulb.

No, he just stole all his ideas from tesla and hardly invented anything. He was generally an asshole.

You also need to remember that Tesla designed a few things for Edison and Edison promised money...

Said funds never arived (funds were back then $50 000{according to the interwebs so well...}).

So Tesla is a great chap and Edison is not (no suprises really). Also as an Australian it makes me happy that one of the greatest inventors (in my opinion) was born a Serb and NOT American (Not to knock America but it is nice for a change{also alot of inventors are not but are rarely noticed in common knowledge hence why I singled out Tesla}).

OT:
Also I am sick of people thinking all Punks and Goths are Emo...

Don't ask why just trust me that it pisses me off!! (I am not part of said subcultures)

EDIT: I AM ADDING THIS

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-Thinking that Muslim extremists are more of a threat than Christian extremists.

I am inclined to disagree, Christian extremists are much fewer (Now days) than their Muslim counterparts, but I suppose they also have better access to equipment, because the majority would be in the developed world, but I think that it is nullified by the number difference.

Really?

In my studies I have observed that Islamic people are just as nice as Christians (and just as hostile as the case may be). The problem in my opnion is the media. It is merely a small number but as the culture is so different it ends up like trying to compare Romans to Gauls. They are simply two different cultures that have a bad history; and as a member of one there is a bias associated with the other.

/rant

looking back on it now I may have gone off topic..
basic point is, is that both religions have different ethics and do not allways agree. As a result some of the more extreme people on either side get see only the negatives of the other and then push their own opinions far to strong. And these people although few are the ones the media interview.

 

[Smurf McSmurfington]

The misconception that we merely have 5 senses.
http://harvardmedicine.hms.harvard.edu/fascinoma/fivesenses/beyond/extra.php

That everyone east of Germany speaks russian, and russian only... though that misconception seems to be receding these days, thankfully. I mean it has been twenty years or so since the collapse of the USSR, one would imagine that's plenty of time to find out that there are languages other than russian spoken in these parts, and that not all of them are slavic languages.

The common misconception that penguins cannot fly.
Strap a jetpack to 'em and they'll fly. With ease. Hur hur hur.

That irregardless is a word. It isn't.

 

[Yoshemo]

That us people who live in Hawaii all live in grass shacks on the beach, don't wear clothes, and have no electricity. We're civilized like you people in the mainland, dumbasses...

And yes, I've actually had someone ask me that before.

ha I know your pain, some people seem to think everyone in Texas is a cowboy, ride horses around and have six shooters on our hips and ten gallon hats.

Of course not everyone in Texas is like that. Only your politicians are.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

That a given religious text is, literally and word-for-word, the precise and exact will of God, and is not susceptible to misinterpretation.

There's not many people who believe that, but the ones that do exist make it awfully hard for everyone else.

This. This was going to be my answer. I mean, really guys? One single god created us and everything? Ok. :|

 

[Shackels]

That being past the age of physical maturity means you're emotionally mature and intelligent.
That being under the age of physical maturity makes you a emotional child who's stupid as all hell.
That being physically mature means that you know best and everyone who's younger than hyou is a stupid sheep waiting for you to educate them.

 

[Al-Bundy-da-G]

I hate the fact that every thinks the US treats immigrants poorly, compared to almost every other country in the world, (damn Canadians are polite), the US treats them almost apologetically.

How everybody think us canadians are meek and apologetic people! GOD HOW I HATE THAT!

...

Well I am sure not everyone thinks that... but the majority at least. But hell I could be wrong and only half of everyone. Or a quarter. or maybe a tenth.. And if that is the case... I'm sorry... [sub]Don't hate me...[sub] I'm sorry...[/sub][/sub]

I went to Canada and I must say I have never met such a polite people

 

[putowtin]

The misconception that all americans have less IQ than a used yoghurt and that all british people are incredibly upper class and only drink tea and eat scones.

exactly, sometimes I have tea and crumpets!

OT beacause I dress how I dress and have tattoo's I must be a thug/punk/hopeless lay about
(ok the last one may be true)

 

[Azulito]

That people from New Jersey are like people from the 'Jersey Shore'.

My partner is from New Jersey and every time I tell someone that, they istantly bring up the Jersey Shore.

 

[Rylingo]

The idea that fear of something or someone is in any way connected to the respect of it.

Respect and fear, are completely different.