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sailorstarsun) wrote2012-10-16 07:57 pm
sailorstarsun) wrote2012-10-16 07:57 pm
assumptions
Often, especially lately, it's assumed that I'm a college student here. Which, given my advanced age, is rather flattering. Ya know, if I'd gone to college right after high school like a normal person, I'd still have graduated (at the B.A. level) over 10 years ago. So while I always feel old, as I am always older than everyone I know and everyone I meet, having people ask "What school do you go to?" "What are you majoring in?" "You go to Utsunomiya University, right?" feels kind of good.
But today's assumption, after telling the little old man that I wasn't actually a student, was "But you're from Russia, right?"
*laugh*
WTF? Where does Russia come from? I assure you, there is nothing outwardly Russian about me.
Now, a few things.
1. When I think about it, someone assuming I'm a student after seeing me at a restaurant might almost make sense. Whenever I go out to eat, I spend the time hunched over a notebook, going over "notes" (actually, I'm writing porn).
2. I wonder if the Russian thing was because of my jacket. I call it my Marching Band Leader jacket, but someone could possibly draw other conclusions.
3. It still doesn't beat the time, while I was wearing my Daisya cosplay at AX one year, I had some Mexican guy come running after me, yelling "Are you French!?"
Just... WTF?
But today's assumption, after telling the little old man that I wasn't actually a student, was "But you're from Russia, right?"
*laugh*
WTF? Where does Russia come from? I assure you, there is nothing outwardly Russian about me.
Now, a few things.
1. When I think about it, someone assuming I'm a student after seeing me at a restaurant might almost make sense. Whenever I go out to eat, I spend the time hunched over a notebook, going over "notes" (actually, I'm writing porn).
2. I wonder if the Russian thing was because of my jacket. I call it my Marching Band Leader jacket, but someone could possibly draw other conclusions.
3. It still doesn't beat the time, while I was wearing my Daisya cosplay at AX one year, I had some Mexican guy come running after me, yelling "Are you French!?"
Just... WTF?