In general....

If there's one thing that kinda bugs me is people making generalizations about other people based on race, religion, looks, certain characteristics, or based on pretty much anything. Even if it's a good generalization, I don't think it's fair to lump people with certain traits/abilities in a certain group and then believe they all do certain things the same way. Like for some reason, whenever I tell anybody that I'm on scholarship from Monash, most people seem to think that either a) I'm such a genius that I don't need to study at all and I can still get superb grades, or b) I do nothing else but study so I can get good grades. Of course, those are not bad assumptions, but they are still a tad (but not immensely) annoying for the simple reason that they are not true.
Firstly, I have to study hard like everyone to get good grades, although granted my good grades may also be due to some genetic disposition to excel under the slave-driving education system of university. But genetics or not, I still have to study. If I don't study, the answers aren't gonna miraculously come into my brain through some divine intervention during the exams. I'll just flunk! And yet, I go around talking to my buddies, and whenever in comes to the topic of exams, some of them automatically assume I'll ace without breaking a sweat. Case in point this conversation I had with individual A some time back:
A: So have you started studying yet?
Me: Nope
A: Oh, you'll do fine coz' you're a genius
Me: -_-'

That's not so bad. But just as equally annoying is the assumption that I do nothing else with my life except study. Excuuuse me, but I spent half my days on the weekends going out and doing stuff at Taekwondo class and church. And on the weekdays, well, I spend a considerable amount of time bumming in front of the tv. Heh. Maybe I don't go out shopping or partying a lot, but that's only because I have better things to do with my time and money. Yet I get be part of wonderful conversations such as these:
B: Wei, you started studying already ah?
Me: Nope
B: Yeah right!
Me: -_-' If you're not gonna believe me, why ask me in the first place?
B: Hehehe! *malu*

Of course, I'm not griping about this to make myself sound like some poor victim, coz' after all, how can a Monash full scholar possibly be a victim eh? *bright shiny grin here* Ahem...I'm just highlighting the annoyingness of making generalizations about people. Buuuut I guess everyone does it to some extent, including me (although I try very hard not to!). I just hope that people would make a conscious effort not to make generalizations, coz' once generalizations turn to prejudice, that can turn to dislike, which can turn to hate, which can manifests into a heckuva lot of other uglier things. But that's another story. :D