What detail about yourselves are you sick and tired of having to explain to new people you meet over and over again?

1. I have alopecia. I have been bald my whole life. when I was a kid, people thought I had cancer when I was a teen they thought I was a punk/nazi when I was an adult they thought I was a skinhead Now as a middle aged man, they just think I'm old. LOL
   — politicalatheist1


2. My hair. Ever since I stopped putting my hair in braids I've gotten questions like, "Wow how did you get your hair like that?" Like, Idk I was born?
   — mij3i


3. I’m allergic to milk. No, it’s not lactose intolerance. If I drink milk I’ll die. No, I can’t eat ice cream. I don’t miss it because I’ve never tasted it.
   — nyet-marionetka






4. I'm not Mexican I'm Filipino. It's really not that complicated, guys.
   — phantomatlarge


5. That not everybody with tourettes screams and swears
   — HughJardon343


6. Yes it's an unusual surname. No, you probably never met anybody with that name before. No, I don't actually know where it originated. I agree, it certainly doesn't sound like an Irish name. Yes, maybe Norse/German/Whatever.
   — MeOulSegosha






7. That it is possible for a white person to originally be from Africa.
   — Only_One_Kenobi


8. It's somewhat unusual these days, but asking me about my glasses and wanting to try them on is tiresome in the long run.
   — PM_UR_NUDES_4_RATING


9. That my nickname comes from my middle name, not my first name, which I don't use because it sounds too professional/old-fashioned and there aren't any good abbreviations for it other than Ace, and I'm no Ace to be sure.
   — PalmBeacham






10. Why my teeth are fucked up. When I was 9 I fainted in class and it knocked out part of my two front teeth and greatly shifted their position. My family couldn't afford a more permanent solution so I would get fillings which would cone out every few years due to how often they were used. It lead to uneven wear on my bottom teeth, and after I got one of my front teeth removed (broken root) my teeth are just really fucked up looking. It has made me really self conscious and I almost never smile anymore. I was planning on saving up when I had a decent job but I had to leave for medical reasons and now I've been unemployed for almost a year.
    — rsgamg