Unfortunately common

Several people that ive spoken to have annoyed me recently with their inability to look beyond their original  one dimensional casual view point .

1) I was chatting to a woman who farms near us at a annual lamb sale . Due to the requirements and expectations of this " top end " sale much preparation and work is put into making the animals look right . I said I had little enthusiasm for this part of farming due to its silly fashion / appearance  based messing around . I saw it as wasted time and for visual purposes only and my time would be better spent doing something more productive . She looked shocked and started to ask me if I had " enthusiasm " for the rest of my job , listing several areas . I despaired . She equated what I said about one aspect of the farming year and applied it to the entire farm . How stupid ! People can only deal with one idea then apply it to everything . They have no sense of relativity at all . One dimensional .
     
2) Another day I was talking to a farmer I bought a car off who I bump into every now and again . He said his father had seen me recently when I was selling cattle at the mart . He then went on to say three times that  he thought by his fathers description that it must have been me . Three times he said " by my fathers description of you I thought it must be you " . This is nothing new . People only remember one physical feature about you . If your tall , fat . thin , ect or have a distinctive feature  ( cue high school paranoia  creeping up again )   . People see you as one dimensional and there is NOTHING  you can do about it ! Only the long passage of time can if you are lucky change this !