# Strange prejudices you have **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296 "2011-02-14T14:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/281 "2011-02-16T09:08:50Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I HAVE ANOTHER PREJUDICE > > I am prejudiced against people who like Primer. Me too, but only because I’m not intelligent enough to have understood everything that happened in it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/282 "2011-02-16T09:20:33Z")
> [@Incref](#): > > You are missing out! Pick up anything by Robin Hobb and I think you’ll change your mind! Sorry - I gave up three quarters of the way through the second Assassin book. Stupid, stupid characters. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/283 "2011-02-16T09:25:34Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > Yeah, when I was young I was sure I’d have a PhD and tenure before I turned 30. > > [Relevant video.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTNwPJvOI8) 😃 It’s funny coz it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/284 "2011-02-16T13:05:56Z")
> [@Trubie](#): > > Most schools will not take all of your credits. You even said you have to choose the right classes. What are these right classes. You find the right classes in the [Articulation Agreements](http://www.citytowninfo.com/education-articles/community-colleges/community-colleges-and-articulation-agreements) that are made between 2 year and 4 year schools. Ignorance fought. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/285 "2011-02-16T13:28:19Z")
My prejudice probably isn’t very strange, but in view of the recent turn of the thread, it may be relevant after all: Whenever I meet someone who is more interested in which degree they have and where they got it, than what they know and are able to do, I immediately label the person as a douchebag, and I rarely listen to their arguments. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/286 "2011-02-16T13:35:42Z")
My community college and my 4-year university (which I got into straight out of high school) had one of those agreements. I took all my General Education requirements at CC and my major and minor courses at the 4-year school. The transferring courses had the same course names and numbers at both schools. All I missed out on was the 200+ student lectures taught by TAs who didn’t even have their postgraduate degrees yet, which is how those low-level courses work at the 4-year universities. And my law school accepted both just the same, and despite the fact that I went to monkey school for a couple of years, somehow felt me deserving of a full-ride scholarship. And now I have my dream job. Clearly, I have gotten something out of my terrible education that you have not. Also, I am not the same person who posted about the President attending CC, so if you were coyly referring to me upthread, I’d hope that you work on your reading comprehension before you attempt to teach others with your Bachelor’s degree. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/287 "2011-02-16T13:57:29Z")
I am prejudiced against people who cut across traffic to get a Tim Horton’s fix in the morning. I get it that you like your Tim’s fix, but pulling a dangerous left hand turn across traffic to make an awkward zip into the drive through lane endangers others. Wait patiently for space to make the turn or go around the block and make a right hand turn safely into the parking lot. Besides, Robin’s coffee is better. _ducks and runs from the rest of the Canadian Dopers who are massively addicted_ ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/288 "2011-02-16T14:01:47Z")
> [@Norse](#): > > My prejudice probably isn’t very strange, but in view of the recent turn of the thread, it may be relevant after all: > > Whenever I meet someone who is more interested in which degree they have and where they got it, than what they know and are able to do, I immediately label the person as a douchebag, and I rarely listen to their arguments. QFT. I also am irrationally prejudiced against people who quote passages and then put an acronym behind it instead of adding something substantial, so: Yay, I agree with you. Also, I am afraid to let them teach my child or “babysit” them for the day while the regular teacher is out sick or attending workshops or what have you. I hope my child’s regular teacher wrote out a good lesson plan for the day. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/289 "2011-02-16T14:06:41Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > You’re actually not worth the effort it would take to get riled up about you. All I said was that I’m surprised that you hadn’t been Pitted, not that I had the desire to see it done. I don’t have a dog in the fight, so to speak, about the educational bias you have > > You’d figure someone who thinks as highly of themself as you seem to would have better reading comprehension skills. What do you expect? She’s smoking a blunt. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/290 "2011-02-16T14:48:23Z")
> [@Trubie](#): > > I’ll stay forever. 🙂 Thank you! You just reminded me… I’m irrationally prejudiced against Formaldehyde. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/291 "2011-02-16T15:14:47Z")
> [@Trubie](#): > > I’m not bothered by them not agreeing with me. I just think it’s odd my opinion is always questioned. If I get banned I suppose that’s fine. I am who I am. I’m going to be PC and change my opinions even if they’re disliked. It’s not about that. It’s that this is a community and you aren’t making any attempt to be part of the community. Your opinions are not so unique or special that we need to hear them above all else. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/292 "2011-02-16T15:45:14Z")
> [@Digital\_Stimulus](#): > > Interesting, in that it brought one to mind for me. I have this irrational prejudice _against_ people who frequently travel/vacation. I can’t help having the sense that they’re just engaging in superficial pseudo-experiences just to impress others. If I want to experience another place/culture, I want to _live_ there for at least 6 months. So I lived in Mexico City for a year and half, but only took a long weekend trip to Oaxaca (and until now haven’t mentioned it to anyone and thus haven’t impressed anyone with it), and it was a superficial pseudo-experience? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/293 "2011-02-16T16:16:29Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > So I lived in Mexico City for a year and half, but only took a long weekend trip to Oaxaca (and until now haven’t mentioned it to anyone and thus haven’t impressed anyone with it), and it was a superficial pseudo-experience? :dubious: Yes. Clearly your understanding of my post (and point) is both deep and unerring. I have an overwhelming sense that I’ve unwittingly discovered my spiritual twin. Or, y’know, the opposite of that. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/294 "2011-02-16T16:25:50Z")
I actually prejudge people who bite their nails after age 12. I think it is dirty and childish, spreads germs, and shows that you lack will power to break a bad habit. On the other hand, in my experience, the nail biters (men)are also very good kissers, so there, its not all bad. (I have not tried kissing lady nail biters, so I am not sure if this is a gender specifici thing or not) ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/295 "2011-02-16T16:54:27Z")
A newly developed prejudice (just this week in fact) for me, people who make a big deal about eating asparagus with a fork are arrogant morons who in a just world (not this one) could be beaten with an etiquette book (perferably opened to the page that says asparagus has long been considered a finger food). ---
**Author:** ![beaver\_tagger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@beaver\_tagger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beaver_tagger)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/296 "2011-02-16T17:13:58Z")
People who say they like snow…and the winter…they are just fat and looking for an excuses to hid their ugly bodies in layers of clothes… People who say they have no money and drive around a BMW and go on vacation twice a year…while I jump start my 11 year old VW every morning…and haven’t been anywhere since my honeymoon 13 yrs ago…. ---
**Author:** ![Meyer6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Meyer6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meyer6)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/297 "2011-02-16T17:21:16Z")
> [@Trubie](#): > > Whatever makes you feel better about going to an inferior school. I’m done with the crybaby antics of a lot of members who went to crack head U, i.e. community college. Why do you keep saying that everyone on this board went to ‘inferior’ schools? I think you’ll find that this board tends to be more educated than most, and many members went to well regarded 4 year universities - including many people in this very thread. You can’t just keep dismissing everyone elses opinion as sour grapes when they have no personal reason to feel defensive about community college. Well, you can, but surely your ‘real’ school taught you better than that. Incidentally, did you ever take an English class? It is required of all undergrads at both universities I’ve attended, and let’s just say I don’t see a lot of evidence of it in you. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/298 "2011-02-16T17:34:20Z")
> [@Digital\_Stimulus](#): > > If I want to experience another place/culture, I want to _live_ there for at least 6 months. Just out of curiosity, have you ever done this? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/299 "2011-02-16T17:53:27Z")
> [@Meyer6](#): > > Why do you keep saying that everyone on this board went to ‘inferior’ schools? I think you’ll find that this board tends to be more educated than most, and many members went to well regarded 4 year universities - including many people in this very thread. You can’t just keep dismissing everyone elses opinion as sour grapes when they have no personal reason to feel defensive about community college. Well, you can, but surely your ‘real’ school taught you better than that. > > . Indeed. I went to a “top five” law school, and a pretty good undergrad. My daughter attends the most expensive college in the US, according to\*\* Hazel’s\*\* post above. I’ve never even set foot in a community college building. However, I know enough to know the “strange prejudice” he/she expresses about community colleges is unfounded. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296/300 "2011-02-16T17:58:00Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > Just out of curiosity, have you ever done this? Not internationally. I’d like to point out that I recognize this prejudice as irrational, if only due to its sheer _impracticality_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-prejudices-you-have/571296.md?page=16)