Don't call something it is not!

Reader beware: Don't call something it really isn't. It doesn't matter if you are exhibiting innocent ignorance or simply are not as well versed as someone else. IT DOESN'T MATTER! You're going to piss someone off, I almost guarantee it. This has happened to me several times in my life, but I'm thinking of one instance in particular. This happened to me in the summer of '06. I was having a conversation at my place of employment with a co-worker. It went something like this:

Joey: Blah Blah Blah *small talk* Blah Blah Blah
Other guy: Well, I bought a new car over the weekend.
Joey: Really? What kind?
Other guy: It's right out there. *proudly gestures out the window to a blue car in the lot*
Joey: Oh, nice. What is that, a Neon?
Other guy: *blinks* Nooooo. It's a Subaru WRX.
Joey: *blank stare* Oh.
Other guy: *looks at Joey like an idiot* *thinks bad things about Joey*

Granted, those two cars aren't in the same league. I know a bit more about cars now, and can understand why he got a little annoyed/pissed. But, seriously?


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C'mon they look similar, at least to someone without much knowledge of cars. Especially when looking head-on at the car, the lights look similar enough. But, that doesn't matter, as stated before. People feel threatened if something they are interested in/have bought does not have the same effect on someone else. Even worse, if you miscategorize said item/concept/whatever, they may get super pissed.

I'll end with an amazing example of what I'm talking about.