Mistaken for a girl. And for a homosexual.
I'm a straight bloke, nearly six feet tall, slightly receding hairline, fairly hirsute, slimmish and lacking moobs. However I have been mistaken for a girl.

I should however say that it was many years ago, when I was only about 10 and I was in an optician's with my younger sister, wearing a yellow cagoule(!) with the hood up and zipped right up so only my youthful cherubic face was showing.

"Goodbye, girls", was the farewell from the receptionist. I was mortified.

My sister got good mileage from it though.

I have also been mistaken once for a homosexual, which perturbed me a bit. But I explained politely to the bloke that I didn't bat for his team, so I am still, and intend to remain, "Virginia Bottomley", so to speak.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 1 Jun 2007, 9:21, Reply)