Are people who ASSUME things about others less intelligent than the average....

I am hedging my bets that people who assume (incorrectly) about people - either groups or individually - are LESS INTELLIGENT, because someone with a brain would know better than to assume based on well... nothing. I reserve assumptions until I have actually interacted with someone so I have some REAL evidence to go on. That's not to say that people do not form assumptions, PRIVATELY - but it is clearly showing an absence of intelligence to SPOUT YOUR ASSUMPTIONS in front of or TO the person. You risk making a gigantic fool of yourself, in 97% or more of cases your assumption will be incorrect, partially incorrect, or simply amuse or annoy the person who will then probably not want anything else to do with you.... A wise person remembers that we have two ears and only one mouth for a reason. Learn some actual information about a person before believing you know anything about them.

Well I normally keep my assumptions to myself. Generally because I assume that even if I told someone what I believe, it would not help them. The only time I tell someone what I believe in a specific situation, is if that person requests to know, and I generally avoid that question if possible. (again because it is normally a waste to tell them). However, I will say that I have rarely been wrong in my assumptions. I doubt you would believe me if I explained every instance, so why waste your time. Be well :)

Unless you tell them . Excuse me.. no I am not fat because I eat pizzas and sub sandwiches and gorge on chocolate pie all day. I have a disease which requires medication that makes me bloat and I have arthritis in my knees which keeps me from being able to be as active as I would like. Thanks for your concern. No, I am not puerto rican. I'm not vietnamese. I don't eat cats, dogs, or speak swahili. Are you deaf or do you just not understand ENGLISH? Yes, we are in the US and people here DO speak english. I did not get pregnant at age 12 and I'm not single or on welfare. I'm not unemployed because I got fired. I'm unemployed because I'm RETIRED... and so on and so forth. LOL!

Hmmm. But it is a sign that they have a lack of common sense at least... to blurt something with NO EVIDENCE OF TRUTH behind it... especially concerning a stranger they don't even know lol. Or maybe that's called being obtuse and having no filters.