I once attended a book exposition fair, and I heard a participant saying something in the line of: „Why is well-known person X invited to speak to a book exposition, the person is not a real writer?”.
When I was a photographer, some people gave me superior looks – why do I do that? Taking photos is easy, thus I must be a very simple person, not capable of doing more in life.
After arriving in London, in 2015, my status changed, I suddenly had two heads and 4 hands. People, suddenly, became interested in my position in London.
Prejudice.
It’s helpful for survival, not so pleasant when people judge you in the blink of an eye, giving you a superior look.
It’s really true – Pride and Prejudice – Wikipedia.