(Also to answer your question, it depends on the context. So, for example, if the person making the assumption is an attractive young woman, then it's probably a compliment. If it's a somewhat conservative elderly person, then they probably think you should get a proper job and thus their judgement is slightly insulting)

17 years old, hair nearly at my shoulders in the back, the front can actually reach beyond my chin if I come out of the shower, covering my entire face, but I push or brush it to the sides so I can actually see something obviously. Other than that, I don't do a whole lot with my hair. I also have a 'flat' beard.
I think that's all the relevant stuff?
All in all I look pretty old for my age.

Last time was an hour ago in the pool. A kid who I estimate 13 years old or so said "you must be a musician".

I guess I can easily be identified as unorthodox or another word I can't think of right now, which is perhaps a musician's thing?

OH MY GOODNESS STEEPHIE HAS FACIAL HAIR!

THEY GROW UP SO FAST!

I've had facial hair for.. one or two years I think?

I decided to stop shaving at some point this year. I'm sort of principally against spending any serious time on my looks.

I recall Celticfox saying I should go for the beard, so it must have been quite a while ago :-)

Sounds like a musician to me. Learn one moderately cool song on guitar just for kicks and then play it for everyone that asks.

I don't know if you'll have heard this one, it's called Wonderwall...

Yeah I suck at playing guitar.. or piano..

I think vocal would be my only option. I wonder what people do if I start singing when a girl asks me whether I'm a musician :-)

That could either go really well or really bad, I imagine..

Good to know that I got the looks right if I ever decide to go that way, though.. :-)

"Sounds like a musician to me. Learn one moderately cool song on guitar just for kicks and then play it for everyone that asks."

Further proof of worstness.

I'm at a shitty beach resort, leave me alone, you cumquat.

@ghug: Saying that, doing that or both?

Those people are the worst, Steephie. I can play quite a few songs on guitar, and I never pull it out and push it on people because people who do that are terrible, egotistical, idiots and nobody likes them. If someone wants to listen to me play, they can find a recording or a concert.

"I'm at a shitty beach resort"
Jesus Christ...

It's 50 degrees and cloudy lol

Fair point. Guess the same counts for singing? :-)

Oh well, still a good ice breaker if the first question is whether I'm a musician. So many options to keep the conversation original and fun, with a fair bit of flirting right around the corner..

@bo: Neither of those things have to do with the beach resort.

Well, it's probably a great resort for all of the people that actually paid to be there.

"I'm at a shitty beach resort"

Are you teaching people to sand-ski?

Uhhh....something like this???


https://mrincredibeard.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/manlymane.jpg

^This is how I shall pictures steephie for forever

No, Jamiet, but I taught all my non-ginger friends how a sunburn works.

insult, it means you make little money

At 17 years, making little money is the norm.