Doppelgangers

I have spent a good portion of my life being told that I look like other people. Perhaps I am not very original looking, I am not entirely sure. Today at work a customer told me that I looked 'oddly familiar.' Names and faces are sort of a forte of mine so I was fairly certain that I did not know her and simply told her 'I get that a lot.' I'm sure thought that I only said that because I felt that it was appropriate but I do in fact 'get that a lot.'

My cousin and I frequently are told that we look alike, which is understandable because obviously we are related. Once in the Toronto airport we were in the bathroom and a woman exited a stall and gasped; she then asked us if we were twins. My cousin is two years older than I am and we do not look THAT similar. We get asked if we are sisters often and honestly we could pass as such but people actually stop us on the street to ask us this. It is strange to me because if I see two people who look alike I assume they are related, I do not stop them to find out. It is not something I consider normal behavior.

My other common doppelganger is Kristen Stewart. I have been told that I look like her and that have the same ‘mannerisms.’ Generally I consider this a complement because, although I am not a Kristen Stewart fan, I think she is beautiful. However, I do not see any resemblance between her and I. People tell me that I look like her all the time and I have had to put up with Bella as a nickname as well (it has even appeared on my cup at Starbucks before).

Other doppelganger-esque situations involve a girl who attends my university and rides the same city bus as a number of my friends, resulting in frequent “are you on the bus?” text messages and another student at my university (possibly the same one girl) who has had to put up with a number of my friends beginning conversations with her before they realize that she is not me. Since the release of Inception I have been told I look like Ellen Page many times (maybe I am a hybrid of Kristen Stewart and Ellen Page). A friend told me it was weird to watch Inception because Ellen and I practically wore the same clothes.

It has been a VERY long day for me. I had to wake up at 5am for my shift and then worked an eight-hour day. I still have a lot of studying that I should do before school tomorrow and hopefully I can get to bed early-ish (I can hope!). Goodnight!