The 'I-presumed-and-therefore-I-misunderstood' syndrome

One of the most commonly used words that you'll hear Greek people using is, 'misunderstand.' Why is it that so many Greeks misunderstand each other? Simple, they tend to go beyond the proper limits and venture forth -without authority or permission, mind you- with daring assumptions of what the other person(s) is doing/saying before they actually do or say anything. If you've ever heard Greek people speak you'll notice from time to time that as the other person is listening he/she will start gesturing and nodding in an exaggerated way and then cut off the other person who is speaking right at the point where he/she wants to stress the most crucial bit of information. These self-proclaimed prognosticators actually do more harm than good, because what they end up doing is prioritizing their own viewpoint(s) over and above that of the other person's viewpoint. This leads to a feud of misunderstandings, until they both reach a point where they can't agree on anything. However, there are those who apologize for jumping the gun and end up listening fully to what the other person has to say.
The worst forms of misunderstanding usually occurs with those who listen or observe what the other person is doing/saying and then after -once all is said and done- keeps his/her own speculation about what that person did or said. They don't reveal their presuppositions until they reach a point where they feel the need to act on what they had speculated(it could be a day, a week, or even a year later). And that's when things usually get dirty, because those who have reservations for the other person put on their offensive gloves and start an all out attack. Whereas the other person who is completely unaware of what's gotten into him/her tries to make appeals and settle whatever unfounded information was based on hearsay. Their chagrin could have been avoided if the person who envisaged such false deductions didn't do so in the first place.
I recall one situation when my friend saw me in a gloomy mood one day and we talked about something relating to work. The next day he mistakenly assumed that I had implied something negative to him personally by the way my disposition was. And this offset his thinking and made him inclined to think critically of me. And so, it took me a while to calm him down and make him understand that my gloom was directed at something else.

Analogy: I've got the power of the Force, and I can read your thoughts before you even speak..hahaha.

God Forbid: God forbid you should be the first one to mutter some rhetorical question at someone. Not only will they answer it but they might imply something from it and it might eventually backfire on you. So, take my advice and keep whatever it is that you're going to say(or don't say) to yourself.