When I tell people I like surgery, they get these strange little looks on their faces and then I know my favorite sentence is coming next.

"You're too nice to go into surgery."

I know that's supposed to be a compliment...(maybe...?), but I can't figure out how. I can only interpret it in two ways. 1) Surgeons are mean, and/or 2) You're not aggressive or sharp enough to go into surgery. Neither of which I believe to be true. So, I can't help but feel a little offended. It also makes me feel like I have a little something to prove (even though I don't), and it makes me want to do it a little bit more (even though it shouldn't have any effect at all).