Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726023954/@comment-12923034-20150202234031

People hate the Altmer because they are haughty assholes that don't take into consideration their fellow people nor other races. They aren't empathetic, either. Some aren't like this, but the ones that are tarnish the reputation of the whole race.

Hope that answers your question for you.