09 Sep
Thursday Thirteen: I Saw Him From Afar
Ever notice how you can pick out a friend’s back across a crowded room, even if everyone in the room’s wearing the same uniform?
It’s the hair
Color
Style
Their posture
Shoulders up, chest lifted
Shoulders in
Hips canted to one side
The set of the jaw, or the jawline itself
Do they talk with their hands?
Do they fidget?
Favor one leg?
If they’re wearing heels, do they rock one foot forward and anchor that heel into the ground?
Attitude.
Think about it. What makes you recognize someone? What lets your friends recognize you?
Hmmm… Nope. I’ve never been able to do that, but maybe someday.
Most often I identify people by their voice, so yes, things can get a little awkward if they don’t speak first. However, I also know a few highly odorous people who I can almost always identify by scent long before they’re near enough to speak to me.
How do people recognize me? Well, if nothing else, the guide dog tends to be a pretty big giveaway.
September 10th, 2009 at 1:00 amL-Squared´s last blog ..Sweet Fuzzy Peach
People spot me in a crowd because I’m blonde and 6’2″
September 10th, 2009 at 9:01 amlol I think hair color and body type from the back.
Fun list. Happy T13!
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People spot me in a crowd because I’m blonde and 6’2″ lol To spot someone in a crowd? I’d say hair color, body type and what they’re wearing.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:03 amFun list!
Happy T13!
Adelle Laudan´s last blog ..
I can usually recognize friends and family in a crowd regardless what they are wearing, especially my girls. I can tell by how they move their body mostly.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:38 amI don’t know about other people, but I’m sure with Trev it’s the green hair.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:47 amAlice Audrey´s last blog ..A 13 Part Tour of the ShapeShifter World
Yes! Sometimes you can spot them by their habits and body language, but sometimes you just know. An invisible connection pulls taut. Anyway, Happy TT!
September 10th, 2009 at 12:25 pmBrenda ND´s last blog ..School’s In: 13 Quotes about Education
more or less height and hair color.
My 13 is posted if you’d like to stop by and read ‘em…it’s a list of 13 plays on words with a bit of humor.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pmIt’s familiarity. It’s aura. It’s everything you listed here and more.
September 10th, 2009 at 2:26 pmMom´s last blog ..The Band-Aid Bandit
I’m not so great a recognizing people across the room, except for my child who I can pick out of any crowd (thank goodness).
September 10th, 2009 at 2:52 pmCalicoCrazy´s last blog ..Thursday Thirteen #6 – My 13 C’s
Well, I have a couple of friends that I can recognize by the way their bodies move when they’re walking. Otherwise, hair, shoulders, what-have-you. Depends upon the person. Your list works for me.
September 10th, 2009 at 4:06 pmCelticlibrarian´s last blog ..13 More Detectives/13 More Authors
Great post – thought provoking. I can often identify family members from behind and at a distance but more than once have discovered, upon closer proximity, that it was a different family member (ie. my brother-in-law not my husband or a different nephew than I’d thought).
September 10th, 2009 at 9:48 pmDebbie´s last blog ..Thursday 13 – Totally Random
I agree with Brenda ND – it’s the ‘ invisible connection pulling taut.’ Sometimes I recognize someone across the room and start reacting to their presence before I’ve mentally processed who it is.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:11 pmJulia Smith´s last blog ..Thursday Thirteen – 123 – 13 Reasons to Read the In David’s House Collection by Jennifer Leeland
I think a lot of those are just subconscious. I suspect that if I tried to identify someone by their body language, I’d fail miserably, but I know I do it all the time without thinking about it because I very often recognize people before I see their faces.
Maybe if I consciously tried to notice those things about people…
September 12th, 2009 at 12:31 pmDarla´s last blog ..Weekend Update
Hi Susan
Hope you are doing well…will visit again soon to catch up on some overdue reading.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:17 pmI havent stopped by in awhile – funny how IRL gets in the way of my cyber-activities LOL
J
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