September 9, 2009
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?
L-Squared
September 10, 2009 1:00 am
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. 🙂
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Adelle Laudan
September 10, 2009 9:01 am
People spot me in a crowd because I’m blonde and 6’2″
lol I think hair color and body type from the back.
Fun list. Happy T13!
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Adelle Laudan
September 10, 2009 9:03 am
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.
Fun list!
Happy T13!
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Jane Doe
September 10, 2009 9:38 am
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.
Alice Audrey
September 10, 2009 10:47 am
I don’t know about other people, but I’m sure with Trev it’s the green hair.
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Brenda ND
September 10, 2009 12:25 pm
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!
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Hootin' Anni
September 10, 2009 12:47 pm
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.
Mom
September 10, 2009 2:26 pm
It’s familiarity. It’s aura. It’s everything you listed here and more.
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CalicoCrazy
September 10, 2009 2:52 pm
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).
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Celticlibrarian
September 10, 2009 4:06 pm
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.
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Debbie
September 10, 2009 9:48 pm
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).
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Julia Smith
September 10, 2009 11:11 pm
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.
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Darla
September 12, 2009 12:31 pm
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…
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J-Dawg's Realm
September 15, 2009 9:17 pm
Hi Susan
I havent stopped by in awhile – funny how IRL gets in the way of my cyber-activities LOL 🙂 Hope you are doing well…will visit again soon to catch up on some overdue reading.
J
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