Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover?

I don't think the thread title matches with the thread topic.. meh. well for me, you can say both. if someone looks good and has nice personality and comforts you, i like them and they mostly turn out to be my friend. And if someone looks good and their mean, i just simply leave them alone and let them do what they want to do. But everyone is nice one way or the other. Lets say this person is the meanest person in the world, but you know deep inside they are a little nice.
 
Before I get to know someone I usually judge based on how people carry themselves, like how some people look shy and others look aggressive. It's a mixed bag since it's judging based on personality (my perception at least) with only someone's appearance to go by.
 
I take a lot of factors into account when judging people; I do judge people by their fashion sense and I guess that counts as appearance.
 
shu said:
i like people who like the same stuff as me,and treats me like a person.
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Same here.
The part about them liking the same thing as me isn't necessary, but is normally a pluspoint.
But I totally agree with the part of treating me like a person, and treating me good enough to imply that they actually care for me...


t.A.T.u said:
People who judge on appearances need to be shot in the face, with my foot.
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Quoted for truth! *shot*...lol.


. A k u R o k u . said:
Well, the first time you see a person you can't help but create an idea of who they are from their appearance. It's not until they open their mouth and start talking to you do you get a change to become acquainted with their personality.
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Quoted for truth.
Upto an extent, I can't help but make an assumption a little bit based on appearance if I don't know the person. But that doesn't really cloud my real judgement over a person.

I never judge a person by their appearance. They can have whatever fashion or looks to themselves.
Appearances normally never make a person who they truly are to me.
Moreover, I don't have a good fashion sense, and neither do I look good anyways, so I know how it feels...

I always judge based on people's personality. Good personalities will be liked by me. :)
 
of course i judge a book by its cover... jeesh it's unavoidable. and then i judge it again once the book speaks. and then probably again after spending a little time with the book. unless i really don't like the look of the cover. then i'm irregretably going to want to steer clear.
 
I have a nasty habit of forming an opinion of a person based on the first interaction I have with them. It actually takes a lot for me to get over that first impression, but I do eventually - assuming they've changed since then, of course.

That's not to say that the impression was from their appearance though. I form first impressions by what people say, how they act, and generally how the present themselves around me. Not necessarily how they look.
 
I naturally analyze people all the time so I'm kind of used to recognizing someone's personality. Unless they're being crazy of course.

I can look at your avatar, sig, nature, age, location and way you act to psychologically profile you. In a way I'm a bit of a psychologist.

In real life, I use this to my advantage because it's easier to analyze someone face to face.
 
i judge people by who they act to others....and me XD
 
I judge people on their appearance and body language if I don't know them or if I won't speak to them.

Normally though, I will talk to them first before I make a solid judgement on them.
 
I judge people on everything, including appearance. I'm sorry, but just as people say that you can't only judge by appearance, you can't only judge by personality. Not saying that appearance is more important that personality, but it in itself is important. If you see a random person walking on the street with these nice clothes, you're automatically going to have your thought of "Wow, they dress well" or "Wow, they must care about their appearance." If you see a girl wearing bootie shorts with a shirt that shows the entire bra who's known to "get around," you can't help but feel like you have the solidification of the rumor that she "get's around."

Personality is vital too though. Just like you can get reassurance with the girl wearing basically nothing, you can get reasurrance with personality. Let's take that same girl. If she approaches your guy friend and sits on his lap, being all flirty with him and horrid to you, you can have more of a judgement. At the same time, you can talk to the girl and find out that she's really nice but lost a bet and had to wear the outfit. Maybe she got into a fight with a friend who spread the rumor.

I see both as vital. It's much better to rely on personality in my opinion, but appearance shouldn't be totally overlooked.
 
In a relationship? Both. I mean, I'm not going to go out with someone I find hideous. It's not something anyone would die. You can say you don't judge people by appearance, but I can guarantee you do. 100% guarantee it.

As for friendship, I judge off of personality. Appearance means nothing to me when it comes to friendship. If I like someone as a friend, 9 out of 10 times it'd be because we have the same interests, they can make me laugh or they're generally just a cheery person.
 
Unless they have a knife in their hands, I'm not going to judge them by their appearance. With the knife, I may think they're a serial killer and I'm staying the hell away.

I judge people by their personalities. It's so shallow when people don't talk to others because they don't like their appearance. Snobs.​
 
Like almost everybody, I'll judge people by how they look when I first see them. However, I'll still talk to ugly people and if they're awesome, I'll keep talking to 'em P: lol. Same with attractive people, I'll talk to them if they're awesome, and if they're lame they can go to hell. I just tend to find most people annoying and a waste of time to talk to, by their personalities not their looks.
 
If anyone says they don't, they're lying or they simply don't know.

The appearances of others often play a part in affecting the way we feel about them, at least at first. The power of first impressions are stronger than we'd like to admit.
 
Humans naturally do that, and so do I. My intuitions has been proving wrong many times in the past, though, so I try to prevent doing that when I can. Many people are nicer than they seem and vice versa :P
 
I'm guilty of judging people by their appearances before anything. It's not a matter of being attractive or anything, though. It's a matter of presenting yourself in a confident, neat and dignified matter and all that. If they dress nicely, look groomed, have good hygiene and whatnot, it's a plus for me. It shows they care about how they look and that's something I like in someone, regardless of who it is. They don't have to be 100% focused on their appearance to the point of obsession, but I like someone who likes to look nice. Unless I can't see what they look like, like online, where personality is the only way to judge someone until they show you a picture of them.
 
Of course I judge people based of their appearances first.

If someone looks like a jerk, they probably are. People present themselves as they want to be seen. If you're standing and glaring at me when I smile, there's no chance in hell I'll even bother talking to you. :>
 
Mmhm. I reckon everybody gets a first impression from someone's appearance whether they like it or not. We mostly judge people by how they act, but when you've never talked to them before and you're inspecting them a bit, naturally you're going to jump to conclusions just by looking at their clothes. It's not something that can be avoided. We all do it to a certain extent. Of course, if someone's wearing scruffy clothes there's always the chance that that person is a nice natured guy all round on the inside, so I'd never just decide on a person based on his/her appearance. Hell, I never base my opinion on someone until after I know them really well. Sure, I can get an idea of what someone's like after examining their dressing habits and having a conversation or two with them, but I've been blown away a couple of times because people I thought were completely pricks actually ended up okay. So yeah, I judge people by personality and appearance, but it's personality that really sets it for me.
 
I would have to admit, it is really impossible not to judge one by their apearance at first. It is like a natural instict for me and others to do so, however that isn't to say I'm not interested in getting to know them personally. A first impression on an individual is always given off by their appearance, it is what happens. Regardless of how they look or what they may express outside, they could be entirely different from what they might be like on the inside.

I always give the chance to get to know someone, it helps myself and the other become connected or get to know one another apart from what we see outside. Whether it be in a relationship or friendship I always enjoy getting to know one on the inside. Yes, I'll still judge them on the outside at first meet, but overtime I come to learn more about them. As long as we get along, we have those LoL moments, and share interest in something, and build trust within each other, then they will always be a great friend in the long run, no matter how they may look.

Of course, if it were to be a love relationship, of course I would want them to look good as I would expect they may look into the samething for me.
 
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