Have you ever judged a person by his appearance?

neulichuang, Honestly, I don't believe that any one has never judge in his lifetime and I cannot blame them, for I do that from time to time especially when I am being assigned to conduct interviews. I think it is just life and our cycle that we are required to judge from first appearance where we need to decide within a certain time frame to make up our minds. Time is not a luxury and I am sure you are aware.

Yes, I have judged on appearance and I usually find out that my first impression was wrong.

I have done it. I think it is human nature to do that, but it's so wonderful to get to know people personally and find out they are nothing like what you thought. I have a few very close fiends that had I not taken the time to get to knwo them, I would have just wrote them off. One is a guy who use to go to my church long ago (neither of us go there now), and he says the old members still treat him funny when they see him around. It is soley because of his appearance, but he is a very intelligent, warm and caring person. I figure it is their loss.

I have judged people by appearance and I think appearance is a bit important in every human relationship. Because it is very difficult to interact with people who I feel that are ugly or repulsive. It is too difficult to see at a person's face when you talk with them if the other one seems ugly to me. I know it sounds a bit harsh and as a bad habit, but this is how things are. But I have too say that I am not a superficial person, a person has to be very repulsive for me not being able to make contact with him/her. And I think that the interior ugliness is more repulsive than outside ugliness. There are physically superb people who have crap personality and I cannot stand them and I don't keep contact with them.

This remind me of the saying "Don't Judge A book by its cover" but most people do that. Especially me. I know it is bad to judge, but usually we have this thing called intuition/ hunch. I think it is ok to judge somebody as long as you will keep your mind open for possibility that your judgement is wrong. Sometimes judging help you to avoid dangerous situation, like when I was waiting for the bus there is a suspicious guy in the bus station and he was looking at me. I was scared and I feel that he is crazy. I walk away slowly and then I heard him shout bad words and he was mad. maybe if I did not judge his appearance he will hurt me

Appearance is very important nd everyone who's got at least a little self-esteem would try to be dressed properly,stay clean and fresh,and smell good.Our appearance shows our attitude towards life.I'm not speaking of being ugly or pretty.I'm focusing on trying to look trim instead of being shabby and dirty,and smell bad.

Hi neulichuang, This is something that I try not to do today but I'm sure that I've done so in the past. Of course first impressions are important but we should always reserve our opinion until we know the other person better. We may or may not want them in our circle of friends, but that doesn't change who they are. Blessings.

Yes it happens all the time.We all judge people from thei out appearance but that judgment isn’t a last judgment. Many time I have found my judgment going wrong after getting to know that person. But most of the time my judgment comes right as well.So it just like that…

Yeah, I'm definitely guilty of this . I have judged a lot of officemates when I was new, or when they were new, and the funny thing is that I am now really close friends with them. hehehe. I do tell them about my first impressions, and how wrong I am on that. Hehehe. I think people tend to really judge, according to looks, how they carry themselves and how they talk, and I think it's okay, as long as you don't take that judgment against the person, and not let them show you who they really are.

i agree that good appearance is important and i see that many people tend to like someone from his/her appearance. all of us do like it, i think. but i also agree with the saying "dont judge the book by its cover"... no one of us can really know someone in and out, good or bad just looking at one's appearance. oftentimes, what we look in someone is not like what he is. therefore, i learn not to judge people by his only appearance. i prefer not to judge people before i do really know them

When I see a men at the first time, I do not talk to him. First of all, I silently watch his activities, speech, and behaviors. Then only I will come to a conclusion that he is good or bad. If he is good, then only I start to talk with him and make friendship. Otherwise, I ignore him.

yes i had...but sooner i discovered that my first impression was wrong when i got a chance of knowing him better.... even tough first impression is important but it is not good to judged a person basing on that first impression... it is still necessary to get a chance of knowing that person on the other side...

Indeed I have, I usually stay away from creepy looking people and those who look like they'll rob me and kill me. But... I try to get to know the person when I don't sense some hostility in them. Trying to understand people is what I've been trying to do. It'll be surprising how much you can gain from those who were rejected by society because of their looks.

I try not to judge people by they looks.

Nope.. appearance is different from impression, although it compliments. Amd I believe, seeing the person's attitude is much more reflecting his self than his appearance.

I think we are all guilty of this on one level or another no matter what our answer is! We see a roughed up biker and think how mean and tough they are. But after we sit and talk with them a little while we realize that they have been through some stuff too and they are sensible and actually sensitive

to a large extend i agree with what you have said. as we know there are always some kind of people who just dont come across as a good guy.particulaly for the young boys.some of them remain there hairs down to eyes,sometimes you cant see their eyes.

"Don't judge the book from the cover" - I never judge a person by his appearance. i can judge them until i know and get involve with them

I have judged a certain person only to be proved wrong. She's a totally different from the way everyone perceived her. Wasn't my fault, I wasn't alone in that. I found her to be really compassionate compared to the not-so-nice attitude she portrayed. But a lot are still annoyed by her.

I have. I think everyone, at some point in their lives, have done this. What people see or get from you from the first 5 minutes of meeting you would be the basis of their opinion of you. Sadly, there are some interactions that don't last longer than 5 minutes. And even if their impression of you is totally wrong from the truth, you won't have the chance to prove them wrong. I have to constantly remind myself that there's always more than meets the eye. It is not the appearance, how well a person dresses, or how smooth they are in communicating that matters the most. It's the sincerity of their words and smile that makes someone worth knowing or not.