Face Recognition

["InsertNameHere"]

Yet again, I have been yelled at by my friends for not greeting them when I'm on my way to class. It happens all the time! People think I'm ignoring them when actually I don't recognize them. It's not my fault! I think my face recognition skills are underdeveloped. Damn, give me a break people!
Does anybody else have this problem?

[crule81]

While I too have some face recognition problems, I am very good at recognizing people by the clothes they wear. Unfortunately, people change cloths so this doesn't work for more than a day.

One of the reasons that I do not recognize faces well is that in social situations, I am so concerned about saying the right thing (or not saying the wrong thing) in conversation that I tend to not pay attention to what a person's face looks like. Clothes are less subtle than faces so they pose less of a problem.

[jyakulis]

Yet again, I have been yelled at by my friends for not greeting them when I'm on my way to class. It happens all the time! People think I'm ignoring them when actually I don't recognize them. It's not my fault! I think my face recognition skills are underdeveloped. Damn, give me a break people!
Does anybody else have this problem?


You don't recognize your friends......ummm no i don't have this problem at all. I miss them because i'm off in my head thinking about something and don't SEE them but I always recognize them. In fact I'd say I'm the exact opposite to you. I always see people and think they are one of my friends because they look similar.

[Phenylethylene]

Kinda. It's more often the case that I am in my own world and tend to miss people. If it's not that, then it's my crappy eyesight (even with corrective vision). I've had some semi-embarassing encounters by misidentifying people from a distance and have decided it's far safer to ignore people until they are right on top of me and explain then, if necessary.

[Lee]

I generally have excellent face recognition, voice recognition, body recognition etc.

This is provided I am paying attention.....which is something that can cause few problems.

edit: now remembering names is a completely different issue and one which I am terrible.

[Boneca]

Yeah, I'm usually quite bad at this too. It has happened a lot of times that people recognise me and I have no clue who they are.
Some people just look too much like everybody else.

["InsertNameHere"]

You don't recognize your friends......ummm no i don't have this problem at all. I miss them because i'm off in my head thinking about something and don't SEE them but I always recognize them. In fact I'd say I'm the exact opposite to you. I always see people and think they are one of my friends because they look similar.

well, i have 3 close friends that i see everyday and I know what they look like but anyone else, i get the feeling that I know them but not where from... it's weird but then again maybe i'm not paying enough attention

[Warrior413]

Yeah, that's just like me. But I am really good at remembering clothes, it's the person in them that's the problem. Names, faces, etc... suburbians all act the same, it's hard to tell them apart.

[jyakulis]

Well come to think of it I'll pick out key components of a person when I THINK that I may see them from far away. For instance, hair, clothing style, walking style....stuff like that. I had incidents though where I've walked right by someone I know and they'll just grab me (scare the living crap outta me) and tell me to wake up and ask me what the hell is up. Heh....who knows. This is a tangent but does anyone find the whole process of just walking down the sidewalk past people awkward? Sometimes I just walk with my head down and listen to my headphones so I don't have to take part in the madness. I'm weird though....

[Solo]

I never have problem spoting my friends in the hallways. When I don't show that I recognize them it is because I don't want to talk. If they say hey to me or give some sort of nod then I'll pay them some attention.

Sometimes I won't say anything because I can't remember their names. I hate calling people the wrong names. It makes me feel so stupid.

[Avengardh]

You know, I wish I did, but I don't.

I still ignore people anyway, mainly because if they don't talk to me or get me out of my own world, I won't see them.

[Warrior413]

This is a tangent but does anyone find the whole process of just walking down the sidewalk past people awkward? Sometimes I just walk with my head down and listen to my headphones so I don't have to take part in the madness.
Yes.

I'm weird though....
Oh. I mean... no.

[Crazy]

I generally have excellent face recognition, voice recognition, body recognition etc.

This is provided I am paying attention.....which is something that can cause few problems.

edit: now remembering names is a completely different issue and one which I am terrible.

Why is there always at least one person in each thread that says what I was planning on saying.

Well, I always knew there was a downside to having many likeminded individuals in one place.

["InsertNameHere"]

This is a tangent but does anyone find the whole process of just walking down the sidewalk past people awkward? Sometimes I just walk with my head down and listen to my headphones so I don't have to take part in the madness. I'm weird though....
Yeah me too but I get the feeling that people are watching me. I now use my headphones as an excuse for not saying "hi" to people. It seems to work.

[MasterMerk]

Sometimes I'm walking past someone, and they say "Goodmorning" or "Hi" and I'm too slow to respond, so I don't anything at all. Because of this, they think I'm an ass. But I'm not! It sucks when that happens.

[Architectonic]

Is looking at them and smiling ok? Or do these evil people want even MORE.

[MasterMerk]

Depends how long it takes for you to smile. It takes me 10 seconds.

[Jacque]

Is looking at them and smiling ok? Or do these evil people want even MORE.

It must be ok. They keep saying hi and they even remember your NAME. Names are much harder for me, which is a severe handicap especially when engaging in small talk.

[PonderBee]

For me it is a mix of poor face recognition and being lost in thought. I really do not pay much attention to the people I pass unless there is something remarkable about them.
In the past I have had large numbers of people work for me. I always made it a point to push myself and at least make it appear as if I cared about each person to some degree. One particular very nice lady wore a wig most of the time. She's was deeply hurt when I didn't recognize her in the "new wig" and asked if I could help her! I was torn between the humor and embarrassment of the situation. I still laugh and feel bad when I think of it.

[CreativeChaos]

Uhh.. gee, this is very interesting. Never heard of this.

I have EXTREMELY good face recognition. I can spot an actor in old movies that is a lot younger, and thus hard to recognize, on a dime. Where my SP and SJ friends are going, huh? I have to keep pointing it out, and they finally "get it".

However, names, ackkkk!!!! I ALWAYS remember a face, but names, I'm horrible with.

I never have a problem with being to "out there" to recognize a person and say hello.

What is really embarrasing is that people I have worked with (not in my department, but in my company) for years, will pass by and say "hello Cindy".
BlaH!!! ANd I know by this time, I really should know their name. But if I don't, I just say, "OH, HI!:D HOw are you?" But I see a disappointment in their face sometimes (depends on the person) and I know that they know that I can't remember their name. Bleh.

I get this all the time. There are about 300 people in my company. And I pass by a number of people who know my name and I've forgotten theirs. Ackkk!!! I HATE that!

Then I go to my ESFJ friend and ask. SHE knows EVERYBODY and everbodies name. My ENTP boss is worse with this than I. I'm so glad he came on board. He and I are alike in a lot of "spacey" type of ways. So now that the BOSS has the same types of problems I do, others in the office are beginning to have more sympathy and "see" that I'm not the only one. Haa!!! :devil:

["InsertNameHere"]

Awww man! I got yelled at again! what do these people want from me? AHHHH


Great avatar Jacque!!!!!

[Warrior413]

*vaguely affirmative grunt*