[poll] faces, finding people in a crowd

[wispfox]

Wanted to do a poll about visualizing people's faces, as well as relating to the fact that I have a hell of a time finding people in a crowd. Exhausted, but wanted to do this before I forgot. :)

[Poll #341839]

Comments

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

My main problem is the opposite, when I can recognize someone's face and I know I should know them, but I can't remember their name. It's a freakin' epidemic in my family.

[beowabbit]

I have an easy time recognizing faces and personalities, but a hard time connecting the face/personality/person to the context I know them from, and an even harder time pulling out the right name to go with the face/personality/person. Like you, I have a much easier time if I've seen the name written. (And like you, I have an easier time remembering names I use in writing regularly — the name that always comes to mind for you is wispfox, even though I was introduced to you by your given name first.)

Re: recognition

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

When I meet people, I get a sense of their texture as well as a feeling for their eyes. I'm not sure how to describe someone's texture since it's not really something that I've ever been able to English. My interaction with you is a bit different since I already have a texture from you and I rarely ever have a texture from someone that I haven't physically met.

[roozle.livejournal.com]

I've been following this thread with great interest. For most of my life I had a terrible time remembering names and faces, and there are still embarrassing moments when I miss a name of someone I am supposed to know. I was able to markedly improve that, but I don't really know how I went about doing that.

Still lots of food for thought here.

[ratatosk.livejournal.com]

The thing about recognizing people in a crowd is that don't use faces, but demeanor, height, size, hair, and clothing.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

I (try to) use the method of repeating a person's name back to them after they say it. It helps a bit, but I also warn them that I can be bad with names.