What is the first thing you do when you see someone you don't know?
What is the first thing you do when you see someone you don’t know? You identify the person based on the way they look. The old saying, “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” doesn’t have much effect on you. You start making assumptions about the person’s identity by the shoes and clothes they wear. That’s what I make my assumptions off of. After I look at the clothes and shoes I consider the person a skater, jock, preppy or a geek (brains), without ever interacting with the person. What is it that makes me identify these people into different groups?
I dress according to what type of music and activities I do, so I assume everyone else does. That is why I make these assumptions about people. And there seems to be an association between their dress and their activities. Let’s talk about the jocks and how I classify someone as a jock. I see them as the big men on campus, wearing clothes that represent their team and sport they play. They usually wear athletic shoes of some kind. I notice Nike’s and Adidas most of the time. The hair style can have a wide range of style, ranging from shaved to long. I see more skaters in my opinion than any other group. Skaters have the grunge look, the clothes that are frayed. The shirts are worn kinds tight, and they sag their pants. The skaters wear skater shoes, which are brands like Globe and Etnies. Skaters have a distinct style of hair. Some of them wear it short and spike, and others have it long and everywhere. The differences in dress is one way these groups distinguish their selves from other people, it signifies who they are.
