Within seconds of meeting a new person, and minutes of talking with them, we make dozens of observations and assumptions – some correct and some not – about who and what they are. These observations and assumptions can tell us as much about ourselves as it can about the people we are meeting. Our impressions accumulate at the speed of light. Many of them we cannot even put into words, but those that can include: Age Gender “Race” Nationality Height Weight Skin color Hair color (natural or artificial) and style Level of beauty Outstanding physical traits Culture Religion Morality Education – Formal Experienced Intelligence Financial situation Occupation Hobbies Interests Health Fashion sense Sense of humor History Maturity Rationality Compatibility Abilities - Physical Intellectual Emotional Creative Linguistic – Vocabulary Language(s) Sexual - Frequency Stamina Reciprocity Kinks Habits - Diet Exercise Drugs Tastes - Cuisine Music Comedy Movies TV Literature Love - Romantic Familial Sexual Relationship status Honesty Corruptibility Patience Empathy Sociability Capacity for cruelty and kindness Open- or closed-mindedness Experience with death Proximity to death
Words & Music by Mike Power 