Do people notice you?

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@Memnon (2170)
July 10, 2010 11:27pm CST
If I go somewhere a few times people seem to notice me. There is nothing particularly distinctive about my build or the way I dress. I don't do anything outlandish such as do the grocery wearing my boxers or ride a great Dane to work, so why do people feel a need to acknowledge me when I pass? Do people notice you, or are you lucky enough to lucky enough to merge into the scenery?
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• Pakistan
11 Jul 10
Yess mostly they respond, just bcoz of my mafia look i think i wear very stylish sunglasses that could be the reason but dunno exactly why they notice
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
Style can certainly get you noticed. If you dress so, I'm guessing that you like to be seen as stylish, and would expect some attention?
• Pakistan
11 Jul 10
i dont get dressed to get attention that how live my life
@Bellapop (1279)
18 Aug 10
I think people just acknowledge each other out of respect. We are always going to 'notice' if something of some presence appears, our brain quickly processes this 'presence' to determine how we need to react or respond to this entity - whether it is a threat or just someone we just know...
@Memnon (2170)
18 Aug 10
Respect is a very good point. Quite often it's something that is lacking in everyday contact too.
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
12 Jul 10
Its hard for me not to get noticed because I am very tall and my head sticks out in the crowd whenever I walk by. I don't mind people staring, I am already used to it. I remember when I was in Baguio, which is somewhere up north here in the Philippines, a lot of people seemed to stare at me as I was walking at Session Road. I guess people could see the pain and confusion in my face because that was the time I was trying to sort myself out after a very bad break up. I chose the place because I know I could walk the streets without running into anyone I know. The only disadvantage was it was raining that time and I really couldn't walk very far. I do wish I could just merge into the crowd. But I guess that will never happen.
@Memnon (2170)
12 Jul 10
At least you have become used to this. I can appreciate that it is sometimes good not to be noticed, especially if you aren't feeling too happy.
@zel2zel (134)
• Philippines
11 Jul 10
People, more often than not, notice me. I think its in the way I dress, walk or talk. I don't wear girly clothes and I don't walk in a 'too girly way'. My friends always tell me that I am a very 'cool girl' because I always act 'cool' according to them. But when I start to talk with my friends, my 'childish attitude' comes out and people notices me 'cause they thought that I am cool inside and out, but for their disappointment, I am just girl playing cool.
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
Cool is noticeable. If your dress sense gets you seen that's not all bad. Sometimes people do think that how you look is who you are: and that is so often a mistake. Since your friends think that you are cool, you most likely are. Take it as a compliment.
12 Jul 10
They said that I could be a politician LOL!Everybody notice me because I'm kind of person who don't pick friends EVERYBODY OR EVERYONE IS MY FRIENDS in our community. I am happy greeting the people with a smile in the morning, afternoon and in the evening that's who and what I am.But there is an disadvantage because they notice everything about your life and the way you living.I feel like a superstar. LOL!
@Memnon (2170)
12 Jul 10
You are obviously popular- though it does give you more limelight than you might like. Don't become a politician though: why LOSE all your friends?!!
• United States
12 Jul 10
Yes, it's so true, people just seem to notice me, I'm trying to get things done, and am too busy to really do anything or talk a whole lot to anyone. People just want to look at me, talk about me, or pay attention to me when I'm just minding my own business, and sometimes, I'm too busy to remember the basic tip of how to get people to ignore me. What is pretty funny is that when I truly want to have people notice me, I'm pretty much invisible - people ignore me. It's funny, in a strange way. So, I just start a conversation with someone who is noticing me, and usually, if the topic is relevant enough to who this person is or what this person is doing, everybody leaves me alone. It's almost a science how this works. This gives me a breather to correct my attitude so that I fit in and people ignore me. Just changing an attitude to the "pay attention to me" mode works. People just start ignoring me, nobody looks at me anymore. With a little mental effort, it works almost like magic, it's pretty easy to do.
@Memnon (2170)
12 Jul 10
Things work very much this way when I am in a hurry. People often take effort to talk to me at the end of shift- when I want to be getting home. I also seem to find that the chatty nutter manages to sit themselves somewhere near me if I take the bus anywhere. Interesting ability, to be able to switch off your noticeability.
@benthose (474)
• India
11 Jul 10
Oh yeah! I get noticed a lot, wherever I go.. Sadly its not because I'm too attractive or something.. Its because I'm extremely skinny.. I'm like the skinniest person you will get to see ever.. I have no medical issues.. Its just that, whatever I eat, I just don't gain any weight.. And I do take good advantage of it, that I don't have to worry about putting on weight and can hog carelessly.. But I'm still not used to it.. I always feel embarrassed, and when it comes to communicating with strangers, is a big setback..
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
My partner used to be skinny. That changed when she had a son. Not that you are likely to! As long as you are healthy you have nothing to worry on there. I could lose a few pounds, so if I can find a means I'll try to transfer them!
@ellie333 (21016)
11 Jul 10
Hi Memnon, I seem to be able to have this uncanny knack of making myself invisible if I want to lol but yes people do notice me most of the time, strange thing though is that if I am in uniform loads do but if in my own clothes so many don't recognise, I said hello to one person I see on camp every day and they looked blank as if to say who is that and yet they chat to me most days. Huggles. Ellie :D
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
In corporate wear I seem to vanish. Yet people who I worked with years ago will recognise me on my bike-when I'm wearing cycle glasses and helmet!
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
11 Jul 10
If you are friendly and outgoing people will feel free to acknowledge you and will remember you when they see you again. I have always been like that so, no, I've never merged into the scenery. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't do that where I live now because I live in a very small town and my husband's family is very well known.
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
I can see why people are noticeable in small communities. Oddly enough, while I'm always pleasant, I am not one to go out of my way, or am the outgoing type. I am aware that those around me consider me a reliable, principled, honest type- perhaps that somehow comes across in my bearing.
• India
11 Jul 10
Hi, Wherever I go people always notice me. I try to maintain a low profile, but that doesn't actually help. Sometimes when I try to have some conversation, people folk around me to listen and participate. I don't have anything distinctive either. I am not extremely handsome or ugly. I am just a normal human being. But I have a pair of piercing eyes and some of my friends told me that these eyes seem to dig inside human mind. Thats weird. I don't usually dig inside anyone, though I learn a lot of things from the behavior. I listen carefully and try to respond intelligibly. Holding on to a low profile is still my first choice. Thanks. God bless you
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
Ah yes, the way the eyes pulsate black, red and white. That would be striking! Seriously, a lot of people seem to notice eyes. I don't think that I have a gaze that is difficult to hold, but notice that some people cannot look straight at you-said to be a measure of evasiveness.
11 Jul 10
Actually when i go out there are alot of people that notice me. Usually there is at least two or three people a day that have a need to shake my hand or chat it up at the grocery store. I am a us marine though. and i grew up in a small town of like maybe 500 people so everyone knows my story.
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
Even out of uniform I expect the hair cut will give you away, and your locale etc. Out of interest, following the Northern Ireland troubles, it's common practice here for troops to wear civvies in the community. Do you guys always operate the same way?
@T_Diamond (965)
• New Zealand
11 Jul 10
I don't mind when people notice me as someone they know. For example, a friend, neighbour or work buddy. But when people start to stare at me, strangers whom I never met, then I know I've picked the wrong thing to wear...
@Memnon (2170)
11 Jul 10
So you are lucky enough not to be noticed by the parking attendant/ ticket collector and so forth. Good for you.