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[SlasherManEXE]

I'm pretty sure everyone has their own stereotypes of people they first meet. It depends on how you act on them, and how well you get to know the person to form your overall opinion. Stereotypes aren't necessarily bad, but I can't think of anything good about them either.

[acousticwarrior]

ummm... yes i do, in fact. the only reasons for buying/ reading a book are recommendations, prize winning, and nice cover +blurb.

[PokeSTD's]

yes, yes i do, and the back text.

[BoredRightNow]

Yep, nothing else to go on when you first meet someone. First impressions are pretty strong ones.

[rieuna]

I do judge a book by its cover, but its a little different from stereotyping. Everyone uses stereotypes. It's like a defense mechanism, because it sets a profile for each new person we meet so we can know what to expect from them. I don't think its wrong as long as you don't use to hurt people, like, use it as insults.And as to Asians driving badly, well, for Chinese people, at least. Mainland China people follow different rules for driving, because if they drove following the road rules of the US (or somewhere else) they would take 30 minutes to go as far as one block. They are used to those sort of rules, so its a difficult change and they end up driving like that in the US. I know this because I had a Chinese driving teacher and he talked about how Chinese driving teachers that come to America failed the drivers tests like 12 times before getting a license.

[Yuto]

Of course. First impressions are everything. Esspecially in the work place.You have to leave a good first impression where ever you go. So when they remember "that guy/girl" They remember how you dressed, how polite you were and how friendly you were.

[leaderofrouge]

I shall try to not take it too "literally"...In short, no I dont; I will always "read the blurb" before I make my first judgement.IMO, "first impression" is more than just looking at someone---that's called stereotyping. We, well~ I (;; ), generally form an "impression" of someone after having briefly interacted with the individual.Otherwise, there'll be people who'd never be allowed to enter examination halls/employment interview/whatever, because they'd be rejected solely due to their "first impression".

[ketei]

Most people judge a book by its cover, including me, because if the cover looks boring or the title isn't really attention-getting, then most people wouldn't want to read it

[AdventPrince]

Stereotyping is rampant in the world. I myself am guilty of doing it. Though I prefer to judge more objectively. Yes based on one's appearance or behavior I could judge what kind of person one is. But I prefer to not stereotype cause sometimes you never just know.