Geoffrey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:49 pm
...i've noticed that most everybody looks a bit like somebody else...
Apparently, I look like a lot of people (but nobody famous, as far as I know) -- I am regularly approached by strangers who think that I am somebody else that they know -- they will usually say things like, "Excuse me, are you so-and-so who worked at such-and-such a place?", and some even call out to me by another name, certain that I am their acquaintance. Twice in the past month, I have been mistaken for someone else (and not the same someone else, either, but two totally different people!). On every occasion, the person who approaches me is astonished by the similarity, even after talking to me for a moment, they will often say that I even dress like the person they know, and/or that I talk like her -- it would seem that I'm a dead ringer for a lot of other people! The people who mistake me for someone else always walk away while glancing back at me, shaking their heads in total disbelief! I think it's fascinating!
However, I almost never mistake people for someone else -- I think I have done so only once or twice in my life. I do sometimes see people that bear a bit of a resemblance to someone I know, but not enough to mistake them for someone else. I almost never think that people I see look like someone famous, but maybe I'm just not looking for it. In fact, I don't pay all that much attention to other people -- not their faces, anyway -- and that probably has something to do with it! I do notice things like clothing and footwear, if people are wearing something that is particularly bold and/or colourful (because I love bold, colourful clothing and shoes), and I notice tattoos (because I also love body art!), and I always pay attention to animal companions (because I adore animals), but the humans themselves, meh.
Glad you like your new digs!
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