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First Impressions

This summer, as fun as summer is, has the tendency to get a bit boring sometimes, and I find myself thinking about school – not about the education but about the people.

Thinking about the first day of school, I think about first impressions. When you first enter the classroom, you see some familiar faces and some not-so-familiar faces. In the first few days of school, you meet some nice people and some not so nice people. Some people make good first impressions and some don’t. There were some people I found annoying. There were some people I found rude. There were some people I found lazy. There were some people I found annoying, rude and lazy. Though most of them did live up to my expectations, I found a few pleasant surprises here and there.

A lot of people are completely different once you get to know them. Take me, for instance. Most people would say I’m an extremely quiet person, but, if you ask anyone in my family or any of my very close friends, they may say that I can actually be pretty talkative.

It’s amazing when you get to know someone, and they turn out to be completely different from what you expected them to be. You can initially think that someone is an annoying, rude and lazy person, get to know that person a bit better and come to realize that he is the sweetest, most amazing and most caring person in the entire world. You might even fall in love with him.

I learned not to judge people solely on what I first think of them. If you give people a chance, who knows what could happen. :)

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I love this post, not because it’s short but for the sole reason that you could convey a lot of points through just a few sentences. Yes, according to me, a person has three faces. Yes, 3 and not 2.
1 – A face only your parents know (the disciplined type)
2 – A face only your friends and teachers know (the obedient or otherwise type)
3 – A face only YOU know.

And no one gets to see your 3rd face unless it’s you. I have a face of mine which can be so sweet and innocent but only a few realise it. I’m really different from what I look. People think I’m an extrovert, but actually I don’t easily start talking unless there’s something interesting to talk to. I find it difficult to mingle up. Not that I can’t, I do, but it’s kind of difficult. Hmph.

Comment by Ash • May 24, 2010 • 9:01 pm

I have to totally agree with your post. I remember when I met one of my best friends at university, Ryan (we hang out every day and have the dumbest arguments and we’re really good friends with all too much to talk about), my friend and I thought he was annoying. We couldn’t remember his name and I remember us whispering about him behind his back. XD But he’s a nice guy, and he definitely thought I was nutters and loud. Which I am, and he was intimidated. Hahah.

I am pretty quiet around people I first meet, and I’m pretty shy as well. One of my friends said, “Georgina was such a nice quiet girl.. and then you get on her bad side and she’s a TOTAL BITCH” (in a joking manner of course). :P

But I definitely think that first impressions should not be lasting ones. I called my boyfriend an idiot when I first met him! Oh, we can be so wrong. ;)

I definitely try not to let my first impressions of people last, especially if I might be hanging around that person for a long time or encountering them daily. Some people are just not as bad as they are when you first meet. :D

Haha I was terrible with buying food from school. In high school when I started working (the same job I have now) I would buy from the shop a LOT . I’d just buy a bag of lollies or chocolate. It was a terrible habit and not only was it bad for me but I was wasting my money!

I was pretty insecure about raw fish in the past but I do like it now. :3

My parents were shocked when I was about 11 and I said I wanted to teach. They were very, very surprised. I’m glad that’s passed though, I think they would still be disappointed since they know about my hobbies and what I am “capable of”.

I find it really hard to ignore bad grammar, to be honest. Metaphorically, bad grammar makes my eyes bleed. :( I like to point it out as politely as I can, as that is the best way.

It is the worst when someone tries to correct others when you can clearly see that they have a problem with their own grammar. *cringe*

Comment by Georgina • May 24, 2010 • 10:41 pm

Twitter for me has been a place to just go talk without being judge. At first i found it boring but it got better. People at school hate because they think it’s stupid but that’s because thy don’t know anyone on there so it’s impossible to like it.

Seriously?? Are you guys getting into winter or summer??

Lots of people saw me as a rude person when I first started school but i’m not and i think now people start realize that because I’m friends with people that i didn’t even think i would be friends with at all. People that didn’t even know we went to school together last year lol. It’s funny to think about it now. I also labeled a lot people without actually talking to them but now that i think about it, they are not really bad people.

Comment by isi • May 25, 2010 • 6:07 am

I love what you have written in this post. It’s definitely true that people should not judge others by the first impression or their appearance. Many people now a day do judge others from what they look like on the outside but they’re forgetting about their personality and not really giving them a chance.

I’m seem as “quiet” by teachers when I was at school but I’m actually really talkative. I just don’t like talking in class lol.

Comment by Krystal • May 25, 2010 • 3:54 pm

I feel like I’m kinda rude when I have a first impression of someone, but then get to know them and they are so different in a good way.

Haha sometimes when i see guys i’ll be like, eww ill never like him, then a few months later i start liking them, irony. haha :)

Hehe, fine maybe I will record myself. :P

Comment by Mandi • May 26, 2010 • 4:56 am

Yeah twitter is not for everyone. :) I just tweet about basic stuff, i have no idea how to explain it all lol.

You have no winter?? That’s is awesome. :D I hate winter, it’s too cold and summer is too hot. I prefer spring.

People at school just assumed that about me too. I know i’m shy but around people comfortable with i’m really not that shy at all.

Comment by isi • May 26, 2010 • 7:05 am

Haha I didn’t think my boyfriend was a bad student; he was just a bit of a strange guy – he DOES have a strange sense of humour. :P I’m glad I don’t let those kinds of first impressions get to me.

I’m pretty sure people would think I’m a total loser if they judged me when I was younger. Haha. Times really change and I believe I’ve changed a lot as a person as well.

At some point in high schools and primary schools here, they stopped selling junk food, so that sort of stopped me from buying. XD

That’s awesome! My parents know some people who are student teachers and they told me it would be a good way to earn a bit more money on the side. :P

With my website reviews, some people have gotten annoyed that I have corrected their grammar. That was very much in the past though; some people actually really want me to look for errors. :P With me being a grammar Nazi, it’s a little hard to say it in the nicest way possible when correcting someone.

Comment by Georgina • May 26, 2010 • 9:59 am

Nope she’s not overly sensitive at all. She does it all the time. She picks on people and when she gets picked on she becomes pissed. That’s one reason why weren’t friends before because she just soo ughhh

Thanks. :) It feels a bit better. :D I think the Advil worked. :D

Comment by isi • May 26, 2010 • 5:28 pm

Hi :)

Clarisse

Hi. :) It worked this time. :))

Comment by Kenneth • June 1, 2010 • 3:48 pm

Haha okay :) wonder when I’m going there again…

Clarisse

Me too. I’d rather we didn’t talk here though, haha.

Comment by Kenneth • June 1, 2010 • 3:56 pm

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