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Post by gorgeouskid on Aug 19, 2015 2:31:50 GMT
I'm always surprised when people remember who I am. I guess I think I'm very forgettable.
Saturday, two boys that DS has had on sports teams in the past actually addressed me by name and said hi. It was a small shock that they remembered my name and thought to say hello.
Do you think you're forgettable?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 2:32:44 GMT
I know I'm forgettable. I almost always recognize/remember people and they have no clue who I am.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Aug 19, 2015 2:36:14 GMT
I probably am by name. But I worked as a bartender in college at the same bar for several years. So lots of time I'll get, "you look so familiar, where do I know you from?" And I'll say, "I worked at _". And they are like, oh yeah I used to drink there!!
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 19, 2015 2:36:20 GMT
I was a schoolteacher and I've had literally thousands of students. I am frequently addressed by adults that I don't recognize. They were once youngsters in my class
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Post by quinmm14 on Aug 19, 2015 2:42:20 GMT
Nope, I'm pretty hard to forget. I'm a nuisance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 2:42:58 GMT
I went to my kids' school registration today. There I saw my old bus driver who remembers me. At the high school, I saw my 5th grade teacher who is in his 80s. He remembers me (and my sister and sometimes gets us mixed up). I also saw a couple old classmates. Not a single one of them seemed to recognize me or at least didn't notice me. In elementary, I was the only deaf kid there so I stuck out. In high school, I tried to hide in the background so not many remember me unless they knew who my grandparents were. The downside to being a student in the same district that your grandpa was a beloved principal in.
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Post by mom on Aug 19, 2015 2:45:19 GMT
I am definitely forgettable. It never fails - my husband and I go out, and he is like a freaking Prom Queen. Everyone knows him and recognizes him. But me? No one ever remembers me.
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Post by krcrafts on Aug 19, 2015 2:46:37 GMT
I do think I'm forgettable, but I'm told on a regular basis that I look familiar. Most often at my dh's many doctors' appointments at various offices. I know it's not me they recognize as I don't know them from Adam, but I really hope the person I resemble is a good person! I hope to meet her one day..lol.
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 19, 2015 2:48:44 GMT
I think I'm definitely forgettable. There's nothing that stands out about me except that I'm fat...and that's not usually enough to make people remember me.
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Post by Really Red on Aug 19, 2015 2:58:47 GMT
I am tall with bright red hair. Most people remember me. I want to remember everyone, so I pretend I do . I hate making anyone feel bad.
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Post by paget on Aug 19, 2015 2:59:31 GMT
I know I'm forgettable. I almost always recognize/remember people and they have no clue who I am. Same. Although I think it may be more that people are wrapped up in themselves and don't notice others. I am a very observant person- more so than most- so I feel that is part of the reason I notice them more than them to me.
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Post by jemali on Aug 19, 2015 3:05:54 GMT
Yes I do feel that way too. Although I remember other people so I don't know why I think they wouldn't know me too. I don't talk a lot and tend to observe more so I think that is why.
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Post by chendra on Aug 19, 2015 3:06:52 GMT
I joke all of the time that I should have been a spy. Not only do people not remember me even after meeting me four or five times, they often don't appear to even SEE me. People cut in front of me or walk into me regularly and are completely bewildered when I speak up. "Oh! I didn't see you". My friends and coworkers are amazed by this as they have witnessed it repeatedly.
Do you think it's too late for me to become a spy?
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Post by conchita on Aug 19, 2015 3:23:21 GMT
I'm the one who can't remember anyone. I ran into different neighbors at the store and my husband had to point them out to me. I've even had a neighbor tell me she was my neighbor and I still couldn't place her! I don't remember a lot of my classmates. None from middle school and only a handful from high school and a couple from college. In my defense I have moved a whole lot in my life. Former Army brat. People tend to meld together in my mind.
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Post by RosieKat on Aug 19, 2015 3:27:29 GMT
YES! And I'm always surprised when people remember me.
I am probably surprised because I'm bad at remembering people, or at least their names. I can usually remember a face, but not where I met them. I probably assume everyone else is as bad (or maybe lazy) about it as I am.
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Post by redrulz on Aug 19, 2015 3:28:53 GMT
I am tall with bright red hair. Most people remember me. I want to remember everyone, so I pretend I do . I hate making anyone feel bad. I also have bright red hair (although it's really more orange) and also stand out. Sometimes, I wish I was more forgettable!
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Post by Anita on Aug 19, 2015 3:29:28 GMT
I am so forgettable that my own kids nicknamed me "Paint" because that's what I would be in a room full of people - the paint on the wall. I suggested wallpaper, but they said I wasn't exciting enough for wallpaper. Case in point: I do most of the banking. Went in there several times per month for a couple of years and no one ever knew who I was. DH goes in once and after that it was only by association that they'd remember me. "Oh, you're Mrs. Such and Such. How IS Mr. Such and Such?!" I wish I could say that is a rarity, but I get that All. The. Time. But then my DH looks like Santa. How do you compete with that? You don't. I just try to pretend I'm the most brilliant spy in the world flying under everyone's radar.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 19, 2015 3:36:46 GMT
I'm pretty sure there are some people who wish I was forgettable…
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Post by peano on Aug 19, 2015 3:36:57 GMT
Yes. It's one of the last vestiges of psychological baggage from my childhood. I know it's my own psychological shit, but I'm always going up to people and saying, "Hi, I'm Peano, we met at such and such" and getting a look like I have 3 heads because duh, we spent 30 minutes talking one day and of course, I know who you are.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 19, 2015 3:50:46 GMT
I'm pretty forgettable, but in all honesty I *TRY* to be. I kind of like going through my life anonymously and going about my business without drawing a lot of attention to myself so I can engage (or not) on MY terms. I am also that person who will recognize faces all.day.long and not remember the person's name to save my soul! No matter how hard I try, they just don't stick. I know I know the person, usually know WHERE I know them from, just can't pin the right name on. I seriously have to know someone (casually) for a good 4-6 months before I will remember their name. Now my DH on the other hand knows so many people and has so many friends it is INSANE. We can't go anywhere, ANYwhere, without running into someone who knows him well enough to stop him to say hi. We went on vacation once 3,000 miles away from home, and you guessed it--he ran into someone he knew from several jobs back that recognized him! I think it's because of this and the constant interruptions when I'd rather just get on with whatever I was doing that makes me NOT want to be recognized when I'm out in the world. For example, just today we ran into an older couple at Costco that knew him from somewhere (and I didn't have a clue who they heck either of them were), and there we stood for 15 minutes or more while he is yammering on about mindless stuff and showing pics of our kid on his phone while I'm standing there grinning and nodding like an idiot just wishing we could *hurry up already* and get going because we needed to go pick up our kid in 40 minutes, the store was PACKED, the checkouts were all full and we were closing in on rush hour traffic that I knew we were going to get stuck in. This happens all the time. ALL.THE.TIME. and it leaves me all like . I'd rather just be invisible.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 19, 2015 4:16:56 GMT
Yes I feel that I am forgettable. One of my good friends from high school days is very outgoing, makes friends with everyone she meets and everyone remembers her. I am more reserved and it takes me longer to make friends with people. If both of us meet someone at the same time, they will remember my friend but forget me!! I have noticed that my DD gets remembered, and I am fairly certain that it is due mainly to the fact that I gave her an uncommon name and that's what people remember. gorgeouskid: You're not forgettable here. Even though I have avatars turned off at the moment, I can picture your avatar of your son with his back to the camera, and his gorgeous long hair. But I'm pretty sure he's had his hair cut off recently. See, I remember you!
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Post by ceepea on Aug 19, 2015 4:18:10 GMT
Yes, I am usually really quiet at first and most people don't even catch my name much less remember it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 4:20:43 GMT
Never mind...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 15:36:12 GMT
I know I am
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 19, 2015 15:42:03 GMT
I know I'm forgettable. I almost always recognize/remember people and they have no clue who I am. This is me. I remember the person, location and interaction- all the way back to elementary school. My brain is a trivia catcher. I sometimes pretend it's a first meeting just to look normal- or not needy.
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Post by Zee on Aug 19, 2015 15:49:12 GMT
I have no idea, honestly. But I myself have a hard time remembering most people and if I see my neighbors outside their setting I usually have no clue unless my husband clues me in.
I know that I look like two different people on any given day. There's the one with the makeup and hair done, and then there's the invisible mom with glasses and ponytail who goes grocery shopping. I notice a big difference in how I'm treated in public depending on which one I am that day.
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Post by peanuttle on Aug 19, 2015 15:50:55 GMT
Yes, I think I am too. I am pretty quiet and low key, so I think people don't remember me.
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Post by sharlag on Aug 19, 2015 15:50:56 GMT
I am pretty forgettable. It used to irk me at the doctor because A. it's insulting to be forgettable, and B. they have my chart RIGHT THERE...
But then I thought, it's good to be unremarkable, medically. That means I'm doing OK, health wise.
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 19, 2015 15:55:02 GMT
I think I'm pretty forgettable, I'm always the quiet one if I'm in a group. I think people recognize me more often if I have my kids with me because apparently I'm the only one in our entire city with 4 kids. Or they recognize the kids anyway and guess I must be their mother by default
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Aug 19, 2015 18:10:40 GMT
I do think I'm forgettable, but I'm told on a regular basis that I look familiar. Most often at my dh's many doctors' appointments at various offices. I know it's not me they recognize as I don't know them from Adam, but I really hope the person I resemble is a good person! I hope to meet her one day..lol. I get that all the time. I must have one of those generic faces that look like a lot of other people. My brother says one of his neighbors is my twin. Someone told me last week that I look exactly like one of her husband's cousins, so much so that she asked him if I was related.
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