Poll: Are you a "Face" person, or a "Name" person?

[Ignignoct]

You have some interesting ways to remember those things... Is that something they teach you in the military, or is it just your own way of doing it?

I'm definitely going to have to try that sort of thing myself...

It was just something I started doing on my own. It's a fun brain exercise when you can't entertain yourself otherwise; like standing a post as a sentry.

The Navy just taught me to lower my expectations and hate waking up in the morning.

For me, that was being born. Might I ask you: Why the Navy?

It's nothing big... But the Navy seems like the least-respected branch of the military, and I can't think of myself going in to it.

Another question is: Does anyone in your family make jokes about you and your "seamen"? I know I would. >.>

Navy: Because the Airforce wasn't hiring at the time, and I didn't know how much better it'd be or else I'd have waited. Also, why not the Army/Marines? Because a boat is better than a tent. Kinda. I never liked the Iraq detour our country went on to begin with.

Like I said in the military thread that's hanging out at the moment, the Navy is filled with plea-bargain sailors, wannabe college students (me), and people who couldn't keep a job in the real world. I'm not going to pretend we're our nation's finest, boldly sacrificing our basic freedoms to uphold others'.

I'd say that the Air Force is the least respected, though. It's a certain kind of envious disrespect . Like they have it TOO easy, y'know? Lots of golf-related jokes. At least Navy life sucks so much that even though we don't DO much, it's like, "Hey, stop pickin' on those guys... They've been going in circles around the Pacific for 3 months..."

As far people spittin' seamen jokes at me: I'm the comedian of my family, so they know if they talk shit I'll either go with it further or turn the tables. Not being a fuck-up helps. All I have to do to hurt em, if I want to, is be honest =p.

 

[CuddlyCombine]

Most often, I can recall faces, and I have this funny habit of freezing in place, pointing at someone, and saying, "You...", then subjecting them to my Penance Stare. No, actually, though, I'll stop and quite obviously stare at someone while remembering their name, which I usually do.

 

[Crowghast]

Face.

I will always remember what you look like, just in case I have to ask you for cash or avoid you on a flight. But i'll never remember your name.

I like to make them up.

 

[arf19]

im more of a face person and usually forget peoples names so i just say hi at the start of a convo so it looks like i know who they are but when they ask me what there name is im like damn lol

 

[Skeleon]

Definitely a face-person.
For example, from the people in my semester I know about 20% by name but I'd recognize all the others when I see them as belonging to my semester.

Usually, when I need help from one of the "nameless", I just go "Excuse me, can you help me with..." or something similar, doing everything I can to avoid having to use a name.

It's more problematic when my buddies talk about a person I know by face but not by name.
They usually end up describing them to me like this:
"The girl with brown hair."
"The guy with glasses."
"No, that other guy with glasses."
You know, that's really helpful.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

Have to say both.

 

[Madshaw]

definatly a face person, i even get names muddled all the time, especially if i was introduced to two people at the same time

 

[Energylegzz]

Once I get the name the face sticks...most of the time.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Face person. I'm ashamed to admit that don't know the names of half my professors and the know the names of maybe one or two of my friends. *goes to hide in a corner*

 

[Azkrior]

These topic reminds of the saying that I really hate "Oh, Oh whats's faces name" That saying really grinds my gears, But yeah, I am more of a face person.

 

[Resistance205]

Face.

It even applies here on the Escapist.

Absolutely, I usually remember people based on avatars, it mixes me up when people change them.

Pretty much this, I will recognise someones face easier then a name, I hate it when people on The Escapist change their avatar, it takes me ages to remember who they are.

I can only remember someones face and name, if they speak to me twice during the day and say they're name,

and your name is now Urashima Keitaro.

I have to say, I now love you. You are only the second person in history whom I've met online that knows who that is. And the one person I've met in real life that knows who he is and isn't me only knows that because I showed him the series.

I love both of you now, Love Hina is possibly one of the greatest anime's out there. No one I know knows what it is, but then again, maybe thats becasue not a lot of them know what anime is!

 

[Mullahgrrl]

Im a haircut person, I only recognise peoples haicuts.

After I visit the barbershop I avoid mirrors for about a month.

 

[Ajna]

You have some interesting ways to remember those things... Is that something they teach you in the military, or is it just your own way of doing it?

I'm definitely going to have to try that sort of thing myself...

It was just something I started doing on my own. It's a fun brain exercise when you can't entertain yourself otherwise; like standing a post as a sentry.

The Navy just taught me to lower my expectations and hate waking up in the morning.

For me, that was being born. Might I ask you: Why the Navy?

It's nothing big... But the Navy seems like the least-respected branch of the military, and I can't think of myself going in to it.

Another question is: Does anyone in your family make jokes about you and your "seamen"? I know I would. >.>

Navy: Because the Airforce wasn't hiring at the time, and I didn't know how much better it'd be or else I'd have waited. Also, why not the Army/Marines? Because a boat is better than a tent. Kinda. I never liked the Iraq detour our country went on to begin with.

Like I said in the military thread that's hanging out at the moment, the Navy is filled with plea-bargain sailors, wannabe college students (me), and people who couldn't keep a job in the real world. I'm not going to pretend we're our nation's finest, boldly sacrificing our basic freedoms to uphold others'.

I'd say that the Air Force is the least respected, though. It's a certain kind of envious disrespect . Like they have it TOO easy, y'know? Lots of golf-related jokes. At least Navy life sucks so much that even though we don't DO much, it's like, "Hey, stop pickin' on those guys... They've been going in circles around the Pacific for 3 months..."

As far people spittin' seamen jokes at me: I'm the comedian of my family, so they know if they talk shit I'll either go with it further or turn the tables. Not being a fuck-up helps. All I have to do to hurt em, if I want to, is be honest =p.

I don't suppose I can get you on the record as saying that you love seamen, then?