Topic 32: 13 October 2017: Appearances - What can you tell about a person just by looking at them?

 

1. What do you think your appearance tells people about YOU?

2. How do you try to change your appearance to fit different situations? What are you trying to show?

3. There is an idiom that "eyes are the window of the soul". What do you notice about eyes, and how does that affect your ideas about the person?

4. If you travel, you will know that people 'dress up' in some countries, while in other places a lot of people don't seem to care. How important do you think clothes are, and how does that influence what you wear?

5. How much of your income do you spend on clothes, shoes etc?

6. The last time I went to a hairdresser was 1966. (Yes, it's true. The haircut cost me $1.50 and I thought that was too much). Most people spend quite a bit of money on hairdressers, and even things like 'nail bars'. Do you think this personal grooming is a luxury or a necessity? Why?

7. Can you describe the appearance of someone you would NOT trust? What would make you cautious?

8. Can you describe the appearance of someone you WOULD trust? What would make you feel relaxed about them?

9. What do you think about jobs, roles or beliefs that force people to wear certain kinds of clothes? (Examples: uniforms, neck ties, suits, dress length, veils or hijabs etc, fleuro workmen's clothes, clubs that will only let people dressed in a certain way enter ..)

10. What do you think that physical characteristics can tell you about a person? (Examples: posture, skin, hair colour, tall or short, slim or fat, beautiful / handsome or ugly etc )

 

 


32. Appearances - What can you tell about a person just by looking at them? ©Thor May 2017