Posted by Lindenblüte on October 2, 2006, at 8:34:11
In reply to Re: face recognition » Racer, posted by alexandra_k on October 2, 2006, at 3:18:10
I am very surprised that my face recognition is pretty average.
I think one thing that might help is living in places where the faces are all of a homogeneous race, but of a race different from mine.
When I go to Asia, I at first am over-reliant on voice, hairstyle, clothing, height to individuate and identify people, but gradually, I feel that they become more distinct, and I can perceive smaller differences than when I first landed.
Same things goes for African-American faces. I would love to learn more about how different facial and physiological characteristics are distributed in Africa. One of my friends (African-American) went to Senegal, and her facial features were so characteristically Ivory Coast (one particular ethnic group, in fact) that she was treated very differently than the other African Americans in her group.
I think it might help my ability to individuate Asian and African faces if I can somehow figure out which constellations of features are often found together, and use these to help tell people of the same race apart, at least until I get to know them better.
I am always amazed when I go to Asia, that people say I have blond hair. The thing is, when I get my hair colored, my natural color is right smack in the middle of the brown range. not even light brown. MEDIUM brown. So, it happens to caucasians too. I am put in a category of "light- haired" people and that category does not distinguish between blonde and brown. oops!
-Li
sidenote- alex, you can call me whatever you want :) ll, etc.
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