I see a 6-foot tall male with dirty blonde dreadlocks in a rainbow bandana. He was wearing a tie-dye t-shirt, brown shorts, and some sort of brown bag. I assumed the bag was made out of hemp. Based on his dress I would assume that he is very ecologically friendly. He probably likes charities and is pretty liberal in his political views. I would also probably assume that he’s pretty chill and laid back. I make all of these assumptions based solely on dress. Although these aren’t necessarily negative characteristics or values I’m still making assumptions that limit my understanding of him as a person. These assumptions probably mean that I judge people a little much although he is wearing a lot of indicators of a “hippie” to call him that term without knowing if that’s how he views himself.
I see an average height girl with long blonde hair in a ponytail. She’s reasonably tan and wearing yoga pants and a blue long sleeve shirt. She is holding a Starbucks coffee in one hand and her cell-phone in the other. She has a small black bag with a light blue yoga mat protruding from it. Based on appearances I think she’s a bit of a Yuppie (young urban professional). What she is wearing seems like it is more for fashion than it is for usefulness. The Starbucks coffee is often used as a status symbol and when paired with yoga attire she seems like someone who’s affluent or at least trying to look affluent. I could be completely wrong and she might be drinking Starbucks because it’s her favorite coffee and the yoga stuff because she practices it everyday. It shows that I am sensitive to outward displays of wealth (or perceived wealth) and I jump to conclusions reasonably fast.
I see an older gentlemen, probably late sixties early seventies. He is wearing a yellow Oregon hat over his white-haired balding head. He is also wearing a yellow Oregon jersey and Oregon beads. It is a Wednesday with no real Oregon sports games on so I assume he’s a diehard fan. I think of his age based on his wrinkled face and white hair. He is obviously inebriated and having a great time. I assume he is either a local Eugene resident or he went to the University back in the day. I think it is the first one because he doesn’t seem the college type. I make that assumption based on his drunkenness at his age and that he is still going to local bars. I feel like most college grads leave Eugene upon graduation and if not wouldn’t be out at the bars on a Wednesday night. Whichever the case I assume he’s retired since he is out drinking on a weekday. These assumptions tell me that I have designated expectations for educated people and perhaps my own future. I assume that educated people would dress a little nicer and not stay around at their Alma Mater for 50+ years afterward. From these inferences I know that I want to leave Eugene after I graduate and I sometimes judge based on appearances