Who would you trust based on only appearence?

[Borachio]

Just go with your intuition.
I.e. your ill-conceived preconceptions.
You have those, right?

I do. The only one that seems even possible to be prejudiced against is tattoo man. But then, you see, I know a lot of people with, to me, idiotic tattoos, and they're all decent enough people.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

That it is no genuine smile is obvious on the face of it (HAHA! ... that was pun)
What matters here is that this faked smile is of very little "fakedness". The guy isn't shoving down your throat one of those "Arghh my lips are forcing their way to the boarders of my face"-smile, but a causal, totally ordinary type of faked smile most make use of different times of every day. This smile is not set to deceive (as the one of number one) but merely an acknowledgement of most rudimentary social conventions (though I acknowledge that this is an above-average difficult topic for some around here).
In short the guy seems harmless. And that is trustworthy, because you won't get harmed.

Now if he only was white and I could be sure he doesn't do drugs for which he would sell my ass...

The impression I'm getting is of a guy bad at lying. Harmless, to be sure, but still someone you avoid.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

So, do you fake ever smiles?

I do. The only one that seems even possible to be prejudiced against is tattoo man. But then, you see, I know a lot of people with, to me, idiotic tattoos, and they're all decent enough people.

Now, now. That is your reasoning getting in a way. As you figured out yourself - it won't get you anywhere. Do you have no preconceptions against guys who seem more slick than a prepared intimate insertion tool? Do you have none against people who look kind of weird (arguably, a hint for further psychological effects which cause such a person to be hesitant to bound and trust /quake science).

 

[Borachio]

Well, I keep trying. But I'm just not channelling well today, apparently.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

If it is any help - superficial preconceptions are a good thing to not be channeling.

 

[Borachio]

Yes. I suppose. But it's no help with this self-imposed task I have here and now.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

So, do you fake ever smiles?

No, I've never been in a situation where I needed to do that.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

You mean like - social interactions?
Seriously, either you don't realize the many times you did or - I'll just go with not realizing it.

 

[holy king]

the viking. i know it's trap that only ends in raping and pillaging, but i'm like the one who always falls for the abusive partner in that respect.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

You mean like - social interactions?

The people I interact with don't tend to tell crappy jokes I have to laugh at. I honestly don't know why someone would have to fake a smile on a regular basis.

 

[Borachio]

Right, then. I've sussed it out. Finally.

I've had to forced myself into this by imagining someone with a gun telling me I have to make a choice of one.

So I narrow it down to the two Mexican-looking guys 3 and 4. On the basis that faced with a choice between an ethnic customer service person and a dominant group service person, I would always choose the former. Since they would be the person who would be most likely to be discriminated against by other (less enlightened - oh God!) people. So I do my anti-discrimination discrimination thang (sic). Yes? Clear?

Now I can do this again. Because one of them is wearing a green cap with a letter A on it (which I don't know what it means), and the other one has a caricature of a Redskin (is it? I know nothing about baseball).

So, on this double anti-discrimination discrimination basis, I choose No 3.

Phew!

Do I win a prize?

 

[strijder20]

2, other four all look untrustworthy to me. Surprised that number four has so many votes.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

The people I interact with don't tend to tell crappy jokes I have to laugh at. I honestly don't know why someone would have to fake a smile on a regular basis.

Okay, I'll just pretend you to be someone from Mars to ignore the awkwardness of the following: Among humans, it is common place to make facial expression of openness, friendliness and many other words along those lines. That often means in practice: Smiling. It is supposed to ensure other parties of one's good intentions, to ease tensions, to reduce distrust or to simply seem more likable. For many people and while the exact extend of use may vary a lot, such "strategic" smiles are common place in every day live, so much, that their fakedness may hardly if at all enter the mind of those faking the smile or those recognizing it.
In the end, smiling is a sophisticated and multi-faceted tool to coordinate social interaction. Its raw core are simple emotions, its civilized use is one of making living together easier.

Now, I don't know what is up on Mars or what on Mars is considered a faked smile. But that pretty much is the situation down here.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I wonder how we all would respond if women were pictured?

 

[Borachio]

I can't see how I might respond differently. Would you?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Okay, I'll just pretend you to be someone from Mars to ignore the awkwardness of the following: Among humans, it is common place to make facial expression of openness, friendliness and many other words along those lines. That often means in practice: Smiling. It is supposed to ensure other parties of one's good intentions, to ease tensions, to reduce distrust or to simply seem more likable. For many people and while the exact extend of use may vary a lot, such "strategic" smiles are common place in every day live, so much, that their fakedness may hardly if at all enter the mind of those faking the smile or those recognizing it.

When I smile around my colleagues, it's because I genuinely feel like it and not because I am merely keeping up appearances. You must be surrounded by really unbearable people to fake your smiles all the time.

And the people I am around certainly do not smile like Mr. Four here. Like I said, eyes are crucial.

 

[Borachio]

No. I don't see that in Mr 4.

Looks to me just like a "I'm having my picture taken for no particular reason that I can see" kind of smile.

I agree about the Stepford wives smile, though. That does look false.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Well, I think I gave it a decent shot. I give up!

 

[ParkCungHee]

I wonder who else picked 5?

 

[Borachio]

Sussed it this time. It's no 2. The majority choice. If he turns out to be unreliable, that'll make a suitable lynch mob to track him down. I don't like the look of him though.