If somebody who knew you in high school saw you walking down the street, would he/she recognize you?

Question

Or have you changed too much?

Wow, Patrick. I guess the 5 % body fat name suits you. I haven't changed that much since high school, so people always recognize me.

LOL, Quella, that's funny.

You have a nice day too, RoChEr. :)

Answer 1

I just had my forty year high school reunion this summer, and yes, most recognized me. I graduated from a class of over six hundred, so I must not have changed as much as I feel like I have. For those who are missing their reunions, let me say they get so much better each time. The first fifteen years is mostly everyone trying to prove to others that they "made it," but now the cliques are gone, and we are relieved to find all of the old crowd survived another five years. We took a heavy hit from the Viet Nam War, and always honor those we lost, regardless of our political stand on the current war. Many former 'Nam Vets that survived are now suffering health problems as an aftermath of the war. I do think some of my popularity with the male population was due to my having been widowed last year. That, and I am olding my own and then some!

Answer 2

I just attended a much MUCH more than 25 year high school reunion in June. So I have it on very good authority that people WOULD recognize me... since many of them did without looking at my badge.

So much for all the changes I think I've made in all that time... I guess the smile is still the same, though.

Answer 3

Yes, they always recognize me, I haven't changed much. But I have a hard time recognizing or remembering some of them!!

I've lived in different cities, and know a lot of people. Some times, when I meet a person I haven't seen in a long time, unexpectedly, it takes me a while to remember not only who the person is, but where he/she is from.

Many years ago, I lived in London, for some months. A few days after I came back home, I was at a magazine stand and a man came smiling and said how happy he was to see me again, and how much he missed me, and I had NO idea who he was!! But the worst part was when, after I was forced to admit that I didn't remember him, he told me he was a journalist who used to be my editor, when I worked in a newspaper here. I was stuck in the same room with him for a year, and didn't remember his face, about ten years later. HIS fault, of course, how dare he get so old, so quickly?? ;)

Answer 4

When I moved back to my "hometown" after a 30 year absence, I don't think anyone would have known who I was, unless I was with my mother who had lived here continuously for 50 years. I have more than doubled my weight from high school and my face is soooo round now. I don't think I look anything like I did in school. Of course, I graduated 44 years ago!!!!!

Answer 5

I am sure that most everyone would recognize me. I have been out of school 40 years. I haven't gained that much weight since I have been out of school and I now have longer hair. In school I always had worn my hair short and blonde. Everytime I see someone from all those years ago we always know each other.

Answer 6

Of course they would recognize me either from face, body or walk...Back then (and even now of course) I had (have) a very recognizable walk. No, it's not on purpose but people sometimes recognize me from greater distances than I feel they should but, COOL! Guess I couldn't commit any crimes then.

Answer 7

Yes, they do recognize me. I've been embarrassed because several times I've met someone again, and I didn't remember them at all, even when they told me their name. Very awkward.....and I never know what to say to people from school in the first place. Well.....except those I was very good friends with---and I keep in touch with them anyway.

Answer 8

I haven't changed much since high school so yeah when I run into people I went to school with - even grammar school - they recognize me.

Answer 9

Considering I graduated from a class of 9. Yep, that shouldn't be a problem. I love running into old friends from high school because they go into temporary shock seeing I put on almost 100lbs. of muscle over the years.

Answer 10

Sadly - some do. Annoying.

I really have nothing to say to them - high school was superficial and pathetic. I am almost 20 years removed from that BS and have no desire to make nice nice with the people I went to school with.