Implied familiar faces

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If someone tells you about one of their friends, and you happen to notice them in a way you never thought you would (i.e., an online service,) do you recognize them?

Sorry I don't understand the question... Do you mean would I recognise someone in real life from a description of that person on the internet?

I mean to say this:

If someone you know says, "I know this person," then in time down the road you go to a website such as an online service, and you think they actually are the person your acquaintance is talking about, do you recognize them?

Nope.

I don't think in words, and i have to see a person to know who they are. Descriptions of people are just too vauge. It could be too many people.

No, I can't interpet implied familar faces.

I'm not sure that I understand this.

I do know that I have a horrible time recognizing faces out of context (different setting, or in pedestrian clothes when I usually see them in uniform, etc etc).

Chamoisee:

If you are told about a certain person, and you see a clear description of them, do you recognize them?

Someone I have not seen before, or someone I know? If I have not seen them before, the description would have to be very detailed and with my making a mental picture in my head of them, i.e. an asian guy with glasses wearing a bright red beret, and he would have to be the ONLY asian guy wearing a red beret. The color fo the clothign would be what would set me off. Otherwise, I have a hard enough time recognizing people I've allready seen before!! !

No. People are very difficult for me to identify from a description, even if I actually know them - they always look completely different from the description so the description seems misleading to me. And strangers, forget it. I also have difficulty in recognising people out of context, especially if I do not know them well. This is not severe enough to be considered prosopagnosia, but its still embarassing.

Dunc

Oh, so your thought processes have to work very hard, and sometimes, it is hard for you all to distinguish certain people just by looking at them.