Judging before knowing

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It takes quite a while for people to judge me. At first, I seem like a prett cool guy, which I am. People's initial impressions are usually based on how well I dress and the fact that I've learned to carry myself in a confident, "smooth" manner.

Admittedly, to anyone walking by, I look pretty sharp. I've been mistaken for a famous actor multiple times. One time, I was watching a play in DC, and the lady sitting next to me straight out asked me if I was an actor she had seen before. Other times, when I was with a friend in Beverly Hills, a group of girls in the mall kept obviously trying to get better glimpses of us.

However, despite this initial great impression which can last up to three weeks, people will eventually start to judge me based on the social aspect. That's when I start to have problems. I've actually learned quite a bit to seem normal at first. But it's hard to keep such appearences up for an extended period of interaction.

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I frequently changed my social mask, I even once wore a bomber jacket and shaved my head. Now I look inconspicuous, I dress mousily (right word?).
But people either don't notice me, or they look at me in a queer way. I'm glad if they all ignore me. Once I just rode about the bicycle-racks at the station a few times, because I was looking for my sisters bicycle and a man approached me after a few rounds and threatened to call the police, for he thought I was a thief.