What is the best way to tell someone's nature?
InYoung Choi
, B.A Meteorology & Mathematics, St. Cloud State University (2015)
Answered May 3
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Look at their parents.
Like father, like son; like mother, like daughter.
This saying wouldn't exist if there wasn't any truth to it.
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Look at their friends.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Another true saying.
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Travel together
. And here I'm not talking about a luxurious and comfortable vacation. If you have the chance, go
backpacking
or go on a challenging trip together. See how he/she behaves in a foreign environment and reacts to
unforseen
troubles.
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See how they behave when they're hungry.
This one is actually based on my mom's story. Decades ago when she was a young lady in college, she went on a date with two men, each separately of course. The first one had his own business and was well off. When she was out with him, both got hungry after a long day of walking. So they got a little snack together to share. Then my mom went to a bathroom and when she came back, he had already finished the food. Few months later when she went out with the other man, who was a poor college student like her, they got into the same situation somehow; they were both cold and hungry, got snack food to share. My mom went to a restroom and when she came back, he was waiting without touching even a little bit of the food and let my mom have more despite how hungry he also was. I'm proud to call him my dad.
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Music taste
. This is my personal way to know a bit more about someone. His/her taste in music reveals more than you might think.
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Choice of words
. There's
a fine line
between sarcastic and offensive, funny jokes and
insensitive
jokes. You don't need to
throw in
all kinds of
jargon
to sound smart. Neither
derogatory
/ insensitive / racial related names or words would make you funnier.
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And of course,
a ton of conversation
with the person!
Vocabularies：
backpacking
：远足野营、徒步旅行；
