As people have lots of opportunities to meet people who have various characteristics, first impression has played the important role to evaluate others. It is major facotrs to have and to keep the relationship with others. However, there are different opinions in terms of the trust of the first impression. Based on personal experiences, people have the thinking about whether the first impression is right or not. Comparing two attitudes, I can present my opinion here.
To begin with, it is possible that people can have stereotype about others when they evaluate the opposite through the first impression. All people do not express themselve at the chance of the first meeting. Thus, when they estimate other people at the moment, they tend to judge the opposite by experiencing just a part of characteristics. It is hard for them to say that they know the other well. However, the first impression helps people make the strategy when they meet someone. For example, to take a competitive advantage, when a business man has the first meeting with a client, he should know who the client is, what characteristic he has and what his communication skill is. To catch it up, depending on the first impression is effective and good way to establish the business strategy.
On the other hand, some people do not judge others depending on quick evaluation. They tend to be think that the it is possible that the first impression causes wrong evaluation. Moreover, people can find out different characteristics of others keeping long term relationship. It allows people to maintain deeper relationship with others and to have exact understanding about them. However, it takes people long time to recognize the characteristics of others and required more chances to understand each others.
Based on the aspects of two points, I agree with that people do not define a person's character because they think that the first impressions are sometimes wrong. Keeping the continual relationship and meeting, people can find different side of person's character. Thus, I think that people should not judge others by the first impression. |