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I know this is a somewhat silly and rude question to ask, but how do you evaluate a person? When I get a response from you one this, I hope your honest and also know that now one here will bug you for what you say. Do we, as a society, focus too much on a person's looks, or are we actualy unshallow and look beyound the cover. Tell me what you think, and NO ONE LINERS!

I, peronally and honestly, judge on mannerism in speech and intent. If they talk like a red neck and their intent is on their own self satisfaction, then I won't even look at them. Intent plays a big role for me, since if its good intent in their words and actions, then I won't care what they look or talk like, I'll give them my trust pretty easilly...

I judge people by the way I see them act, the things I hear them say, and how they treat other peoples and animals.

Normally I can tell whether or not I'll like a person before I personally talk to them, but I don't take first impressions to be completely form-fitting, because I understand that humans are humans...they have off days sometimes. So I always give a person the benefit of the doubt and give them a chance to prove me wrong.

My judgement of people weighs heavily on appearance.
Some people just look simple or haughty. Also, i've been learning to analyze physical features, so a small, cunning nose and full lips are red flags regardless of dress.
Vocabulary is also important. Using the same phrases or words over and over again makes one seem ignorant.
what else? i guess the person's tone. i tend to speak slowly and deliberate, which (i suppose) makes me sound a bit stupid. but people who talk very fast tend to drive me up the walls.
@Eleiza~ i admire your honesty!

I judge people on how they act and what they say. If all they ever say is rude insults, I try to ignore them. If they act friendly and say kind things I usually try to become their friend, but that doesn't mean they automatically get my trust. Trust is earned, and recently I have been very particular about where my trust lies.

In my opinion, and sometimes this can be a bad thing, I look at someones reputation. For example, before I came out as 100% gay, there was this guy that told me he liked me still (even though he completely blew me off the year before), but two days later he asked if we could go waaaay past crush potential, into the steady-for-a-few-years potential, if you catch my drift. And two days later, one of the girls in my Drama and PE classes told me that he had asked her out.
Anyways, his reputation was terrible; he started fights for no reason other than he didn't like the other person, and obviously he has some serious commitment issues, and making up his mind. So lesson learned; Butta is gonna start taking reputation into consideration from now on.

I also look at how the person treats others, myself included. For example, there were these four chicks in my math class last year during the second semester. Two were nice to me, the other two were just rude and bizzatchy to me. No reason whatsoever. One of them even had the nerve to say, "Y'know, I'm really surprised that nobody beats you on a daily basis." when we got in some conversation after I had asked her if she was okay because she looked like she was gonna cry, and she told me and my friend that she got in this fight with her dad right as he was dropping her off at school. As for the other girls who were nice to me, we became friends, although I don't talk to them often.

Lovely responses from everyone! I believe that society pressures others to be somewhat judgemental. You can see it on TV, in movies, in books, in newspapers, and even from strangers. I even find myself being quick to take emphasis on even small things when I pass someone on the street I will never see again. For example, a black shirt means that they could be goth, a frown means that they could be negative, a sneer means that they could be unhonest, ect.

I believe I usually judge others on how I see them treat others, but also partially on religeon, unfortunately. Like Eliza, I just base it on what I am used to seeing in others. I have always been used to Atheists being rude, insensitive, and swearing maniacs who answered everything with the word "coincidence." I hoped very much that I would find many who did not fit this catagory, but even my friends left me because of Atheism. I did not find a kind, honest, and free-thinking Atheist until I was in college. He was sincere and answered difficult questions from Christians such as, "What do you think about the complexity of the human eye?" with educated and intriguing(sp?) thought. I was incredibly happy to see my hope come true, because I knew there must be Atheists with the ability to think. Needless to say, I held him at incredible high reguard. I'm glad that everyone here seems to be kind and full of thoughts, questions, and answers that have nothing to do with, "OMG IT'S A COINCIDENCE, YOU GD CHRISTIAN!" It's good to be able to finally be able to ask my questions to Atheists to be able to understand it beter, and actually recieve an ernest responce.