telling a lot about someone

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I have been helping with a political campaign for a friend that's running for a county district position. He is going door to door talking to neighbors in the area. I haven't been going up to the homes with him, but have been driving him around and helping him print signs and flyers. The area I've been able to help him out on is that of "reading" the residents of the house. Here are some examples.

Home is in a slight state of disrepair, a car in the yard has a Brazilian flag sticker on the bumper, An International DirectTv dish is on the roof. Lots of toys and stuff sit in the front yard. I told him the people there are a young latino family with lots of kids.

Next house had a large truck sitting in the yard with a business name on it. I noticed that the name on the truck matched the name on the mailbox. I also noticed power tools and stuff in the truck. The resident is a construction contractor and he owns the business.

Another house had perfect landscaping, a motorhome in the backyard, and an older Buick in the driveway. The house basically looked like something out of a fifities TV show. I deduced the residents was a retired couple.


There were many more examples, but I got the demographics of the household down pretty good almost every time! This helped in the political sence as we were able to now get a judge in the occupants political leanings. Yes, it's stereotypical, but it worked! Do any of you have the "power" to tell something about someone before you even see that person, or being able to figure out lots of details about someone by a mere simple statement. The problem is that it doesn't happen immeditely, but after replaying the conversation in my mind back several minutes or hours after speaking with or merely seeing someone. A lot of times, I don't even need to have a lot of conversation with someone to figure out a suprising amount about their life status.

An example of this would be that one of my customers made the comment when I called him to schedule a call "I gotta get my lawn mower repaired after I hit a toy in the yard" Hmm...Okay, so he has a lawn, so he must live in the suburbs or in the country...maybe not the country, a big bush hog mower wouldn't get damaged by a toy. Now, about that toy, well, if he's got toys in the yard, then he must have kids! Typically men with kids are married too!

sounds like you were the guinea pig my autisic friend. im sorry. a wealthy autistic guinea pig at that. you should see parts of new jersey!

or better yet. the favelas of brasil

Okay, so if you saw a McMansion with 2 full-size SUV's in the driveway, what would you say about its occupants?

the dude isnt thinking. but letting someone else think for him.
its alright though alot of us (people) do infact do that one.
ive lived in poverty and lets face it $ seperates who you are.
i couldnt be more despised. to those who view

They're most likely lawyers. I live next door to a house just like that. Although they typically park in their garage...