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Shoes Reveal Your Personality

To really get to know a person, you might just have to look down at the shoes they're wearing. In a new study, scientists have discovered that people can judge a person's sex, age, agreeableness and income by taking a peek at his or her footwear. Interestingly, study participants could also accurately spot how clingy people were just by glancing at their  shoes. "We were interested in how people are able to form quick first impressions," Dr. Angela Bahns, an assistant professor of psychology at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., said to MSNBC/Michelle Castillo, CBS News. More here. (You can see what Super Sub Cindy is wearing today)

Question: What do your shoes that you're wearing today tell others about yourself?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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