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When you ask that, are you looking for good things we like in someone or traits which we can use as a litmus test to know if they'll turn out to be good people?
"Flags", red or green, are usually the latter, but both are certainly good for this thread!
Wasn't sure, because I was thinking one thing and everyone was commenting the other thing.
I know these things are going to seem unpopular, but I often look for someone's body art (jewelry, tattoos, etc.), whether they do drugs, their vocabulary, their occupation/hobbies, and how complicated their lives are.
I am not discriminatory against any of these things, I know many great people who fall under all the categories and am guilty of violating a few of my criteria myself (you may be thinking of calling me a hypocrite in the replies, though this is less an ideology and more something that may work personally), but suppose you have a time crunch or a history of choosing the wrong people. Would you not consider possible covert giveaways? The first two will give a possible hint as to whether someone is "one with the crowd" while the third and fifth might hint at their thought process and the fourth how in-tune they are with their setting.
and how complicated their lives are.
what do you mean by that?
It's hard to explain except to say that people who face more specific ups and downs are more understanding.
Are they not the same? Regardless, answer both!