fullerene
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Well not many people are gonna be N-enough for you, anthile...
I would bet that your initial read of people excludes Ne, though. An ENFP I know, who scored ~98% intuitive (the only "clear" trait he had, according to the tests. The other 3 are very clear if you know him, though), appears as a sensor at first glance. He'll jabber on in small talk with everyone else, is always surrounded by loud/sometimes obnoxious friends, and seems excited to try new things (foods and such)... and his memory for details/scenery is spectacular. I actually thought he was an ESFP for a while just because that's how he acted.
but in reality, it's all very heavily intuitively driven. His memory for details is good because he was put through photographic-memory training when he was young (they tried, and it helped, but was never fully successful). Half of the excitement for wanting to try new foods and enjoying sensing-ish things was empathetic overspill from the people around him, as he absorbs their moods. When making small talk, he's constantly in tune with the atmosphere of the group, alleviating stress when little arguments break out by making both sides of the argument seem reasonable from different perspectives... then he'll cut the small talk in smaller groups, or groups where he senses the atmosphere to be more accepting/comfortable. Plus he's an absolute beast when it comes to learning about brand new subjects quickly and reapplying knowledge to new problems.
So it mostly just depends, I think, how you look at someone. I don't think that the super-social N types stick out as much as intuitives, to introverts.
I would bet that your initial read of people excludes Ne, though. An ENFP I know, who scored ~98% intuitive (the only "clear" trait he had, according to the tests. The other 3 are very clear if you know him, though), appears as a sensor at first glance. He'll jabber on in small talk with everyone else, is always surrounded by loud/sometimes obnoxious friends, and seems excited to try new things (foods and such)... and his memory for details/scenery is spectacular. I actually thought he was an ESFP for a while just because that's how he acted.
but in reality, it's all very heavily intuitively driven. His memory for details is good because he was put through photographic-memory training when he was young (they tried, and it helped, but was never fully successful). Half of the excitement for wanting to try new foods and enjoying sensing-ish things was empathetic overspill from the people around him, as he absorbs their moods. When making small talk, he's constantly in tune with the atmosphere of the group, alleviating stress when little arguments break out by making both sides of the argument seem reasonable from different perspectives... then he'll cut the small talk in smaller groups, or groups where he senses the atmosphere to be more accepting/comfortable. Plus he's an absolute beast when it comes to learning about brand new subjects quickly and reapplying knowledge to new problems.
So it mostly just depends, I think, how you look at someone. I don't think that the super-social N types stick out as much as intuitives, to introverts.