In my opinion this is a very polemic question.
there are a lot of people who dont pay attention to looks and there are a lot of people who pay attention a lot..but you know, the first thing you usually notice at a person is his/her looks, but people should learn that it isn´t everything. sometimes people can´t do anything with their looks, they were born so... and they are themselves.. nobody is perfect and everybody is original as he is.
I think in friendships there is a fewer attention to look than in romantic relationships. I think there must be something like chemic or so ...
And I think no matter how who looks, everybody has own chemic in his/her own way.
I have never looked at people´s look when I want to be a friend with them.
but when I am looking for love I have to have there some chemic that is bounding me to a person. It is usually based on look but it is not everything I need for falling in love....but there are lots of buts...
The best solution for me is to get to know a person no matter he or she looks like and than judge...
and maybe after knowing the person better there are more chances to fall in love.
As people are growing up they are realising that there is more and more than look in a person
PS: I am a little embarrassed. I don´t know English very well so you may not know what I meant to say..
but I am very very sorry for my English