Do you find that your rising sign?

Question

really is how the world perceives you?

Answer 1

My rising sign is how people perceive me. Serious, young looking, reserved, kind of stand offish (not wait thats my sun)...I have a virgo rising

Answer 2

for a first impression yes.

It's like a mask that we wear.

Answer 3

Yes...

I have a sagittarius rising, and people often see me as a much more fiery personality than I am deeper down. They see me as a happy, optimistic person. They often get offended by things I say that I didn't even realise would be offensive.