what exactly constitutes a "cat person" exactly?

the dichotomy between "dog people" and "cat people" had always been interesting and telling to me.

dog people will go as far as blame you for their "reactive" dog who can "tell when your nervous around him."

not-cat people mostly don't like cats because..the cats are "rude" to them?

In a way, these are similar experiences. You are behaving in a way the animal doesn't like, and the animal is reacting negatively.

With the dog, there isn't much you can easily do about a dog who doesn't know you and feels threatened when you stand up. You're dealing with a few steps removed from a beast in that situation.

But for cats, you can probably just be more cat-polite if you actually want the cat to be nice to you. Same goes for people haha