Geeky stuff you hate
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jrpg's i just hate them not much to say i never got into them
and when someone goes on and on about a specific game for hours at a time it really pisses me off.
Finally some anime DONT get me wrong i like anime but some parts of it i hate specilly filler episodes (yes i know a lot of types shows other than anime has them so i guess that means i just hate tv)
and when someone goes on and on about a specific game for hours at a time it really pisses me off.
Finally some anime DONT get me wrong i like anime but some parts of it i hate specilly filler episodes (yes i know a lot of types shows other than anime has them so i guess that means i just hate tv)
If there's a pastime associated with geek/nerd-dom that I actively dislike, it's cosplay.greygelgoog said:
Come to think of it, LARPing comes next, and for similar reasons.
But I've enjoyed Warhammer and Magic, many years ago, which appear to be nearly as reviled. So I wouldn't deny anyone their fun, no matter how sad and pathetic it looks to me.
Also, I am utterly bewildered by the extent to which many geeks have fetishized Japanese culture.
Interesting, please elaborate, as it's rarely that I run into someone with that strong of an opinion about it.InsanityBaronOfAtrocity said:
The conventions of Japanese art leave a great deal to be desired, but I stop short at saying I'm repulsed by it. So your opinion interests me. (Feel free to PM me if you don't want to endure the slings and flames of fanboys.)
I seriously find it hilarious that people say they hate Anime and Manga... I mean there are what, 6-700 mangas or more, hundreds of animes... And you can't really say it's the style, every artist has his/her own style even if some elements can be similar. You might hate it because it's a cartoon and you think you're too old for such things. Just because you've seen and hated an episode of Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh/Other animated advertisement for toys etc. isn't really enough to completely hate an entire culture =P There are LOADS of animes with very interesting storylines. Not all series are intended for 7 year olds. Some say they got turned off by hentai, but hey, just ignore that stuff. It's just a product of a nation that is sexually frustrated like nothing else =P Only having censored live action porn can do that to people xD [/pro-anime rant]
I don't know if I hate anything that much... haven't had much contact with any geeks that aren't like me, JRPG/Manga/Anime fans that is. And I love discussing that at any occasion. I don't mind one bit what others think of that.
I'm really open minded though so it doesn't bother me if someone starts talking about their D&D/WH(40k)session or hardware specs, I just tell them that I have no clue about that stuff so their exploits/knowledge probably won't amaze me =P
I don't know if I hate anything that much... haven't had much contact with any geeks that aren't like me, JRPG/Manga/Anime fans that is. And I love discussing that at any occasion. I don't mind one bit what others think of that.
I'm really open minded though so it doesn't bother me if someone starts talking about their D&D/WH(40k)session or hardware specs, I just tell them that I have no clue about that stuff so their exploits/knowledge probably won't amaze me =P
Ah that sounds all too familiar. I was attempting to score once when one of my friends interrupted my conversation to enquire as to who's lightsaber style is the coolest in Star Wars. I nearly strangled him. I don't even know that much about Star Wars!Ranooth said:
Seriously the japanese obsession. You pegged it that most are girls, and I hate to say that most of my nerdy girl friends are the annoying fangirl types. One goes as far as to give everyone nicknames based on anime characters - "trista-chan!" ::cute squinchy eyes and peace sign::The Overmatt said:
I'm even wary to tell people I'm thinking of taking a class in Japanese or Mandarin - I'm an international business major, it's *strategic*, not so I can watch anime without subs -_-;
PS: A girl isn't worth picking up if she thinks a conversation about star wars isn't cool
American's are taught Sulfur with an "f" and according to wikipedia, both ways work.sms_117b said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur
Oh and I despise Star Wars. It just never interested me.
Being informed offline about htings going on in a forum. Being told in person about your epic game of Halo or Call of Duty or counter strike or that raid in WoW. I do not want to fucking hear about it. Or hearing about things from 4chan. Remember the first fucking rule you assholes. Shut the fuck up. Or people telling me about game hype. Like it's the most fucking important thing in the world, next to your new shitty little big planet level. *rages*
People who say abbreviations. Like 'Lol' etc.
I also hate people who try to make things sound so much harder then they are. I have a friend who thinks he's a computer LORD because he knows how to put a stick of RAM in a computer. He was trying to tell me how hard it was, at college one day. So to shut him up, I took the RAM out of a college computer, showed him it, and put it back in.
'twas smooth. He then shut up.
I also hate people who try to make things sound so much harder then they are. I have a friend who thinks he's a computer LORD because he knows how to put a stick of RAM in a computer. He was trying to tell me how hard it was, at college one day. So to shut him up, I took the RAM out of a college computer, showed him it, and put it back in.
'twas smooth. He then shut up.
Oh, and people who are addicted to anything that comes from Japan, to the point that they are constantly writing stories about their own Japanese characters, that all have unimaginative Japanese sounding names that mean nothing whatsoever, that all follow some terrible story that's a rip off of Final Fantasy 7. I do a games development course, and it's litterally full of them.
What's so bad about our own culture?
What's so bad about our own culture?
QFT. It's doubly annoying when they start conversations about how J-games and anime is better when you're trying to watch/play something.Ago Iterum said:
It's a whole lot worse when they actually start thinking they're Japanese, and say that Manga is an art form....DirkGently said:
And when they get into a conversation with someone else about it, it JUST DOESN'T END.
Anyone who calls an over priced, backwards comic book 'manga' deserves to be beaten to death with their own lobotomized brain.Ago Iterum said:
"Social networking" - it's neither social, nor networking and I refuse to get on facebook or myspace. I don't care if "everyone else is on it". My life is not that interesting where I have to keep an online diary.
Oh, and as a cosplayer (feeling a lot of hate in this thread) I draw the line at certain points. I dress up as a character to express my love of said character/series. I DO NOT go and "act" like my character. Those are some scary folk. I look at it more as a perpetual Halloween and a way to meet people who like what you like. I'm a very casual cosplayer. That's not scary, is it?
Oh, and as a cosplayer (feeling a lot of hate in this thread) I draw the line at certain points. I dress up as a character to express my love of said character/series. I DO NOT go and "act" like my character. Those are some scary folk. I look at it more as a perpetual Halloween and a way to meet people who like what you like. I'm a very casual cosplayer. That's not scary, is it?
Honestly? It's probably the bragging about hardware. Yeah, I get it, you have more disposable income than me, now leave me to my plebeian existence.
That, and the whole "Guild aplication" process that makes perfectly good mmorpg's feel more like work
Edit: Typos from poor co-ordination
That, and the whole "Guild aplication" process that makes perfectly good mmorpg's feel more like work
Edit: Typos from poor co-ordination