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[chadskin]

Don't try to pick up the soap tomorrow.

 

[Rentahamster]

Congratulations OP, you unwittingly participated in his mating ritual. You are now pregnant.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Yeah, my mom was always saying "go to clubs and meet people who share your interests" and its just...clubs based around my interests aren't typically filled with people I particularly want to know

Pretty much. I want clubs to broaden my interests and meet new kinds of people, not just reinforce what I already have. And the people who make up gaming-focused clubs generally aren't my kind of people

 

[Hoo-doo]

Confirmed.

My boy Gerstmann here was already spitting 100% undeniable facts decades ago. Y'all wouldn't listen.

 

[Shaanyboi]

So you're saying that some people who are into anime stuff are dorks?

Well I never.

.

 

[FZZ]

The worst I met were some Puzzle & Dragon players in my building who were elitist as fuck

I just started out playing the game and these fucks were high and mighty about so much shit

smh

 

[farisr]

Lastly, he leaves and says bye Chris (my name). I ask his name to be polite and because he knows mine. He looks over at me and laughs, not answering and leaving my room.

I don't even know what to say about that encounter.

Either he didn't like you, or he wanted to leave in a dramatic fashion and thinks you will go on an epic quest to find him because he's so mysterious and cool.

 

[Nabbis]

Meeting people who make it a point to project their fandom is never a good idea. Though i have a distinc dislike towards those who do it in nerdy subjects.

 

[Toa TAK]

And this is also why I don't really publically display anything "geek" associated anymore

This, too.

My boy Gerstmann here was already spitting 100% undeniable facts decades ago. Y'all wouldn't listen.

lol

 

[Pejo]

Lastly, he leaves and says bye Chris (my name). I ask his name to be polite and because he knows mine. He looks over at me and laughs, not answering and leaving my room..

"In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence."

 

[Subtle]

There was a smash bros event here at college, and since I don't have any consoles or anything to play games here, I decided to go to satisfy that itch.

I left early because the people were so annoying. I've never heard someone use a meme in real life, repeatedly, and get laughs from the crowd. Also, the smell. :/

 

[FonkyByNature]

Funny, i had a similar situation when i was in high school and the anime "friend" i made also smelled real bad. Like he didn't take a shower for a week at least. Never hang with him again.

 

[Rentahamster]

yeah. my campus has a pretty prominent game design program and it attracts the worst type of super vocal fans. whenever students see my office they freak out over the little stuff i have on my desk.

A lot of these people grew up in an environment where no one shared their interests and they had to keep it hidden. In an environment like college where they can meet people who actually and openly display the same interests...the experience can be overwhelming. Socially awkward types, which geeks tend to be, probably won't handle it that well either. I can't help but sympathize.

And this is also why I don't really publically display anything "geek" associated anymore

I didn't know it at the time, but I think I lucked out by filtering my college geek friends with those who were also heavily involved in business and/or computer science and engineering, so now they are mostly successful geek entrepreneur types. Cool beans.

 

[WrenchNinja]

This is what you deserve

 

[The Technomancer]

Funny, i had a similar situation when i was in high school and the anime "friend" i made also smelled real bad. Like he didn't take a shower for a week at least. Never hang with him again.

Anime club in high-school taught me the valuable lesson that just because you share interests with people doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get along with them

It was good knowledge to go into college with

 

[bigkrev]

I left early because the people were so annoying. I've never heard someone use a meme in real life, repeatedly, and get laughs from the crowd. Also, the smell. :/

Anime club in high-school taught me the valuable lesson that just because you share interests with people doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get along with them

THIS

A majority of my friends don't play videogames or watch anime or stuff like that, I went to gaming stuff in college and stopped after my freshman year, because my love for my hobbies couldn't overcome the people that came to the clubs.

 

[Soulflarz]

So I fully expect to hate every gaming/anime club in college, got it :3

 

[Ally of Justice]

You may find people who share your interests, but that may be the only thing you share with them.

Don't give up on meeting new people, though.

 

[solomon]

This is why I can't hang out with fellow Anime fans irl. Nothing I do irl or the way I act shows that I watch Anime. It's more like a guilty pleasure

Same here, though once in a while I'll find someone who low key likes anime and its chill.

 

[GavinGT]

Let me get this straight. You were playing a creepy anime game, then another person came up and expressed a similar interest in creepy anime games. Then he asked to play one on your computer?

 

[Sami+]

Meeting weirdo nerd sociopaths isn't always a good thing.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Same here, though once in a while I'll find someone who low key likes anime and its chill.

I got my friends to watch the occasional show I recommend and they love it. But somebody has to go through the crap to find the gold

 

[cHaotix8]

Yeah, anime and gaming clubs are usually the worst in my experience. Meme spewing and stream chat lingo galore. I don't bring up anime talk until at least the 5th-6th date.

 

[Soulflarz]

I'm so glad I've never met people like this in real life.

And I'm not sure why you consider this a bad experience since it sounds like you two are a perfect match.

Can't tell if sarcasm or you're being a jerk :/

I'm with the others in the thread who enjoy their friends playing games and watching anime, but want normal friends who socialize like anyone else and go out and have fun and such- one dimensional personalities aren't my thing.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

The worst I met were some Puzzle & Dragon players in my building who were elitist as fuck

I just started out playing the game and these fucks were high and mighty about so much shit

smh

"Haha what are you matching three right now? Try matching four, noob, try matching.....five....*turns briskly and leaves the room, utilikilt fluttering in the breeze*"

 

[Azulsky]

Otaku Encounters

Yeah I cant say I have met anyone IRL through anime, rather I have met other people for various reasons who also happen to watch anime.

 

[LiK]

college is filled with douchebags you meet along the way.

 

[GavinGT]

Can't tell if sarcasm or you're being a jerk :/

I'm with the others in the thread who enjoy their friends playing games and watching anime, but want normal friends who socialize like anyone else and go out and have fun and such- one dimensional personalities aren't my thing.

And you surmised that he fit this stereotype based off this brief encounter?

 

[Sami+]

We have a really big Smash Bros community at my school - split roughly 70/30 between normal well adjusted people I like to spend my time with as the majority and a few bad apples that uh...

Someone then changed our FB page from "Tally Hell" to "Tally Smell" the next day

 

[andymcc]

So I fully expect to hate every gaming/anime club in college, got it :3

i went to one anime club meeting and they were watching dubbed bleach.

i walked out and never went back.

they're not even good geeks. just... vocal.

 

[PeskyToaster]

I think this is why people pretend to not like games and stuff in real life, or at least don't flaunt it. It's not that they care that people will think they are dorky, it's that they don't want to send a signal to these people. On a similar note, I helped manage a computer lab for students taking foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, and so on) and you could pretty much tell which language a person was taking as soon as they walked in with a 90% accuracy rate. Stereotypes don't spring forth out of thin air.

 

[Crayolan]

Go ask your "old friend' what in the hell he was thinking and who the fuck that guy was.

 

[Ayumi]

Yeah, such an entry level vn rite

But what about Tsukihime? (๑´・ω・`&#3665

 

[PaulExcellent]

i went to one anime club meeting and they were watching dubbed bleach.

i walked out and never went back.

they're not even good geeks. just... vocal.

I remember saying that we should watch Gundam or some thing when I went to the one here. They told me that they watch anime only.

Apparently, a few weeks later, they showed the movies. >.>

 

[Sober]

Mostly talking from the perspective of gaming, which also has a fair amount of these kinds of folks.

I've found much better results when you meet someone via a class or acquaintance or something you find out they happen to be a gamer later, as opposed to meeting people/going to venues where the premise is "he/she's a gamer". The former are generally "normal" people who like that as a hobby. The latter tend to be socially stunted people with shitty personalities and questionable odor.

Hobby != Lifestyle, but unfortunately for some people, one blends into the other.

 

[Soulflarz]

And you surmised that he fit this stereotype based off this brief encounter?

Seeing as you're the one who just said he and I are a perfect match when you know next to nothing about me, please don't.

 

[E92 M3]

A thread on NeoGAF is making fun of a subculture of nerdom? Some people have their passions, it's not like they are a leech to society - just a little weird. I just find it funny for a forum that is supposed to be accepting to make fun of "anime nerds."

 

[GavinGT]

Seeing as you're the one who just said he and I are a perfect match when you know next to nothing about me, please don't.

You're the one expecting strangers on the internet to empathize with you. We know nothing about you or him aside from what's in your post. And from that post it seems like you're a perfect match. I have no way of knowing that you're a normal cool dude and he's a creepy loner.

 

[The Technomancer]

And you surmised that he fit this stereotype based off this brief encounter?

I mean, the guy sure didn't earn the benefit of the doubt

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

A thread on NeoGAF is making fun of a subculture of nerdom? Some people have their passions, it's not like they are a leech to society - just a little weird. I just find it funny for a forum that is supposed to be accepting to make fun of "anime nerds."

Hey you can be passionate about weird things and still have social skills. Hope this helps.

 

[Sami+]

Let me get this straight. You were playing a creepy anime game, then another person came up and expressed a similar interest in creepy anime games. Then he asked to play one on your computer?

What if OP was actually the dude he's talking about now

would explain why the other guy never gave his name, and why his roommate so weirdly shoved this new friend on him out of nowhere

 

[Soulflarz]

You're the one expecting strangers on the internet to empathize with you. We know nothing about you or him aside from what's in your post. And from that post it seems like you're a perfect match.

Okay, can we uh...not...
I just described a guy who came off as a complete creep to me and you're telling me hes a perfect match to me?

Yeah, not responding to this anymore.

 

[E92 M3]

Hey you can be passionate about weird things and still have social skills. Hope this helps.

I agree, and I get it all the time about not looking like the hobbies I like. That said, I don't agree about making fun of people. Especially on GAF of all places.

 

[Edwardo]

He then proceeds to talk about his Yuri Visual novels that I should play, then says I shouldn't play them.

I don't really know what this is, but this part made me laugh.

 

[Aztechnology]

The worst I met were some Puzzle & Dragon players in my building who were elitist as fuck

I just started out playing the game and these fucks were high and mighty about so much shit

smh

I play all sorts of D20 type games. D&D, Star Wars Saga, Cthulutech, Rogue Trader, PTU, you name it. My experience has almost always been with really lighthearted people who just enjoy more complicated games in general but don't take it too seriously. The one time I got invited by some people outside my group of friends to play D&D, they were basically like you described and we're doing some serious role playing. Never again. It's too much. Cringe seeps out of every pore on their bodies. I'm extremely lucky to have played D20 type games with the friends I have. I think I would of been permanently put off and missed out on tons of awesome experiences if I had started with one of those groups.

 

[The Technomancer]

What if OP was actually the dude he's talking about now

would explain why the other guy never gave his name, and why his roommate so weirdly shoved this new friend on him out of nowhere

Like, some kind of geek version of fight club?

...okay that actually sort of sounds like a good idea for a movie.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I mean, the guy sure didn't earn the benefit of the doubt

All he was missing was a fedora and to tell people 20 reasons as to as why this lewd Anime is actually genius

 

[dinazimmerman]

Why do anime fans not shower

 

[The Technomancer]

Why do anime fans not shower

That's not an anime thing, that's really just a geek thing in my experience

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Like, some kind of geek version of fight club?

...okay that actually sort of sounds like a good idea for a movie.

"Rule #1 of Waifu Club...."