Out of curiosity, how many of you guys participated in local/major tourneys and have you ever felt uncomfortable?
I've been to two major tournaments by myself as a complete nobody and felt extremely comfortable and welcome. Sure, you'll see people popping off, feeling themselves, and getting hype, but it's nothing different from what you see at any sports arena in the country. So if you can't handle what you hear at a baseball game, maybe going to a tourney isn't the best idea.
People whose only experience with the FGC is through watching streams have a skewed perception of what these events are like. I am a scrub and not a single person at the venue knows who I am, but I got plenty of advice from strangers watching my matches after going 0-2 in both tournaments. The first night going to a tournament, I went out for dinner with GamerBee, ChocoBlanka, and Momochi. Plus it seems to be a tradition to have giant post-tournament dinners together. So the 2nd night, I was having pizza with Mike Ross, Gootecks, Markman, Justin Wong, Chris Hu, you name it.
Before I went to that first tournament, I was very intimidated, not just because I'm a bad player, but also because I had this perception from watching streams that tournaments were aggressive and unwelcoming. That is far from the case and my experiences have been very positive.