Are you open about anime in the workplace?
| Do you talk about anime with your colleagues? Or do you prefer to keep it to yourself... particularly when you don't know if they are fans of it or not. Not too sure how this kind of thing comes across in a working environment, do people think it's an immature hobby? |
 ~Appilesh~ |
| Very open. I think my friends hate me nowadays. |
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| me_irl: NSFW It's all an open center Opens up and lets the wind lift him away It doesn't have to feel water It's just a place that feels right with him but im curious too... how this kind of thing comes across in a working environment? |
TyrelFeb 14, 2016 7:53 PM
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| Yes, it's not like I'm a lolicon or anything, I'm just a regular anime fan and there's nothing to be ashamed of that. |
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| I will talk if people ask me or talk about it but I won't start a conversation about anime. |
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| I'll talk to anyone who's interested IRL. I talk about it all the time online though.(Even in FB) |
| No, and not because it makes me look less serious, there just isn't usually a reason to bring it up. I have talked about One Punch Man a bit since a coworker likes DBZ and I think he started watching it, but that's it. |
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Lightnik said: I rarely ever initiate a conversation. Orange said: I will talk if people ask me or talk about it but I won't start a conversation about anime. RedTie said: I don't have a problem talking about it but I won't initiate. Looks like that's the safest option... |
~Appilesh~ |
| If someone asked I'd tell them but no one asks. |
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| Nobody watches anime from where I am, so there's no point in talking about it. |
| I used to be when I was a complete noob with bad taste, not anymore. I'll only be really engaged on an anime-related topic if it's ever discussed, specifically at me. This is mostly though because I've become more introverted in between the progression. JoJo, on the other hand, is something I'm very open about. |
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crashinho said: Nobody watches anime from where I am, so there's no point in talking about it. This is exactly the kind of situation I'm thinking of. When people around you are into the same thing as you, naturally you will talk about it. But when you don't know the hobbies of everyone around you, why would you/wouldn't you share your passion for anime? |
~Appilesh~ |
| Running out of discussion topics, aren't we? |
| Yup very open about it, love when guests come in and I'm pumping anime op's on my 75" TV and they're all like wtf? :-) |
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| I do like to talk about anime with my friends that also watch ocassionally or like some. I don't really have a problem with doing so as it's just one of my hobbies. If a friend of mine doesn't watch I still suggest him/her every once in a while to give it a try and watch an anime. |
| Online: Yes. Offline, Only if the other party initiates it. I'm open to tell them anyways also. |
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| Never a real reason to bring it up tbh. |
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| I only ask if I think they like anime otherwise I dont talk much about it. I dont try hide that I like anime though and if someone asks me about it I would be happy to talk about it. |
| If a friend or acquaintance is talking about an anime I have watched then I would join the conversation but I don't start talking about anime randomly. |
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romagia said: me_irl: NSFW It's all an open center Opens up and lets the wind lift him away It doesn't have to feel water It's just a place that feels right with him but im curious too... how this kind of thing comes across in a working environment? He'd probably get really weird looks, beat up, arrested where I live. |
TyrelFeb 14, 2016 7:54 PM
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| Only if it comes up during conversation.. Otherwise I don't care if they know or not.. |
| I don't really talk a lot about anime unless the person I'm taking to likes it. |
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| yes lol, even at my normie job that i used to have they knew i fapped to anime girls, and they didn't give a shit, although they were like WTF? but i only talk about it with other fans |
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| I don't hide the fact that I watch anime. Most of my colleagues know that I watch it due to the fact that I usually respond to the cliche question at work, "what are you going to do tonight?", with "watch some Chinese cartoons." I don't shove it down anybody's throat that I watch anime, though. And the guys at my work don't fuck with me because they know I can ridicule them way worse than they could ever hope to do with me. |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| Nope I hardly ever bring up anime, if it's mentioned I'll gladly talk about it but I never bring up anime myself. |
| Big Order (TV):great anime or greatest anime? |
| Yeah, but not entirely. Unfortunately, Anime is usually misunderstood by those who have never watched any and it is also pretty despised (at least, it is, where I live). Plus, certain persons tend to categorize you at the moment they know you're an anime fan. Thus, I never bring the subject on my own or, at least, really not often. But, if I see some people talking about it, I may join the conversation. Also, if someone does ask me about it for some reason, I won't lie and try to change the subject or act like I do not know what he's talking about. |
| I would only talk about it with closer friends but with people i dont know, ill only talk about one piece or pokemon |
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Yes, whenever I get to know somebody, that is one of the first things I bring up in a conversation. I don't see any reason to hide it. I want to be open and honest about who I am and how I feel wherever I go.  |
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| i am not "hey, look at me, i am anime fans! you have to know about anime". thou i don't hide it either if someone asking about anime.. |
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| these options are just...wow. "It's something to be proud of" LOL i wonder if people who listen to the radio think the same thing. proud to listen to entertainment. "It makes me look less serious" why poke fun and/or mock the people who keep their fandom to theirselves? they're doing nothing to anyone, because they're keeping it to theirselves. for example my dad's a big sports fan, at least in a football and basketball level. and he gets his fill to listening to the sports hosts online and on the radio, and reading articles and looking at the news, etc. but does he freaking get out his paint, strip himself half naked and get out those ridiculous thumb thingies? even he can't understand how a person can get that involved and then show theirselves in public. the options are just so biased it made me in a fit. curse you, @Appilesh. |
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| Yes, I make it a point to inform everyone I converse with of my anime watching hobby, so they can recognize the vast difference in our power levels. Jokes aside, I don't really bring up anime in normal conversation. I guess if an acquaintance brought up anime, I would talk with them about it. |
| only to my close friends iam open about animes, beacuse some of them are anime fans too, we discuss, sometimes debating, and share each other about particular animes in my daily life, sometimes i got questions about particular anime and i dont mind to share it |
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| Everyone in my school, even some my closest friends are hypocrites, anything none American or more specifically, anything none western related, are typically shunned. Going to school in southern California and talking about your interests or hobbies that aren't the norm in this society is like going in a full terrorist outfit in a Texan airport. |
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| I actually just talked about it with my colleagues at work because they asked why I'm taking a Japanese course. They were a bit surprised that I watch Japanese cartoons (guess I don't look like the type) but not in a negative way or something. I see no problem talking about my hobbies. |
| Talk in right time & place. I don't really care tho. |
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| I don't usually talk about it but if people ask me about it I would talk a lot about it |
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| I'll talk about it to those people who I know watch it. I won't bring it up with other people unless they directly ask me what my hobbies are. |
 It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether! It's an entirely different kind of flying. |
| I don't tell it... though mosr of my friends love it. Those from my studies... Never asked them. |
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| Mum, Dad, I'm not sure how to tell you this...but, here goes. I watch anime. |
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My dad just glosses over the fact I like anime... Sometimes I can tell he looks at me with disappointment. Probably doesn't help that my body pillow is butt-naked side up on my bed when he comes in. |
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| I've got no problem talking about it if someone brings it up. That's about it. |
| I have few friends who watch animes so we talk about it (one piece for example), but yeah I don't talk about animes with someone I don't know for example . |
| I went for the latter option ("No, I think it makes me look less serious") because; Anime is just one type of interest amongst many. Now what if you had someone who instead of being into anime was instead super into, say...Kim Kardashian, cars, plane model building, football, One Direction, finances or mountain biking etc and they wanted to talk to everybody at work about their very particular interest? You'd probably find them a bit weird, obsessive or eccentric etc about their interest right? Its not that any particular one of those interests is particularly odd but rather its the persons approach to them is (and that makes them be taken less seriously as an individual). Anime isn't something to be ashamed of but its not exactly something to go shouting from the rooftops about either (anymore than you would with almost any other type of interest). This is why I don't get this whole "I'm PROUD to be into anime!!" approach- it just makes you look odd and obsessive. We're not talking about Gay Pride or some actual important movement here. Anime is an interest but it isn't what makes you you. Some people like anime, some people don't. I love anime but if if I worked with someone who all they wanted to talk about was anime, would that mean I would suddenly have loads in common with them or like them as an individual? My answer would be not only "maybe not", but actually "probably not!". This is because the types of fans who obsess over any particular interest like this are usually not the types of people I gel with even if I share the same interest with them (though obviously to a lesser degree). Someone who brings up the subject of anime with everyone any anyone they meet at work could pose various problems (socially/relationship-speaking) because; A. They're likely to be so into anime that they may try to base a friendship with me on the fact that we share this one sole thing in common (but nothing else). B. Someone who brings up the subject of anime anywhere they go is likely to only want to talk about anime all the time (and as much as I like anime, I can't talk about it all day every day). C. The fact that they bring up such a thing anywhere/everywhere etc means that on top of being overly-enthusiastic (in a sort of Aspergers/obsessive interest type of way), they are probably lacking in social skills too (and even though they may be a nice person, they could turn out to be a liability/burden if you were to get to know them etc). Maybe I sound harsh but having actually had some "friends" over the years who were super-obsessed about certain particular things (even things I liked), such friendships were never particularly enjoyable (and were guaranteed to fade or result in feelings of animosity or ridicule etc). Ultimately, I've brought up the subject of anime with numerous friends but usually only after I've gotten to know them fairly well. There are some people that I know that without a doubt are certainly not into anime (and so bringing up a discussion about anime would be pretty pointless). As to the friends I did bring up anime with, well, some of them turned out to be into anime as well (while the ones who weren't at least had some basic understanding of what it was all about etc). |
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| Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhaahhaaha Those options though. I speak about anime to my friends, if someone asks if I watch it I'll say yes. Normally what proceeds after that is them asking that my hobby is weird and me explaining to them in a calm and collected manner why it's no different to their hobbies. They normally understand by the end. I get something out of it at the end of the day and so do they. Grow up and realize people will still think of you weirdly if you like anime, because humans get joy from making fun of others. We're a fucking shitty race of people. Have you not seen World War II? |
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