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Not really, except for playing with brother in law
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>>17730215 >because playing any video game in public is pretty retarded. It makes you look like a huge manchild, seriously. No one cares. People play video games in public all the time, whether it's on their phone or on a handheld gaming system.
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I have to borrow my boyfriends 3ds to clone and my parents bought me a fennekin plushie for christmas so pretty not secret at all.
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I dont mind playing outside, but I do get concerned when people see my super-special Piplup
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every retard plays stuff like Farmville on their cellphones on the street anyway, so I don't really care about playing it in public.
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I'll play where ever, whenever.
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I go to a local video game venue where there's lots of really cool people. About 50 people show up on a busy day and over half of them have a 3ds and play X and Y. Ive made some good friends there and the're knowledgeable about breeding competitive battliing and so on. Im not ashamed to play this game. I dont give a fuck if somebody in the supermarket sees me playing on my 3ds
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Not secret at all. I play, all my friends play, my girlfriend plays, her friends play and everyone knows and nobody gives a shit. We all play together and I'm actually preparing to hang out and play some D&D and have some Pokemon battles with them. I play in public shamelessly and every now and again I'll just go somewhere, have some lunch and breed. I don't give a fuck.
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Not that secret at all. I talk to it around a lot of my friends, and I posted some pics on friendface and instagram. , so I wouldn't be surprised if everyone knew at this point.
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I'm in college and nobody keeps it a secret. I talk about it openly and streetpass people who play it constantly
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Play it in public. With my siblings and Fiancée
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>tfw I only have one friend that owns a 3DS >tfw he isn't interested in pokemon after gen IV
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>plays Pokémon in between university classes >anyone who doesn't play Pokémon/video games simply does not give a fuck >anyone else who does play Pokémon randomly shows up in the PSS
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I don't talk about it with family, and friend's family, but they all know I play it, except for maybe the ones I only see on holidays.
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In my country most of people are ignorant xenophobic rednecks but I dont care.
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I live near Osaka and play in public sometimes. I get trade request and challenges from real passerby people. It's fun. The Osaka Pokemon center has tons of adults on weekends.
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>>17730327 >the pokemon community outside of /vp/ are the stereotypical pizzafaced fucks. >implying half of /vp/ isn't just that Anonymous
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I got my game habits from my mother, who played a shit load of JRPGs and shit when I was growing up, so me playing Pokemon at 18 is hardly seen as weird.
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>>17730426 I suppose that's true what with the massive influx of redditors, 9fags and whatever other filthy sites they came from.
/vp/ was once full of beautiful people Anonymous
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>>17730215 I'm attractive, healthy and comfortable with myself so I play pokemon wherever I damn well please.
My delusions are another matter. (IGN:Tenyear) Josie 4012 4890 4189 (Slugma Pansear Ninetails)
(IGN:Tenyear) Josie 4012 4890 4189 (Slugma Pansear Ninetails) Thu 30 Jan 2014 11:41:31 No. 17730567 Report >>17730414 I was in Yokohama this past winter and the floor of the mall where the Pokecenter was located in was packed with people glued to their 3DS' People of all ages were playing, even spotted this old business man on his 2DS. Pretty cool how the store gave out boss pass powers.
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I'm 25 and my girl friend got me pokemon Y, and herself X for free with people she knows on the internet with some eShop code.
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Not secretive at all, I play at work and nobody gives me shit about it.
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Hardly secretive here. Though it does make me look like an oddball being the only guy with a 3DS. (Handhelds are not trendy over here).
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Queen Faggot Quag (IGN: Dani) [1203 - 9953 - 6786] !Quag.o4OGc Thu 30 Jan 2014 12:07:50 No. 17730760 Report Not intentionally secret. My family knows because I play in the house and they see me, but acquaintances don't really know because I don't talk about it unless I have a valid reason to bring it up. I don't bring my 3DS out with me because when I'm out in public I'm usually too busy to play, and playing in vehicles makes me really carsick. When I do bring it up to acquaintances, I'm usually met with them saying they've been thinking about getting the newer games but haven't gotten around to it, even from people who don't look like they'd be interested in Pokemon. Is it really still so taboo to like it?
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>>17730760 Doesn't seem like a taboo to me these days. When they make a snark remark, I usually retort with them and their Angry Bird app in the phones.
Can't really call others black when you're black yourself.
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>>17730651 You're one lucky guy, anon.
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>>17730215 I'm the exact same, I'm 21 and in college. I don't have a problem playing on buses and such, but there are some manchildren who play on line to get food which makes me cringe a bit.
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>>17730215 >But I don't take my 3DS outside with me or play Pokémon in public, because playing any video game in public is pretty retarded Same. Shit, I think even fucking around on your stupid phone in public makes you look dumb.
In the hallway waiting for a class at university, everyone is spaced out 5 feet in neat succession, looking down at their dumb fucking phones. It's the most anti-social shit ever. There are people STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, TALK TO THEM. Holy shit.
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>20 >college in nyc >always play pokemon while commuting on the train
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I'm not exactly secret about it. I pretty much treat it the same as homosexuality. I don't really care if people know I like it or not, but I don't go around shoving it in people's faces. If, for some reason, someone asked, I'd be open about it. If they don't like that I'm interested in it, it doesn't matter to me and hey, they were the ones who asked.
>>17730780 It's one of the most popular video game series in the world. The problem is, it is mostly popular among children, and most non-children who play it are manchildren and neckbeards, and college students. Aside from the college students - who get a pass because it's college, everyone's doing weird shit - neither of these are seen as mature or respectable. That's largely where the taboo comes from. Also, video games are generally seen as "for children" in modern society, except Angry Birds for some reason. That crappy smartphone app is apparently immune to criticism.
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>>17730830 I'm 22 and I don't give a shit where or when I play. I don't like people and only engage when I have to. Otherwise their existence is absolutely worthless to me. I'll outright tell people if they ask.
>>17730215 >I read on here that some guy went to a Pokémon group and it was just little kids. I would probably die from embarrassment if that happened. Funny thing about games is they connect people of all ages in a common interest. Same thing with all other hobbies. So my point is who gives a shit if the person you're enjoying a game with is 10, 30, or 70? As long as you both can have fun that's the point.
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all my friends play pokemon
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>>17730830 >implying they can't be talking to friends via text >implying socializing with random people who are obviously preoccupied is a good idea when you could be talking to your own friends, or catching up on the news >implying everyone is an extrovert >implying people enjoy being interrupted when they're busy doing whatever it is they're doing I'm sure people said the same shit when newspapers were invented.
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I've still got a Gen I poster of Mewtwo on my door.
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>>17730866 >That crappy smartphone app is apparently immune to criticism. I suppose because it's all about physics. Hard to convince others the same about pokemon when all they see is 6 different kind of animals and 4 action each.
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>>17730246 plays video games to be social
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>>17730866 Because the criticism is that video games waste time and only children can afford to waste time. So Angry Birds is immune because it's just a shitty "for-fun" game that doesn't absorb your time. You play it for 10 minutes and then you're done.
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I run my university's Pokémon group and have payed thousands of dollars to go to VGC events for the last few years.I have never had a girlfriend
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>>17730968 Did not one girl show up to your club?
sure, a few might not be pretty, but it's better then nothing.
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Most people I know, know that I play Pokemon and play it themselves. Most are good at the game and battle often. Also no shortage of people at college who play
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>>17730838 Because these people have autism.
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>>17731006 Actually about half of our members are girls. They just all have big burly boyfriends who go to sports clubs instead.
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>>17730215 >But I don't take my 3DS outside with me or play Pokémon in public, because playing any video game in public is pretty retarded. It makes you look like a huge manchild, seriously. Beta faggot.
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Pretty secret. Most friends don't know I lay, I'm the only person I know who even has a 3ds. I don't play it around most of my friends, but I do play it on public transport
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>>17731129 amen, my boyfriend does MMA and rugby
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Where would you play in public? Maybe on smoko? You wouldn't take your 3DS to the pub or something, though.
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>Couple years ago >With my fiancé at FYE in the mall to trade in all of his old CDs (he's 11 years older than me so he had like a bajillon) >Taking too long, and B/W just came out, so walk out to sit on a bench and play Pokémon >Very cute, professional-looking guy appears, I ignore him assuming he's waiting for someone >Suddenly he turns to me in the most neckbeard-sounding voice, "That's pretty cool you're playing Pokémon. I think you're really attractive." >Politely thank him, turn back and pretend to play my game for two minutes while being thoroughly creeped out, then leave hurriedly
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my friends know I do, and they don't care.
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Pretty much all my close friends play, although they live across the country so we never do events or anything. When B/W came out I bought extra copies for my little siblings and my fiancé, but none of them really got into it.
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If someone specifically asks if I like Pokemon, then I won't lie but I won't ever bring it up.
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I'm 26 and married. I play it all the damn time. All of my college friends play it too. No shame. We all have good hygiene and don't dress like retards either. We have even played together in public. No one ever says shit to us.
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I'm 22 and it's not a secret. Everyone knows I play, the only one I don't talk to about it my moms boyfriend because he just laughs at me and honestly makes me feel like shit, besides that idgaf I play it on the way to, during and from work with my badass blue XY 3DS.
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I don't play it outside because I don't go outside.
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I play on pub trans. On campus, there's almost certainly something better to be doing.
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i am a teacher and i tell many of my students that i play poke
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>>17730215 I don't take mine outside much, not because of shame, mind you, I just don't ever have time to play on the go.
Plus no one on my campus seems to take their either, so I can't even street pass. I would gladly tell anyone I play pokemon though. It's not my fault they have no taste.
Oh, and I'm 24.
>>17731256 A sound choice.
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>>17731256 I feel bad that most guy gamers are awful at talking to any person.
If I see girl or anyone playing a game, I don't simply walk up to them and say, "what'cha playin'" I wouldn't like it if someone did it to me while I was focusing on my game, if anything, I wouldn't talk about games if the person I'm talking to brings it up.
It's how I met my girlfriend, I didn't go creepy on her and said "wow u play poogeyman" I just said "hi", and it went from there.
I guess is also helps that "I lift" but I'm sure that wasn't the point, girls don't go after guys because of having some muscle, right?
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I'm 19 and it's not a secret at all. I take my 3DS to university, noone cares or at least noone tells me anything about it. My friend also plays 3DS and sometimes he also takes his 3DS to the university. My mum sometimes asks me when I finally get rid over Pokémon or computer games in general, but I probably won't, ever. I'm pretty much a betafag which has personal backgrounds, only have two friends of which one is said one in university because of that. I am not ugly at all, but neither am I handsome. Though, when people also playing 3DS/Pokémon talk to me in university, they always look pretty strange..
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Friends all play pokemon.
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I play everywhere right now. I'm moving at the end of March, my giving a shit level is lower than ever.
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Playing video games on a public transport is fine, there's not much ls to do there, and you'll be stuck on your place until it reaches where you're going, but yeah... standing around in public with your nose into some sort of entertainment, be it a video game, a book or worst of all, streaming a movie just makes you look like an unsociable manchild. It's not just video games, it goes for every sort of distracting personal entertainment that implies you're not capable of standing around waiting like a normal grown-up person, but need some sort of instant entertainment to keep your attention.
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>>17731471 >If I see girl or anyone playing a game, I don't simply walk up to them and say, "what'cha playin'" I wouldn't like it if someone did it to me while I was focusing on my game, if anything, I wouldn't talk about games if the person I'm talking to brings it up. What if you just silently watch the person playing and try to show interest, but say nothing afterwards unless the person acknowledges you? That's usually how I go. Just the fact that you're watching and the other person notices interest will be enough if they do care, while if they didn't care, saying 'hi' or approaching them in any way wouldn't have broken the ice in the first place.
I take that approach because usually I'm not that good at starting socialization and I'm aware of it, so I let the other person start it with a little hint, but without seeming too awkward or like a fucking stalker. If I notice they are not interested, I will already try to not even look at what they're playing in the first place.
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>>17731780 I'll be completely honest, there's no way a complete stranger could approach me without coming off creepy or desperate. Until you have an established acquaintance with me (work in the same place, go to the same coffee shop every day, same class in school, friend of a friend, etc...), you really should not be striking up a conversation.
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How much of a bitch do you have to be to keep your video games a secret?
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>be me >Manager/Friend at work (grill) asks what I usually do on weekends >I say I play Pokemon >"Isn't that a bit childish anon?" >It's a pretty complicated game if you take into account all the factors possible when playing >"oh, how can I play if i don't have a 3DS?" >Show her how to play Black on her laptop >She's on the 6th gym now
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I'm 18 and I didn't care at all where I played, but after my DS games got stolen twice I'm too paranoid to bring my 3DS anywhere with me.
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>>17731843 How did you make it sound complicated without making it sound boring? Just curious
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>>17731856 Well, she used to watch it when she was a kid. And we are both software engineers so I got a bit into that stuff, and next thing you know, she's chosen Oshawott on her DS emulator.
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>>17731853 I'm 19, 20 soon, and I carry my 3DS everywhere with me, though I tend not to take it out in public, unless I'm waiting for a bus or something.
Plus I'm not a big fan of the colour of my 3DS, it's the gold zelda edition, so it kinda sticks out.
Don't have to be secretive about pokemon either, the majority of my friends play it, though they do question me MM'ing for shinys a lot.
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Since I live in Brazil, I can't play outside. Niggers are always watching.(and my mom used to play Stadium minigames, even alone) .
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>>17731873 >though they do question me MM'ing for shinys a lot That's some fucking autistic bullshit, so they're correct in questioning it.
John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
>>17731866 This story's boring. Get to the part where you fuck her.
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>>17731894 kek. this board is sfw anon
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>>17731893 Only done it once successfully, around 27 boxes for a shiny Ralts. First attempt was for Sableyes and I gave up after about 10. Not MM'ing for a long while now though, even if I did do it all while watching TV.
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>>17731145 >Not playing video games in public makes you a beta. Think it's pretty much the opposite Anon-kun!
1/10, you tried.
John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
>>17731897 So you're saying you haven't then.
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>>17731922 He isn't saying not doing it makes you a beta, he's saying if you want to but don't out of fear of judgment, that makes you a beta.
If you don't want to in the first place it's irrelevant.
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>>17731843 >at neighbours house. >tell him I'm gonna go play pokemon. >"isn't that a bit childish anon?" >he's wearing a fedora and sweatpants. >well over 200lbs >sitting around all day watching dragon ball. >in his mid 30's And sometimes you just walk away.
I don't really hang out with that guy anymore.
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>>17731924 I got no reason to. It would cause a bit of distraction at work, especially since everyone know that she's engaged. We have a pretty small company so word goes around.
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>>17731938 Well, yeah. Especially on a guy like that
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>>17730567 2DS never came out in Japan anon.
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>>17731936 Wanting to conduct yourself in a way society considers acceptable for adults is not being beta. It's being mature.
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>>17731866 >Getting White/Black to work on an emulator. How? I always get that slowdown shit.
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>>17731963 >conduct yourself in a way society considers acceptable for adults is mature I think that doing things that seem to be socially accepted as adult is the contrary to being mature, because it means you don't think of yourself as an adult so you try to make up for it with your actions.
I think quoting C.S. Lewis won't be necessary, but it fits really well.
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>>17731991 >STILL quoting C.S Lewis. >In 2014. FUCK.
You post on Reddit, right?
John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
>>17731939 So you haven't :^)
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>>17731990 I got a patched rom, haven't had any problems with it yes
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>>17731963 you only live one life. A person, not even saying an adult; anyone should live the way they want to live that life. I'm too mellow to judge other people and tell them how they should be living their lives. The only people I wish would change are the petty people who make trouble over nothing or people who want revenge on others. It's such a waste.
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>>17732008 No. But apparently, if you have to retort to calling me from Reddit instead of addressing the actual point confirms how underage you are.
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>>17732013 Yes, but
I've shown her my Reuniclus Anonymous
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>>17731991 On the contrary, maturity is to conduct yourself in a manner that may not be exactly to your preference because it's expected of you.
No one's saying you can't like Pokemon, or that you can't admit to this. They're saying that pulling out a video game in the middle of a crowd because you need to be entertained RIGHT NOW make you look very childish.
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>>17732023 >Calling someone underage. But I'm the OP.
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>>17731963 Being yourself is better than trying to imitate being someone you're not.
inb4 *tips fedora* Why should people conduct themselves in a certain way to please or fit in with complete strangers they pass on the street.
I've played on my 3DS in public when waiting for something multiple times, and I'm almost 20, though I was always with friends when waiting for something, and they had their DS's out too. No one passed and gave us cheeky looks m8.
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I started my battle maison streak on the bus home today.
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>>17732008 Insecure faggot detected
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OP here.>People mad at me because I said playing vidya in public is retarded.
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>>17732052 Not him, but yes you sound underage. You think that playing your 3DS in public makes you look like a manchild so you don't do it, which makes it sound as though you want to. Then when someone tells you that the act of thinking of adults things as better is childish itself, you go "Redditor Redditor amirite?"
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>>17732047 Fair point, and I do agree.
However, just to clarify, most of the time it seems like, if you take the people who pull out a console in the middle of a crowd, and those who scorn at anyone who likes anything unacceptable socially, the latter are much more vocal or noticeable. Because of that, people who are in the middle of those two groups will obviously go against them, rather than go for the ones who are too comfortable with what they like precisely because they are a minority, so it becomes a non-issue.
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>>17732024 Close enough I guess.
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>>17732090 So the answer was yes, you do post on Reddit.
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>>17732104 Bait harder, faggot.
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>>17732104 >I have no argument, better shitpost! And no, I don't even go on reddit fag.
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>Every younger person at my work plays pokemon >Literally no one cares >Have even battled some co-workers on the clock
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>>17732059 >Why should people conduct themselves in a certain way to please or fit in with complete strangers they pass on the street. Acting in a socially acceptable way for your age is how you get ahead in life, anon.
>and I'm almost 20 You're still a kid. I am talking about actual adults here.
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>>17732088 I completely agree with not using the 3DS/ phone/ listening to music while talking to someone.
But sometimes you have to wait for longer than 5 minutes, for instance a week ago I had to wait an hour for the bus, so I just played pokemon to kill time, nothing wrong with that.
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>>17732090 >Not him, but yes you sound underage. >le underage face Such a great original insult never used on /v/ before. Oh wait, this is /vp/!?
>You think that playing your 3DS in public makes you look like a manchild so you don't do it, which makes it sound as though you want to. "You think murdering people is wrong, which makes it look like you want to murder people."
>Then when someone tells you that the act of thinking of adults things as better is childish itself, you go "Redditor Redditor amirite?" Actually my contention was the C.S. Lewis quote because Redditards always bring it up.
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>>17732120 >Acting in a socially acceptable way for your age is how you get ahead in life, anon. You almost sound brainwashed. When I stopped subjecting to peer pressure is when I started getting ahead in my own life, and I stopped being so unhappy with trying to change myself and started enjoying life a little more.
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>>17732132 >"You think murdering people is wrong, which makes it look like you want to murder people." Strawman harder.
>Actually my contention was the C.S. Lewis quote because Redditards always bring it up. And I've seen a fair share of it on 4chan too. This isn't your seekret clubhause or anything.
John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
>>17732088 >If you can't just sit around in the doctor's for 5 minutes Nigga ain't no one playing for five minutes and I don't know what kind of small ass town you live in but doctors' offices are busy as fuck. Shit takes hours, why not actually do something you like during that time?
>On top of that it's just rude as fuck. My brother and I were only holiday with his ex years ago and we go out for drinks. Instead of - you know - being an adult and having a conversation, she whips out her PSP and starts playing Katamari. It's autistic and just plain bad manners Again, you're bringing up the points when it actually is dumb as if that's an argument for fuck-all. No one's saying play at family gatherings and shit, they're saying play on buses and shit if you want. You're changing your argument from "it makes you look like a manchild" to "I can point out a couple occasions where it would be bad" even though those occasions have shit to do with anything.
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>>17732146 ...and you are how old?
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My old math teacher plays the pokemons>"Are you playing pokemon?" >"Uhhh" >"Passerby anon should get back to work."
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>>17732117 I watch anime a lot, listen to some Jap music rarely, and the majority of my friends watch anime themselves. Though only one actually watches the same amount/ questionable anime as me.
My parents don't know I watch anime, but I doubt they'd really care too much.
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>>17732156 There's only a couple occasions where it WOULDN'T be bad. Public transportation is pretty much the only place it'd be socially acceptable to whip out your handheld video game.
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>>17732163 >Baiting this hard. Anonymous
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I've been working at a game store for a bit, and a lot of people aged at least 16+ have bought Pokemon games, and other "childrens" games. I think in the UK no one really cares if you play Pokemon/ any other game for a 3DS, it's widely accepted.
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>>17732224 Literally any occasion that you're waiting and not expected to be sociable is okay. Your point about social acceptability (as you put it earlier, "you look like a manchild") is subjective so I don't really have any comment on it.
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I'm 19 and go to university and I play it in class without caring. Only one of my friends there plays it too (Not recently but he'll still talk about it.) I'm sure there are more but I don't really talk with anyone else about it.
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>>17732293 >play in class Considering that you're paying to be in that class why don't you just piss your money down the drain?
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People know I play it, but because my 8 year old cousin is a pokemon junkie and I'm one of three people in his life that he sees regularly to talk about it, I imply that I play it mostly because I want him to have someone to play with and talk to about pokemon when I see him.
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>>17732263 Puling out a video game while you're waiting in line to pay for your groceries makes you look like an attention-deficit lunatic. The socially acceptable thing to do is to pay attention to the line so you can move along with it and be ready to pay when it's your turn. Needing constant entertainment at all times is not mature behavior.
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>>17732310 >implying his parents aren't paying John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
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>>17732370 You're doing it again.
>you're bringing up the points when it actually is dumb as if that's an argument for fuck-all. >"I can point out a couple occasions where it would be bad" even though those occasions have shit to do with anything. Anonymous
>>17732370 Not entirely true, nobody judges you for playing a phone game in line, for the most part.
The difference is having your game on a multipurpose device, and also
because it's casual. Seriously, one of the reasons nobody shits on you for playing Angry birds while you wait in line or whatever is that it's really fucking easy to pick up and put down at a moment's notice, which is ideal when you're up and about. Dedicated gaming systems are best used for public play when you actually have significant forced downtime, like on public transportation. Nobody should feel awkward playing a 3DS on a train for an hour or so, or sitting down inbetween college courses if none of their friends are around.
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>>17730215 >being so Beta that your afraid to be judged by people on a train or bus etc. OP is raging faggot
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>>17732400 >Not entirely true, nobody judges you for playing a phone game in line, for the most part. They most certainly do. It's rude and obnoxious as fuck.
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We're invaded by normalfags
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>>17732422 You might, but unless the person is so engrossed in their game that they're significantly slowing the line down most people couldn't give a shit.
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Listen kids, if you whip out pokemon in public and you're a grown man you're going to be seen differently.
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23 and in college.
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>>17732400 >nobody judges you for playing a phone game in line, for the most part I actually do, because most of the time they are unaware the line has moved and they just create a major inconvenience.
Play in your phone/3DS/whatever if you are sitting somewhere where you don't inconvenience someone. I don't care, I actually like seeing people with a 3DS waiting at a bus stop because most of the time you just meet normalfags who would laugh at you because of it. And because it's nice adding someone new if the guy you meet is a bro. But for god's sakes, know when to keep the thing in your pocket.
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>>17732442 That's not true at all. If someone's visibly playing a game in line they'll certainly be judged. Doesn't matter if it's on a phone or not.
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>TFW the XL is so ubiquitous that most people don't even recognize the base 3DS as a gaming system
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>>17732452 >Handheld consoles aren't meant to be taken outside Are you an autist? Learn to tell the difference between using it when it's okay to let time pass by and using it at every raging second while walking down the street or waiting down the supermarket line, which is an entirely different issue.
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>>17732117 >tfw you watch anime, your friends all watch anime, some much more than I, my mom watches anime and so does my brother I also occasionally listen to Japanese music, but that was mostly and edgy teenage phase from when I was younger.
>caring this much what strangers think Now I know I can't be on /vp/ right now.
Anonymous
>>17732481 Quentin was a real shitposter, but I still feel bad that people said he was going to shoot up his school to get him to stop.
Anonymous
>>17732466 you sound like a shitty faggot
Anonymous
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>>17732503 >I'll call him a faggot, that'll show him, ehehehe Anonymous
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>>17732452 It's really a contextual thing.
if you're the neckbeard that has to play a game on his 3DS walking down the street or when he could be socially interacting with friends and shit, yeah you'll get judged.
But if you bust a 3DS out on the subway or train no one bats an eye. You're already stuck in one place, what's the harm in doing something to entertain yourself?
Anonymous
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>>17732442 Where the fuck do you live? Pulling out a video game because you can't stand in a line for a few minutes without distractions will get you dirty looks no matter whether it's Pokemon, Snake or Farmville on a Facebook app. It has nothing do do with how casual the game is, it has to do with the fact that you're incapable of standing politely in line like a normal person.
Anonymous
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i don't care, my friends don't care they all play pokemon too, along with my boyfriend
Anonymous
>>17732503 No, he has a point. I'm not going to judge someone who is playing pokemon on a bench or whatever, but fuck if I'm waiting in line and they hold up the line.
Anonymous
>>17732452 It's this outlook thats bring society down. There is no difference playing on a smartphone texting/game and playing pokemon on a 3ds. Now if someone is trying to have a conversation with you in person and you don't even initiate eye contact while fucking with your phone or 3ds then yeah thats autistic as fuck. Be social.
Anonymous
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>>17732496 I am pissed he removed all of his videos, I loved the 420 shit bro one and the others. All he has now is this one and like 2 other under 10sec videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03LBinws0TU Anonymous
>>17732578 There's a difference between texting and playing games. If you're texting, you're having a social interaction with someone, which is acceptable unless you're supposed to be paying attention to something else at the same time. Playing a game is just personal distraction, and that's not acceptable unless you're on a public transport or someshit where there's nothing else to do.
Anonymous
>>17732578 He seems to have this high sense of authority about himself.
I don't expect most people on this board to understand how to maintain their emotions in a social setting anyway.
(This is not a shot at anyone other than him in particular) Anonymous
Anonymous
>>17732650 This doesn't matter. You are still distracting yourself from socializing with the people around you when you text. It's the same thing. Just don't be rude when people talk to you and you continue with phone fucking or 3ds fucking when they talk to you. It's rude as fuck .
Anonymous
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>2013+1 >Caring about what strangers think about you
Anonymous
>>17732705 As I said,
>acceptable unless you're supposed to be paying attention to something else at the same time. If you're in a social situation where people are trying to have a conversation with you, you're supposed to be paying attention to that, hence it's not acceptable to text. It's pulling your phone up in the middle of the store (NOT while waiting in line, fuck that. Pay attention to the line) to continue an ongoing text conversation, etc. that's fine.
Jonny 1418-7024-0707 (Druddigon/Haxorus/Noibat)
Jonny 1418-7024-0707 (Druddigon/Haxorus/Noibat) Thu 30 Jan 2014 16:31:27 No. 17732831 Report Quoted By:
I'm 22, 23 soon.
Anonymous
I'm 22, I'm pretty normal, and I play pokemon in Subway, Bus, College, and my home. I consider it normal, I don't feel retarded, nerd, or something like that.
Anonymous
>>17732847 >the weird part it's when you go to pokemon events, buy figures or something like that, start saving/drawing pokemon images, etc. None of those things are truly weird. They just mean you're more of a fan than the average person, which there's nothing wrong with.
Liking something so much that you're willing to show it in different ways isn't weird unless it controls your whole life.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>17732847 >Playing the game isn't weird, the weird part it's when you go to pokemon events, buy figures or something like that, start saving/drawing pokemon images, etc. Ruh roh
Anonymous
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>>17732906 I like your taste Anon.
Though a blend of that with a little Pokephilia wouldn't be bad Anonymous
>not playing your handheld game in public >playing handhelds at home
Jonny 1418-7024-0707 (Druddigon/Haxorus/Noibat)
Jonny 1418-7024-0707 (Druddigon/Haxorus/Noibat) Thu 30 Jan 2014 16:40:43 No. 17732937 Report Quoted By:
>>17732873 >>17732873 I agree here.
I went to an anime convention once in Baltimore over the summer. My best friend begged and begged me to go so I finally gave in. I was expecting to hate it and be surrounded by nerds.
But hey, it was really refreshing to be surrounded by people who are passionate about what they like. But remember, it wasn't some Toys 'R Us event.
My current girlfriend thought it was pretty fun, and said she'd like to go to one. It's really about how YOU perceive it. If someone is judging you, is that person worth it? Are you gonna be lectured for playing your 3DS by someone who spends all their time playing Candy Crush?
Anonymous
>>17732934 >What is your friend's house John Lydon lol !xPOSER9PtU
Anonymous
>>17732948 >playing the entire campaign of every handheld game ever while over at a friend's place Seriously, what's the point of a handheld console if you're too afraid to play it on the train/bus/etc?
Anonymous
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>>17732963 >all my friends Anonymous
>>17733015 >playing the entire campaign of every handheld game ever while over at a friend's place >implying anyone said that That's no excuse for being an antisocial faggot
Anonymous
I'm 24 as well and it isn't a secret. When you're past highschool nobody cares anymore.
Anonymous
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>>17733053 They're secretly judging you
Anonymous
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>>17733045 >antisocial >while on public transport Are you kidding me? You're just sitting there anyway. What the fuck is the point if you're too shitshy to pull out your handheld in public?
Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
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It's not a secret at all, although I'm picky about the kinds of Pokemon players I'll openly socialize with. My best friends, mostly. My parents know, and don't care, and my SO's the one who got me into it in the first place.
As for playing on my 3DS in public, hells yeah. I have a three-hour gap between classes at my university and I'd die if all I had to do was homework and 4chan during that time. I can only homo up so many threads before I get sick of it.
>tfw the Pokemon League at your university is fucking obnoxious and wants you to join them >>17732578 >This outlook >this one outlook >do you even society, anon? Anon, when I have my phone in front of my face, and I don't want to make eye contact with you, it means "leave me alone, you gross fucking pleb".
Anonymous
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Don't keep it a secret at all. Niggas love my zelda golden XL plus I work around kids anyway...>I'm 24
Kyouko !TW3SDzEwkI
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Those who ask, know. That's all really.
Anonymous
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>>17730911 Duuuude I'm jelly
Anonymous
>walk through college campus >all those street passes, all those people playing pokemon
Anonymous
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>>17733421 >Walk through college campus >Get StreetPass info for any of my 3DS games once every 3 days I hate this place.
Anonymous
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>>17730215 Everyone who knows me, knows I play.
I play in public, girls still talk to me while I play.
Confidence goes a long way.
Anonymous
Not secretive at all, why would I be? If i'm at college and not got a lot to do with gaps because I caught up on all my shit like essays, i'll sit around and play all I want until something happens. It's what got me some new company to play and talk with, people who don't play just leave me to it because they don't give a fuck. I think i'm getting somewhere with one girl since we talked about it at first and then it branched off to other interests, we do stuff like coffee dates and lunch to talk and other stuff.
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Immediate and extended family know I still play, but nobody really cares or talks about it unless it involves me trading with younger cousins or teaching them battle or game mechanics. I'm one of the very few on both sides of the family who has their Bachelor's, so nobody really gives me shit for what I do in my spare time.husband is more of a casual player than I am, though.
Anonymous
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>>17730651 Oh, so you're Jeff? I like your girlfriend, she clones for me.
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All my friends are gamers of different degrees, so they don't mind at all. My best bro and I MM together every now and again, and get shinies for each other. I'm more of a breeder though and they aren't, can't blame them though, IVs aren't a really fun thing to breed for. I only take my 3ds out for spotpass and only play it on really long trips, otherwise it stays in my bag. Not that I see anything wrong with it, I just feel it's sort of useless to play for two minutes at a time.
Anonymous
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>Be at university >Go to student center for lunch >2 or 3 streetpasses every time
timmy [X: 3995 6636 9553] !GTSHonch.6
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I play during my 2 hour bus rides to class. Who cares?
Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
>>17733784 That's pretty cute, Anon. Good luck with your lady friend. Anonymous
>>17734123 Th-thanks Lysandre, she also gives me really long hugs, she's pretty short so sometimes her head is under mine. Anonymous
I play in public.
Anonymous
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>>17734291 tfw same situation ;___; Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
>>17734226 >tfw holding hands >tfw you can literally forget the rest of the world >tfw both of you are reluctant to leave each other at the end of a date and start planning another one immediately 100% perfection.
Anonymous
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Everyone knows I play Pokemon. I'm 22 YO Physics graduate and nobody care. I play Outside but only inside buildings. I don't give a shit.
Anonymous
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>>17730215 >"no shame" >his basis for not playing in public is fear of shame I don't know about you, but my reason for not playing outside/in public is because generally speaking, when I'm outside/in public, playing video games just isn't on my mind at the time. Is it on your mind?
>because playing any video game in public is pretty retarded. It makes you look like a huge manchild, seriously. Even if this was universally true and it mattered, most people are too busy staring at screens of their own to notice you staring at yours.
Anonymous
>>17734371 >you will never know this feeling I'm jealous of you guys.
Anonymous
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>>17730830 What if i don't want to talk with those retards, you asshat fuck. Get
>>>/out/ of here
Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
>>17734439 Anon, pls.
Don't put yourself down for no reason.
Anonymous
>>17734439 Now, why does it have to be true? It may take some time, but you will eventually find someone.
Don't despair and give up hope, because that attitude will make the wait longer.
Anonymous
>>17734524 >>17734554 I admit that I lack confidence, every time someone talks to me or compliments
my art since I do it at college, I get tongue tied and not sure how to respond unless I feel comfortable around them.
I've tried to leave my shell and i'm better than before, but not enough to be some confident stud. I need to make a goal or something to break this for good.
Anonymous
>>17734371 l-lysandre
mine is... studying in a different country right now
;n;
Y U DO THIS 2 ME
Anonymous
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>>17734650 I know how you feel. I'm also very shy and I tend to take months of knowing someone before I actually start being open with them and start acting like my true self, which is a problem with people who think I am not interested and simply stop caring about friendship, so with that in mind, I don't need to say what my progress in a true relationship is like.
Having said that, I still have confidence in myself. I can tell I've been getting better with my shyness over the years, and at some point I'll be open enough to be able to develop an actual relationship with ease.
It's just small steps if you are having problems.
Anonymous
I'm 19 and I'm about to head into my second year of uni, and I'm relatively confident playing in public so long as the situation doesn't inconvenience anyone around me. I'm really quite antisocial and don't like having to speak with my classmates when I'm not in class, so I like to bring my 3DS and just sit around campus playing it in my spare time. grill :^) I get a bit anxious about being seen playing in public. Not to toot my own horn but I am certainly not unattractive, so it's a little worrying to think that some people might see it as me trying to be a gamer gurl!! xD :3 tfw no Pokefriends ;____;
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>17734852 >tfw I'm 19 >tfw I'm at uni in UK Anonymous
>>17734901 >tfw I'm at uni in Australia ;__; Anonymous
>>17734918 Some of the comp sci students will probably play pokemon if you're looking for pokefriends, though I guess it'll be hard to talk to them if you don't normally interact with them.
also
>Australia how can you handle every insect after your blood, I hate insects in the UK as it is and they're harmless
Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
>>17734650 You don't need to be a confident stud, babes. I mean, you are who you are, and it's perfectly normal to not know how to respond to compliments. I mean, most artists can only see the imperfection in their work, anyway.
You'll find someone who likes you for who you are, and if it takes some time for you to warm up completely, they'll wait.
Hell, the only way I ever seriously started talking to the person I'm with was through internets. Our first date was basically us not looking at each other.
TL; DR : You don't need to focus on what you aren't. Focus on what makes you happy and the rest will follow. There's no formula, and there's no "alpha male" thing you have to adhere to. Those guys are usually insecure douchebags anyway.
>>17734667 NOT SORRY. GO EMAIL THEM OR SOMETHING.
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>>17730215 >be in mexicoland >play pokemon in public >not a single fuck is given by anyone The only other person with a ds only had pokemon games. literally all gen 4 and 5.
Anonymous
>>17735409 B-BUT HE'S TRAINING FOR HIS NEW JOB AS AN OVERLORD
i shit you not they call you "overlord"
but we're gonna
tweak our aegislash team later
BUT THAT JUST DOESN'T COMPARE TO HAND-HOLDING OR CUDDLING OR
having to say goodbye until next summer and being so upset that you forgot to say 'i love you' and then he's already gone when you remember about thirty seconds later feelsbadman.jpg
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>>17735330 I actually studied computer science for a semester, not a single one of my classmates played!
Yeah it's horrifying, I haven't lived here for years, and I lived in the UK before so I'm not used to it. I had a shower this morning and there was a white-tip spider in my towel..... ;___;
>mfw I dried myself with a spider Josh 3196-4385-5484 abra/espurr/duosion
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i only play at home
Anonymous
So OP basically made this thread to call people retarded for using a portable gaming system for the very situations they were made for? Quality post OP
Anonymous
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>>17735641 He's retarded. He doesn't understand that a console that is meant to be taken outside of home can be played outside of home.
Anonymous
>>17730234 phones are socially accepted, a handheld and being more specific the 3DS is a social suicide.
Flare Boss Lysandre !2DrkZFLarE
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>>17735545 >overlord Well, shit. I want that job.
They know you love them, and if they don't, they're dumb. The fact that you're thinking about them and concerned about something like that is basically concrete proof. GO FORTH AND LOVE PEOPLE.
Anonymous
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We discuss Pokemon every now and then, people know very well I play.
Anonymous
Only a select few friends know I play anything other than CoD or FIFA.
Anonymous
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My college pokemon society is having a 3v3 monotype tournament i a few weeks.
Anonymous
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Most people I know, know I play pokemon. My family knows and most of my friends. I dont usually go out telling random people I play it but they usually find out because I enjoy sketching and doodling them in my sketch book. Would be nice if I could meet more friends who loved the game.
Anonymous
>>17736702 >Being British is suffering Mate I'm british and have a friend group who all play pokemon, among many other games and watch anime (only a few do, one watches a lot more than me, and I watch a lot).
Just need to find the right people anon, of the people I've mentioned I've known for 6-7 years.
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>>17736774 >of the people I've mentioned I've known for 6-7 years Not that guy, but that's kind of the thing. You've known these people for a while and grown up with them, you've stuck together and kept the same interests.
It's harder if your friends stop liking the same stuff you do, or if you move away to a new area and don't have that sort of familiarity with new people you meet.
Anonymous
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I don't get embarrassed about anything. All my friends and coworkers know I play and honestly nobody judges me because I'm not a beta piece of shit
Anonymous
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I play Pokemon in public freely. I'm playing Pokemon cause that's that shit I like to play. If you got a problem with that, then you can lick my dick.
Anonymous
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After I started college and realized no one gives a fuck about your hobbies, I didn't give a fuck either.
Anonymous
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I don't play it out in public because usually I have other things to do at those times or I'm walking non-stop so I can't really play.
Anonymous
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I play what I want when I want because I'm a god damn adult and the best part about being an adult is being able to do whatever the fuck you want.
Anonymous
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>>17730215 I'm not secretive about it at all. Hell my fiancee plays it with me.
>>17735733 I disagree. There are times where I play it in public and I've got people older than me walking up to me asking what I've got to trade, or what game I'm playing.
>Protip:I'm 23 Anonymous
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posted on fb the day i got X because i'm a real nigga
Anonymous
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>Chistmas Day >Sister and her family visited us >Her husband (a typical case of alpha male) was playing a shitty game at his phone after lunch instead of having a conversation
Mgoose 4785-5665-7252
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I'm 16 and only 3 of my friends who play it know I play this. No one else may know EVER
Anonymous
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>>17735733 You sound really insecure, which makes you even more of a manchild than not giving a shit what random passersby think. Grow up, bro.
MASUDA
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>>17730215 YO GUYS BE CAREFUL DONT SAY THE 'B' WORD MODS WILL DELETE THIS THREAD IF YOU WRITE THE 'B' WORD
Anonymous
It's not that I'm ashamed or actively conceal it, it's just everyone I know is a total judgmental 2 faced faggot and I can't wait to move. Imagine the way /b/tards would react if you told them you played pokemon. That is how everyone here is about EVERYTHING.
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>>17742959 I play pokemon during some of my classes at lunch and at home everyone knows I play pokemon
the only problem is that I only know of 3 other people that play pokemon
2 of them are supper casual and dont even understand how ev's work
the last one is trying to learn he understands ev's and knows how to iv breed
hopefully one day he will be able to beat me in a battle
