>>7515174>Hide your power level unless you know that person shares it.And how are you supposed to know that if you and that person are both hiding their power level? I agree it's pretty autistic to just go up to someone and ask them if they watch chuubas, but you obviously don't use that as an icebreaker. You'd ease into the conversation and then once you get a gauge for their interests, you can delve deeper; most people are okay telling you about entry-level shit they enjoy if they like your company. Well, at least the more socially well-adjusted people that aren't full on autist/chuuni wearing fucking Naruto headbands or t-shirts. Here it's fine, because I can't see that. In person, I am repulsed by someone doing that, and because 9/10 times they are also ugly.
>>7515584There is a stigma about most Jap things. I'd say it goes
>vidya>anime>vtuber>hentaiIn order of what would garner you a weird look to what wouldn't. You could be your family and talk about Mario and Zelda and that'd be a little out of place sure, but they will probably have a grasp on what you're mentioning. That familiarity vanishes the lower you go, and trying to explain to my normalfag friends
>yeah, so I watch this rabbit girl called Usada Pekora mostly for her minecraft streams which usually are just clever ways to torture othersIsn't really something a lot of people will be eager to listen about unless they want to make fun of me.
