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Do these people really exist or is it just a myth like NeoGaf Gold?
My first run in with a stereotypical gamer.
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Do these people really exist or is it just a myth like NeoGaf Gold?
Both are as real as you are. You'd be surprised.
This thread is magically, soo many laughs. too many to qoute but i'll leave this here. actually happened near where i live
https://www.facebook.com/whitefedora69/videos/493077837557766/
Sad thing is they didn't even stand a chance
Trojita
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The nerdiest person in class 10 years ago would always have pins on their bookbag, hat, or both.
Lmao is this actually for real? I'm having a hard time believing that's not a montage/scripted.
Real talk, still have a hat with WoW pins on it. I've enshrined it as a monument to my bad choices.
sounds like the first boss of a crappy American persona knockoff
He probably runs a very successful atheist YouTube Channel right now.
NinjamicWZ
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That's his body.
Haha are you serious? Do a quick image search of Buddhist monks and tell me what you see. It'll be a lot of orange and red robes. They wear those for a reason. And those are, well at least the ideal type they represent anyway, the people that should be the least concerned with sense and sensation.
What exactly do I need a cure for? The sentiment that people look at the world around them and form ideas based on their senses and what prior associations with certain sensations? Maybe I'm just too blinded by my L.Ron Hubbardness to see this, but I think it's a completely accurate statement bordering on the trivial.
No need to be rude.
And like I said, if a person is shallow enough to let a hat be such a strong accessory, enough to become some sort of barrier between them and other people, I think that a hat keeping a shallow person from wanting to socialize with a hat wearing one is not a bad thing.
No one is saying they would never interact with someone wearing a hat. It's one signal among many, but it is a signal that isn't really doing anyone any favors in early 21st century America.
Trojita
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Live and learn from your past mistakes.
That reminds me of the leader of the fake Bronies on that Bob's Burger episode.
I see these guys in certain areas of Toronto all the time. Usually within a 5 minute walk of a comic shop. My daughter and I share a silent laugh when we see them, because we both know.
Last Christmas I was buying a gift card for someone at Hot Topic and I had a double-sighting: A fedora-ponytail type browsing My Little Pony merchandise, and two women loudly complaining about "cis-white men" not even 6 feet away from him.
But ya, the fedora thing is somewhat new, but the ponytail and trenchcoat combo has been around since the '90s. I worked in a video game store back then, and there was a guy from a nearby art school like that who'd show off his furry art to anyone who paid attention to him.
OP: Love your avatar.
Last Christmas I was buying a gift card for someone at Hot Topic and I had a double-sighting: A fedora-ponytail type browsing My Little Pony merchandise, and two women loudly complaining about "cis-white men" not even 6 feet away from him.
But ya, the fedora thing is somewhat new, but the ponytail and trenchcoat combo has been around since the '90s. I worked in a video game store back then, and there was a guy from a nearby art school like that who'd show off his furry art to anyone who paid attention to him.
OP: Love your avatar.
Ban Puncher
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I once saw a guy in GameStop who was wearing a fedora, a trenchcoat and a utilikilt.
He was buying Dark Souls 3.
He was buying Dark Souls 3.
It's a US/Canada thing.
Every region has its own fashion "red flags", like the UK with Burberry hats a few years ago.
Real talk, why are the baseball cap kind of hats the only "socially acceptable"(as in "normal") hats to wear nowadays? They look so bland. I don't think I've ever seen someone look good irl wearing one of those, and if they do then chances are they'd look even better without them. I never judge anyone's worth or personality because of such a trivial detil, I just think it doesnt look very good. Some other kinds of hats I think complement some people pretty well.
I guess women have more freedom to use whatever kinds of head wear they want? It seems like as far as "socially acceptable" fashion goes they're a lot less arbitrarily limited than men in general.
I guess women have more freedom to use whatever kinds of head wear they want? It seems like as far as "socially acceptable" fashion goes they're a lot less arbitrarily limited than men in general.
Dargor
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But I'm saying that if you (not you you, "you" in general) let a hat decide anything about anyone, maybe not talking to you is not a bad thing.
That the world is shallow and what not, everybody knows that, but there are plenty of people that aren't shallow like that. Are they few and far between? Definitely. But if a hat keeps the shallow ones a little farther away until you meet them (the people that aren't), maybe more people should start wearing hats hehehehe.
Ban Puncher
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Did I saw saw?
I meant smelled.
I meant smelled.
I see a few chaps wearing trilbys walking across London Bridge every morning, the difference is they are usually older city gents in sharp suits rather than awkward young guys in sweat-stained tee-shirts.
I agree with the post earlier in the thread about some hats being formal- a sharp brim goes with the clean lines of a fitted suit/smart long coat, that kind of business attire looks fine when walking to work in the winter in some places. No one would bat an eyelid at a guy wearing a trilby with a raincoat/overcoat and umbrella at 7am in January around Westminster, Waterloo or the City, It just looks really silly on a teenager at a convention.
The trend for flatcaps paired with waistcoats and tee-shirts amongst media types looks even sillier to me.
God Dayumm
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Oh god, that kind of guy. I saw one the other day.
Highly animated, achingly upbeat, and a personality exclusively focused on being as "quirky" as possible. I turned off the video before he could say "Huzzah!"
God Dayumm
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Cowboy hats are sexy for both women and men, but not appropriate in all situations. Baseball caps are not bland, they are neutral, and therefore socially acceptable, but not in a business environment. Beanies are cool too. Other than that nothing else looks good to me.
DownGrader
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My FOB uncles wear fedoras because that is the fashion where they come from. If only they knew how things were here.
On an unrelated note... what does FOB mean in this context? Sorry, I know only the meaning of FOB as a "free on board" Incoterms rule.
Fresh off the boat.
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Oh. Thanks!
ATOMICJORGE
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So what do you think about guys with Machetes GAF?
TsunamiOfSwagger
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So what do you think about guys with Machetes GAF?
Bit lacking in the fine cutting department that a katana offers. So in my eyes, a machete wielding "gamer" is less impressive than a katana wielding one.
But to be fair, the sharpest thing about a "typical gamer" is either their dress sense or wit.
Do you live in Philadelphia? I think we met the same guy.
ATOMICJORGE
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Shake Appeal
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A ball cap is totally okay provided you don't wear it with anything non-casual and you take it off when you go indoors.
(A gentleman doesn't wear a hat indoors. Public buildings and public spaces are okay including elevators, buses, trains, etc.)
Also, I actually have no issue with fedoras and other formal hats, provided they accompany formal wear and the setting is appropriate. But don't pair one on with a t-shirt or jeans. It looks ridiculous. You are not Indiana Jones.
Every time I see this, I must read it to the end
Nevadatan
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i actually said that once, but 3 days ago i see someone on a mall
nothing cringey but i was suprised to find someone with one of these hats on public (too harsh edit)
EDIT: i just remember i took a pic that day. (front of his tshirt sported what i believe was an attack on titan iron-transfer decal)
You make a good point, this would be shunned in a second if it was any number of other lifestyles or cultures. Here I am assuming the guy has poor social skills and wanted to talk to op.
DownGrader
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Yup, that's the reason fedoras, trillbys and pretty much any other hats besides your typical caps are frowned upon... people wear it with T-shirts.
That being said, I think posting a photo of a stranger was excessive.
I can never tell if they're wearing fedoras ironically, or unironically. Are they aware of the mockery and simply don't care, or do they genuinely think it looks good on them?
The ones I've been around for any length of time seem to have trouble with irony in general, though.
Nevadatan
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thats the reason i posted the pic of him from behind. not the other one.
but, yeah, im will remove it in a couple of minutes , just wanted to show a real life example i saw.
flintstryker
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You americans are pretty damn weird if it wasn't for the fact that they don't suit me I'd damn well wear all the Fedoras I please, as of now I'm thinking of getting a cowboy hat.
In your defense the capri-tshirt-fedora combo was a pretty strong look.
THEY ARE REAL. Believe.
I didn't realize this was something people did. Of course it looks stupid then, but I addressed that /I/ don't do that:
Amazing.
diffusionx
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Plot twist, this was three years ago.
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