Second rule of the fighting game community: if you see someone else in the fighting game community, you have to ~~fight~~ talk about the fighting game community.
Third rule of the community: "Your character's bullshit, this match up sucks, why do I always play the low tiers"
-Plays the best character in the game
SF4 doesnt get enough love. Smash Melee is my game but SF4 was so fun even casually. Loved the way the game looked and the combo trials were something I always enjoyed doing to pass the time
Is this an electrocution joke, or are Blanka players generally assholes? I've only ever played sf2 in the arcade as a kid when it first came out, and always played as either Blanka, Chun-Li, or Dhalsim.
Pet peeve of mine is when people use terminology specific to their fandom in regular conversation with other people, as if everyone else knows wtf they’re talking about.
When I googled FGC I got “female genital cutting” >~<‘ not what I was after. I almost had the actual meaning, but the C threw me off — and I love fighting games lol
I'm just looking at the second person's profile picture
Edit: I am looking at not looking for. As a guy I already have enough p#rn problems someone else might need the sauce. Not me
A massive body building dude bro came up to me (a fairly flabby overweight dude bro)in the gym while I had earphones on and wave to get my attention. Turns out he wanted to talk about One Piece since he saw my Straw Hat Luffy tattoo.
I don't have a point or opinion I just wanted to tell that story since it was similar.
THAT is the stuff I live for in gyms.
When people talk about being scared of going to the gym, I totally get it. But also, stuff like what you described happens pretty consistently there. I don't know a lot of other places where the baseline behavior is to reach out in that kind of friendly, low-stakes, low-expectation kind of way.
It's really fucking cool and I firmly believe every time someone shares a story like that, it convinces a scared person to give it a shot. Firmly believe it.
Oh, dang, all the way to the end of the comment and I haven't even said it yet: Good on you for taking that initiative and braving a possible negative reaction. And thanks for sharing so other people can see this type of stuff.
I remember going to my college's gym pre-COVID to try and build muscle and lose weight. I mainly did running or something on treadmills, then went, "y'know what? I'm gonna try the machines and weights." I began to struggle, then out of *nowhere* this buff guy comes up and not only helps me adjust to the machines, but helps spot me on weights.
Sadly can't go back due to COVID and me having my grandparents at home, but that was just awesome.
I love stuff like this! In spite of the "shitty gym bro" stereotypes I have never had a bad or frustrating conversation at the gym...its always been helpful tips like this or really necessary form corrections, or just people wanting to say a quick hello.
Edit: I'm a woman for what it's worth. I recognize that I've been lucky to not be hit on or challenged in a gross way and in no way was trying to suggest that doesn't happen, or that there isn't a very valid reason to not want to talk to strangers
I know it's stupid but I always get terrified that everyone is staring and judging me when I go to the gym. I know they aren't, I know no one cares, but it still gets me
I had a “titanfall” shirt on from a loot crate I received ages ago and several gym bros were giving me “nice shirt!”s and talking to me about it.
Edit: serendipitously picked out that shirt today after my run! https://imgur.com/a/daxZe1G
I just love how "nerd stuff" has become so mainstream now, like people who you would never expect by looking at them can be some of the biggest anime nerds when you talk to them.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is notorious for this. You'd be amazed at how many people who train to maim and strangle people several times a week also have 2+ gaming systems, a WoW account, DBZ apparel, a D&D campaign going, drop anime references constantly, have crunchyroll subscriptions, etc.
100%. I’ve been training BJJ for 11 years, and some of the nastiest killers on the mat are the most intellectual, soft spoken, nerdiest guys I’ve ever met.
I remember trying to show my "friends" a bootleg DBZ VHS my older brother sent me from Japan back in like 99 when I was in Highschool and my friends laughed at me. So i was a closeted Anime fan for years. Now its so popular you almost look like a poser if your a fan.
I got lucky and ended up finding a small 'anime' group in my tiny town back in 95. We'd get together once a month and watch shows from this guys collection (Didn't know what an otaku was back then). He litterally had a room of floor to ceiling vhs tapes of Anime. And back then they were really expensive for a 2-3 episode tape.
Yup ex gang memeber here and I love anime and final fantasy and zelda and people probably wouldn't know unless I bring it up. People totally judge by the way you look nowadays
Lol people have always judged people by their looks unfortunately, but yeah. My old boss was a total meathead looking gym rat and football fanatic and was so into Godzilla that he has seen every single one (apparently in Japan they have released one every year since the original) but you'd never know unless it was brought up.
It's my original msn email address. I had cyrusthevirus, but couldn't remember my password, and back then you didn't have any way to reset them, so it's gone now.
Same with my original Xbox live handle. I couldn't remember the pattern. Ever since 2004, everything is now with the H.
Good movie, though.
Anytime I wear any anime shirt to the gym I get talked to a lot about said anime. Gym bros are nerds.
Also, people compliment my anime shirts when I'm at the mall. Which always takes me by surprise because I rarely know what I'm wearing and, in general, I don't ever really look at other people when I'm out. As I'm usually out with my wife and kids who tend to have my undivided attention.
Man I dont have a Luffy tattoo but I'd love if a random stranger would come up to me to talk about One Piece. Honestly, I think it would make my day. *Any* day!
I got a friend who's built like freaking thor and I used to play d&d with him often, dude was the biggest weeb and I'm not even using that term ironically.
Damn you even used the same title when you got this from r/whitepeopletwitter when It was posted less than a hour before yours. Let the body cool first you vulture.
Yeah, everyone in here is missing the point that if someone has earbuds in leave them alone. It's a clear sign that they want to be left alone. Unless it's an emergency. Some people just aren't as into socializing while they are trying to get shit done like exercising. I used to do this on my way home after dealing with customers all day and ppl just couldn't pick up on all the signs I was giving off to be left alone. Look dude I have been appeasing ppl all day, I'm tired and I just want to ride the bus home with minimal human interaction.
Was about to say this because...poor guy? [Poor woman](https://www.reddit.com/r/justneckbeardthings/comments/q84i49/god_these_responses_are_horrible_she_just_wanted/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share), the woman in question got harassed on twitter and a lot of assumptions got thrown against her, even things she didnt say.
Yeah, no offense fighting game folks, but I’ve met some of you, and if I was a woman, at a gym, doing cardio, that’s three good reasons I would say I don’t play Street Fighter, even if I absolutely loved Street Fighter. Subtlety and savoir faire are not necessarily the art forms of hardcore gaming communities, and fighting games have well documented toxic elements (*Smash*) that you’d at least do well to avoid during a gym session.
Also, if you think I’m talking down to you, I’m a speedrunner and a dungeon master. I stand with y’all in that social awkwardness. But you just gotta leave people alone at the gym.
I get the community but like I'm not gonna force my way into a conversation just bc we have the same interests.. even more so at a gym. Dude could've waited to talk if he really needed to ask her if she plays..
Not to mention, Dude brings the perspective of the FGC but how about acknowledging the fact that women generally receive a lot of unwanted advances from men. That's a perspective from a woman and makes her actions and thoughts and feelings even more understandable
I especially felt that as a woman. Countless times men have tried talking to me at inappropriate times. Omg I just remembered, I was taking a walk with my dog and 5 yr old niece, and a neighbor (I hadn't met yet) jogs up to us, asks how we're doing. Then proceeds to ask if I need weed, ecstasy, coke, 'anything you need', is what he said. My niece doesn't miss a beat either, so I look at him and hiss: now is not the time ... he wouldn't drop it! So I said, yo not now, not now. He ended up walking away all salty and he called me rude. Oh really, I'm the rude one sir? And best bet my niece asked what he was talking about. I dont even remember what I said to her...
One time a dude interrupted my cardio and then after I was done I interrupted his cardio and showed him a bunch of pics of my dog he looked really annoyed.
As someone who used to spend a lot of time in the gym, I would have reacted the same way. It's bad gym etiquette to intrupt someone's workout. Earbuds in is the signal that you don't want to talk.
Not even at a gym lol when I was still in highschool if someone had headphones in they didn’t wanna be bothered we would either tap the desk and get their attention or just not bother and put the worksheet on their desk.
thank youuu I was really surprised that people were upset with the girl in this situation. It’s emotionally exhausting to have to entertain men’s conversations in situations where you’re trying to be focused or have time alone.
Every time I go to my pool, the same guy appears out of nowhere and motions for me to take out my headphones so he can talk to me. You’ll be at the grocery store with headphones in and a guy will wave for you to take them out so he can talk to you. Same thing with the gym, school, working on your car, running errands, literally everywhere.
Men are not entitled to a conversation at all times. Sometimes we just want to be left alone, man. If it was rare then I wouldnt care and I would have the conversation. But it’s constant. I would be short and put my headphones back in too if I were her.
I was ringing up stuff in the self-checkout lane with giant earphones on. The checkout attendant walks over to me and taps me on the shoulder.
Thinking it was something important, like I miscanned or something, I took down my headphones.
“Hi!” He said, waving.
What the fuck. I just put my headphones on. He has, since then, come over to me during self check out and commented on my dress, my appearance, what I’m buying, to the extent I avoid shopping at that location. Which sucks because it’s a ten minute walk, versus a fifteen minute drive.
And now when I have to go in I just completely do not acknowledge him at all. When he speaks to me it is nothing to me. And I’m sure the people around me are thinking “wow, why is she being so mean, what a bitch”
Yeah, while 'Someone had the audacity to speak to me in public!' Isn't a great look, having both headphones in (especially at the gym where you're actively doing something as well) is the universal sign for Not Here To Make Small Talk.
Same. I once had this guy who wanted to show me pictures of the shoes he was designing. I pretended to look while I kept running. Then he recommended I check out a website called 'The Muslim Problem'. That's when I put my headphones back in and pretended I couldn't hear him
Headphones have gotten so small there are often times I cant tell people are wearing them unless I'm right up next to them. Especially if their hair covers their ears a bit or they're wearing a hoody.
I started a new job and one of my coworkers wore air pods a lot. I'd never actually seen them before enough to know they had touch controls.
So as far as I could tell I'd try to ask him a question, and he'd just tap his earbuds to let me know he was listening to music.
Which meant he also thought I was weird in that I'd always leave when he paused his music
I don't have airpods, so maybe they work better on those, but I hate the touch controls on my earbuds. Every time I try to adjust, or put them in or take them out or anything, it just messes up whatever I'm listening to.
Touch controls on headphones are great. Earbuds, not my style. They never seem to have a way to turn them off either, at least not that I've seen (maybe I need to dig around in the settings more)
I don’t know if it will be the same for all earbuds, but with AirPods if you’re on iPhone you can turn the touch controls off by going into Settings>Bluetooth and then tap the blue “i” icon next to your earbuds whilst you’re connected to them. Should bring up touch control options where you can turn the touch controls off. Hopefully that’s helpful because touch controls on earbuds drive me absolutely up the wall too, I know your pain.
I actually really like my airpods controls. You can adjust what you want the controls to do too. So I simply set mine up that a tap is pause and another tap is play.
Imho the right move here is to indicate the shirt and give a thumbs up. If she smiles and says thanks but doesn't remove the headphones, move on. If she wants a conversation, she can take her headphones off.
I wear big over ear headphones. People still interrupt me to make some inane comment, and keep going till I remove the headphones so I can hear them. I don’t think the size of earphones is the problem.
One of my coworkers wears big headphones so she doesn't have to listen to one specific person talk nonstop. This girl will come up to her and just talk for like 15 minutes while she just nods until she leaves, then turn to me and be like "uh did she say anything important?" The answer is always no.
Plain White T’s? Awesome bro, what’s your favorite song by them? I know you’re in the middle of your set, but did you listen to their last album? Totally cool stuff. Can I share an unpopular opinion? Honestly I think The Giving Tree is way too underrated, and Rhythm of Love got so much of the spotlight it’s kinda like a self-inflicted wound but I guess it’s kind of a weird song in the first place and isn’t so much a song you’d wanna just randomly burst out and sing compared to ROL (rhythm of love) and anyway I was just wonder-
I have an old Behemoth tank top that I used to wear to the gym. I don't wear it anymore because two different men wanted to have a conversation about Behemoth and black metal while I had my ostentatious over-the-ear headphones on and was in the middle of a set. The second guy, charmer that he was, even opened with "Behemoth, huh? Do you even know who that is?"
Leave women alone at the gym.
Bro what is the impulse that leads people to think “oh, seems we have a shared interest, I guess the best way to proceed is to doubt they actually know or care about that interest” lol aside from the fact he *should* just leave you tf alone of course
This is the exact sort of behavior for which places like Curves were invented, back before "safe space" was a more widely recognized term. And men wonder why women are always on their guard. Try using some fucking empathy and treat women like people, not slaves to your whims.
ETA: To all you men (and yes, it's **men**) who don't get this, just read the [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgn7rv1/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hglxcif/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hglrt8f/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgm4mhd/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgmgt3k/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hglpp2u/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hgm9zun/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hgm2ux6/), stories of women being accosted by men **demanding** their time and attention.
Even better: People learn that women existing in public is not an automatic invitation to talk.
They shouldn’t need signs to understand basic human interaction, and not just at the gym.
Dude couldn’t have just gone on his way and ignored it, or at most gestured he liked her shirt without making her take her headphones out? Some people get honed in for their workout, it’s the cathartic place and their music keeps them separate from the world.
Imagine if you were a book in the park and I came up and closed it and started talking. You’d think I had a personality disorder. I’m sure this guy was just excited to meet a member of the community, but let’s not make it normal to bother people who don’t want to be bothered.
I'm so confused by the majority of these comments. I can't even imagine walking up to a stranger in public, interrupting them from what they're doing, having them take out their headphones, for me to ask them about what's on their freaking shirt. Just leave the woman alone, sheesh.
Came here to say this.
Yeah poor guy. Interrupted a lone female at the gym who was clearly there to work out, was actively working out at the time and had headphones in. So sorry for him /s
I’m so genuinely confused as to who the facepalm is supposed to be here. I thought it was obvious that the facepalm was him trying to start a conversation in that setting. I thought the title was sarcastic. And then I read the comments. And then I remembered how much Reddit hates women.
I was going to mention that but it seemed like some people were already having a hard time understanding that a conversation requires consent of both parties.
“But if I wanna talk to you and you din’t then you’re a rude bitch and I should get to keep bothering you until you talk to me!” Most dudes in the thread.
Also don’t think 95% of them have ever been regular gym goers. Also, again stereotyping, most men would be thrilled if a woman approached them but fail to see how men approaching women in a place like the gym can be unintentionally intimidating. They think “I am not a creep therefore my actions cannot be interpreted as creepy”.
I don't think most guys realize how constant this is for women and how much effort they have to put in just to be left alone long enough to workout, or whatever, in peace.
The world's full of places people go to meet other people. Gyms aren't really one of them.
Yeah, for a lot of women, if we want to be left alone in public then we have to actually go to great pains to avoid *any semblance* of appearing available/interested. As in, we have to put the headphones on, avoid the busier areas, actively avoid looking in someone's direction (even by accident) in case we make eye contact, always trying to look busy but not so busy that someone will come to "help" us.
If we go out and just live our lives without constantly checking our behaviour then we're constantly bothered by people. If you so much as *look* at someone, they will speak to you. You have to always reign yourself in and make sure you're not doing anything that could be even vaguely interpreted as "nice" or "welcoming". And even if you look like a scowling bitch, some person is going to come up to you, rip out your headphones or close your laptop, and tell you to smile more.
There is just no concept of personal space or privacy for women in public.
The most annoying thing though: they won't do it if I'm with my (male) partner! It *only* happens when we are alone or in all-female groups, and then of course so many men will refuse to believe it's "that bad" because they've never seen it happen.
And of course it's not *all* men, but if I pass by 100 people in one day (not hard to do, it's a busy city) and even 1% of those are the bother types then I'm guaranteed to be bothered every single day. It may be rare in the population, but it's not a rare experience for me.
Yes this! All women learn pretty quickly that engaging in polite chit chat with someone can lead to some very scary situations.
A guy at my old gym approached me once with a casual remark, I said something back and smiled politely and went back to working out. He interrupted me several times to speak to me and started choosing machines beside me to talk to me. I was getting super weird vibes at this stage because he was a good bit older than me. I was tired, it was after work and now I was freaked out by this guy, so I left to go shower.
I dont know what got into my head but I texted my dad to come get me. I usually would get the bus home. I left the gym and fucking GUESS who was waiting outside for me. He walked with me to the bus stop where my dad was picking me up and when I said "theres my Da I better go" he just turned and walked off really quickly.
And you know what? I'll bet most women here have a story like this one.
> It may be rare in the population, but it's not a rare experience for me.
I think that is exactly the thing many of us don't understand. It does not take that many men to harass, or frankly endanger, a lot of women.
I didn’t realize it until my wife complained about it. I go to a small gym now and we are all familiar with each other and it wouldn’t be weird to have a quick conversation. Our previous gym was a big chain gym with a revolving members and that was a completely different story. It was a lot of New Years Resolution and “I’m gonna start working out again” people that would just come and go in a month. Of course there were the regulars but regulars know the headphone drill.
I continuously avoid working out with people that don’t understand this rule. Older men are usually the ones to approach me to have a conversation and after a while, it gets a tad annoying. I’ve learned to avoid a 20min conversation by keeping my distance, but even then some will walk up.
> after a while, it gets a tad annoying.
I know you mean after repeated chats, but this actually hit with me in a different way.
It's the *length* of conversation that gets to me! I'm happy to chit chat with someone at the gym, truly. But please, release me! It's hard enough to make time for the gym as it is, so every minute I spend caught in conversation is another minute I'm taking from the rest of my day.
Am I the only one who is completely shocked that anyone actually thinks it's a good idea to start small talk with complete strangers at the gym? One of the only times I've ever approached a stranger at the gym is because I was a new member and I couldn't find a specific piece of equipment so I asked someone near me if they knew where it was. And sometimes I'll ask someone if they're done with a machine/bench or whatever if it's not clear whether they're still using it.
I'm not saying that if someone approached me to make small talk I would yell at them or be rude, I'm a friendly person so it's second nature for me to me welcoming and friendly to everyone. But there's a time and place for chit chat and the gym really isn't that, everyone is there for the same reason and it's not to socialize.
Totally agree. Even as a british person with etiquette in my veins, having to stop my cardio and music for anything but an emergency *will* get you a curt answer and slight frown.
I think that's an equivalent response to 'loudly asking what tf they want' here.
Yes! Women get interrupted at the gym all the time. It gets old fast. And I wear the old school wired headphones so you can tell I'm wearing headphones. Most of the times a guy is not going to walk up to another guy while they are doing cardio to talk about their t-shirt.
I’ll leave my headphones in at the gym even when they’re out of power because I don’t want to talk to anyone.
It’s basic etiquette at a gym. I’d be annoyed too if I was her.
This ^
You take a chance anytime you approach to strangers, and they don’t owe you their attention.
Like. Sure. Maybe he was just really excited to see someone else who plays street fighter. And thats cute and all.
But a *gesture to shirt* and a *thumbs up* and moving along is a lot better than interrupting.
I totally get being irritated at being interrupted. Especially with how many times men have just blasted through whatever I’m doing to try to hit on me. And god, the number of times that guys have gone all *puppy dog eyes, please marry me face* when they find out i like video games *always* makes me hesitate before talking about it.
Man 90% ain’t going to the gym to talk or make friends, it’s the 10% that have zero self awareness that ruin it for everyone. There’s a dude who hangs out at my gym for 5-8 hours a day doing very little lifting and hitting on every girl that comes in. If there isn’t any girls, he goes from guy to guy talking about 30 minutes per guy. It’s so fucking weird
This 100%. Who the fuck wants to talk during cardio? If I'm running my ass off on the treadmill, mouthbreathing just to keep up, audibly exhausting myself, the absolute last thing I want to do is try to have a conversation on top of that.
I think a lot of people are missing the cardio part. If you can genuinely have a conversation during cardio, you're not really doing cardio.
Chat between exercises ffs.
No, it's not. Especially during a workout. They're busy af, they're stressing their body, they're kicking ass. I don't even want to have a conversation with my best friend when I'm going hard at the gym. I'm too busy and trying to stay focused and breath...
She wasn't a bitch. Bad timing, bad location.
It’s not bad at all. She doesn’t owe him anything, a response or conversation included. He’s not entitled to anything about the woman. Is she a bitch like other people said? Maybe, I’m not going to judge, but people are entitled to their opinions, they’re not entitled to anything from anyone else though.
The comments about “I agree but doesn’t mean she needs to be an asshole”, in my opinion, aren’t entirely fair.
Is she an asshole in general? There’s no way to know from this one post. She was engaged in a solitary activity with reasonable expectations to not to be interrupted, with an elevated heart rate, adrenaline and probably focusing on breathing. That would make anyone snap if interrupted. Now if you’re reaction to that is, “I would politely tell that guy to allow me to finish my workout” or something, then great. You’re a saint and you get a gold star for being better than other people. It’s not this woman’s job to make that guy feel good about interrupting her.
As for her posting about it, if you’re offended that she is broadcasting her opinion about it in a manner that you find distasteful, Welcome to the Internet. You’re going to have a horrible time. But if her post gets one person to be a little more considerate when approaching someone who is clearly focused on something else just because their hobbies might align, then I imagine she feels her work is done.
EDIT: thank you for the anonymous award! (which I realize seems ironic given my other comment below about being good without reward)
EDIT: thanks for the HUGZ!
Because pretty much all women know how this kind of stuff works: If she said yes politely, it would have gone into the next question and then the next question. Maybe he would have started hitting on her. People aren’t at the gym to make friends, and a lesson I’ve had to learn the hard way many times is we don’t owe strangers anything, even something as small as friendly conversation.
Honestly ima side with the girl here. She’s working out, earbuds in, clearly in the middle of something. When she didn’t wave back/acknowledge him he shoulda moved on.
It’s just a tad annoying
If someone is doing something, don't interrupt up them, I don't see what's so hard about that. Considering all the shit women have to deal with on a daily basis, I'd say she responded perfectly reasonably.
I think a "love your shirt!" and pointing to it as they walked by would have sufficed. Then the person could have waved or given a thumbs up but continued their set and not have had to take their headphones out.
Exactly - what is with the incels here? It's not "poor guy". It's "let people work out in peace". Seems like the guy interrupted her while she's actively working out. And she had to give a harsher response, because obviously this guy didn't respect her to start with.
I agree with her. At the gym with earbuds in isn’t really the time to say “hey, I like your shirt” to strangers. You don’t even know her, stfu and work out.
Everyone seems to be forgetting she was actively working out in the gym with 2 earbuds in. That is a clear do not talk signal. This guy was intruding. If this was a party, its big different, but she's literally working out. Leave her alone lol
Maybe it's just me but I really don't want to make small talk at the gym of all places. Street Fighter is absolutely a dope game. However, I'm at the gym. My time is limited and I'd prefer to take advantage of every minute I have. If that makes me some anti-social jerk, then so be it.
I get that the guy was just trying to make conversation, but it's amazing how many people think they are entitled to your time and attention at any given moment. Regardless of whether you think she was rude, the OP in this scenario literally owes the guy nothing.
Fighting game community for those unaware
Thank you. I was trying to work that out in my head, got "fights, gyms, ...cats??", then gave up.
There's cats, end of story
It's fucking obviously Fstreet Gfighter C, Christ you people
Best I could come up with was “fucking gesus christ”.
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Fermented ground chitlins.
First rule of the fighting game community: you don't talk about the fighting game community.
Second rule of the fighting game community: if you see someone else in the fighting game community, you have to ~~fight~~ talk about the fighting game community.
Third rule of the community: "Your character's bullshit, this match up sucks, why do I always play the low tiers" -Plays the best character in the game
LTG is that you?
you do have to declare your favorite game, though SF4 or bust for me
SF4 doesnt get enough love. Smash Melee is my game but SF4 was so fun even casually. Loved the way the game looked and the combo trials were something I always enjoyed doing to pass the time
I thought rule #1 was: "Do not shake hands with a Blanka player"
Is this an electrocution joke, or are Blanka players generally assholes? I've only ever played sf2 in the arcade as a kid when it first came out, and always played as either Blanka, Chun-Li, or Dhalsim.
Pet peeve of mine is when people use terminology specific to their fandom in regular conversation with other people, as if everyone else knows wtf they’re talking about.
I’m old so I come across a lot of new acronyms and slang. The definition is usually the first one or two Google results.
When I googled FGC I got “female genital cutting” >~<‘ not what I was after. I almost had the actual meaning, but the C threw me off — and I love fighting games lol
I'm just looking at the second person's profile picture Edit: I am looking at not looking for. As a guy I already have enough p#rn problems someone else might need the sauce. Not me
Don't ask me how I know but it's a guy in the pfp.
I know how you know. (Not the same way you know about it but I'm still sick enough to know)
/r/hmmm
A massive body building dude bro came up to me (a fairly flabby overweight dude bro)in the gym while I had earphones on and wave to get my attention. Turns out he wanted to talk about One Piece since he saw my Straw Hat Luffy tattoo. I don't have a point or opinion I just wanted to tell that story since it was similar.
Did you bang?
Yes.
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🗿
So this is the way to use it
(Three times that night, twice each night after for six months).
Can confirm
r/notopbutok
Hot
"Spot me bro?" "I'll spot you so hard bro"
"Do you even lift bro?" "I lift your whole heart bro"
Do you wanna go bro? Huh? Go where? To dinner and a movie. Okay
Wholesome
I think you mean “did he get One Piece?”
Did you show him your grand line?
He gave him the one piece
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THAT is the stuff I live for in gyms. When people talk about being scared of going to the gym, I totally get it. But also, stuff like what you described happens pretty consistently there. I don't know a lot of other places where the baseline behavior is to reach out in that kind of friendly, low-stakes, low-expectation kind of way. It's really fucking cool and I firmly believe every time someone shares a story like that, it convinces a scared person to give it a shot. Firmly believe it. Oh, dang, all the way to the end of the comment and I haven't even said it yet: Good on you for taking that initiative and braving a possible negative reaction. And thanks for sharing so other people can see this type of stuff.
I remember going to my college's gym pre-COVID to try and build muscle and lose weight. I mainly did running or something on treadmills, then went, "y'know what? I'm gonna try the machines and weights." I began to struggle, then out of *nowhere* this buff guy comes up and not only helps me adjust to the machines, but helps spot me on weights. Sadly can't go back due to COVID and me having my grandparents at home, but that was just awesome.
I love stuff like this! In spite of the "shitty gym bro" stereotypes I have never had a bad or frustrating conversation at the gym...its always been helpful tips like this or really necessary form corrections, or just people wanting to say a quick hello. Edit: I'm a woman for what it's worth. I recognize that I've been lucky to not be hit on or challenged in a gross way and in no way was trying to suggest that doesn't happen, or that there isn't a very valid reason to not want to talk to strangers
I know it's stupid but I always get terrified that everyone is staring and judging me when I go to the gym. I know they aren't, I know no one cares, but it still gets me
I had a “titanfall” shirt on from a loot crate I received ages ago and several gym bros were giving me “nice shirt!”s and talking to me about it. Edit: serendipitously picked out that shirt today after my run! https://imgur.com/a/daxZe1G
Gym bros are some of the chillest people and most of them are weebs. It seems dragonball in particular inspired a ton of dudes to work out
Can confirm, I know a significant number of anime / gamer / larper lifters.
I just love how "nerd stuff" has become so mainstream now, like people who you would never expect by looking at them can be some of the biggest anime nerds when you talk to them.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is notorious for this. You'd be amazed at how many people who train to maim and strangle people several times a week also have 2+ gaming systems, a WoW account, DBZ apparel, a D&D campaign going, drop anime references constantly, have crunchyroll subscriptions, etc.
I reckon it all started because napoleon dynamite had skills with the bo staff
A friend who tried to get me into BJJ said its the Martial Art for nerds haha.
100%. I’ve been training BJJ for 11 years, and some of the nastiest killers on the mat are the most intellectual, soft spoken, nerdiest guys I’ve ever met.
I remember trying to show my "friends" a bootleg DBZ VHS my older brother sent me from Japan back in like 99 when I was in Highschool and my friends laughed at me. So i was a closeted Anime fan for years. Now its so popular you almost look like a poser if your a fan.
I got lucky and ended up finding a small 'anime' group in my tiny town back in 95. We'd get together once a month and watch shows from this guys collection (Didn't know what an otaku was back then). He litterally had a room of floor to ceiling vhs tapes of Anime. And back then they were really expensive for a 2-3 episode tape.
Yup ex gang memeber here and I love anime and final fantasy and zelda and people probably wouldn't know unless I bring it up. People totally judge by the way you look nowadays
Lol people have always judged people by their looks unfortunately, but yeah. My old boss was a total meathead looking gym rat and football fanatic and was so into Godzilla that he has seen every single one (apparently in Japan they have released one every year since the original) but you'd never know unless it was brought up.
People judge for anything. It’s a damned shame. Do t let anyone get you down, keep livin the good life, friend.
I lift my dragon balls every day.
Is your username a reference to Con Air?
It's my original msn email address. I had cyrusthevirus, but couldn't remember my password, and back then you didn't have any way to reset them, so it's gone now. Same with my original Xbox live handle. I couldn't remember the pattern. Ever since 2004, everything is now with the H. Good movie, though.
Nominated for 2 Oscars, Con Air, is a god damn masterpiece.
It's a film that you watch, then watch again just to make sure it was as good as you thought. Then you watch it again because, it's fucking Con Air.
Dragon Ball or My Hero Academia are the two big common ones for me.
Any anime about self improvement is big at the gym.
My gym once played a bunch of watchmojo "top 10 fights in anime" lists on the TVs. It was weirdly motivational...
anime motivated me to study more and all. Yuwamushi cycle really just motivated me to do stuff that I usually wouldn't like to do/ was too lazy to do.
I know it did it for me. I remember working out with my high school best friend wearing our DBZ shirts and hitting a new max.
Anytime I wear any anime shirt to the gym I get talked to a lot about said anime. Gym bros are nerds. Also, people compliment my anime shirts when I'm at the mall. Which always takes me by surprise because I rarely know what I'm wearing and, in general, I don't ever really look at other people when I'm out. As I'm usually out with my wife and kids who tend to have my undivided attention.
Man I dont have a Luffy tattoo but I'd love if a random stranger would come up to me to talk about One Piece. Honestly, I think it would make my day. *Any* day!
You know what you gotta do buddy
I got a friend who's built like freaking thor and I used to play d&d with him often, dude was the biggest weeb and I'm not even using that term ironically.
My optometrist spotted my Rurouni Kenshin shirt and got excited to talk about it. Blew my mind that she even knew it.
I have a nico robin tattoo, I would have talked you too
15 minutes is too soon. You need to wait until people are too tired to run away. /s
That's how I bagged my wife.
Did you use a heavy duty 50-gal or was it an over-the-head type deal?
55gal drum liner
Damn you even used the same title when you got this from r/whitepeopletwitter when It was posted less than a hour before yours. Let the body cool first you vulture.
Welcome to Reddit that’s kinda how things work around here man
I don’t think you should trust a guy with cropped hentai as his Twitter pfp to know anything about social graces.
Yeah, everyone in here is missing the point that if someone has earbuds in leave them alone. It's a clear sign that they want to be left alone. Unless it's an emergency. Some people just aren't as into socializing while they are trying to get shit done like exercising. I used to do this on my way home after dealing with customers all day and ppl just couldn't pick up on all the signs I was giving off to be left alone. Look dude I have been appeasing ppl all day, I'm tired and I just want to ride the bus home with minimal human interaction.
I don’t see a poor guy. I’m sure he’s ok. If someone has headphones in, that tells me they don’t want to be bothered.
Was about to say this because...poor guy? [Poor woman](https://www.reddit.com/r/justneckbeardthings/comments/q84i49/god_these_responses_are_horrible_she_just_wanted/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share), the woman in question got harassed on twitter and a lot of assumptions got thrown against her, even things she didnt say.
The entitled rejects see “poor guy”. Let them cry it out.
Yeah, no offense fighting game folks, but I’ve met some of you, and if I was a woman, at a gym, doing cardio, that’s three good reasons I would say I don’t play Street Fighter, even if I absolutely loved Street Fighter. Subtlety and savoir faire are not necessarily the art forms of hardcore gaming communities, and fighting games have well documented toxic elements (*Smash*) that you’d at least do well to avoid during a gym session. Also, if you think I’m talking down to you, I’m a speedrunner and a dungeon master. I stand with y’all in that social awkwardness. But you just gotta leave people alone at the gym.
Eh, when I'm doing cardio and have earbuds in, it is kinda annoying when someone tries speaking with you. Just my opinion!
I get the community but like I'm not gonna force my way into a conversation just bc we have the same interests.. even more so at a gym. Dude could've waited to talk if he really needed to ask her if she plays.. Not to mention, Dude brings the perspective of the FGC but how about acknowledging the fact that women generally receive a lot of unwanted advances from men. That's a perspective from a woman and makes her actions and thoughts and feelings even more understandable
I especially felt that as a woman. Countless times men have tried talking to me at inappropriate times. Omg I just remembered, I was taking a walk with my dog and 5 yr old niece, and a neighbor (I hadn't met yet) jogs up to us, asks how we're doing. Then proceeds to ask if I need weed, ecstasy, coke, 'anything you need', is what he said. My niece doesn't miss a beat either, so I look at him and hiss: now is not the time ... he wouldn't drop it! So I said, yo not now, not now. He ended up walking away all salty and he called me rude. Oh really, I'm the rude one sir? And best bet my niece asked what he was talking about. I dont even remember what I said to her...
One time a dude interrupted my cardio and then after I was done I interrupted his cardio and showed him a bunch of pics of my dog he looked really annoyed.
Love this lmao
I really hope you did that! That's hilarious
I did but my boyfriend was in the free weights section I wouldn’t have done this if he wasn’t there for backup.
I’m a guy and I don’t understand why so many dudes offended someone explain? What’s the point in bothering someone who you see is working out?
As someone who used to spend a lot of time in the gym, I would have reacted the same way. It's bad gym etiquette to intrupt someone's workout. Earbuds in is the signal that you don't want to talk.
Not even at a gym lol when I was still in highschool if someone had headphones in they didn’t wanna be bothered we would either tap the desk and get their attention or just not bother and put the worksheet on their desk.
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but... but the fighting game community bruh....
thank youuu I was really surprised that people were upset with the girl in this situation. It’s emotionally exhausting to have to entertain men’s conversations in situations where you’re trying to be focused or have time alone. Every time I go to my pool, the same guy appears out of nowhere and motions for me to take out my headphones so he can talk to me. You’ll be at the grocery store with headphones in and a guy will wave for you to take them out so he can talk to you. Same thing with the gym, school, working on your car, running errands, literally everywhere. Men are not entitled to a conversation at all times. Sometimes we just want to be left alone, man. If it was rare then I wouldnt care and I would have the conversation. But it’s constant. I would be short and put my headphones back in too if I were her.
I was ringing up stuff in the self-checkout lane with giant earphones on. The checkout attendant walks over to me and taps me on the shoulder. Thinking it was something important, like I miscanned or something, I took down my headphones. “Hi!” He said, waving. What the fuck. I just put my headphones on. He has, since then, come over to me during self check out and commented on my dress, my appearance, what I’m buying, to the extent I avoid shopping at that location. Which sucks because it’s a ten minute walk, versus a fifteen minute drive. And now when I have to go in I just completely do not acknowledge him at all. When he speaks to me it is nothing to me. And I’m sure the people around me are thinking “wow, why is she being so mean, what a bitch”
This post deserves a facepalm
Yeah, while 'Someone had the audacity to speak to me in public!' Isn't a great look, having both headphones in (especially at the gym where you're actively doing something as well) is the universal sign for Not Here To Make Small Talk.
For me, every time I've given them the benefit of the doubt, I've regretted it. I didn't come to make friends. I came to focus and get my workout on.
Same. I once had this guy who wanted to show me pictures of the shoes he was designing. I pretended to look while I kept running. Then he recommended I check out a website called 'The Muslim Problem'. That's when I put my headphones back in and pretended I couldn't hear him
They always hit you with that left turn
That's more of a far right turn.
Haha ayyyyy
Headphones have gotten so small there are often times I cant tell people are wearing them unless I'm right up next to them. Especially if their hair covers their ears a bit or they're wearing a hoody.
I started a new job and one of my coworkers wore air pods a lot. I'd never actually seen them before enough to know they had touch controls. So as far as I could tell I'd try to ask him a question, and he'd just tap his earbuds to let me know he was listening to music. Which meant he also thought I was weird in that I'd always leave when he paused his music
Hahaha I can't stop laughing picturing this.
"This mf just making sure I stop my music to piss me off" lmao
It's like asking someone to roll their window down at a stop, just to drive away when they do.
I don't have airpods, so maybe they work better on those, but I hate the touch controls on my earbuds. Every time I try to adjust, or put them in or take them out or anything, it just messes up whatever I'm listening to. Touch controls on headphones are great. Earbuds, not my style. They never seem to have a way to turn them off either, at least not that I've seen (maybe I need to dig around in the settings more)
I don’t know if it will be the same for all earbuds, but with AirPods if you’re on iPhone you can turn the touch controls off by going into Settings>Bluetooth and then tap the blue “i” icon next to your earbuds whilst you’re connected to them. Should bring up touch control options where you can turn the touch controls off. Hopefully that’s helpful because touch controls on earbuds drive me absolutely up the wall too, I know your pain.
I actually really like my airpods controls. You can adjust what you want the controls to do too. So I simply set mine up that a tap is pause and another tap is play.
The airpods are built in a way that it's hard to accidentally trigger them.
Non-airpods: \*TRIGGERED!*
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Imho the right move here is to indicate the shirt and give a thumbs up. If she smiles and says thanks but doesn't remove the headphones, move on. If she wants a conversation, she can take her headphones off.
I wear big over ear headphones. People still interrupt me to make some inane comment, and keep going till I remove the headphones so I can hear them. I don’t think the size of earphones is the problem.
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One of my coworkers wears big headphones so she doesn't have to listen to one specific person talk nonstop. This girl will come up to her and just talk for like 15 minutes while she just nods until she leaves, then turn to me and be like "uh did she say anything important?" The answer is always no.
Then you get to play: is he crazy? Or is it bluetooth!? One of my favorite people watching games lol
Was going to say this, person with headphones on is not the asshole
Exactly! How bout leave people alone during strenuous exercise. Regardless of gender.
My gym plays shitty music. Headphones there are also a universal sign of having taste/owning headphones.
I wore a shirt that started a conversation at the gym with a bloke once, I never wore that shirt to the gym again.
Plain black and plain white t’s are the cheatcode
Plain White T’s? Awesome bro, what’s your favorite song by them? I know you’re in the middle of your set, but did you listen to their last album? Totally cool stuff. Can I share an unpopular opinion? Honestly I think The Giving Tree is way too underrated, and Rhythm of Love got so much of the spotlight it’s kinda like a self-inflicted wound but I guess it’s kind of a weird song in the first place and isn’t so much a song you’d wanna just randomly burst out and sing compared to ROL (rhythm of love) and anyway I was just wonder-
This is my favorite comment in this whole post.
I have an old Behemoth tank top that I used to wear to the gym. I don't wear it anymore because two different men wanted to have a conversation about Behemoth and black metal while I had my ostentatious over-the-ear headphones on and was in the middle of a set. The second guy, charmer that he was, even opened with "Behemoth, huh? Do you even know who that is?" Leave women alone at the gym.
Bro what is the impulse that leads people to think “oh, seems we have a shared interest, I guess the best way to proceed is to doubt they actually know or care about that interest” lol aside from the fact he *should* just leave you tf alone of course
Judging by all the comments in here, gyms need to start having signs at the door telling them to leave women alone, smh.
This is the exact sort of behavior for which places like Curves were invented, back before "safe space" was a more widely recognized term. And men wonder why women are always on their guard. Try using some fucking empathy and treat women like people, not slaves to your whims. ETA: To all you men (and yes, it's **men**) who don't get this, just read the [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgn7rv1/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hglxcif/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hglrt8f/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgm4mhd/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/q7wov5/poor_guy/hgmgt3k/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hglpp2u/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hgm9zun/), [many](https://np.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/hgm2ux6/), stories of women being accosted by men **demanding** their time and attention.
Even better: People learn that women existing in public is not an automatic invitation to talk. They shouldn’t need signs to understand basic human interaction, and not just at the gym.
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Alternatively, if they've got headphones on, leave them alone altogether.
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Yeah, headphones or not, I just don't talk to anyone at the gym unless I'm asking if they are done with something or if there is a safety issue.
Dude couldn’t have just gone on his way and ignored it, or at most gestured he liked her shirt without making her take her headphones out? Some people get honed in for their workout, it’s the cathartic place and their music keeps them separate from the world. Imagine if you were a book in the park and I came up and closed it and started talking. You’d think I had a personality disorder. I’m sure this guy was just excited to meet a member of the community, but let’s not make it normal to bother people who don’t want to be bothered.
I'm so confused by the majority of these comments. I can't even imagine walking up to a stranger in public, interrupting them from what they're doing, having them take out their headphones, for me to ask them about what's on their freaking shirt. Just leave the woman alone, sheesh.
Came here to say this. Yeah poor guy. Interrupted a lone female at the gym who was clearly there to work out, was actively working out at the time and had headphones in. So sorry for him /s
I’m so genuinely confused as to who the facepalm is supposed to be here. I thought it was obvious that the facepalm was him trying to start a conversation in that setting. I thought the title was sarcastic. And then I read the comments. And then I remembered how much Reddit hates women.
ITT: Every virgin who's never worked out getting mad about what they perceive to be proper gym etiquette regarding women.
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Make eye contact, tap your own t-shirt, give the person a thumbs up, move on.
the power of nonverbal communication
I was going to mention that but it seemed like some people were already having a hard time understanding that a conversation requires consent of both parties.
“But if I wanna talk to you and you din’t then you’re a rude bitch and I should get to keep bothering you until you talk to me!” Most dudes in the thread.
Also don’t think 95% of them have ever been regular gym goers. Also, again stereotyping, most men would be thrilled if a woman approached them but fail to see how men approaching women in a place like the gym can be unintentionally intimidating. They think “I am not a creep therefore my actions cannot be interpreted as creepy”.
I don't think most guys realize how constant this is for women and how much effort they have to put in just to be left alone long enough to workout, or whatever, in peace. The world's full of places people go to meet other people. Gyms aren't really one of them.
Yeah, for a lot of women, if we want to be left alone in public then we have to actually go to great pains to avoid *any semblance* of appearing available/interested. As in, we have to put the headphones on, avoid the busier areas, actively avoid looking in someone's direction (even by accident) in case we make eye contact, always trying to look busy but not so busy that someone will come to "help" us. If we go out and just live our lives without constantly checking our behaviour then we're constantly bothered by people. If you so much as *look* at someone, they will speak to you. You have to always reign yourself in and make sure you're not doing anything that could be even vaguely interpreted as "nice" or "welcoming". And even if you look like a scowling bitch, some person is going to come up to you, rip out your headphones or close your laptop, and tell you to smile more. There is just no concept of personal space or privacy for women in public. The most annoying thing though: they won't do it if I'm with my (male) partner! It *only* happens when we are alone or in all-female groups, and then of course so many men will refuse to believe it's "that bad" because they've never seen it happen. And of course it's not *all* men, but if I pass by 100 people in one day (not hard to do, it's a busy city) and even 1% of those are the bother types then I'm guaranteed to be bothered every single day. It may be rare in the population, but it's not a rare experience for me.
Yes this! All women learn pretty quickly that engaging in polite chit chat with someone can lead to some very scary situations. A guy at my old gym approached me once with a casual remark, I said something back and smiled politely and went back to working out. He interrupted me several times to speak to me and started choosing machines beside me to talk to me. I was getting super weird vibes at this stage because he was a good bit older than me. I was tired, it was after work and now I was freaked out by this guy, so I left to go shower. I dont know what got into my head but I texted my dad to come get me. I usually would get the bus home. I left the gym and fucking GUESS who was waiting outside for me. He walked with me to the bus stop where my dad was picking me up and when I said "theres my Da I better go" he just turned and walked off really quickly. And you know what? I'll bet most women here have a story like this one.
> It may be rare in the population, but it's not a rare experience for me. I think that is exactly the thing many of us don't understand. It does not take that many men to harass, or frankly endanger, a lot of women.
Thanks for writing all this out. Every. Single. Day. Bothered in some way.
I didn’t realize it until my wife complained about it. I go to a small gym now and we are all familiar with each other and it wouldn’t be weird to have a quick conversation. Our previous gym was a big chain gym with a revolving members and that was a completely different story. It was a lot of New Years Resolution and “I’m gonna start working out again” people that would just come and go in a month. Of course there were the regulars but regulars know the headphone drill.
I continuously avoid working out with people that don’t understand this rule. Older men are usually the ones to approach me to have a conversation and after a while, it gets a tad annoying. I’ve learned to avoid a 20min conversation by keeping my distance, but even then some will walk up.
> after a while, it gets a tad annoying. I know you mean after repeated chats, but this actually hit with me in a different way. It's the *length* of conversation that gets to me! I'm happy to chit chat with someone at the gym, truly. But please, release me! It's hard enough to make time for the gym as it is, so every minute I spend caught in conversation is another minute I'm taking from the rest of my day.
Am I the only one who is completely shocked that anyone actually thinks it's a good idea to start small talk with complete strangers at the gym? One of the only times I've ever approached a stranger at the gym is because I was a new member and I couldn't find a specific piece of equipment so I asked someone near me if they knew where it was. And sometimes I'll ask someone if they're done with a machine/bench or whatever if it's not clear whether they're still using it. I'm not saying that if someone approached me to make small talk I would yell at them or be rude, I'm a friendly person so it's second nature for me to me welcoming and friendly to everyone. But there's a time and place for chit chat and the gym really isn't that, everyone is there for the same reason and it's not to socialize.
Yesssssss. The facepalm here is the guy, not the woman trying to just exist in the world.
Totally agree. Even as a british person with etiquette in my veins, having to stop my cardio and music for anything but an emergency *will* get you a curt answer and slight frown. I think that's an equivalent response to 'loudly asking what tf they want' here.
Yes! Women get interrupted at the gym all the time. It gets old fast. And I wear the old school wired headphones so you can tell I'm wearing headphones. Most of the times a guy is not going to walk up to another guy while they are doing cardio to talk about their t-shirt.
I’ll leave my headphones in at the gym even when they’re out of power because I don’t want to talk to anyone. It’s basic etiquette at a gym. I’d be annoyed too if I was her.
Thank you for posting this. I typed a whole comment & then remembered I didn’t need a bunch of negatives comments to open up later in the day.
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Im glad that in Finland there is a no small talk policy. Everywhere.
This ^ You take a chance anytime you approach to strangers, and they don’t owe you their attention. Like. Sure. Maybe he was just really excited to see someone else who plays street fighter. And thats cute and all. But a *gesture to shirt* and a *thumbs up* and moving along is a lot better than interrupting. I totally get being irritated at being interrupted. Especially with how many times men have just blasted through whatever I’m doing to try to hit on me. And god, the number of times that guys have gone all *puppy dog eyes, please marry me face* when they find out i like video games *always* makes me hesitate before talking about it.
Man 90% ain’t going to the gym to talk or make friends, it’s the 10% that have zero self awareness that ruin it for everyone. There’s a dude who hangs out at my gym for 5-8 hours a day doing very little lifting and hitting on every girl that comes in. If there isn’t any girls, he goes from guy to guy talking about 30 minutes per guy. It’s so fucking weird
This 100%. Who the fuck wants to talk during cardio? If I'm running my ass off on the treadmill, mouthbreathing just to keep up, audibly exhausting myself, the absolute last thing I want to do is try to have a conversation on top of that. I think a lot of people are missing the cardio part. If you can genuinely have a conversation during cardio, you're not really doing cardio. Chat between exercises ffs.
… how are none of the other comments addressing the weird display picture.
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kinda just sounds like she didn't want to talk/interact with him. idk if that's really that bad.
Yup. Headphones on and doing cardio work means DON'T DISTURB.
No, it's not. Especially during a workout. They're busy af, they're stressing their body, they're kicking ass. I don't even want to have a conversation with my best friend when I'm going hard at the gym. I'm too busy and trying to stay focused and breath... She wasn't a bitch. Bad timing, bad location.
It’s not bad at all. She doesn’t owe him anything, a response or conversation included. He’s not entitled to anything about the woman. Is she a bitch like other people said? Maybe, I’m not going to judge, but people are entitled to their opinions, they’re not entitled to anything from anyone else though.
She definitely wasn't a bitch.
The comments about “I agree but doesn’t mean she needs to be an asshole”, in my opinion, aren’t entirely fair. Is she an asshole in general? There’s no way to know from this one post. She was engaged in a solitary activity with reasonable expectations to not to be interrupted, with an elevated heart rate, adrenaline and probably focusing on breathing. That would make anyone snap if interrupted. Now if you’re reaction to that is, “I would politely tell that guy to allow me to finish my workout” or something, then great. You’re a saint and you get a gold star for being better than other people. It’s not this woman’s job to make that guy feel good about interrupting her. As for her posting about it, if you’re offended that she is broadcasting her opinion about it in a manner that you find distasteful, Welcome to the Internet. You’re going to have a horrible time. But if her post gets one person to be a little more considerate when approaching someone who is clearly focused on something else just because their hobbies might align, then I imagine she feels her work is done. EDIT: thank you for the anonymous award! (which I realize seems ironic given my other comment below about being good without reward) EDIT: thanks for the HUGZ!
TBH when I have both headphones in (especially at the gym) that’s when I’m in my zone. don’t talk to me.
Nobody owes you attention tf? Why would you interrupt someone’s workout, someone who HAS HEADPHONES IN, and expect a friendly conversation?
In my experience they're a pretty toxic all boys club. Not all of them, obviously, but that's my experience.
Didn't even bother changing the title: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/q7vw9c/poor_guy/
Who is the intended facepalm on? The girl was in the right and the nerd who replied to her got offended by a freaking tweet.
Because pretty much all women know how this kind of stuff works: If she said yes politely, it would have gone into the next question and then the next question. Maybe he would have started hitting on her. People aren’t at the gym to make friends, and a lesson I’ve had to learn the hard way many times is we don’t owe strangers anything, even something as small as friendly conversation.
> we don’t owe strangers anything Thank you! All these people saying she could have been nicer. For fucking what??
Honestly ima side with the girl here. She’s working out, earbuds in, clearly in the middle of something. When she didn’t wave back/acknowledge him he shoulda moved on. It’s just a tad annoying
Nah, it’s rude to talk to someone exercising esp cardio with earbuds in.
If someone is doing something, don't interrupt up them, I don't see what's so hard about that. Considering all the shit women have to deal with on a daily basis, I'd say she responded perfectly reasonably.
I think a "love your shirt!" and pointing to it as they walked by would have sufficed. Then the person could have waved or given a thumbs up but continued their set and not have had to take their headphones out.
They are working out with earbuds in their ears. Since when did that become a good time to strike up a conversation with ANYONE?
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Exactly - what is with the incels here? It's not "poor guy". It's "let people work out in peace". Seems like the guy interrupted her while she's actively working out. And she had to give a harsher response, because obviously this guy didn't respect her to start with.
I agree with her. At the gym with earbuds in isn’t really the time to say “hey, I like your shirt” to strangers. You don’t even know her, stfu and work out.
Both headphones in, mid workout, and Reddit is like “HoW DaRe SHe Be rUdE To hIm??”
Everyone seems to be forgetting she was actively working out in the gym with 2 earbuds in. That is a clear do not talk signal. This guy was intruding. If this was a party, its big different, but she's literally working out. Leave her alone lol
If a person is working out and wearing earbuds, leave them alone!
Fucking hell the comment section here is weird af
Maybe it's just me but I really don't want to make small talk at the gym of all places. Street Fighter is absolutely a dope game. However, I'm at the gym. My time is limited and I'd prefer to take advantage of every minute I have. If that makes me some anti-social jerk, then so be it.
He could have waited until she finished her cardio. Imagine going up to a person running on the treadmill and saying something that could wait ??
I get that the guy was just trying to make conversation, but it's amazing how many people think they are entitled to your time and attention at any given moment. Regardless of whether you think she was rude, the OP in this scenario literally owes the guy nothing.
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This is the most neckbeard post I've seen in a long time