that feel when you don't share other people's interests

glennmagusharvey

so when it comes to idle conversation it feels like you're speaking a totally different language

Hexartes

Linguae non habent momentum.

Sredni Vashtar

What's more perplexing is sharing an interest in theory but having such different tastes from the person with whom you are speaking that it's like you don't share that interest at all. Like talking to Death Note shipper chicks about Aoi Bungaku or something.

And yes, I am sure there are Death Note shipper chicks who enjoy more highbrow fare as well. But in this hypothetical situation, I am not speaking to one of those lovely people.

Misery

tell me about it

glennmagusharvey

^ Between the phenomenon I cited and the phenomenon you cited, this is why I am increasingly feeling that the anime fandom is not actually anywhere near a coherent bloc, except maybe unified by the desire for pop culture works from Japan and the ability to keep torrenting things.  Despite frequently being described or referred to as an implicitly coherent bloc.

Sredni Vashtar

It isn't.

Now let me tell you how much I want the moe phenomenon to die and you can tell me about, I dunno, your telltale tics and tremors.

Imipolex G

I get this way when people start talking about sports

glennmagusharvey

i'm actually lucky that the world cup is something i have some interest in and is actually the subject of chatter right now

come superbowl, i have precious few fucks to give

Tachyon

when i share interests with somebody i can usually maintain a conversation for a bit, learn something, and maybe come away with a recommendation or two which is nice, albeit usually accompanied by a feeling of inferiority, either due to knowing less than the other person or being less passionate about the subject than them or both

generally i don't share interests with people so i just listen politely and give my uninformed opinion if asked

sometimes i have like a lightbulb moment where i think i've uncovered some insight and then i'll come out with some great lengthy thing which puts people off talking to me and tells them nothing they didn't know already

ProfessorGator

This is usually the part where I hang back and let everyone else do the talking. Sometimes I learn new and interesting things. Other times, the subject is too far outside my interest range to keep me from zoning out. It's a hit-or-miss thing.