[Tsuwabuki]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

Hey, speak for yourself

You're here, aren't you? Proof enough for me. Fair warning, I am now in rant mode.

I mentioned this in another thread, but after talking to my mother about coming to Japan, the first thing she said was "You're not going to turn into one of those anime losers, are you?"

Your mother sounds like a regular Mother Theresa...

The bad thing is though is that she's someone who knows absolutely nothing about Japanese culture, yet even she has a rough knowledge of the weaboo phenomenon in America. I mean, the "animetards" are the kids we (football and lacrosse team) used to haze in high school, but this was back when there weren't that many of them. Now I walk into regular stores and see pocky and manga for sale

My mother likes Maison Ikkoku and Read or Die, sounds like your mother wouldn't be a fan of mine, despite the fact mine is probably older and is by all accounts successful in her career field and fairly "normal."

As for the rest, sounds like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. You're one of the jerks that made high school a living hell for anyone who wasn't athletic or popular. You could have set an example and risen above the cruelty teenagers often inflict upon each other, but, alas, no, you didn't. Ironic you made fun of that which you became.

So I actually resent the weaboos, japanophiles, otakus, whatever you want to call them. They're the reason why I used to hate telling people I was studying business to move to Japan. I didn't want to get lumped into the losers category. I've gotten over that now, but I still either get people who look at me weird, like "Oh, god, he's one of those people..." or "OMG YOUR GOING TO JAPAN!?!? I WANNA MOVE THEIR AND MAKE VIDEOGAMES!!desu"

Do you have any idea how childish your post sounds? Many of us "losers" have gone on to pretty amazing things. Among my group of high school weeaboo people like you picked on are business owners and a telecom executive.

I was most definitely a weeaboo in high school and college, and probably still am. I, however, have met two US Presidents, one Secretary of State, one Secretary of the Navy, regularly reported on various politicians across all levels of government, traveled three continents, seven countries, lived in three, was an officer candidate in the US Navy (and may continue my commissioning path shortly), and have a healthy bank account.

I also have a job I do because I love it, even if many people don't take it seriously, and count myself blessed each day I get paid to do what I love.

Oh yeah, some loser I am.