That is the difficulty.
But what else can you say except: "You just don't understand!"
Or what would you answer if somebody asked you directly and openly:
"Why are you interested in this nonsense?"
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But what else can you say except: "You just don't understand!"
Or what would you answer if somebody asked you directly and openly:
"Why are you interested in this nonsense?"
This morning I had again difficulties to reach the forum.Yes, luckily for me, it was late night here in the UK so it was a good excuse to get offline and actually go to bed!
Now everything is in order, I hope.
a line from Goethe comes to mind: "Wenn ihr's nicht fühlt, ihr werdet's nicht erjagen."
Literally: "If you cannot feel it, you will not catch it."
Meaning: Either you feel it or you do not feel it.
And if you do not feel it in your heart, you will not be able to force your brain to understand it.
I don't. I spent the past 10 days with people who felt similar sadness.
Or what would you answer if somebody asked you directly and openly:
"Why are you interested in this nonsense?"
"Everyone needs a hobby."
I really refuse to engage in those kind of conversations, I have better things to invest my energy in and it's really nobody's business what I do and do not enjoy. As a teenager I adopted the saying "Your opinion of me is no concern of mine" and it's served me well.
I am not talking of the real life only.
I am also talking of the Internet and the world of the forums.
Have none of you come across any negative comments there?
I have.
I have not because I have mostly hung out in the royal threads on here. But I feel online it's even easier to not engage. I can choose to not frequent a site for a bit, I can block people, I can log off entirely for a few days.
My usual answer is: "Let us agree to dis-agree" - or no answer at all - depending on the case and the other person.
No, I have not. I do not go to those forums [unless by accident, then I run out of there as quickly as I can
].
My DH isn't interested but he doesn't really say anything so I don't have to explain. Our local TV news did a story about an English-themed bar that had a TV watching party. I suppose it's good to get together with people who have the same interests, esp if a lot of the people were actually British.
