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Arrian
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States889 Posts
August 09 2012 19:34 GMT
#1
First post in an eternity! But, an important one.

Yes I'm talking about whether to nerd or not to nerd. With a very narrow focus. I'm a graduate student in linguistics at Northwestern and I get funded in part by tutoring other graduate students in English. I recently got assigned a practice tutoring session with a Korean male of about my age.

The question is, do I nerd, and wear my CJ Entus shirt, or do I not nerd, and conceal my massive Lee Jae Dong fandom?

I leave this decision to you.

*****
Writersator arepo tenet opera rotas
Rulker
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States1477 Posts
August 09 2012 19:38 GMT
#2
I would wear it, but he might think your stereotyping him if he recognizes it. Just food for thought.
solidbebe
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Netherlands4921 Posts
August 09 2012 19:39 GMT
#3
Wear it, if he recognizes it it's instant awesome for the both of you. If he doesn't then nothing lost.
That's the 2nd time in a week I've seen someone sig a quote from this GD and I have never witnessed a sig quote happen in my TL history ever before. -Najda
SC2QuoteOfTheDay
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
46 Posts
August 09 2012 19:43 GMT
#4
Nerd it out all the way dude
"There is nothing more cool than being proud of the things you love." - Sean "Day9" Plott
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
August 09 2012 19:49 GMT
#5
One more for nerding it out! GL
[TLMS] REBOOT
spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
August 09 2012 19:50 GMT
#6
You should have put up a poll if we are to decide.
Nerd it.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
August 09 2012 19:50 GMT
#7
Definitely wear it. All Korean people know what CJ Entus is.
Heh_
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Singapore2712 Posts
August 09 2012 19:53 GMT
#8
Wear it during your second tutoring session. Get to know the guy first.
=Þ
Arrian
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States889 Posts
August 09 2012 20:03 GMT
#9
On August 10 2012 04:50 spinesheath wrote:
You should have put up a poll if we are to decide.
Nerd it.


I'm wagering arguments I suppose. I know what I'm going to get in general, but TL tends to be a pretty level-headed and considerate community.

I do only get two sessions with the guy, so not an enormous amount of opportunity here. But at the same time I'm thinking that if my goal is to improve his English, getting him willing to talk about something of mutual interest doesn't seem like a bad idea, and given that he'll know what CJ is, I'm sure that might spark some conversation.
Writersator arepo tenet opera rotas
xccam
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Great Britain1150 Posts
August 09 2012 20:08 GMT
#10
I imagine wearing a CJ shirt wont reveal you love Jaedong, seeing as he never ever played for CJ.

HOWEVER, wear the damned shirt, broodwar is awesome.
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
August 09 2012 20:08 GMT
#11
By 5 stars I mean yes, god yes wear the shirt! It can only lead to good or neutral things.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Release
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States4397 Posts
August 09 2012 20:10 GMT
#12
You wear a CJ shirt and he will kick your ass because he is a Lee Jae Dong fan who is still not over the PDPop MSL
☺
CynicalToss
Profile Joined June 2012
United Kingdom15 Posts
August 09 2012 20:16 GMT
#13
Wear it! Common ground may benefit his learning of the language if he is more relaxed around you.
"Nothing is permanent, don't ever believe it will be"
Incze
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Romania2058 Posts
August 09 2012 20:31 GMT
#14
Go be a nerd all the way!
Religion: Buckethead
Yanami
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany49 Posts
August 09 2012 20:32 GMT
#15
Wear it, ffs! How do you even consider not wearing it..
Carson
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada820 Posts
August 09 2012 20:34 GMT
#16
Of course wear it. If he doesn't recognize it, no problem. If he does, starcraft party! I see no problem
"You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn." Arnold Schwarzenegger
TheKefka
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Croatia11752 Posts
August 09 2012 20:45 GMT
#17
On August 10 2012 05:08 Probe1 wrote:
By 5 stars I mean yes, god yes wear the shirt! It can only lead to good or neutral things.

What if the guy is a KT fan rofl
Cackle™
AsianEcksDragon
Profile Joined March 2008
United States1036 Posts
August 09 2012 20:48 GMT
#18
Wear the shirt but what does your Lee Jae Dong fandom have to do with the CJ Entus shirt?
神は乗り越えられる試練しか与えない
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
August 09 2012 20:51 GMT
#19
Wear it, cuz it'd be awesome. Be sure to blog again upon response to said CJ entus shirt.
liftlift > tsm
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
August 09 2012 20:52 GMT
#20
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Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
August 09 2012 20:56 GMT
#21
what sort of linguistic topics are you studying?

(and wear it)
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GoSuChicken
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany1726 Posts
August 09 2012 21:14 GMT
#22
I would honestly not do it. I speak to noone about my passion SC esports, and that is only because I dont want to be seen as a nerd, which I not even really am, if you count the Esports thing out. Atleast in Germany, where I come from and in my group of friends, nerds still are seen as boring, unhygienic and do nothing else then sit in front of a computer. I do none of that stuff, but i would be seen as a nerd for only the fact that I watch professional SC2. And frankly, that turns a lot of people off.
But in the end, it is just if you care what other people think about you or if you do not.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
August 09 2012 21:28 GMT
#23
wear it dude, no reason not to, if he asks why, just say it was clean, so you wear it. Also alternatively just say you are a huge SC1 fan and no other reason than that.
User was warned for too many mimes.
surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
August 09 2012 22:13 GMT
#24
Never be ashamed of the Dong!
life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
August 10 2012 00:42 GMT
#25
Um what is the downside?

He gets upset that you wear a shirt about Starcraft and thinks you are being racist? That's nuts. If you want to wear the shirt, wear it. In all likelihood he won't notice unless he knows CJEntus and then bam, conversation topic.

Win/Win
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
We Are Dormin
Profile Joined May 2011
25 Posts
August 10 2012 01:41 GMT
#26
Definitely wear it! I really don't see how anything bad could come of it.

Also, Big Ten ftw
Birdie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
New Zealand4438 Posts
August 10 2012 02:06 GMT
#27
I would wear it :D I wouldn't even consider it nerdy, because only ballers wear brood war t shirts.
Red classic | A butterfly dreamed he was Zhuangzi | 4.5k, heading to 5k as support!
Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
August 10 2012 02:56 GMT
#28
Of course wear it! If the guy feels offended then he is abnormally sensitive.
Azera
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
3800 Posts
August 10 2012 03:01 GMT
#29
There's nothing to be ashamed of! Also, a beautiful bromance may bloom.
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Flossy
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-10 03:49:19
August 10 2012 03:47 GMT
#30
First off, the title sounds like something Tasteless would ask.

Yes you should wear it.
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krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
August 10 2012 06:24 GMT
#31
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Shock710
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia6097 Posts
August 10 2012 06:32 GMT
#32
WEAR IT for sure, if i had a Proleague team shirt i would wear it till it defiantly needed to be washed, and he doenst know what it is, fine no harm done. and if he does and loves starcraft well yay
dAPhREAk gives Shock a * | [23:55] <Shock710> that was out of context -_- [16:26] <@motbob> Good question, Shock!
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