Which one of these common hobbies/activities doesn't interest you?
Just a "for fun" poll, based around curiosity. I have listed a some common activities that a lot people consider "fun." I wanted to see out of these, which ones do you guys gain little to no enjoyment from - which of these "normal" functions, do you just not care for? Personally, I find don't find any of these really fun at all.
- Which one of these common hobby/acticity doesn't interset you?81 votes
- Reading0.00%
- Sports (watching or playing)19.75%
- Going to concerts12.35%
- Going to the movies3.70%
- Parties/social gatherings3.70%
- Drinking and/or drinking games13.58%
- some of these (list below)20.99%
- none of the above20.99%
- all of the above4.94%
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I mainly dislike drinking and I don't go to movies often. I prefer watching them at home.
If I want to hang out with my friends I prefer to go to a place where you don't have to shout to be heard
I'm not going to concerts because I don't want my ears to explode. Plus, way too many people are attending to those for my liking.
I like coming to parties, but only if there is more than few people I know. Otherwise, there is no reason for me to come.
On the other hand, from the list of activities, reading is about the only one I do regularly. The rest just never grab my interest.
It surprises me that most of you are shut-ins who hate people. I mean sure I can think of how stupid and annoying the average person is, and realize that 50% of everyone is worse than that(and they bug the shit outta me too), but you gotta get out there and interact with people anyway. Otherwise all kinds of strangeness with your personality can develop.
I couldn't imagine being happy if I sat in a dark room staring at a computer all day developing a pale radioactive glow on my face.
I'm a professional musician who's played rugby his whole life, loves reading and hasn't gone more than a week without drinking his whole adult life, bar the time spent on exercise.
It's very rare that I'll pay to see an artist at an arena venue nowerdays, not least because I loathe the scramble for tickets when they go on sale & you have to fight with a million idiots who you know are just going to stick the tickets straight up on ebay to see how much money they can get. And then there's the whole presale of the presales thing, which isn't like it used to be where it was a very select group of fanclub members who've shelled out a membership fee and had to apply in writing for the tickets, it's just whoever happens to be signed up for an artists mailing list, or listens to a certain radio station. What it really is is a way for the promoter to gauge how popular their gig is likely to be and ascertain whether they need to say go ahead to that already-penciled-in extra date. I quite like stadium gigs but I'm choosy about which bands I'll see because the trouble with stadium gigs is you get some pretty unpleasant people there who think it's perfectly acceptable to pee in empty plastic pint pots and then throw them. Generally I go to be part of the atmosphere rather than to see the artist because unless you're prepared to queue from dawn, make a dash for the barrier and stay there all day you're not likely to see much.
I also love festivals but again I prefer the smaller indie ones where you can get half decent grub, relatively clean portaloos and you stand a good chance of actually being able to see the bands. Same here on the whole, although I do like going to movies in the day on a weekday during school term time when you can usually get the place almost to yourself. I also love the screens which have the leather layzeeboy recliners, there's one near us and during the day the cost isn't much more than a standard seat. It goes up slightly in the evening as they have waiter service.
EDIT: I used to watch a lot of rugby & football but I stopped going. Not sure really why I stopped going to the rugby but we stopped going to the football as it was costing a fortune for something which was inevitably hugely disappointing, ultimately it was seeming as though we were making a big investment to be there and not getting any return on the pitch. It might seem fickle but football in the UK is no longer the working person's game it once was where your entry was £10-£15 and it didn't really matter so much if your team lost because it wasn't a huge sum of money you'd shelled out for an afternoon's entertainment.
As for the choices on the list - I haven't read a book since High School...I'm 31 now. I stopped doing anything associated with sports in my teens. I am an introvert and also have anxiety problems, which leaves out gatherings and crowds, although I do occasionally see a film with my wife. I am straight edge, so I don't drink (never have) same with smoking and drugs, and I don't like being around people when they do.
As for things I actually enjoy - I draw, I mess around in Photoshop, I play video games, I enjoy theory-crafting in games, I like listening to music, I like creating music with software and I am a drummer, and I enjoy documentaries about "conspiracy theories."
After I created the poll, I realized I should have added watching TV to the list, since I generally don't do that either. I actually just got a TV (and cable) and couple months ago, mainly for my wife.
Drinking and/or drinking games: I dislike drinking alcohol since sometimes I get phlegm problems as a side effect or on rare occasions I get an allergy. But I enjoy the times I have one, since they are mostly when I hang out with my friends. The sessions are always fun-filled with laughs and silly jokes. Unfortunately, we no longer go out as frequently as we used to be.
Parties/social gatherings: I'm very lazy, and always ask myself when I go to one - "do I really have to go there?". I'm also very private that I hate crowds. But when I get there, most of the time I do enjoy being there. Although I have to admit, I hate it when my girlfriend brings me to events with not one person that I know of. They're fine people and I think I can get along just fine, but seems so unnecessary that I have to meet and befriend them also.
Going to concerts: almost the same story as above.
Sports: I used to love basketball when I was in high school. Now I don't anymore; I can't even bear watching a whole game...I apparently find the sport boring now. Never played for more than 30 minutes for a long long long time. But I like watching combat sports like MMA or boxing...I wish I was the type of person who doesn't mind losing; I may have had tried the said sports myself...but with those sports, one is bound to get knocked down every now and then.
Reading: I've never been a bookworm. I dislike reading to be honest, especially when it is related academically. Although at times, when start reading books I usually get hooked and read non-stop for a long time...just as long as they're not a story book (I usually couldn't get past chapter 1). But I like reading online articles, news, etc.
EDIT: That's a very healthy and well-spent life you got there, bud. Music, sports, books, beers, gym, computer games. Good for you! Never been into playing music, I don't know why...probably because my dad is a jack of all trades master of none with musical instruments and he likes me to be the same; probably because I hate it when something is forced into me. But I do like listening to it, and sometimes singing along.
If I want to see a crowd, sports and parties are the way to go for me !
Any great warrior is also a scholar, and a poet, and an artist. - Steven Seagal
Edit: These are for the comments above
Zel I think they always say everyone wins in a drinking game
My styles: juijitsu, bando, muay thai, catch wreastling, and sambo
All the other stuff I enjoy very much. ^^
I was at a party yesterday (duh, new year's), where there were drinking games. Over the past week I have been rereading a lot of books in the Forgotten Realms setting. Last week I went to a play/concert, and just 3 days ago I watched Finding Nemo 3D in the cinema. So yeah. ^^
I've read practically the entire fantasy section of the library around here.
50 bucks?? That's how expensive the movies are there? Heck, if converted, ours here would only cost 3-5 dollars.
If you interested in mma, you should go into a grappling gym. I say grappling cause no one likes getting punched in the face
It is understandable, people that don't fight equate fighting with death, or at least I did a one point in my life. It is the reason people call the police, bring knifes, and guns to fights on occasion. When I embraced combat it all changed, a fight is something festive that awakens us in a primal manner; but since I now have the power to kill maybe it was not the combat, but death that I embraced. - Shawn Farthing
I also just don't like overly noisy environments. I'm best left on my own, at peace. Give me some space to order my thoughts and to relax. Unfortunately, I live in a fully capitalist country, where rest and peace are quite a rarity. I sometimes dream of living somewhere in an Eastern country, in a beautiful natural environment where I can see the sun rise from my window and where the climate is nice and soft as well. A bit like China, maybe. It would mean ultimate happiness for me.
There's also the drinking game thing. I never liked alcohol and have thus never drunk something alcoholic. I don't see the point either in getting drunk together with some friends. It only undermines your health and you aren't aware of what you're doing while being drunk. You might end up in a bed somewhere and get pregnant or become a dad from a total stranger, without no memories at all. Of course this is a bit extreme. But still. I just don't see the appeal in alcohol. Call me a loser, it is what it is. I prefer to keep in control of what I'm doing and saying.
Worst drinking disaster for me was drinking to much, falling asleep on a park bench, then waking with my head jammed between the slats.
A kind mate returned with some butter and washing up liquid to apply to my ears...
*with tear in eye* Them were the days *sniff*
All good to me on this list... Although if we could include more swords it would be better.
Reading... WITH SWORDS!
Going to a concert... WITH SWORDS!
Drinking and drinking games... WITH SWORDS!
None of the above just SWORDS!
Plastic swords mostly... The health and safety brigade wont let you into the pub with a real sword... or even with trainers on! (But if you dress as little horny devil, it is suddenly okay to take a pointy trident! *angry fume*)