Disscussion

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

Please point out if I'm doing this wrong or if it's not allowed. :)

I'm wondering if anyone here has ever delt with the more weeboo-ish and immature Hetalia fans before in real life?
What did you do?
I'm asking because I'm pretty sure I've found someone like that and I just don't know what to do.

Guys, thank you so much for all of your advice :)

Comments

[kairatikul.livejournal.com]

Oh my :( anything specific that they are doing?

[neocurry.livejournal.com]

mmhh... are they bothering you ?

[lovelycudy.livejournal.com]

IRL? Nope. But I'd deal with them as I deal with people I dislike: ignore them.

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

Not much yet they just got in the series, but before they got into Hetalia they made Nazi Germany jokes, I'm afraid of what they'll do now.

[bosscookie.livejournal.com]

Depending on the situation, sometimes it is just best to humor them and walk away. Or that is what I try to do.

[plushielover177.livejournal.com]

The same way you'd deal with any immature second-hand embarrassment conveying fan.

Call them out on their behavior or ignore them.

[alliterations.livejournal.com]

It's difficult and counterproductive to try and change people who act like that. The only thing you can do is make sure you are a mature, compassionate, and decent individual.

In short:

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

They (she actually) was really annoying before Hetalia, since she just got in the series, the only thing so far was that she was horribly loud and obnixious while everyone was taking their art midterm.

[neocurry.livejournal.com]

yaahh like this,...
just show them your badass as to not care about them

[neocurry.livejournal.com]

i think she just like you as much to be that loud
she wants more attention
will you give she ?

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

This is what I'll probably do, thanks for the advice :)

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

You're probably right :/ one day they'll realize what they were doing.

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'd love to call out her behavior but she'd probably start crying or somwthing, so I'll most likely go with the latter choice. Thanks for the help :)

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

The only attention I gave her was to turn around and sternly tell her to be quiet because people couldn't focus on our work.

[arctoslupus.livejournal.com]

Lol, nice GIF.
Yep I've tried to remedy some of her... other immoral habits (stealing art, tracing without permission etc..) but I don't think I got to her, so I guess I will have to deal with it. Thanks for the advice :)

[darkinsanity-13.livejournal.com]

I'd say if it gets really bad, tell them what they're doing and that you don't like it. Some people might not even realize they're doing what they do, or they just read the atmosphere wrong. I know that sometimes I think that I'm being a total...err weeaboo (I really despise that word) because I'm about as social as a rock and anime's pretty much the only thing I can keep a decent enough conversation on for any length of time, and I usually want to talk a lot about my current obsession. Of course, I know I'm not nearly as bad as the girl I went to a con with a couple months ago, who was reading aloud her RPs as she wrote them and they were not anything anyone wanted to hear in a public place (seriously, a bunch of us were browsing around a thrift store near the con, and she was on her blackberry or something RPing what sounded like the beginnings of foreplay for yaoi). We told her to stop and she did, so I think just tell her what's appropriate and what's not. They don't grow up or get better if you don't tell them their behaviour isn't right.

[runecat3.livejournal.com]

What about asking her to not act like that? ^^; If you try and be polite and not cold about it, I'm sure it'd be fine~. I was reading through some of the comments, and I just thought... If I were in her place, I'd probably feel hurt by being ignored or reprimanded. (It's worked for me...except in the case of my cousin, but she's 10 so~... >w>;)

[mcsourface.livejournal.com]

Oh my.... *sympathy pat*
There's one group of cosplayers I've just recently cut off contact with because I'm so sick of how silly and dumb they are, and how little they seem to understand the series and everything surrounding it (or WANT to understand, for that matter).
It's really difficult, especially if you're in a place where you need to hold up an appearance of cooperation.

The way I deal with it is with lots of glaring and ignoring, anything that encourages that behavior is trouble.
But I don't know what would work for you, OP. ^^;

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

there only get more annoying ignorant fans the bigger a fandom becomes, sad thing about Hetalia is - unlike Naruto or most of other fandoms it's based on history so it's waaaay easier to offend others, granted most of those annoying fans are young enough to not know what exactly they're talking about

as stated above easiest thing is to ignore them

if there are more of them and it could mean problems to your group it's better to make a few rules about your meet-up and make sure everybody follows them('s actually quite easy)

basically if there are more try to explain why you're being cautious(depending on what country you are in, though) or if it's a really ignorant person just ignore him or her, they'll eventually realize and change(though I know a fair amount of hopeless cases)

[miezen.livejournal.com]

Is this person a friend of yours? If not, just walk away and ignore it really. People like this rarely listen.

[kinzokumanga.livejournal.com]

What are they doing that's bothering you the most?

[000-hester-000.livejournal.com]

While I've never had this experience-- my instinct is to say that if she says/does something that really bothers you or that you think just comes off as inappropriate, the best thing would be to take her aside and explain calmly why it made you uncomfortable. I think that a lot of people who are immature, as it sounds like this person is, aren't necessarily aware of how the things they say sound to others.

Otherwise, I'd also agree with the people asking for more details, because obviously how you should respond depends on the situation.

[sdeegan.livejournal.com]

I feel so much fanshame and second hand embarrassment sometimes.

There's not much we can do, just deal.

WYL. <3

[mcelligots-pool.livejournal.com]

Everyone has to deal with the crazier fans at least once in their life. Most people get really upset over it because it reminds them that they were also a weeaboo in their younger years. It's just the circle of fandom.

I haven't met any, but I hide my powerlevel pretty well outside of conventions. I've heard they can be quite embarrassing though. Like everyone else, I'd say either call them out with an intervention, or just let them be. Everyone grows out of it eventually I think.

If anything, just explain that you don't like other's knowing you're into the anime. I usually tell people I don't like to talk about it, because I'm uually with non-anime fan friends, and I like to keep everyone included in the conversation.

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[lonym82.livejournal.com]

She doesn't know what she is doing is obnoxious and, regarding the Nazi jokes (if she starts doing them again), aren't cool. Yes there are times everyone is obnoxious but those times are for in a close group of friends who know you.

Since she doesn't know, she just needs someone to tell her. And not the way a parent would do it (She'll most likely rebel against the good advice) but the way a concerned friend would "Hey, I wanted to give you a heads up, those jokes aren't cool/interrupting class makes you look bad in front of everyone."
Oh it's also best if you do it when you have a moment alone with her. No one wants to get corrected in front of a crowd.