Poll: Are you a Geek or a Nerd?
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Well if we're pigeon-holing, I most fit your feek mold, but I've always found that geek and nerd are definitions that every-bloody-one has a different definition for. It's quite annoying. I wish people would hurry up and at least agree on the offensive and totally inaccurate stereotypes.
I'm a unique hybrid that takes all the strengths from both groups yet inherits none of their weaknesses. That is why I am a vampire slayer.
I'd wager the popular definitions of these two terms varies from region to region. In central Canada the biggest difference is that a Geek has social skills that extend outside of the Geek community while a Nerd does not. A Geek knows a lot of techno stuff, loves certain types of movies, etc. but is still able to hit on pretty girls and hang out with different people. Nerds just give off a vibe that says "If I were any weirder, you'd be afraid of me."
Again, just a local definition.
Again, just a local definition.
I've always considered geeks to be ones who are highly intelligent and thus have an interest in technology/math/science/etc. Nerds on the other hand tend to be more focused on a specific hobby (generally a "nerdy" hobby) but don't necessarily have to have brainpower: DnD nerds, Star Wars nerds, video game nerds, etc. I've found that these definitions tend to work the best.
Of course, there is plenty of overlap between them. I myself am a geek since I'm into science, technology, and engineering, while I also happen to be a Star Wars and video game nerd.
Of course, there is plenty of overlap between them. I myself am a geek since I'm into science, technology, and engineering, while I also happen to be a Star Wars and video game nerd.
I think geek was a term originally used by American soldiers fighting Vietnam to label the Viet-Cong. Am I an Asian Guerrilla fighter, no.
American soldiers usually referred to the Viet Cong as "Charlie". However, I believe the term you're thinking of is "gook", which is a derogatory American term for people of Asian descent.Fire Daemon said:
Charlie, I thought was British and I'm pretty sure I havn't heared Gook...ever. Maybe this is a lesson to not trust the words of teachers.AndiGravity said:
I don't feel like I am any of these catergories. Maybe others think I might fit into one of these but I have no idea which one I will be put into.
If I'm either, I'm a geek. But I hate anime with a passion. If I'm a gook of anything it would be Archaeolgy. Hence the name, the university course...
"Charlie" is American. It was coined because U.S. Armed Forces use a standard phonetic alphabet to communicate letter strings so there's no confusion. One of the popular ones these days is WTF, since it's more polite to say "whiskey tango foxtrot" than "what the fuck?"Fire Daemon said:
Anyway, Viet Cong abbreviates down to VC, so American forces referred to them as VC... except, of course, to abbreviate the name, they had to radio it back and forth as "Victor Charlie" (don't ask me why they didn't just say Viet Cong at that point; I don't know). Soon it became shortened to "Charlie".
For it's part, "gook" could come from a couple of different places, but it was also coined by U.S. military forces, this time during the Korean War, and has been used by Americans to insult Asian people ever since.
As for being a geek or a nerd, I would like to think I'm neither one, but I think I just proved otherwise.
I don't know, which is the one who has sex with women (I added with women so those dipshits don't try anything funny) yet STILL plays computer games?
Agreed with this one. I have many tendencies that means I can't label myself as one definition (no, sorry to some of the fruitier guys out there. Homosexual tendency is not one that's on my list. :| ). Have been a 'hardcore' gamer, and now a 'casual' gamer with hardcore tendencies. I chose neither because not one label holds more truth over me than another, except perhaps 'retard' or 'twat'.Anarchemitis said:
I'm the gaming musical person that still has a few close friends to stop himself from going crazy and murdering everyone in his college. In other words, I'm a geek.