What are you the most snobbish about?

[dsheinem]

Pretentious derives from pretense. It refers to putting on airs of culture that you don't actually have. If you are authentically cultured then you might be a snob, but you're not pretentious. If you refuse to drink anything but Guinness because it's imported and has a good reputation, you're being pretentious. If you've tried every beer you can get your hands on and have found Guinness to be the best, that's authentic.

Now, am I being pretentious about the definition of pretentious?

No, that's a good point. And thanks - I learned something!

The term is commonly used to mean snobbish, so that was the way I worded it above. Now I know that's technically improper. I'll retitle the thread accordingly.

How ironic.

[dsheinem]

How ironic.

that's a joke, by the way

[Mr.White555]

My favorite genre of music is Progressive Rock. Do I need to say more?

[Lord_Santa]

I'll go with "other" and say people

people are what I am most... "snobbish" about, I'd guess

I have a "normal" amount of friends, I guess; but I only ever hang out with one or two of them (usually just one, since my other friend has left abroad)

why?

because I can't talk to people most of the time
there's always something which annoy me

either that their arrogant/ignorant, or that they pretend to be someone/something they're not, or just simply shallow

I need to feel as if though I've got something, anything to talk about with people and that I have some form of "exchange" in socializing, otherwise I just stick to my apartment/girlfriend and cats

one of the major reasons as to why I lock myself inside is due to me not being able to deal with people in general

I can go to pubs, etc. but I rarely if ever talk to anyone outside of the people I came there with

these days I prefer to keep my contact with humanity to on-line

which may seem rather odd, since it's mostly on-line that people seem to be ass-holes; but I find it to be contrary

here I can find people with similar interests and have civil discussions regarding things that we are on common grounds about

at the same time I can actually learn something, from people who don't just pull things out their ass, claiming to be superior

so I guess I could say "people in general, not so much people on-line"

...

yeah, that should sum it up

[Gamerforlife]

TV

I'm amazed by the garbage people watch. Reality tv, derivative cop procedurals, American Idol, etc.

[Hatta]

Cool! My answer then is politics. Entertainment and food and drink, that's all subjective. If you like Budweiser and Kid Rock, that's cool. Do your thing, I have no problem with it. No amount of reasoning can change the way you experience a taste or sound.

Matters of right and wrong on the other hand should be based in logic. If you think (for instance) that a lump of totipotent cells should be treated the same by the law as a child, or that imprisonment is an appropriate way to deal with people who enjoy themselves in a way you don't approve of, then you're either stupid or evil. Either you can't figure out the right answer, or you choose not to. Either one is something I can't respect.

[PharmaceuticalCowboy]

I am most pretentious about beer, basically because most people willing drink garbage. I try not to be snobby about it though.

I am with you 100%. I only drink craft beer; the other stuff just doesn't cut it. Sure I'll have an adjunct lager if it's handed to me at a party, but otherwise I'm the guy who brought the six (or *gasp* four) pack of weird beers.

[corn619]

Cars, I have always loved them and have always educated myself about them. I could talk about them for days. I have tons of books about them from service manuals, magazines, Chilton guides, picture books to the full history of the Hemi you name it. I have a particular liking to muscle cars and plan on building a 1969 Chevelle SS once we buy our new house.

[Limewater]

Cool! My answer then is politics. Entertainment and food and drink, that's all subjective. If you like Budweiser and Kid Rock, that's cool. Do your thing, I have no problem with it. No amount of reasoning can change the way you experience a taste or sound.

Matters of right and wrong on the other hand should be based in logic. If you think (for instance) that a lump of totipotent cells should be treated the same by the law as a child, or that imprisonment is an appropriate way to deal with people who enjoy themselves in a way you don't approve of, then you're either stupid or evil. Either you can't figure out the right answer, or you choose not to. Either one is something I can't respect.

While you may read your "other" vote as "politics," I'm gonna read it as "trolling."

[dsheinem]

Cool! My answer then is politics. Entertainment and food and drink, that's all subjective. If you like Budweiser and Kid Rock, that's cool. Do your thing, I have no problem with it. No amount of reasoning can change the way you experience a taste or sound.

Matters of right and wrong on the other hand should be based in logic. If you think (for instance) that a lump of totipotent cells should be treated the same by the law as a child, or that imprisonment is an appropriate way to deal with people who enjoy themselves in a way you don't approve of, then you're either stupid or evil. Either you can't figure out the right answer, or you choose not to. Either one is something I can't respect.

While you may read your "other" vote as "politics," I'm gonna read it as "trolling."

Yeah, I don't think of politics as a "snobbish" thing - that belittles the conviction you seem to have. If we had a separate poll about "what do you think is most important?" or "what do you argue about the most?" or something along those lines then I can see politics. I consider myself very politically informed and opinionated (and correct!), and hold those views as more important than my views on bands or game genres.