(Jul. 25, 2014 2:16 AM)Leone19 Wrote:(Jul. 25, 2014 2:02 AM)Tʀɪ Wrote: I don't either. Honestly going into high school last year I figured I'd be ridiculed for my hobbies like pokemon and beyblade but litte did I know everyone was more accepting than I imagined, especially compared to Junior High where everyone was a carp lol. Now that my friend has the mentality of "i dont give a care" I am hoping he actually begins competitively.
Same. In Middle School, I wouldn't dare mention Beyblade, but now in High School, everyone is pretty cool with it. My teachers know about it, more of my friends have gotten into it, and a few people who I know but aren't too friendly with even asked me about it/what's good or not to buy.
What really helped was going to AN, after people at school heard about that, they flipped. After showing them some of the videos I was in of it, they really got it into perspective that it wasn't just a kid's game.
See, for me it's the exact opposite. I was actually the second best person in the Beyblade club in my middle school, but now that I'm in high school I don't mention it to anyone.
If anyone somehow found out that I had gone traveled 4 hours just for a Beyblade tournament, they would make fun of me for wasting my money on tops or for traveling out of state to play with said tops. Then again, I am in someone's tournament video on Youtube, so if any of them found it, I'd be the biggest joke at my school.