Originally posted by Dean Grr
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There are lots of shows I enjoy and some of my friends enjoy the same ones, so we can discuss them without problems. But overall I don't just start talking about sci-fi or quoting from the show (it'd be a bit weird to suddenly start talking in English after all). If someone asks me what kind of things I'm into and what shows I like I'll happily share them and have never been ridiculed or something like that.
My brother used to be very into Star Wars and introduced me to it as well when I was little kid. He had the movies, the cards, posters, a cardboard Darth Vader and C-3PO and little/large model spaceships. Sometimes we'd tease him for being a geek but he's very social, always had plenty of friends and is now a successful lawyer (his girlfriend didn't want the cardboard figures in their house though).
So in short, I think it totally depends on how you act (people might think you're odd if you constantly quote lines or reenact scenes from TV shows - be that sci-fi or otherwise), where you live (people in the US seem to be more judgmental rather than a 'live and let live'-attitude for example) and what kind of people are in your life.
EDIT:
Just realized I forgot to mention age might be a factor too. These days sci-fi is more likely to be cool than stupid in younger generations. Just look at the Batman, Spiderman, Avenger etc movies that are made nowadays, while kids (and adults especially) used to be taunted about reading "comic books".
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