@Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoWhat is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?message-square823fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1507arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?@Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square823fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@shinysquirrel@lemmy.mllinkfedilink84•10 months agoFor me it’s coffee. Most people see it as a daily need. When I say my hobby is coffee they always say things like “that’s not a hobby”.
minus-square@PunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink46•edit-210 months agoYou’re being too broad. Gotta specify what you’re doing with coffee at that point, and a slight expansion. Basically, when bringing it up make it sound more interesting and mysterious, with the potential of a follow-up story. For instance, people often ask me what brought me to Los Angeles. I tell them, “it’s lady Gaga’s fault”. Hooks 'em every time.
minus-square@Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink26•10 months agoThis is accurate, I am hooked, please explain.
minus-square@PunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink29•edit-210 months agoThis will have to be quick and ugly, because I’m on a phone: Learn about Lady Gaga on 4chan. Become obsessed fan. Help someone w/ lyrics, via voice recording. Many people tell me I should be in radio. Lose job in Texas. Move to LA to be in radio.
minus-square@Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink24•10 months agoJust explain that if cooking can be a hobby, so can coffee.
minus-square@Rozz@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilink18•10 months agoOr beer. There are levels of interest, research, and enjoyment.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink5•10 months agoI am definitely a beer nerd, but quite a lot of people are interested in those conversations.
minus-square@cubedsteaks@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink4•10 months agoRight? Mixology is a thing. There’s gotta be a similar word for coffee making.
minus-square@shinysquirrel@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•10 months agoyou could call someone who makes coffee a barista.
minus-square@cubedsteaks@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink2•10 months agoTrue. And there’s mixologist. What’s the name for what baristas do? I googled and only found “coffee preparation” lol
minus-square@drekly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agoIt’s absolutely a hobby and a huge money pit. ^Askmehowiknow
minus-square@MashedTech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•10 months agoI like the secondary aspect of coffee, finding niche roasteries and indie coffee shops, talking to the owners about their passion for coffee and to keep buying the expensive beans from them and then drinking them.
minus-square@Pulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoCoffee brings up associations with hot swill at diners. Craft coffee or coffee nerd brings up a barista image, so maybe that’s a good start.
For me it’s coffee. Most people see it as a daily need. When I say my hobby is coffee they always say things like “that’s not a hobby”.
You’re being too broad. Gotta specify what you’re doing with coffee at that point, and a slight expansion.
Basically, when bringing it up make it sound more interesting and mysterious, with the potential of a follow-up story.
For instance, people often ask me what brought me to Los Angeles. I tell them, “it’s lady Gaga’s fault”. Hooks 'em every time.
This is accurate, I am hooked, please explain.
This will have to be quick and ugly, because I’m on a phone:
Just explain that if cooking can be a hobby, so can coffee.
Or beer. There are levels of interest, research, and enjoyment.
I am definitely a beer nerd, but quite a lot of people are interested in those conversations.
Might be more like baking bread
Right? Mixology is a thing. There’s gotta be a similar word for coffee making.
you could call someone who makes coffee a barista.
True. And there’s mixologist. What’s the name for what baristas do?
I googled and only found “coffee preparation” lol
It’s absolutely a hobby and a huge money pit.
^Askmehowiknow
I like the secondary aspect of coffee, finding niche roasteries and indie coffee shops, talking to the owners about their passion for coffee and to keep buying the expensive beans from them and then drinking them.
Coffee brings up associations with hot swill at diners. Craft coffee or coffee nerd brings up a barista image, so maybe that’s a good start.