[Grislygus]

You do NOT talk about extremely specific hobby interests in public, unless it is socially acceptable, like sports, politics, etc.

A smart man who loves Star Trek and can speak fluent klingon does not admit this to normal people or correct someone's incorrect pronunciation of a klingon word in public

I am seriously into Terry Pratchett and the Dover Press. I do not admit this to normal people in public. If I did, I would not appear knowledgeable to bystanders. I would be revealing that I am a far, far bigger geek than most of the people I know even begin to expect.

Extensive knowledge of an Anime is worse than either of these potentially humiliating examples. IT IS A SHAMEFUL SECRET, LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE