Ah, the wonderful world of online gaming. Filled with some of the best players in the world . . . and some of the stupidest people as well. I don't venture too far into this world filled with quick battles and quicker wits, but when I do, I've run into my share of "interesting" people. One of the things I hate most about online gaming is when the other players find out that I'm a girl. After 20+ questions just to establish that I am a girl, the questions that come after that are even more bizarre. So here are 10 of those such questions. 5 of the most common and 5 of the most bizarre.
Top 5 Most Common Questions
1. Are you naturally a girl? What does that even mean? Of course I am. Do they really think that girl gamers are so rare that it's more likely to find a guy who had a sex change than a girl that was born that way? And really, this is usually the first question I get asked right off the bat.
2. Do you need us to show you how to aim? I've probably spent more than my share of time on Rainbow, so it really annoys me that they automatically think that I need help with the game. C'mon, what are they thinking? That girls just like to join online matches for games that they don't know how to play?
3. So, do you like The Gilmore Girls? A lot of guys try and start talking about a TV show that they think I might like. The Gilmore Girls, Desperate Housewives, Wildfire, and other like that. To be quite honest, I don't even watch TV shows like that, so I find it quite hilarious that guys try and impress me by talking about shows they "think" I like.
4. Is this your brother's PS3? I'm actually surprised that this question isn't asked sooner, but the guy gamers usually get around to this one eventually. They either think that I'm playing my brother's, friend's, boyfriend's, or any other male person's PS3. They always seem so surprised when they find out that I actually bought my PS3 on launch date, lol.
5. Did you know that Sony/PS3 . . . ? Ok, first off, I am a die hard Sony fan if you didn't know already. I'm even currently writing a Sony history book, so usually I know the answers to thsese questions that gamers always ask. It's always about some new game or maybe some sales numbers. I actually really love getting these questions because I always like to pull out my Sony knowledge and show off a bit. And the guys usually seem quite surprised by it too, lol.
Top 5 Most Bizarre Questions
1. Which end of a celery stick do you eat first? First off, I don't like celery. Second, why would you ask someone that online?
2. What do you like to cook? Really? What kind of a question is that? I don't even cook, yet they assume I do and they actually ask me about it? I swear, sometimes I'm really shocked by what these guys come up with online.
3. Do you have a girlfriend? Another odd question that I get is guys assuming that I'm gay Even though I've had my fair share of girls hitting on me, I'm not, not even close.
4. Are you hot? I reply, "It all depends on what you like. If you like tall blondes, then that's a no." Oh no, I didn't mean it like that, are you hot? Is it warm out? "eh?" was all I could reply. Who asks that kind of question? Yeah, if you are in a car and it's warm out, you ask if the other person wants the air on. But in an online game, that's the kind of question you ask?
5. Ok, this is actually a few questions in a row, but this convo was just so bizarre that I had to write the whole thing out. Male gamer, "Do you like chicken or pork?" I reply, "Chicken." "Red or blue?" he asks. "Red." I answer back. Then he asks, "What about carrots or potatoes?" Potatoes." I replied. "violence or profanity?" He questions. I answer, "Violence." And then he asks, "You're Asian right?" "That's right." I answered. "Ah, that explains it." he replied back . . . huh? What? How does that explain anything? Really, that was what he asked right after he asked if I was a girl or not. Does that make any sense to you?
Luckily my friends on here and on the PS3 aren't anything like the people I run into, thank God! So, what do you think? Do you find these questions odd? And would you ask a girl gamer you met online the same things?