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I would routinely leave my door open in my dorm.
It really disappoints me that people in the rest of real life don't live this way.
^^ . . . Oh, yeah, a bad dorm would ruin things. The people in my hall, and in the dorm at large, are really cool, but there's a bigger, louder dorm full of asshole jocks, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be enjoying it here nearly as much if I had to live there.
I don't live in a residence anyway but for some reason I've always hated having my door left open.
I hate having it left open at home, but I leave it open at school when possible, to show that, hey, I'm sort of busy, but if you need something of me, I'm here.
Hopefully. But that can be controlled; I came to Susquehanna mostly because the people I interacted with were super-nice and made a great impression on me.
Not saying you just flat-out made a bad choice (though it wasn't the one for you, evidenced by your getting out of there), necessarily, but did any red flags stick out from what you looked up, before you got there?
Bluh. Not quite sure what I'm trying to say.
Yeah, if you live in a dorm with a lot of people you don't like, you'd probably want to keep your door closed more often than not.
The open-door practice basically uses an open or ajar door to mean "I'm available", for things like conversation, media consumption, playing games, etc.. Some people use an ajar door to mean "I'm around but a bit busy; only bug me if it's important".
How did they do dorm assignment?
^^ For me, I'll either be reading under a blanket or on the computer a lot of the time, but I wouldn't mind most people pulling me from that. I don't actually get pulled from tasks that often, though; at most, people will sometimes come into my room and ask what game I'm playing (and it's usually Dark Souls).
Have I ever posted my negative opinion on segregation by grade/year in university/post-secondary dorms? (Usually in the form of freshman-specific and upperclassman-specific dorms)
^^ Yep.
I sorta prefer living with just freshmen, because I know I'm surrounded by people who are newly trying to make their way through things with new people, as opposed to people who already have more strongly-forged connections with each other.
Since starting college I have not made any new friends or attended any sort of social event or generally done anything except go to class and eat and sleep and browse the internet/watch anime.
And really, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Is it fair if I call you unsocial?
Probably, since I am.
And I know I'd be the person down the hall who recognizes the presence of someone who I infer might be a bit awkward like myself and who might knock on your door if I think I've found something up your alley that we could start a conversation over.
I actually would probably appreciate it if someone did that, but it wouldn't really change anything. I have a really hard time talking to people, even if I actually do have something to talk about, and it usually just leaves me stressed out and anxious.
Fortunately, I like being alone so it doesn't bother me too much (and I do have some friends anyway, so it's not like I never talk to anyone ever).
Perhaps you will meet someone interesting enough to talk to. It happens.
That's probably a good thing. The man is much more entertaining when he's not trying so hard.
I never understood why online reviewers have to be characters. It's not enough to just be Doug Walker sitting around yelling at old movies calling yourself "The Nostalgia Critic", you have to treat The Nostalgia Critic as a separate character that you play.
Why is that? We know you're a comedian; it's not like we would think that you're really that load and abusive in real life.
Trying too hard to emulate Stephen Colbert's success?
Yeah, it's a strange concept to me. I'd rather just have someone honestly explain what they think and how they feel about the thing they're reviewing or analysing, tossing in an occasional amusing swipe or aside.
Well, it's probably motivated by the desire to differentiate oneself from the competition.
^^ Isn't that counterintuitive at this point?
^ That's really unfortunate. What happened?
This would almost certainly be me if I hadn't gotten really lucky and ended up in a quad room with some great roommates. And most days I still spend most of my time in my room anyway.
Well, in Doug Walker's case, it seems because he really likes crafting personas. I mean, while Nostalgia Critic's the one everyone knows, it's hardly the only one.
such a rebel
>Why is that? We know you're a comedian; it's not like we would think that you're really that load and abusive in real life
I think part of it is less because of crafting a persona and more branding. Nostalgia Critic is more memorable than Doug Walker as a name. I don't think in NC's case it was that intentional (compared to say Chester A. Bum or Ask That Guy) so much as things like running gags and crossover reviews eventually led to it.
Then people like Linkara jumped on it.
That said, I think Walker's a talented and intelligent man. NC was just something that got too bloated and samey after time.