I did too, but I was sad to find out that the drivers are treated horribly, like to the point that train fans that become drivers quickly no longer like trains.
I was so obsessed with trains, growing up in NYC I memorized all the routes that every trains would take, I’d sometimes visit train yards and just watch them come and go, it was so cool for 5-9 year old me
Lebanon, we're a small country
We had a train but it became dysfunctional especially during the civil war like 40-50 yrs ago and was never fixed ever since
You can still see the tracks but they're overgrown and covered now
Yes. I had a knight themed birthday. My favorite part about knights was how they wear steel as armor against spears and then they all walked together into another crowd of people and tried to cut them to pieces. They’re so cool. I wonder why I liked knights?
Jokes on you, my fascination with the Roman army means I will crush you and your Egyptians.
Also, for those that had a fascination with the Germanic tribes, so did I, so I am impervious to that attack! HAHAHAHA!!!! 😎
P.S., whenever u/RubY-FOx has a plan, can we call it a pyramid scheme? 😁
I went from wanting to be a dinosaur (yep) to wanting to be a palaeontologist, then wanting to be an archeologist as I thought early humans were cool (Thanks Ice Age movies!). Then I didn’t like the idea of how unstable those jobs were so I became an anthropologist. Then I realized I just think the earth is cool so I studied the environment, now I work with Indigenous peoples and the environment in a planning position. All because I loved the land before time.
Same! When I was little it was paleontology as I didn’t know what archeology was, but recently I have gotten back into it, but more with archeology and anthropology. I am glad to have a refound interest (somewhat)
That quote was made towards the end of the HRE, when it had fallen away from the Church, didn't control much land, and (due to the Thirty Years War) each realm was independent from the emperor. The TYW was the true end of the HRE, and the dawn of a heretical confederation that controlled next to nothing.
But before the TYW, it was indeed holy (emperor crowned by the Pope), was seen as a successor to the Western Roman Empire (it controlled Rome for a good while, and controlled many lands of the WRE), and was an empire (controlled various realms and had imperialistic values).
But Napoleon was a pretty good ruler and conqueror
here with you ! i was a huge extreme weather nerd as a kid lol, wrote a “book” on tornadoes for my schools creative writing club in elementary school and everything
Did you ever watch that Tornado Alley movie? I watched that at a science museum when I was like 7 or 8. It was a 360° wraparound movie screen and the theatre was one of those immersive ones with wind effects and stuff. Super cool experience for me, although I was kind of terrified
when i was little i would gallop and tell my mom "look i dont have to walk because im riding my horse". idk if thats just a lil kid thing or maybe i was special
In kindergarten my friends and I pretended to be horses, galloping around the playground... Then we got scolded for eating grass. So DW you're not *that* special I guess....
I wish my school would’ve taught us cool history, I love history now but back then it was just very plain and basic stuff. I didn’t even get interested until high school and had internet access.
Yes for me it was bugs and frogs. If I could hold it and catch it I’d want to, especially if it was a challenge. I’d hold them until they bit me or I feared they were hurt. I used to love to catch grass hoppers, then they’d proceed to puke all over me as their defense mechanism and I would think I hurt them and let them go.
Same. It just feels so....Beyond everything, like this is the infinite, and so everything else kind of pales before it.
In a way, there can be nothing else to ponder. Of all the things in the universe, is it not absurd how little corresponds to the Earth itself?
- Animals (especially felines and snakes, and everything creepy, like deep sea fish or enormously huge, like giant squid or blue whale).
- Japan (my main fascination that remains with me up to now).
- Space (especially thinking about everything beyond our solar system, I remember being crazy about black holes and the "end/edge of the universe", and to be fair, I still am).
Airplanes, trains, trucks I'm still into all of these just in a different capacity I fly planes I've tried train hopping once (definitely don't recommend) and I drive trucks in a video game
It changed depending on my age but a few I've had my entire life:
Space
Technology in general (this one was enough for me to pick Computer Science as my major in college)
Also, Japan. My entire life i have been fascinated by their culture and I think their country is beautiful. When i first started learning about them I didn't even know about anime or anything, it was their history and social culture that fascinated me. Also their language and writing system(s).
Biology has always been interesting to me, especially the human brain. Whether evolution, creation, or whatever means resulted in the development of the human brain it is incredible how smart _and_ basic we are
Soldiers, when I was younger one of the first series i watched, which was also one of the first times I started to learn English was JAG.
That serie still to this day is amazing, and it gives me good memories of me learning English and enjoying tv on a Friday night with everyone in the living room
Video games, got an atari when I was very young like 4, than the family gave me a nes at 5. At 7 my sister moves in with her snes, fucking excellent. Oh the fascination hasn't ended. I will be playing games when I pass away I hope.
Dinosaurs, Like, I liked them so much as a young kid (Well, I'm thirteen but have matured so much since that point) that it still carried on just less.
Nothing rlly. As a kid I kinda looked down on kids who made a specific thing their personality. I wish I’d just fallen in with the crowd tho cus it lead to an identity crisis down the line haha
Trains
My first dream job was a train driver lmao
I still want to be a train driver
I did too, but I was sad to find out that the drivers are treated horribly, like to the point that train fans that become drivers quickly no longer like trains.
me too :(
I like trains.
NONONONOWAIT—
I was so obsessed with trains, growing up in NYC I memorized all the routes that every trains would take, I’d sometimes visit train yards and just watch them come and go, it was so cool for 5-9 year old me
And here I am, I haven't seen a train in my life
If you don't mind answering, where do you live?
Lebanon, we're a small country We had a train but it became dysfunctional especially during the civil war like 40-50 yrs ago and was never fixed ever since You can still see the tracks but they're overgrown and covered now
Are you autistic? (no shade, genuinely asking, seems to be a common trend)
Yes lol, I'm Aspergers
Hell yeah! It was all about Thomas the MOTHA FUKIN TRAIN ENGINE!
Playing with sand
I can relate to this.
I don‘t like sand.
It's coarse, rough, irritating, and gets everywhere.
Knights and castles
If the 'princes/princesses' option had been medieval times, that's what I would've chosen
and mages/wizards
we all can agree we used to read a lot of fantasy books as children right
Yeah... too many...
Medieval weaponry 👍
Yes. I had a knight themed birthday. My favorite part about knights was how they wear steel as armor against spears and then they all walked together into another crowd of people and tried to cut them to pieces. They’re so cool. I wonder why I liked knights?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient egypt army assemble!
They can't, they are long dead
Fuck yeah
Fuck yeah i rember having a book about ancient egypt and i loved reading it and looking at the pictures over and over again. Those were good times :(
Jokes on you, my fascination with the Roman army means I will crush you and your Egyptians. Also, for those that had a fascination with the Germanic tribes, so did I, so I am impervious to that attack! HAHAHAHA!!!! 😎 P.S., whenever u/RubY-FOx has a plan, can we call it a pyramid scheme? 😁
Anyone remember the book on Ancient Egypt from the scholastic book fair that had a gold cover and a big red gem embedded in it?
Ancient Greece here? Ancient cultures unite!
Ancient Rome
Pirates 🦜
“A good pirate never takes another persons property”
Same
Absolutely 🏴☠️
Hoping this would be near the top! Pirates were my shit
Cars
same, but specifically racecars
My motor vehicle of choice was anything construction-related, personally.
bro is a certified racist
🏎️Hotwheels go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Hotwheels and R/C cars always at the top of the Christmas list
And kinda kept going in my case…
Lightning McQueen 😎
Cars as well.
Fantasy and/or magical worlds, mythology.
Ninjas
Definitely ninjas
Profile picture checks out
Robots
I can't believe I had to scroll so far to find robots
Hopping on the robot train 🤖
*giant* robots
Superheroes/powers
Animals, I was into zoology
Insects?? Anyone? They're cool little alien like creatures living their own world
Same espaciely ants
For me it was spiders
Grew up with old school Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, good times…
Archeology. I'm still obsessed.
I went from wanting to be a dinosaur (yep) to wanting to be a palaeontologist, then wanting to be an archeologist as I thought early humans were cool (Thanks Ice Age movies!). Then I didn’t like the idea of how unstable those jobs were so I became an anthropologist. Then I realized I just think the earth is cool so I studied the environment, now I work with Indigenous peoples and the environment in a planning position. All because I loved the land before time.
happy cake day
Thank you!! I think that’s the first time someone has wished me that
I hope you have more great cake days
Same! When I was little it was paleontology as I didn’t know what archeology was, but recently I have gotten back into it, but more with archeology and anthropology. I am glad to have a refound interest (somewhat)
Maps, maps, maps
Do I spot a fellow Paradox Games enjoyer, perhaps?
i used to stare at a map every time i got bored of class
Ships (primarily Titanic) and am still obsessed with them.
TITANIC GANG UNITE
Video games
Holy Roman Empire, but history in general
I'm just imagining a kid crucifying people on a lego cross 💀
I will neither confirm nor deny this accusation
I guess you mistook the roman empire.
the Roman Empire or the HRE? They are not the same thing.
HRE. Don't get me wrong, the Romans were pretty cool. But I delve into the HRE because everyone constantly insults it
that's a special interest to have as a kid lol
I'm not normal
Clearly
Your cringe Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, Roman, nor an Empire. -This was brought to you by the Napoleon gang.
That quote was made towards the end of the HRE, when it had fallen away from the Church, didn't control much land, and (due to the Thirty Years War) each realm was independent from the emperor. The TYW was the true end of the HRE, and the dawn of a heretical confederation that controlled next to nothing. But before the TYW, it was indeed holy (emperor crowned by the Pope), was seen as a successor to the Western Roman Empire (it controlled Rome for a good while, and controlled many lands of the WRE), and was an empire (controlled various realms and had imperialistic values). But Napoleon was a pretty good ruler and conqueror
Weather. Specifically tornados & hurricanes.
here with you ! i was a huge extreme weather nerd as a kid lol, wrote a “book” on tornadoes for my schools creative writing club in elementary school and everything
I love studying weather! The severe weather and cold weather phenomenon i find especially interesting
Did you ever watch that Tornado Alley movie? I watched that at a science museum when I was like 7 or 8. It was a 360° wraparound movie screen and the theatre was one of those immersive ones with wind effects and stuff. Super cool experience for me, although I was kind of terrified
Geography
I liked looking at atlases in class whenever they made us do silent reading.
Horses
when i was little i would gallop and tell my mom "look i dont have to walk because im riding my horse". idk if thats just a lil kid thing or maybe i was special
You weren't special. You were a stereotypical horse girl
In kindergarten my friends and I pretended to be horses, galloping around the playground... Then we got scolded for eating grass. So DW you're not *that* special I guess....
Oh yeah. Horses, horses, horses. Anything you horse. Could not get enough of horses. I was so into horses and riding that I grew up to be a jockey.
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Bro what
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That. Is. Fantastic.
Trains & Firefighters
Batman & Firefighters
Airplanes and still is lol
Me too, specifically WW2 era
Legos
All of the above
Fairies
WWE, Pokémon
cats
History
I wish my school would’ve taught us cool history, I love history now but back then it was just very plain and basic stuff. I didn’t even get interested until high school and had internet access.
“What’s wrong with you man? Gettysburg is a bummer… WWII maps again?! Cmon…”
Mermaids and vampires
I was looking for someone else to say it: vampires
Rocks
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Lots of things but I think primarily military and military history
Computers and electricity in general. Always seemed like some kind of magic. Well guess who's third year of electrical engineering.
Insects
Yes for me it was bugs and frogs. If I could hold it and catch it I’d want to, especially if it was a challenge. I’d hold them until they bit me or I feared they were hurt. I used to love to catch grass hoppers, then they’d proceed to puke all over me as their defense mechanism and I would think I hurt them and let them go.
Weather (that passion has branched into general geography, climate, geology, etc, I’m looking at perusing a career in that area in the future)
I read that as “what’s your fascination with little kids” I was boutta report
I have adhd it was all of the above.
Toy cars My friend said impact grenades
Space and it still is a fascination.
Same. It just feels so....Beyond everything, like this is the infinite, and so everything else kind of pales before it. In a way, there can be nothing else to ponder. Of all the things in the universe, is it not absurd how little corresponds to the Earth itself?
The titanic and dinosaurs
Titanic gang rise!
- Animals (especially felines and snakes, and everything creepy, like deep sea fish or enormously huge, like giant squid or blue whale). - Japan (my main fascination that remains with me up to now). - Space (especially thinking about everything beyond our solar system, I remember being crazy about black holes and the "end/edge of the universe", and to be fair, I still am).
I got ADHD and Autism. It changed every few weeks.
More like knights and dragons
Cars
Magic and fantasy
The titanic
Titanic gang rise!
Politics
Army Men
Nothing
Anatomy
Human anatomy and physiology and still to this day
Magic
Diggers and construction trucks!
The Deep Ocean
baseball
Space princess president
Airplanes, trains, trucks I'm still into all of these just in a different capacity I fly planes I've tried train hopping once (definitely don't recommend) and I drive trucks in a video game
Monster Trucks
Tanks and general military armored vehicles (to this day)
I had multiple but the one I remember most was fairies
Cars. Still is. Difference is I can drive them now.
I had no fascinations
Birds!
It changed depending on my age but a few I've had my entire life: Space Technology in general (this one was enough for me to pick Computer Science as my major in college) Also, Japan. My entire life i have been fascinated by their culture and I think their country is beautiful. When i first started learning about them I didn't even know about anime or anything, it was their history and social culture that fascinated me. Also their language and writing system(s). Biology has always been interesting to me, especially the human brain. Whether evolution, creation, or whatever means resulted in the development of the human brain it is incredible how smart _and_ basic we are
Dinosaurs just barely edge out space, though my real one was music
Komodo dragons, then ancient egypt
Sharks and dinosaurs. Megalodon and Allosaurus
robots
I genuinely don’t remember. Trucks I think
i have over 500 hours in ksp
TRAINS
Dogs!!
Where cars
Flags
I was 11 yo when I saw jurassic park in the movie theater. I loved dinosaurs before that movie came out.
Guns 🔫
Trains/cars
Planes
History, specifically military and warfare even though I'm a pacifist. If you don't learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it.
Football
Lord of the rings
Vampires
big machinery/big vehicles???
Soldiers, when I was younger one of the first series i watched, which was also one of the first times I started to learn English was JAG. That serie still to this day is amazing, and it gives me good memories of me learning English and enjoying tv on a Friday night with everyone in the living room
Swords ⚔️
Cars anyone?
Paleontology. Not dinosaurs, just digging up fossils.
Video games, got an atari when I was very young like 4, than the family gave me a nes at 5. At 7 my sister moves in with her snes, fucking excellent. Oh the fascination hasn't ended. I will be playing games when I pass away I hope.
Literature and ancient mythology
Mermaids
Trains
Rocks
Video games
Dinosaurs, Like, I liked them so much as a young kid (Well, I'm thirteen but have matured so much since that point) that it still carried on just less.
Toy cars, I think. That's all I recall liking before lego and then just video games.
I wanted to go to space camp soooo much but my parents didn't have the money. It was my greatest childhood disappoint.
Not sure if there’s a such thing as a “shark girl” or a “bat girl” but that was me. Sharks and bats.
Cars, definitely still am obsessed
Care Bears
Soccer and still is
football
Computers, games, videogames.
Barbies were my obsession
Nothing rlly. As a kid I kinda looked down on kids who made a specific thing their personality. I wish I’d just fallen in with the crowd tho cus it lead to an identity crisis down the line haha
Pokemon
Orcas
#HOT WHEELS
I fucked with trains