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#sorryasianparents EP15 – When Are You Too Old For Your Hobbies and The Rise of Nerd Culture

Hi hi, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a video on this channel (life is still crazy), but I’m still here and bugging my friends to make podcasts with me. In this episode, Laura and Lance join me in a conversation about the rise of nerd culture and how things are…better? I guess. We also dive into discussions about what it means to be an American and find your identity and sexual identity during the growing pains of high school.

About an hour was cut out of this episode for the sake of time and will be released as shorter clips later. So watch out for those.

Comment below if you have any geeky stories you want to share, or tell us what it means to be an American. 

Timestamps

00:00 – Growing up with Pokemon, When are you too old to enjoy your hobbies?

07:00 – Back in high school, freaks and geeks were not popular

15:00 – Redefining what is popular in mainstream America…and talking about P***

25:00 – Talking about WWII and my UBER Pool story about the Pacific War

32:35 – Gatekeeping now with the rise of nerd culture and fandom

40:55 – High school was a weird time, finding yourself, and Lance’s story about being g@y in HS

45:49 – Last words about finding ourselves and advice for those who are still searching

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Weebthusiast YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDfoqzX4A-Khlw7ODG_qTw

#sorryasianparents Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/sorryasianparents/

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#sorryasianparents Episode13: Music We Grew Up With (The Cringy Years)

Hi hi,

Being stuck in my tiny LA apartment and only being able to hang out with my friends via Internet this past year has brought my friends and me closer to the music we used to listen to . . . back during our cringy days. In this episode, we have a new face, Anthony, joining Laura, Brooke, and me.

Join us as we laugh our way through the nostalgic pains of our teenage years. We will be talking about bands such as Linkin Park, Death Cab for Cutie, Sum 41, The Shins, and whatever was on the American Pie or Garden State soundtrack. Of course, we will talk about those “stripper moves” we learned at middle school dances to wholesome tunes such as “Get Low,” “Candy Shop,” and “You and Me”.

Iono, lots of emotions felt during the early 2000s; we’re older but still just as emo. If you have embarrassing stories of your own, please share them. Also, the like and subscribe thing if you had a good time laughing (hopefully) with us.

James Day YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jamesday07
unboxwhatyougot YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZNxGFFLS7UHQSrkOOguJg

Weebthusiast YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDfoqzX4A-Khlw7ODG_qTw

sorryasianparents Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sorryasianparents/

Salutationsandgoodvibrations Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/salutationsandgoodvibrations/
Weebthusiast Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/weebthusiast/

sorryasianparents Blog – https://www.sorryasianparents.com/

Timestamps
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:30 – Our Spotify Playlist of Nostalgic Emo Songs, iPod Classics, and Burning CDs
00:15:51 – Pop-punk, Movie Soundtracks, and Songs Brooke Wasn’t Allowed to Listen to
00:27:56 – AMVs, Calling into Radiostations, and Downloading Music From Limewire and BitTorrent
00:37:04 – Songs That Triggers a Memory and my Death Cab for Cutie Cringy Story
00:48:14 – Slow Dancing Songs, the Avril Lavigne Phase, and the Different Level of Emo
01:00:50 – RHS Football Stories, Explosions in the Sky, and Country Music
01:07:10 – Our Top 3 Songs from our Youths
01:23:25 – Songs That Didn’t Age Well and Brooke’s Cat Makes an Appearance
01:31:24 – Japanese Anime Music and Ratchet Experiences Brooke Missed Out On
01:36:34 – Saying Our Goodbyes: We’re Older but Still Cringy and Emo


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#sorryasianparents EP10 – Unlearning the Lies We Learned (This is 30)

Hi hi,

It’s no secret that getting older sucks. Having already survived a year or two as thirty-year-olds, we all know that the memes of random aches and pains are true. However, one of the things about growing up is that we have come to learn that the things we learned while growing up turned out to be not true…Whew, that’s a mouth full. What I meant was: as we got older, we realized some of the things we learned turned out to be lies.

In this video, Salutationsandgoodvibrations, Brooke, Juju, and I discuss some of the things we had to unlearn as we got older. Of course, all of this sounds pretty gloomy. But don’t worry, our (or mainly mine) cautionary tales are wrapped in a blanket of warm laughter. Cuz, you know, the 30s are supposed to be the best years of your life…or so they say.

So let’s have some fun and complain, like the old souls we are. For there is no better time than now to channel our inner “ I am too old for this shit” Roger Murtaugh (from the Lethal Weapon movies) and poke fun at our decaying bodies.

ALSO!!!! I have corrected some of the information I said in the video. On the screen will be some CORRECTIONS THAT I HAVE MADE.

If you’ve ever laughed at a Life Alert meme but then felt like it hit too close to home, then feel free to share your story below.

 

Timestamps
00:00 – Cold Open
00:34 – Introductions To Everyone
01:43 – Ted Cruz Memes And The Movie Titanic
06:00 – When We Realized We Aren’t Young Anymore (MILF AV)
16:45 – High School Friends, And Xanga, And MySpace
28:00 – Being Immature In High School
30:24 – Don’t Creep On Girls On The DanceFloor and Going To A Gay Club
35:02 – Disadvantageous Expectations For Our 30s (And D!cK Pic Rant)
46:10 – Blame It On Society, Sexuality, And The Gay Agenda
51:28 – Is Technology Catching Up To Hate In America Or Is This A New Movement?
55:15 – American Dream? Model Minority? Us vs Them? Unlearning Racist History
1:13:21 – Oh Visalia, We Talk Smack But We Still Love The Central Valley
1:21:12 – Thai Music Looks Like A Slowmotion Lightshow
1:25:19 – Dating In Your 30s And Kids (Recommended Tinder/Bumble Settings)
1:37:04 – Juju Love Story, Blackout Wednesdays In Visalia, And Hangovers In Your 30s
1:44:46 – Closing Remarks And Saying Goodbye

 

Weebthusiast YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDfoqzX4A-Khlw7ODG_qTw

Salutationsandgoodvibrations Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/salutationsandgoodvibrations/

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https://www.instagram.com/weebthusiast/

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https://www.instagram.com/sorryasianparents/

 

 


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Playing HS Football in Visalia and the Fat Airec Chant – #SAP EP03

 

With a bunch of free time on my hands, I decided to go back and clip some of my older videos. This here video is from EP03 with Kevin, Andrew, and Chris, where we are talking about growing up in Visalia. In this clip, we talk about some cringy things we did in high school and talked about what it was like to play on a losing football team. It’s ok to laugh at us; I know I would. 

If you have any stories about high school and football growing pains, feel free to write them down below.

 

Video link right here:

https://youtu.be/TnoPsp3nB7Q

Original video:

https://youtu.be/AwswaggRZ7Y

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https://www.instagram.com/weebthusiast/

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#SorryAsianParents Ep03 Stupid Stories About Growing Up in Visalia and Sucking at HS Football

 

Hi hi,

So this was supposed to come out last Friday, and I couldn’t post it because I was working on a farm. No Internet and knuckles deep in three different types of manure…not fun.

On this ep, we got ourselves a foursome. Kevin, Chris, Andrew will be joining me to talk about some of the stupid things we did growing up in Visalia, CA. Spoiler alert, we did them because we were bored, so we drank a lot. We also talk a little about playing high school football. Not that we were good or anything….we sucked, so now we’re just laughing at ourselves, talking about how it was growing up in Visalia.

If you want to laugh at some kids being dumb @$$ or hear of what we think of our hometown today, give us a go…pretty, please. Also, share your “legal” stories too. If you got them.

PS!!!! I just now realized I forgot to add a title to my last video….Yes, I am a dumbass.