I'm based in Canada, so I don't
want to speak for the British, but,
apparently the word "trainspotting"
originates from the youth past time
(back in the mid 1900s) in the UK of watching
for certain trains, sorta keeping track
of all the different train numbers etc.
(literally train-spotting, spotting certain trains)
It is now a generic term for the act
of paying a lot of attention to something
of interest: so someone into automobiles
who knows all the engine specs, model #s, etc,
might be called a "trainspotter". ditto for
someone into stereos and electronic systems,
etc, etc. ontopic: and someone
who can recite tons of info on music (such
as IDM :)) could also be called a "trainspotter".
it can be used with affection for someone you
is helpful and you like and as a derogatory term for someone who
irks you if they get to be super nerdy about the amount
of info they know (whether they're conscious of this
or not). so if someone is a helpful trainspotter,
that's cool. but if someone is constantly going on
about "did you know that that release came out
strictly in a limited edition of 9, it had the matrix #
of blah blah blah, it was available only
on april 2,1975, etc, etc" it might be an irksome
trainspotter. (to some, but maybe not to all).
diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. hope this helps. andrew duke :)
Visions of Bubba wrote:
quoted 5 lines Trainspotting?
> Trainspotting?
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