What's your special interest?

I've noticed there a lot of posts on this forum about making friends and finding others who share an interest, so I thought I'd start a thread where people could talk about the stuff that really interests them and maybe connect with others who feel the same about that topic. I hope that's okay, and I'm sorry if a thread like this already exists and I missed it.

I know I have several interests which I get VERY excited about and would love to find others to geek out with on - as it can feel really lonely to not have people who share the same passion or get excited about the same things. But I also love listening to people talk about things that they're really passionate about too, so I would genuinely love to hear about everyone special interests too.

I find it really hard to make friends and am always cautious about talking about the things that really interest me, after years of being told that I'm weird/creepy/boring for getting obsessed with stuff that I like. But that's just me, and if I get passionate about something then I can't help but  focus on it. And that makes sense to me. Why wouldn't someone focus on something that makes them happy? 

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  • Mine, since very early childhood, was Freddie Mercury and Queen. This also grew into a general love of music - I have a big collection and read music history an awful lot.

    Other "niche" obsessions include world flags, Chinese history, the European microstates (I have now visited four of six!) and travelling without flying (I don't have a fear of flying, but I love train travel especially).

  • Freddie was a true musical genius, wasn't he? The music Queen produced was amazing and really iconic. Have you seen the Bohemian Rhapsody film? 

    Do you play an instrument?

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  • Freddie was a true musical genius, wasn't he? The music Queen produced was amazing and really iconic. Have you seen the Bohemian Rhapsody film? 

    Do you play an instrument?

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