When you talk to 'non spotters' there is a definite pecking order of spotting activities which seems to pervade even though they probably nothing about any of the hobbies...
Usual type of remarks you get from the non-spotters from the top:
Bird spotting - "Oh how wonderful & you can identify a million starlings individually in your garden? Aren't you clever but just a little weird"
Balloon Spotting - for anyone "Oh how nice - I would love to go in a ballon. You're slightly weirder"
Plane Spotting - "They're great for going on holiday but you want to see ALL of them before you die. You're definitely weird"
Train Spotting - "Those sad weirdos on the end of platforms watching trains? In my day they were steam you know and......"
Bus Spotting - "Blimey - you stand on street corners looking at BUSES. You're mad"
Lorry Spotting - " Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha"
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Also admitting to partaking in four of the above - makes me a total
