Isn't trainspotting ultimately descended from philately, the mother of all bizarrely obsessive hobbies for nerdy blokes?
I've heard that Asperger's argument before, and it does make a bit of sense to me to be honest; the whole idea of data being more fascinating to certain people than other humans are is common in "trainspotters" and in Asperger's sufferers. But on the other hand it could be argued that it's quite a natural thing to be nerdy and obsessive, with football and cars being the two biggest obsessions the typical male has. It's interesting that someone with an obsessive interest in football or cars tends to be seen in a different light than someone with an obsessive interest in music, computers or even trains. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 January 2004 16:41 > To: Jason Brunton; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 313 > Subject: RE: (313) Trainspotting > > > It doesn't stop at trains, I've seen bus spotters, coach > spotters and truck spotters. > It has been argued that trainspotters (and that includes > those of the vinyl persuasion) are in fact suffering from > Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of autism.
