> 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.
I totally agree, especially considering that the mainstream occupations are passive (watching football) or fantastic (how many people can afford a 'dream' car) I guess we're lazy animals that can relate to passive occupations more than active ones like collecting records or hanging out in train yards. > > > -----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. >
