Eh, people will always criticize or judge you no matter what you do.

Yes, I got called nerd a lot in school. Football was the cool thing those days and I absolutely hated that sport! It bothered me at first but the more you grow up the less you care about what people think about you!

I absolutely throw it back at him. He talks to people about his teams, they are usually in a league together. He also watches a ton of hockey games, even when it isn't his team playing. So he spends a ton of his free time watching sports and handling fantasy sports teams.

Somehow that is alright but god forbid you like to spend that time gaming instead...

I tell him that he is a loser.

If my co worker called me sad and a loser over video games I would have more than a few words for him.

Him saying that shows he is sensitive/insecure about what other people think of him.

i think ppl who gamble are sad losers. but 'if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad'.

"Anyways, afterwards my coworker who sits behind me in the office asks me "How could you honestly just sit there and talk the whole time abou video games? Don't you think it makes you look sad and like a loser?"

I would have asked him if you appeared sad, and what his/her definition of loser was?

Some people use the wrong terminology at times, and they feel uncomfortable when questioning their logic, but if the logic is sound and a discussion occurs, you will have had a good conversation where you can learn more about yourself and your peers.

Sounds to me like that guy has no respect for you, and video games were just an excuse to say that to you.

He was probably just jealous he couldn't take part in the conversation. I'm 20 so talking and discussing about video games with the other lads at my age is quite popular, we even set up online fifa/cod tournaments and discuss GTA V online stuff in front of the whole crew.

Maybe it's just my area but discussing video games here doesn't equal being a "geek" some of the so called thugs were in line to buy GTA V on its midnight launch :L

You lost an opportunity to stab him in the face, but not doing anthing might have been the right thing to do, who knows

We already had a few LAN parties at work so....no^^