@talljasperman You would fit RIGHT in at the art school I went to, or probably any quirky, liberal college town. Pretty much everyone there was had their own collection of quirks and eccentricities, but there was this relaxed, easygoing attitude toward all of it. A lot of it comes with being a creative person, but you didn’t have to be creative to hang out with these guys. It was a really heterogeneous group. People were enthusiastic about everything all the time… unless they weren’t. Moping around was just as accepted as being pumped up about every little thing.
The place I’m describing is Richmond, VA, which most people wouldn’t think of as quirky or liberal. It’s the kind of place where people a backyard barbecue segues into a video game tournament, where there is a shitload of cheap craft beer, and where people are nice to you everywhere you go. There are probably hidden enclaves of that all over the place, but the cities that are most known for it are Portland, OR, Austin, TX, and Asheville, NC.