Non-Folders Reactions to Your Origami

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What has your experience been with non-folders who see your origami? At my office, I have many models on my desk. Most people's reactions have been:

"Is that origami?"
"Did you fold that?"
"How long did it take you?"
"What's the biggest thing you've folded?"

I always answer their questions and offer to fold something for them. I also encourage them to try it themselves. They usually respond, "I could never do that!" to which I answer "Anyone can fold origami!" So far I've converted two people to origamians Smile

Anyone have similar experiences?
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chesslo · Forum Sensei Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 785

well, when they see my origami, they will ask how did you fold or was it hard Smile

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Jonnycakes · Buddha Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 1312 Location: Ohio, USA

"Ooooh! Let me see!"

The look of horror on my face when people say that Shocked

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eric_son · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

To prevent my models from being accidentally damaged by the cleaning lady or thrown away by my wife, I bring them to office and display them on my table.

Good feedback:

Annoying feedback:

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angrydemon · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject:

I bought my Bahamut (the one I designed) to school once. This was what one of my friends said:
"Holy %$#@ how the *&!? did you do that?? Mother *&^%*()&&@#&*$*!!! How long did you take to make that?? This is *&^%$# cool!!! You are damn pro wei!!"

Here's my favourite:
" Mother *&%^$$@)#(!&*$^*!!! You got so much free time ahh??!! Get away from me you origami-folding demon!!! %^$*&$*@)!*$&$@!

Here's what one of the teachers said:
Teacher: Boy! Put that toy away, otherwise I'll confiscate it!
Me: But it's made of paper!
Teacher: Oh. Then just put it away. It looks like a toy.
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eric_son · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

angrydemon · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

Then sounds like a complete waste of time. And I doubt that it'll piss the teacher off at all. She'll just have a large collection of paper knick-knacks by the end of the year.
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origamimasterjared · Buddha Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 1630

"Wow, that is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!" (One of my current professors, when I was folding during her lecture).

"That's funny"

"Too much time on your hands" x 10 (Wow, clever pun!)

"Cool!"

"What's the coolest thing you've ever made?"

"What's the biggest thing you've ever made?" x 5

"Can you make pornigami?"

"Can you make a life-size Statue of Liberty?"

"Awesome!" x 4
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angrydemon · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject:

I only fold at home. If I folded during class, my grades will flounder, I'll never graduate, I'll never get a job, and I'll have to starve on the streets holding a sign that says "Will fold for bread crumbs".
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Joseph Wu · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

I'd be impressed if it said "will fold bread crumbs" and if you actually could do it. Wink

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qtrollip · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

"What is that?"
"Is that a rabbit, oh sorry, it's a Santa!"
"Cool....You're weird"
"But why?"
"Oh, how big was the paper?"

The most common one "Is that macrami?"
Also "Are you busy with that funny paper thing again?"
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Jonnycakes · Buddha Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 1312 Location: Ohio, USA

Ah, another popular one: "Is that one piece of paper?"
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Trekker_1983 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

mainly"oooh cool!" or "wow!! you're so creative! how did you do that?"
and I'm like "one square/rectangle, no cuts, no glue.. you sure you wanna know??"
I gave money flower to few people and it's real pain to teach each of them how to read the diagrams.
So far I have converted zero Sad

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TheRealChris · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:48 am Post subject:

the two that I get most are
"these are really without cuts?"
and
"I could never do it, I don't have the patience for stuff like that"
actually I never got any bad ones...