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I'm an adult male who works downtown near a pretty nice park. Now that the weather is getting better, I'd like to get outside at lunch and work on juggling.

I've never done it because I don't want to the the weirdo that's juggling in the middle of the day, but I don't really have any other time when I can practice in an open space.

Would it be weird if you were in a park and a grown up man was there juggling?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. It probably says a lot about what I think about people who choose to mind their own business while engaging in things they enjoy in their spare time. I've learned a lot here. There also doesn't seem to be a juggling/flow arts Lemmy community so maybe that's something we can do.

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[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I’d think it be cool as heck.

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 20 hours ago

You juggle all you want in any park. Just don't make it weird. Of there are tombstones in said park, it's not for juggling.

[–] Reyali@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Weird as in unusual? Sure

Weird in a bad way? Definitely not

It makes sense to feel uncomfortable about this because it’s probably something you haven’t seen other people do. But it’s awesome and would bring many people joy to see someone doing it. Go for it!

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

A public park is literally the best open space to practice juggling outside of your own backyard.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Not at all weird where I live. Very good use of the park.

If it's weird where you are, even better. Go for it.

We had a little-used parking lot a couple blocks away from my old house and there was a guy who practiced the tall unicycle there. For 20 years, we would drive past that corner taking kids to/from school & us to/from work and it never failed to delight us when he was there.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I used to see whole groups of people juggle in the park.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

Who cares what others think? Live your life.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

The trick there is that there's a metal rod going up his trousers and all the way deep into his butt

[–] fakir@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

If you're not weirdo, are you even living, lol? Embrace the weirdo! Chase joy with all your might!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

I think it'd be weird if I didn't come across an adult juggling or similar when I go to the park.

[–] _____@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Every morning on my way to work I see people juggling in all sorts of ways. Personally the most weird and socially acceptable way is to jog downtown. Downtown is terrible for jogging, dangerous drug addicts (no offense, just not the safest people to be around), dangerous drivers. an entire landscape built around cars, anxious and pissed of drivers trying to find their way out of the traffic hell hole the city created.

A park is fine.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, it's slightly weird. Yes, some people may whisper as they walk by or maybe even openly laugh a bit. People are rude.

But don't let that stop you from doing what you love. You may have someone stop and tell you about a club. You may have a group of children see and be amazed at you. Good and bad can come from it, nobody here can tell you.

But in the end, the person who's going to remember the most thet you were juggling on the park was you. So do you want to remember looking out and seeing nature, feeling the sun on your skin, happy you're alive? Or do you want to remember how you were too afraid to go to the park?

Not trying to be rude. But I used to be the one afraid to go to the park. But since going, have I had a couple embarrassing times I'd rather forget? Yes, unfortunately. But honestly most of the time nothing really happens and im just happy to be alive. Few times I've made a friend and talked for a bit, but that's few and far between.

Moral of the story, try do do what will make you happiest looking back in 10 years

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[–] onion_dude@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I think it all hangs on what you're juggling

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I've never done it because I don't want to the the weirdo that's juggling in the middle of the day

Why not? Sounds like a fun guy tbh 😄 It wouldn't even an issue if you only did it "for the attention". It's juggling. It's perfectly fine to do that for a crowd, that's half the fun for many. And it's what brings a public space like a park to life.

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's completely fine. Unless you're juggling with your balls or other's naked body parts.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Knew a guy who exclusively juggled severed left feet. That boy ain't right.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

I used to have some friends who were jugglers, I'd hang out when they'd practice in the park and even learned a couple simple patterns. Occasionally someone would stop by and say hi and say that they were a juggler too or something. The only time anyone objected was when one of them started to juggle flaming torches at night, a security guard asked him to stop. But in general it was no more/less weird than throwing a frisbee. (this was in the midwest USA, dunno about other parts of the world.)

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