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Guys, give it a break already, stop whining about Pokémon GO. I’ve been bombarded with invites for Candy Crush for years. But you don’t hear me complaining, or parking my eyes at the back of my head from a permanent eye roll. Ever since Pokémon GO became a part of my life, I’ve been thrilled. It’s so much fun! I’ve never been too much of a gamer (unless Wordfeud counts) so this game has completely got me hooked. Who needs Netflix anymore! So to speak, because I binged on the new show Stranger Things with Winona Ryder in just two short days. Watch it. You won’t regret it. But okay, back to Pokémon GO. Obviously I’m #TeamMystic, because hello, the leader’s name is Blanche and she wears the coolest outfit ever, top to toe Balenciaga, and our team is smart and arrogant.
It does make you a little crazy in the head though. Take this for example: I was walking down the street and saw a weird looking dog and my first reaction was: Pokémon! Where are my balls? And last Sunday, I was off in the Dutch countryside and it turned out to have a total lack of Pokémons, I wasted all my incense and got a little restless. Didn’t the Pokémon’s miss me?
”Like the game warns all of its users beforehand: be aware of your surroundings (okay okay, guilty of walking into a lamp post)”
But now, a couple weeks since this game has been introduced and the entire world is obsessed with it, I think it’s time for a short course in Pokémon GO etiquette. Like the game warns all of its users beforehand: be aware of your surroundings (okay okay, guilty of walking into a lamp post). And the surroundings, that’s me. So hereby, a few rules of engagement.
*Can people take a break from playing Pokémon every now and then? Because any time I head out the door, my app crashes because the server is constantly being overused, especially right around the time I’ve caught a rare animal, which I then end up losing. This turns it more into a Pokémon NO rather than a Pokémon GO and that’s not the intention. Don’t forget about me!
*Don’t stand still in the middle of the sidewalk. Yes I know, you need to catch the animals immediately, but why not take two steps to the side and then catch it? This is a rule that also applies for people who don’t play the game: never suddenly stand still on the sidewalk to send a text, read a map or take a selfie. I need room to pass you by!
*The noise. It’s incredibly annoying for the non-gamers when they’re hanging out somewhere and they’re continuously disturbed by the noise: turn the volume down. As soon as there’s an animal somewhere around you, your phone will vibrate anyway.
*And then there’s this rule for the non-gamers: quit making fun of us! We don’t walk around funny and you’re just jealous that you don’t have a cool avatar with a kick-ass name.
Alright, time to start walking a couple of blocks to hunt down some anime (please, please be Pikachu!).
Written by Ilonka Leenheer
