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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

After playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Red for the first time and getting a Cubone from the test, I always imagined a Cubone going with me to school and keeping me company. Never told anyone about it, though

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a French, it's not in our culture these "imaginary friends". Kids don't have them (at least I don't know anyone that used to have one), we don't speak about it, we don't have stories and fairy tales about them....
I think it's an American thing. The new movie "IF" is uncanny for me - It's like the girl is batshit insane and I was waiting for a twist with here being in a psychiatric hospital or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not French but francophone so maybe it is an English thing, because I heard so many anecdotes from Anglophone relations about their imaginary friends growing up, and mon doux jesus I tried to have an imaginary friend, but sadly found myself impotent in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It seems to be a swedish thing, but sweden is loving US/UK culture so maybe we hear about it but doesn't have them.

For what it's worth, I grew up there and never met/heard of anyone having an imaginary friend, but I do remember it from TV. Hmm, maybe a german film? What's about you, germans?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

None of my friends had that, so neither did I

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Me too! Drop Dead Fred made me think it was a thing! Also Phoebe Cates is so convincing

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Yes! Everyone was talking about theirs and I just made up one but felt like a fraud. I literally had to take a real animal toy of mine to base my "imaginary friend" on.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Welcome to being autistic. Except it has nothing to do with imaginary friends and everything to do with culture.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'd like to know more, please do tell!

I don't understand what you are trying to tell, sorry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

What a weird thing to say.

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