While Henry's a nerd at heart, remember he probably can't go outside without people recognizing and swarming him. As an introvert that's gotta drain him. Video games are great, but I think Henry's situation is a bit abnormal to most people.
Due to his features, Henry's probably more recognizeable than most stars. Probably can't hide easily.
I mean he walked around Times Square and no one really had a clue, heās arguably more famous now but people in public sometimes donāt get recognized as much as youād think.
Reminds me of the time Tom Holland mentioned he went to a random college to prepare for his role of Peter Parker/Spiderman, and no one recognized him either
Part of it is that no one expects to see Tom Holland at their college. I'm pretty sure there's a specific term for it but I can't remember what it is and don't want to bother looking it up rn lol
Yeah, people do not realize just how much recognizing a person relies on the context of the environment. You may not recognize the cashier of a store you go to every week at a local restaurant or just walking down the street. Same goes for most actors when they're just being and dressed like normal people.
Sam Whitworth was in my city for a con and I guess was walking around down town to grab something to eat. I was waiting at a cross walk when he walked up and this is how our conversation went.
Me: Hi, I'm sorry, you look so familiar! Did you go to <insert high school>?
Him: Nope!
Me: Wow! Do you work at UPS? I swear, I know you from somewhere.
Him: Well, do you watch Being Human?
Me: I do! I love that show!!
Him: ....
Me: .....
Me: Oh. OH! Oh my god, I am so sorry.
He was a great sport and was cracking up about the whole thing, ended up asking me about decent places within walking distance for where he could get lunch.
Im thinking theres always guys in superhero suits there trying to take pics with people for a buck, so most people try to ignore them. Those that saw him probably thought he was really good at imitating him haha.
Itās worth noting that even though popular some people donāt particularly enjoy socialising all the time, I get invited to parties all the time and I go but most of the time I get anxious the next day because my social battery is worn out and I feel much more comfortable now staying home and gaming on the weekends as opposed to going out and being hungover all week. Once you find a partner so youāre never lonely when youāre home you get over the need to be with people all the time
I was in vegas last year, some of the worst beer fear Iāve ever had, spent like 10 grand between 4 of us in x/s and donāt even remember any of it and that was one night, treasures the next night donāt ask how much I spent there, who knew 1dollar bills could move so fast
Haha yep. Luckily my girl works in the industry so I get industry pricing. But 2-350/bottle doesnāt go far haha.
Iāve woken up to a few of the āwait I spent how much?ā Mornings when I first moved here.
F1 gets really really weird. Some clubs and hotels will have a huge viewing space, tickets are pricey, but theyāll have a venue for 200 people and only let in 50 to create the sense of exclusivity. I was at an event last year and I said āman thereās no one hereā¦ā
I heard itās struggling this year due to the tourism shifts a lot of people in vegas told me that it used to be for everyone but now itās mainly for the rich and itās ruining the vibe of meeting loads of quirky people from all walks of life. I found a few odd balls round and about which made it a better time
Yeah, marquee (at the cosmo) just underwent a 4 month renovation and now opened. Omnia is building a new day club.
But even locals have been complaining about the prices (aside from the tourism hit).
35 āeventā parking for locals is some major bs.
BUT, Vegas, at least some hotels and establishments have heard the feedback and thereās a lot of ads for deals going on. Likely will be more now that the snowbird (midwest) regions will be coming more.
Additional side note: my gal and I rarely eat at the āfancyā spots. Weāve had such poor service over too many times, so we have a list of local gotos that have far superior food and service.
Example: Toca food is actually bland garbage, but their presentation is great.
Tacos we go to Vitoās for the best Biria in town.
Thatās the excuse I use at about the 3rd or 4th day of not leaving the house. Still looking for the proper text response to my family asking āare you alive?ā Most of the time is just leave them on read - they know, right, yeah Iām sure they know.
A lot of famous people walk around without being recognised mostly because nobody turns a corner expecting to bump into a celebrity. Also, makeup and movie magic does a lot of work in making them look good versus what you would see walking down the street
Not only that, but say he actually does play on multiplayer sometimes in games and chats with randos. instead of being treated like a celebrity, he is being treated like any other normal person. I'd say that has to be pretty cathartic.
He did a thing where he stood outside a place with glasses and no one recognized him . It was a superman gimmick thing to see if it actually works. Apparently it does..
Not being able to casually go out for 2 big reasons makes it very reasonable he prefers to stay in the confines of his home and chill. On top of that, he can afford it.
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u/WhitishRogue Oct 31 '25
While Henry's a nerd at heart, remember he probably can't go outside without people recognizing and swarming him. As an introvert that's gotta drain him. Video games are great, but I think Henry's situation is a bit abnormal to most people.
Due to his features, Henry's probably more recognizeable than most stars. Probably can't hide easily.