Difference Between geek and nerd
GEEK |
NERD |
They are expert in a particular kind of lifestyle in which they have deep interest. | They are deeply interested in Academics. |
They may not possess above-average intelligence hence knowledge varies from very shallow to ‘living encyclopaedia’. | They are extra ordinarily intelligent. |
They may be interested in anything from computers to cooking to history. Hence they have varied interests. | They are interested in some specific subject like Physics, computer programming etc.They always lean towards bookish knowledge. |
They are crazy about Gadgets. They are the perfect example of ‘Gadget-Friendly’. | They are huge fans of books. They are perfect examples of ‘Bookworms’. |
They never spend time to develop their social skills. | They look at the world in a completely different way. Hence never develop social skills. |
Lacking much social skills, they do not fit in with their peers. | They are socially awkward and keep thinking about their single interest. |
They might not be as intelligent as Nerds, but they spend so much time on their interest that they gain great in it. | They are experts in the domain of their interest. |
They love to make fresh things in a fun manner. | They use what they learn from books and apply them to invent their own thinking. |
They are not so much familiar with the bookish knowledge and find it extremely boring spending time in programming | They are strong in Maths or coding |
They choose writing, graphics or animations as their profession as they find it creative and ‘out of the box’ | They pursue professions like scientists or teaching as they always tend to attract towards academics. |
They wear graphic T-shirt which represents their favourite comic or band or movie,Basically anything they are crazy about can be depicted by their T-shirt. | They wear shirts which is buttoned down, sneakers and a thick glass sits on their nose. In short they have somewhat a serious look |
They attempt to impress by portraying greater merit than they actually possess. | They are introverts. |
They react in a better way on social interactions. | They don’t know how to respond to conversations in an appropriate manner. |
They like to do things in a fun filled manner hence do not use unfamiliar terminology. | They use complicated or uncommon terminology while they talk. |
They show interest in minute details of everything. | They seem to not being interested in the details of daily life. |
They might notice your current situation and relate it to a movie or a novel. | They focus more on large things such as the future of humans. |
They enjoy techno music, tech gadgets, board games and films. | They enjoy solitude hence tend to be interested in Second life or games such as Chess. |
They can go on and on exaggerating about their particular passion, | Though they know a lot about their passion, they cannot talk about it in a great deal. |
They can get attracted and fall in love with anybody. | They fall in love with nerds only. |
They are confident enough and can come out of any situation smartly. | They usually get nervous in any adverse situation and don’t get a way to come out of it. |
Nobody can hurt them easily | They are more vulnerable and cannot revert back to someone’s comments. |
They are super passionate about their hobbies but at the same time they have a life too. | They are obsessed about their own topic hence consider it as their world and life. |
Basically a Geek is a Nerd with some selective social skills. | A Nerd is someone who always wish to live the life of a Geek but can’t because of social incompetency. |