Literature

I'm not, generally, a snob. I can be arrogant but mostly it's a self-effacing kind of arrogance. I bust my own balls.

However, there are some exceptions:

1) Politics: I probably don't really care what you think, even though I do want to hear what you have to say; there's absolutely no chance you'll change my mind. I pretty much know what I believe and nothing in this area will sway me much.

2) Literature: I AM a complete literary snob. I don't read mass media (no Grisham, Peterson, etc...)--I consider that stuff complete crap. I only read what is considered "literature", those books we have to read in high school and stuff.

Yes, I did read Moby Dick (and yes, it was tedious) because it is considered a "classic" piece of literature--and it is. For those who know, no, I have yet to get into the "Russians".

But to give an idea, here are some of the writers I read:
Graham Greene
W. Somerset Maughm
Walker Percy
Graham Swift
Madison Smart Bell
Richard Russo
Kurt Vonnegut
Joseph Heller
Michael Ondaatje
John Fowles
Thomas Wolfe
Joseph Conrad
Philip Roth
Ted Mooney
Steve Erickson

Or take a look here, this summarizes the kind of stuff I'd read (uh, the Board's list not the Readers' list---I said I was a snob).

Oh, yeah...I also can NOT stand Budweiser or Coors....so I guess I'm a bit of a beer snob as well....