Anyone like anime, but dislike anime fans?

I like anime, but I do dislike the "OBSESSED ANIME FANS". I don't mind talking about anime, because I actually do animation in college (but I don't go hardcore into what my favorite anime character is, I just talk about the story and how the animation looks in general). I don't mind the whole what sub or dub voices people prefer to watch, as long as there is no bashing (once it hits that point it gets really annoying). And not all people who talk about anime are actually real otakus. There is like a serious definition of an american otaku vs. a japanese otaku. Some americans think it's another word for nerd, but in Japan it means much more than just a nerd.