Why do people look at me like I am nuts when I say I had the roux en y? Is "general bypass" the correct term or am I on the wrong board?

I think most people are more familiar with the term "gastric bypass" rather than roux en y

It comes down to nomenclature. Gastric Bypass or RNY seems to be the accepted terms on most boards I'm coming across.

I think some folks simply forget that in most cases gastric bypass and RNY are one in the same.

People not in the WLS world have no idea what RNY is but they do understand gastric bypass at a high level.