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To hate which topics you hate being bought up in mixed company and why?

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EvadingEvaline · 08/11/2024 20:56

Intended to be light hearted! Some are obvious like politics - what other things secretly make you roll your eyes when they're bought up at say, a dinner party? I hate hearing detailed descriptions of people's holidays lol. I like to hear if somewhere is nice but not a whole two week itinerary! I think my friends husband wants to tell me shut up already when I talk about pilates lol, what are yours?

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MumChp · 08/11/2024 21:23

People bragging about their expensive holidays.

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coffeeblackblacker · 08/11/2024 21:21

SocksAndTheCity · 08/11/2024 20:59

People banging on about their kids.

This, I remember a group of us going out after work and this woman kept banging on about her children and said “sorry boring mum talk” (no one else there was a parent). Like if you know it’s boring then stfu.

Mine is maybe quite niche. People talking about their dogs. I have a group of 3 friends + me and they all have dogs and whenever we meet up we have the same conversation. “How’s Rover?”, “Oh how’s Toby?” Etc. I’ve heard the same story about one dog having hydrotherapy three thousand times. The worst was when the dog question was asked and one friend was late, late friend turned up and asked the dog question and I had to hear it the stories all over again.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 08/11/2024 21:20

Discussion of any soap opera.

OneWildNightWithJBJ · 08/11/2024 21:19

Cars, sport and phones.

Just no interest whatsoever!

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Judellie · 08/11/2024 21:18

Harry and Meghan. I really couldn't care less.

haje · 08/11/2024 21:17

And obviously we have poo bins, signs, volunteers, flower bed helpers, I'm talking about the complaints from those who don't help.

One last week at school gates, you should petition the council for free poo bags,
Me, I already provide the,, eight locations, across the village, the council have no money.

Yes but if you started a petition people would be more likely to use council bags Confused

MamaAndTheSofa · 08/11/2024 21:15

Conspiracy theories. I hate anyone bringing up a subject they know is controversial and speaking their opinion as fact.

Whinging, especially about really petty crap. I don't mind someone letting off steam, but listening to someone bang on about how they couldn't get a parking space or something is so tedious!

haje · 08/11/2024 21:15

It used to be the work advice questions when I was a court solicitor.

Now it's local community issues from those who don't help in the community. Oh so you are on the village council. I stood on dog poo last week. The flower beds have weeds.

Pick it up, weed the beds, it's OUR village.

Dontlletmedownbruce · 08/11/2024 21:13

People who get stuck in details of their routines. My friend does this. She will literally talk us through her family planner. For example 'I started a dance class on Wednesday, it's great fun.. started on Wednesday because K was soccer on Monday and doesn't get back til 6.45 and the class is 7 and I want to make sure she has her dinner... Thursday isn't ideal because DH works late...etc.

Anything to do with reproductive stuff makes me deeply uncomfortable, i want to run away. IVF, adoption, abortion, surrogacy etc. You would be amazed how often these issues are mentioned.

Doublebubblegum · 08/11/2024 21:13

Driving. I'm not remotely interested in what route you took to get here, which road you drove on, what the traffic was like, whether there were roadworks or not. Zzzz

lljkk · 08/11/2024 21:11

Any topic where people start complaining and then a giant moanfest gets going.
I detest moaning.

anonny55 · 08/11/2024 21:10

Miscarriages to someone that's pregnant. Did my head in. Went on a supposed to be lovely holiday with DH family. His auntie couldn't stop bringing up her mc she had at 22 weeks pregnant. Why trauma dump on someone that's pregnant like we don't have enough fears!

Weigh loss and diet plans does my head in too. Don't care that you don't eat carbs anymore and do a 5k run everyday🤣

PoorUncleBarry · 08/11/2024 21:09

My lovely Nan going on and on and on for 25 fucking minutes about diets, my weight, the calories in turkey and the calories of my dessert over Christmas dinner 🤬

Hereforaglance · 08/11/2024 21:09

The what you doing for Xmas and then the shock and horror on people faces when i say nothing i dont own a tree or any decorations and have no intention of wasting money on them the amount of people who take serious offence to this is hilarious
Also car drivers o my car broke down other day i could not get kids to school or go to work or go shopping how do you manage with no car it awful

Anotherdayanotherdollar · 08/11/2024 21:09

Could somebody please forward the approved topic list??

Anotherdayanotherdollar · 08/11/2024 21:07

Baguettesandcheeseforever · 08/11/2024 21:03

Oh god. This is the thread that I’ll read when I know I shouldn’t and then overthink every damn thing I say in conversation. Then I’ll lie in bed in 2075 and think about the conversation I had in 2024 and whether the other person was judging my choice of topic.

I know! I'll be the same. Best I shut up now lest I offend someone....

Pistachiochiochio · 08/11/2024 21:06

GiveItAGoMalcom · 08/11/2024 20:58

People banging on about their weight and diets.

Oh God yes this. Especially over a meal, I find it very rude.

Thepeopleversuswork · 08/11/2024 21:05

Schools
Home renovations
Fad diets and orthorexia
Football (or God forbid rugby)
Yet another discussion about trans

All of these make me want to walk away

Give me politics any day over any of those.

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Melancholyflower · 08/11/2024 21:05

What have these things got to do with being in mixed company?

HydrangeaBush · 08/11/2024 21:05

How on earth do you end up talking about pilates regularly at social gatherings?

What on earth is there to keep yabering on about

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This is my mother 🤣 she drives me nuts!

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