Modern trends that annoy you

[saganorenscarandcoat]

Following on from the modern dining trends that annoy you what general modern stuff annoys you?

Mine are:

People taking selfies in toilets

Being asked for my email address at a till

Wasteful plastic tat in the shops

@nonagrey I hate that too. (Checking In at the hospital on Facebook)

I very nearly did it a couple of weeks ago with #attentionseeking but I thought others might not get the joke and take me seriously so I didn’t do it!

Pregnancy scans on FB, gender reveals, baby showers, birth announcements on FB (not even a text message these days ffs), weird posing new born photography, cake smashes, ‘sneak peeks’. All this and yet no one ever seems to send handwritten birth announcement cards these days and then I don’t know when a child’s actual birthday is so don’t write it on the calendar and then don’t send a card and then I’m a bad auntie / friend. Makes me sad how all this showy stuff is before child is even born or walks or talks. I think fondly back to my first babies when there was no social media, no mobile phones, a few treasured snaps, life seemed quieter and simpler with just one baby book from WHSmiths for guidance, no internet searches, no vlogging mums..

People recording stuff on their phones. Just enjoy the bloomin’ moment! Can’t you just remember it in your mind?

I'll just leave this here

Probably repeating others here but...

Selfies, all the time. I hate having my pic taken anyway but for fucks sake! My sister is 35 and must upload a few every day!

Pictures constantly taken for every little thing. I honestly don't know how people enjoy any event any more as all they do is take pics of it and instantly upload to social media.

Everything has to be perfect all the time, clothes, make up, everything. Back in my day (👵🏻) it did you good to be orange for a few years with bad hair. My teen DD and her mates look immaculate all the time.

Christmas Eve boxes. Presents before the main presents.

Quotes and slogans everywhere, on everything. I see photos on Instagram of people wearing those sweatshirts saying "Mumma" or "Tired Mums Club", clutching a mug with "Gin" written on it, with a framed print saying "You got this" in the background. (It's YOU'VE got this at the very least!!)

Agree about the horrible grey skinny leg tracksuits - since when is it acceptable to go out in what looks like pyjama or something a toddler would wear?

The obsess with holidays and travel, and constantly posting pictures of foreign holidays with hashtag #takemeback - yes I'd gladly send you back so you stop going on about it all the time!

Also agree about people filming everything. I was at a fireworks display last week and 50% of people were watching it through their phones. They are just normal fireworks, nobody is going to be interested in watching that video.

In fact most of these relate to phones and social media - if only they didn't exist!

The need to sue/claim for anything that’s gone wrong in life. I have the radio on all day and the amount of claim adverts is ridiculous, ‘Had a trip or fall at work? You can claim for that!’, ‘Had to wait too long for your train journey? You can claim for that!’, ‘Had a crap hair cut? You can claim for that?’, ‘Had the shits whilst on holiday? You can claim for that!’!!!!!
And don’t get me going on the check outs at Lidl and Aldi, that has got to be the most stress inducing experience ever!

what’s wrong with being inclusive?

When women are told that discussion of their reproductive rights isn't 'inclusive' of certain people, or that lesbians are told that their sexual preferences are 'excluding' people who have penises, or that women wanting to maintain single sex spaces aren't being 'inclusive' of those who aren't that sex, or that feminism that doesn't centre males is 'exclusionary and not proper feminism'.

I could go on but I'll leave it there

Parents are human...not parent cyborgs who cant't switch off from 'parenting' for the 12 hours their baby/toddler are awake. Parents needs adult time even if the baby is there right in front of them.

Couldn't agree more, of course they do. However, I don't think kids need to grow up seeing their parents faces buried in a phone. I don't like 4/5/6 year olds stuck on tablets etc either. Just my own opinion, I'm not saying I'm right, I'm answering the thread title. Different strokes and all that.

#livingmybestlife
Fuck off casey, you're like 12 years old!

@BogstandardBelle
Treats. People endlessly «treating themselves» to crap food and fizzy drinks. Massive portion sizes. Huge desserts. All you can stuff in yr gullet buffets. And a huge obesity problem.

A relative of mine is always treating the kids to McDonalds and posting it on Facebook. Every bloody week. It's not a treat if you go that often! But she's #proud of them so they deserve a treat. Regardless of if they've done anything out of the ordinary to deserve it or not!

I've thought of another one - upselling at tills. No I don't want any shit perfume for half price (Savers) or a glittery pen (Clintons).

Oh and MLM's. Any MLM. Surrounded by bloody 'bossbabes' and women who think they are entrepreneurs because they are running their own businesses!
No you're not Karen. You're a CUSTOMER!

@HarrySnotter, I just witnessed two smartly dressed women in full makeup, sporting enormous grins, taking selfies in front of the war memorial after the service.

Better not waste the effort of getting dressed up, by not recording it for social media, eh?

Cameras in every hand ready to record even minor spats to stick on the net.

People with faces in phones walking along the street then glaring at me for being there.

Kids belting along pavements on scooters while the parent either bleats uselessly at them to 'be careful' from a safe distance or more likely has face in said phone.

Parents who glare at me for being there when their out of control speeding brat nearly skids into me.

Kids on wheelie trainers in shops.

Loud conversations on mobile phones. People remaining on the phone whilst being served in shops. It's the height of rudeness imo.

I was stood/sat can be part of a regional accent and can sound "right" in context even if it isn't correct.

@HarrySnotter, I just witnessed two smartly dressed women in full makeup, sporting enormous grins, taking selfies in front of the war memorial after the service.

God, that's appalling.

#livingmybestlife
Fuck off casey, you're like 12 years old!

😂😂😂😂

Not being able to speak to a company on the phone. You need to speak to someone, you get their phone number from the website, but all you get are a series of unhelpful options and recorded responses, only to be referred back to the website if they 'haven't managed to help'. Then they fail to respond to your e mail.....
Men with buns and carefully groomed beards.
All selfies, but especially selfie sticks.
People getting into dangerous positions for above selfies, although why I should worry I don't know, Darwin will out.
People who take phone calls in the cinema.
Being told that a young relative will only respond via instagram or whatever. It is totally beyond them to just phone you.

Unicorns. Fuck off!!! And not just unicorn but Christmas unicorn decorations?!
Yes!!
Unicorns and mermaids on stuff seems to bring our a ridiculous childishness in some people.
I have acquaintances who have gym clothes with unicorns on, a mug with mermaids and then have 'mermaid/unicorn hair' (which seems to mean looking like you've vomited a mix of blue, green, pink and purple all over your head). Naturally anything unicorn or mermaid related must involve squealing, talks about being a princess & hashtags about how exciting and magical it is. Bonus points if you can do endless snapchats of yourself filtered to death with silly sparkles on to prove how magical you are.

Drag queen make up on otherwiseartracrive girls and women.

Young men with their trousers half way down their bum. Why? It just looks ridiculous

Engagement photoshoots.

Totally agree with all of these. Particularly the #livinglife #funinsun #bestboy crap. I honestly am too busy actually doing stuff with and for my children to have time for all that filtering hash tagging nonsense. Genuinely. Also the vomit inducing 'she floats like an angel. Her tears are pure heaven drops. Her, heart is fragile and blah blah blah...' share if you know an angel lady like this. Yuck. Cake smashes. Just fucking why? Pure hype in order to make cash. I do think the woman who flippantly made the comment about the straw should be left alone though! It was clearly light hearted!