Modern trends that annoy you

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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

Whilst standing in the queue at the co-op today i witnessed a woman tapping her phone against the card machine and then her phone beeping to confirm she's paid!What on earth is actually wrong with using a card,or,better if,real money?!

You can now also ask ''Alexa'', one of those home speakers to send you a free sample of diet coke! Pff! Life complete. Also the fact that companies, Tesco in particular, say ''your phone's not just your phone, it's kind fo your life''
Also, am I the only one who is terribly annoyed by those ipads attached to the tables in Maccy D's? Now kids can't even talk with parents without being glued to a device. Snapchat, on the whole, annoys me to be quite fair, l have also come across many young people who are not willing to expose their face without having a filter. Also the fact that people in general are not living the moment as much as they used to , and find sharing the experience to others,and,fairly speaking,strangers online rather than themselves. It is all just incredibly sick.

Thought of another one.

Using literally when you mean figuratively. You weren't literally in pieces over something were you, you dope. No.

And hyperbolic language. Everyone/thing famous is 'iconic' and 'stellar' etc.

I'm assuming these trends are partly due to a shrinking vocabulary and a rising inability to string words together in cohesive sentences.

P.S Im a big fan of this topic,and, could quite frankly, go on all day about modern tech/habits!

Interesting that those who have an issue with modern technology (Paying with your PHONE?! WITCHCRAFT!!) have no problem whining about it on the internet. Probably on their phones.

Hasn't it always been the case that the current generation looks at the up-and-coming generation and wonders what the fuck went wrong with it?

"Our sires' age was worse than our grandsires'. We, their sons, are more worthless than they; so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt."

That was written in 20BC.

Calling dogs and cats fur babies.

My cat is a loved pet but he's not my child nor am I his mum.
And that piece of shitty sentimentality that is the Rainbow Bridge about dead pets makes me heave and roll my eyes so hard you can hear them rattle in my skull.

My pet peeve is definitely pouting and constant selfies

People threatening you with their 'legal advisor '

Bollocks you're just using google

*Thought of another one.

Using literally when you mean figuratively. You weren't literally in pieces over something were you, you dope. No.

And hyperbolic language. Everyone/thing famous is 'iconic' and 'stellar' etc.

I'm assuming these trends are partly due to a shrinking vocabulary and a rising inability to string words together in cohesive sentences.*

^^ I agree with all this @MissMarplesKnitting !

People going on a yoga retreat and saying there are 'going off grid'

Animal face selfies
'Slebridee' cookbooks
Unicorn anything
Unnecessary 'reboots'

Comedy eyebrows.

Chuggers.

Breakfast bar and dining table crammed into a kitchen diner the size of a postage stamp. With a shiny, white floor.

Solid wall of kitchen units with no adjecent work space, so you have to walk across the room with hot oven trays.

I usually pay with my watch. People behind me in queues must be wetting themselves with shock and disapproval.

The word “gifting”.

Ugly and unnecessary.

honeybee actually the tapping phone has saved me. My contactless card decided it wouldn't work at all, tapping or in the machine, I had no cash but I did have Apple Pay set up on my phone. It saved the day with a queue of tutting people behind me

Women, grown women, referring to themselves and their friends as girls. #greatnitewiththegirls! If you're over the age of 20 you're not a fucking girl. My SIL does this and she's 58.

99% of what's already been written!!

Adding one though - 'Open Letters'

'To the man on the plane/woman in the supermarket...' If you have something to say to someone then say it while they're there, instead of waiting a week and writing a (usually passive-aggressive and dripping with sarcasm) speech on social media to some randomer who, let's face it, isn't going to see it.

Whilst standing in the queue at the co-op today i witnessed a woman tapping her phone against the card machine and then her phone beeping to confirm she's paid!What on earth is actually wrong with using a card,or,better if,real money?!

You what? You realise it’s literally no different to paying with a card.....how weird

Coasters/cushions/pictures adorned with irritating alcohol themed slogans

Prosecco-ho-ho

Prosecco queen

Gin-gle bells

Not clever or funny.

For the record I like both but since when did but since when did Prosecco become more on trend than champagne?!

Also don't like things that state the obvious e.g a washing bin that says 'laundry' on it.

And yes, Christmas Eve boxes.....wtf?!

Excessive male grooming. There is nothing sexy about a man who has his eyebrows 'done' or his hands manicured.

Can I get?? I don't know, can you???

Ripped jeans; buying jeans, too much choice i.e. all the different fits.

People saying ‘invites’ when they mean ‘invitations’.

Freak shakes, those massive milkshakes with cream, doughnuts, sauce, everything fattening and sickly.

Too many emails from every company you’ve ever dealt with, sent every day ( Boden, Clarks, Debenhams etc).

Selfies of celebrities in their underwear/swimwear.

Mummy bloggers who think they’re the only ones who’ve ever had a baby.

Celebrity cookbooks.

• Men taking selfies at a mirror topless
• duck pouts
• Butt implants
• People videoing terrible events. I mean if you want to risk a tornado or something then I guess it's up to you. But a mass fire, a stabbing, a bomb threat - it's just grim.
• Destination weddings where neither one of the to be married are not from that country OR if it's just a few people.
• hens and stags being mega expensive/abroad/tacky. I like hen dos where a few drinks are had and maybe a nice activity like spa, theatre, dance etc but spending £400 on hen do alone is shocking.

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