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

You're not allowed to like anything anymore, you have to have a passion.

EwItsAHooman Sat 10-Nov-18 18:45:19
the sheer competitiveness of times like Christmas what with elf on the flippin shelf and xmas eve boxes

Can I add to this, photographs on FB on Christmas Eve from around 9/10pm onwards - huge mountains of presents with the caption "Santa has been!". Usually followed up next day with a photo of the DC sitting in front of an arranged stack of unwrapped presents with the caption "what a haul!" or "spoilt rotten!"

I don't care how much someone buys for their DC, do Christmas your way and be happy with it, I buy my own DC what some would probably class as a little bit too much but the photos are vulgar.

I hate the posts where they ask have they bought enough. And spending for the amount/no. of presents sake rather than just buying what is really wanted.

"I've spent £1500 per child and they all have 100 presents each to open, but is that enough? Will they feel deprived once they've opened them all? Will they be mentally scarred for life?"

And its probably all tat from the pound shop individually wrapped so that there are X no. of presents.

Oh yes IJystLosttgeGame 'prisoner's especially when it comes to job ads.
No I am not 'passionate' about filing and photocopying, but I know my abcs and see the value of putting things away so I can find them again when I want them.

Bloody Americanisms! I have an irrational hatred for them!

I hate the adoption of American dates i.e. 'November 12th'. No. NO. IT IS 'THE 12th OF NOVEMBER'.

Its not just Americanisms. I'm starting to see more and more of the following and its starting to get on my nerves:

"The dog needed fed"

What the fuck kind of English is that??

Usage of 'Also' at the beginning of a conversation. (DD Please stop!!)
Snapchat filters after the age of 9, Snapchat in general..
Highlighter that make your temples resemble out of date ham

Also the over-normalisation of sex toys and bedroom antics. Yes sure name it normal, acceptable and accessible for people but so we really need to be constantly talking about it on loose women and have anal beads thrust in our face everytime we open a magazine? Do supermarkets really need to self butt plugs and vibrators? I think we've over baked it. In my opinion it's bordering tacky and distasteful and also puts a degree of pressure particularly on to women who actually do just want a bit of good old fashioned vanilla sex sometimes. And I'm no prude.

People who are offended constantly, and expect the whole world to adjust to prevent their personal offence. Ad infinitum for people who are offended by something that has literally nothing to do with them

Make it not name it!

“Going Tesco”, no you’re “Going to Tesco” Tesco is not a verb!

People thinking work is the be all and end all.

People buying bags of stuff from primark, it will probably in landfill in 6 months. People buying stuff, throwing away perfectly good stuff to make room for the same stuff because it’s a different colour that some magazine said is the key colour of the season.

Massive wasteful weddings full of tat (yes chalkboards/oversized lettering) etc I’m looking at you.

Most of all political correctness and pseudo liberalism.

Using ‘political correctness’ as a criticism with examples which are just nonsense by anyone’s book !

The obsession with carbohydrates being sinful, kale is not an alternative to pasta

After a delicious Sunday roast yesterday, my MIL said she'd heard on the radio that people shouldn't eat potatoes. She was aghast. As she's 87 and in perfect health, I think she's probably got a point!

Dramatic long pauses when revealing the winner of a competition

And for this alone, Chris Tarrant (and his Bong Game from the 1980s) should be beaten about the head with a stockingful of warm vomit. I absolutely HATE it!

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

I think this is a losing battle. I'm not expecting anyone to tell me they were "figuratively shaking with anger" any time soon

I keep a very random email address for such occasions!

Tacky 'inspirational', ie sickly, slogans masquerading as artwork on people's walls. Yuck.
People thinking that no-one else in history has ever had a baby, dangerous to say on MN, it's a bit of biology, women have done it since time immemorial, you haven't invented the wheel.
Nouns turned into verbs, gifting, parenting make a good start.

Looks like I had a SM. the reference to email addresses was a response to those who dislike giving email addresses at checkout!

YY to all of these - except I don't agree that most vegans aren't pushy. They definitely let you know that if you dare to use non-vegan pasta in an otherwise vegan dish you are a FRAUD! The whole 'ultra' of it all (another phrase I hate) puts people off even trying IMO.

People #livingmybestlife or #mykidsmyworld #blessed piss me right off. It's just so fake! I just finished uni with someone who barely attended lectures, spent so much money on fad diets/freezing her cellulite (yes that's a thing too apparently ) and various other insanities like making sure eyebrows were "on point"/hair extensions - then she'd run bleating to the tutors saying how broke she was! Lecturers giving her kids gifts and giving awards for being so "positive and passionate"! I think the fake salespeople really have taken over. It's not about hard work and diligence any more but about whether you can smile fakely at the right people and act "positive" or "upbeat" all the sodding time they are in view.

When people caption their pics on fb: "my beautiful daughter" so boastful!!

People who do everyday normal stuff with their kids and post a pic of it on social media so everyone can see they're doing normal things. How sick of having their photos taken must these kids be.

When people caption their pics on fb: "my beautiful daughter" so boastful!!

That's hardly boastful, to them their child is beautiful. And it's their SM, they can post what they like. My friend is always posting about how cute her kid is, it's not. It's fugly. But I don't tell her that because to her, her kid is cute.

The way that the press etc describe any female under fifty, or their clothes or hairdo as "Stunning".
Usually applied to a footballer's wife going shopping, or an ex girl band member waiting in an airport, or someone who once appeared in Coronation Street coming out of her local pub.

“Addicting”

When did this become a word? It’s so annoying.

The overuse of mental illness by those not actually suffering from it. Gives the real victims a bad press.

This! When people say they have ocd cause they like cleanliness. It's nowhere near the same thing but generally accepted

Every damn 'reality' show. It isn't real and it isn't entertaining to watch.

People who talk to their phones while walking, especially with earpieces in. It makes you look like a loony talking to yourself.

Tall people i.e. men, with fat rucksacks on the tube. I don't need my face scrubbed by your luggage.

Wheely bags. Fine for airports, but not when you run them over my toes in the street. Repeatedly.

Costant sharing on Facebook. I don't care what your lunch looks like.

I don't mind HD brows, although some are just so overdone. I have them myself, because I'd have no brows otherwise.

People co-opting serious illnesses, allergies or disorders to make themselves sound/feel special: everything from PTSD and gluten intolerance to gender dysphoria.

Adults acting like children: stupid Snapchat/Instagram add-ons in photos, squealing over a mildly interesting occurrence, ‘fairytale’ weddings, friendship-ending tantrums and fall-outs over minor disagreements.

The endless sea of plastic crap in shops, none of which is necessary or even particularly desirable but which people buy because it’s there. Who really needs pineapple/unicorn/llama novelty everything?

Pet owners treating their pets like children and posting endless photos of their ‘fur baby’ on social media. Nobody cares if your mongrel ‘designer’ dog ‘missed mummy snuggles’ while you were at the shops. Grow TF up.

People posting photos of their stuff on social media: cars, houses, makeup collections, present piles. It’s tacky.

Depending on how modern, modern is...

Reality TV
Social media
Carrying and drinking coffee everywhere
Carrying and drinking water everywhere

Fame-seeking, boasting and endless fucking sipping, in other words.

Another thing - when did it become normal for politicians to resign when they are doing something right?

It used to be people who were caught out lying or cheating (general good for nothings) were shamed into leaving and early retirement, etc. Now it's the good guys who seem to think resigning (similar to MN flouncing it seems) when they are blocked or there are delays seems the norm. Do they really not think that someone with an opposing view will just step into their shoes? Am considering the resignation of the lady today about the gambling machines . Why not Boris/Farage/Gove?