What things do you see and think are just pretentious?

[SneakyGremlins]

For me it's cafés with "no WiFi here, talk to each other!" signs.

A) I'll probably go elsewhere thanks

B) My best friend likes to sit on his phone anyway because they don't realise mobile data exists.

I just find it so wanky - if I'm going out to spend money on a drink and several pieces of cake then I'm going out to relax. If I want to be on my phone then I will be.

Sorry for killing the peacock mood.

Slopes off shamefacedly...

Have taken a screenshot of BigStripeyBastard's first post for posterity though

Vegan scampi, prawn tempura etc

Served in the great fish and chip shop I go to. What a load of wanky bollocks

Jeremy Corbyn

I really don't see avocados, hummus etc as pretentious. Aren't they just normal foods these days?

I agree with whoever said that some of the pretentious things here are more what I'd think of as common (sorry to use that word).

Like people who have metal keyring style logos hanging from handbags. Especially the Michael Kors ones. That's common to me rather than pretentious.

Oh some of these are brilliant others need to look up the word pretentious A local cafe gets my custom because of their amazing scones, I hate the fact it's presented to me on arank looking wooden board, has jam in stupid little glass, clippy jar things but the butter is left in the packet. Total wankery.

This though was the best description ever on the internet.

WTF even is cold pressed coffee?
It's a fucking outrage, that's what it is.
Half a pint of watery, brown coloured shite from the Devil's Own Rectum that tastes so little of coffee, you actually wonder what head injury you sustained as to make you think paying three pounds fifty for this pond water-esque abomination was a reasonable idea.
Then you spend thirty minutes malevolently sipping this chilled, Satanic turd water, all the while thinking you could have gone home and had a Nescafe Gold Blend for nowt!

"Pan fried”

Of course it was fried in a pan. How else would you fry anything?

Er, deep fried, of course!!

That's common to me rather than pretentious

^^ that line is pretentious and wanky! Unintentionally very funny though 😆😆

I think more people think of things as common than would care to admit.

Mmm

Many people don’t feel the need to feel superior to others based on an item they are wearing/carrying or what they are called or have called their children

“^^ that line is pretentious and wanky! Unintentionally very funny though”
Believe me, it wasn’t unconsciously anything.

I'm certainly not going to pretend that I don't think of things as common - it has no bearing on how I treat people.

The cafe and gift shop near me.
Run by a chubby Middle Aged 'blogger' who posts tons of pics of herself and shop on SM of her 'carefully curated', 'skilfully styled' 'boutique gifts and homeware' aka bits of V expensive tat!

While serving her 'deliciously artisan' breads and cakes with the 'ethically sourced' drinks at steep prices. I just want a cuppa tea.

Anytime a friend suggests going there I have to disguise my eye roll. Give me Starbucks or a builders cafe any day.

Is it ok for people to call "middle class" people pretentious for having certain habits?

Common isn't class or gender specific

I'm not middle class by the way I'm from a working class immigrant family. I'm also not well off.

It's just that there seem to be a lot of double standards.

I know Bertrand

Good for you finding I’m sure I can guess what you find awfully common.

MN has less of these threads now they were often very funny

Well I like peacocks! It's horrible to be happy that the peacock baby died

Run by a chubby Middle Aged 'blogger' who posts tons of pics of herself and shop on SM

Does her weight and age influence her food and stock somehow?

Anything that has been 'crafted'

Jumpers with a tiny woven polo player on them.

I believe he’s embroidered. To weave something so tiny and intricate would certainly be a feat of exceptional craftsmanship.

It sure if they’ve been mentioned but Gender Reveal parties and slightly less so, baby showers!

'Hand crafted'.....fine for an actual craft fair but not for a coffee or glass of water 🙈🙈

“t sure if they’ve been mentioned but Gender Reveal parties and slightly less so, baby showers!”
Common.

I'd definitely have a gender reveal cake etc for my family (parents and siblings) if I had a baby.

After 14 years of tcc and no other children between us it would be much anticipated. Pretentious/common, couldn't care less!

@BigStripeyBastard you made my literal lol and then have to read a heavily edited version of your post to my 4yo (she thinks peacocks are silly too).

For me it’s ‘soil’ or ‘dirt’ (usually chocolate I think) served on or under a pudding. No I don’t want your dried out bitter crumbs thank mate. It’s like one of the many failed attempts I make at baking biscuits scrapped off the bottom of a baking tray. And for WHY?
Gin served in those massive bowl shaped glasses. I think they look ugly and are too full of ice and I feel like a total twat holding one. Also they made a G+T cost £9 suddenly.
My local cafe has a sign saying ‘no children after 7’ which I think is pointless as surely it’s not going to be crammed with kids at that time but it makes me feel unwelcome all the time and I think they don’t understand the demographic round these parts (one of the few areas of London you can afford to house a child or two but which was without good coffee for a long while.)
Menus that don’t have pound signs!! Apparently you can pay ‘7’ for avocado toast. Really want to argue that could be seven buttons or sticks of celery or chanted affirmations.
Phew that was cathartic

Those people on Instagram that stage fake scenes that they present as their real life, but just aren't.

Handbags with designer tags/logo. I just think Turkish market.

“t sure if they’ve been mentioned but Gender Reveal parties and slightly less so, baby showers!" Common.'

When you say common, do you mean bad taste or not to your taste?

'Common' has such a Hyacinth Bucket ring to it doesn't it.