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.

@ShatnersBassoon 😂😂 seeping into your gusset! 😂😂

To be fair, these days it doesn't seem to matter which chromosomal pair you have only those you identify as... 🙄 so you should feel free to use either!

Just read the label on my scented sticks (one point for them), apparently they are "hand poured" in the U.K. Wonder if machine poured ones smell different?

"Edit" appearing everywhere - style edit, brand edit, designer edit etc. What does it mean?

Cupcakes.

They're buns fgs. With way too much sugary crap on.

I agree, “edit” and “curate” are wildly overused for “select” “choose” “sort out” “clear up”

Cupcakes are just awful and if I ruled the world they would be banned.

ScreamingValenta

"Edit" appearing everywhere - style edit, brand edit, designer edit etc. What does it mean?

It's short for edition isn't it?

“Cupcakes are just awful and if I ruled the world they would be banned”

Noooooo! They are my biggest seller-easy to make, never go wrong and fly off the shelf. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the public taste.

Also waiters who for some reason don't write down your order. I'm not impressed, and I am less impressed when the wrong dish comes out. Absolutely!

And the use of the words "skill set" Ahhh! "Would you like me to proof read the poster fur the PTA Sumner Fair? Proof reading's in my skill set."
Oh fuck off, we've all got GCSE English, y'know.

Cupcakes are just big buns (oooerrr). Some of them are overly sugary whereas some are lovely. Don't think they're pretentious though. Can you have a pretentious confectionery item?

Sugar is the very definition of a pretentious food stuff: all calories and no nutrition.

PorpentinaScamander

I don't know . 'Edition' doesn't make much sense either in the context.

Edit is a verb

BertrandRussell Most cupcakes I've encountered would be lovely, if only the ratio of cake to icing was better. They always seem to be mostly icing, with a tiny bit of cake.

Sugars ubiquity means it cannot be classified as pretentious. I suppose those sugar banquets the filthy rich Tudors liked to hold could have been described as such. Sugar sculptures and so on.

For all of those saying personalised stuff, I give you personalised gates! Someone on my street had their names designed into their iron front gate

Calling photographs "captures"

Prefacing any announcement with "People ! (now I will give you some patronising advice about seizing the day or some shit)"

They always seem to be mostly icing, with a tiny bit of cake.

^This!

I loathe the mountain of buttercream on the top of most cup cakes. I prefer old fashioned fairy cakes with just some thin lemon icing or butterfly style with actual whipped cream.

I prefer the smaller size of fairy cakes as well.

The ubiquity of sugar does not exonerate it from pretentiousness, it merely proves that prententiousness has vanquished good sense.

Imagine a supermarket with all the items containing sugar removed.

I've only seen "edit" used in that was when talking about a magazine/set of photos.
E.g. "fashion edit" is all about fashion. Hence I assumed it meant edition.

If it not that then fuck knows

I'd rather not.

I hate outdoor swimming being referred to as 'wild' swimming, wtf? We used to just go 'swimming' in rivers or the sea didn't we?

Imagine a supermarket with all the items containing sugar removed.

No fruit. No milk. Few if any vegetables...

Also, when did exercise bikes become spinning machines?