What things do you see and think are just pretentious?

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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.

‘Curated’

Also ‘gifted’ instead of given.

And ‘edit’ as a known. It is a verb and should be used for pieces of writing, not clothes.

Known = noun
No idea how that happened!

People, usually well off and employed, that look down their nose at unemployed people. Often with a side of telling those unemployed people how easy it is to find a job.

'Self care' when talking about having a bubble bath or treating yourself to something, it just sounds really wanky and self important sorry.

Mimithemouse
I agree with you.

See also 'mental health days' meaning a duvet day when you dont fancy going in (sort of trivializes actual mental health issues)

'Wellbeing' as a wanky way of saying 'I've done some of my hobbies'.

I knew someone who used to regularly respond to anything less than perfrct in her life with 'but my mental wellbeing has to be prioritised'. It meant that a low mark at uni would be responded to by missing a few of that lecturers seminars because 'I need to be able to face them calmly'. A first date that didn't turn into a second date was met with a spa day because "I have to look after myself". It was pretentious babble. Every tiny little life moment was dressed up in pseudo-psychology.

Exactly! You said it better than me

^^ Totally agree, and all that gumpf about ‘mindfulness’ , just clear your diary, don’t take on so many commitments and put your feet up regularly. No need to go on a course to learn ‘mindfulness’ at great expense.

I had a colleague who was big into mindfulness. I wish it was acceptable to point out that a good 75% of the things they complained about in terms of wellbeing and workload were self-inflicted.

They'd then talk about I needed to pause and do mindfulness instead of being busy. At that point I would say I have my hobbies and my hobbies help me have what was previously known as 'work life balance'. But no. Apparently, what was missing in my life was bubble baths and scented candles.

Anyone who strides about in a Barbour coat with a chocolate Labrador.
Take your fucking flat cap and your orf orf laugh and shove it up your arse Dave. We all know that you were dragged up in a council house in Barnsley and worked as a postie before renting a fucking cottage in the countryside. You pretentious boring bastard

we have lots of people move from London who made a killing on the property market. First thing they do is buy a lab, le chameau wellies and a shooting jacket.

The mums all wear Dubarry country boots for the school run.

So funny.

Anyone who strides about in a Barbour coat with a chocolate Labrador.
Take your fucking flat cap and your orf orf laugh and shove it up your arse Dave. We all know that you were dragged up in a council house in Barnsley and worked as a postie before renting a fucking cottage in the countryside. You pretentious boring bastard

 we have lots of people move from London who made a killing on the property market. First thing they do is buy a lab, le chameau wellies and a shooting jacket.

The mums all wear Dubarry country boots for the school run.

So funny.

I wear a Barbour jacket, also have 2 Musto jackets and Dubarry boots. I'm a normal country girl who likes good quality, practical,warm clothes and boots. I don't wear them to be pretentious. Sadly envy makes a lot of people mock those who wear these items.

I love my Barbour coats. They are warm and practical.
I still can see what other posters are saying about the 'country living look'.

Wearing a coat/jacket over your shoulders instead of just putting your arms through the sleeves. So pretentious and try-hard.

Inviting friends round for 'supper' grrrh

Food being pan fried! Is that as opposed to being fried in a wellington boot?? 😅

Mixed gender toilets?? Why would someone say that hat? They are the safest option. I wish all toilets were unisex.

DorindaLestrange Is he in law enforcement?

If so, people who are in law enforcement are so used to writing detailed descriptions in their paper work (because they have to) that it may be something that he does out of habit.

ANiceLentilHotpot...on food blogs, so true, I hate trawling past all the crap they write about what inspired the recipe blahblahblsh and then 100 filtered photos before you can locate the recipe (maybe I should just use old school recipe books).

What in the name of Mike is a jade fanny egg?

Do you steam it IN your fanny?

(I'm missing something, aren't I?)

Kale and ‘clean eating’?!?

What is this that "Gwennie" is Hawking? I've never heard of it over here?

Organic anything (overpriced and nutritionally The same just 3x the price) pesticides? Feh! adapt or die. Worry way more about what Chernobyl and fukashima have done to soil,air and water (ain't no organic for that!)
-The term "clean food" for no preservatives, coloring etc. Gimme a break!

People who ‘devour’ and ‘covet’ things. No need.

As several have already mentioned 'curated'. Can't stand Lauren Lavern's advert for her carefully curated radio show...

SapphireSeptember, although it's true about high end make up being overpriced (they have a huge profit margin, if I remember correctly it costs less than a dollar for a lipstick) the quality in higher end make up tends to be much better. I was a make up artist for close to 20 years, both for big companies and freelance, and it is much easier to use better quality make up. It tends to be finely milled, smoother, more blendable, the colours are also much more highly pigmented. And, trust me, I have used both the cheap stuff and the good stuff. I've always told my clients to always invest in an expensive foundation and just skimp on the mascara (Maybelline Great Lash) or eyeliner. Same goes for skincare too, if you can. You can skimp on toner though.