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.

But is it “pretentious”? Don’t think so.

Not rtft (cats want breakfast) so,apologies for any duplication but why are all new houses “stunning?” Yes, maybe if your previous roof was a friend’s sofa or a b & b hostel but otherwise? It drives me mad and I can only think it’s stunning because youmstun yourself banging your head on the wall in disbelief

Use of the word outsourcing on here for getting a cleaner

People trying to speak street that shouldn't

People who call going to the gym and working out “training”

Oh dammit yes! That really grates. You train for an event or competition. Upping your leg press by 2kg may be an achievement, but it's not an event.

If you keep banging on about 'training' and 'carb loading' (it's a fucking spin class Janet) while sitting at the next desk to me, I will earworm you by humming 'Mnah Mnah' for 90 seconds randomly throughout the day.

Wow so many nasty people on this thread should change the name of this thread to ‘bullynet’!

I have a Range Rover because I like them, and I feel that it’s a big, safe carry to have my toddler in, rather than some puddle jumper that would be smashed to bits in a crash. Sorry the nasty people on this thread don’t seem to understand that and it’s your opinion that it’s a ‘big ugly brute of a car’, however we’re all entitled to our opinions, I disagree, and am willing to bet that whatever the hell you drive is ugly

And as for the horror claiming that ‘bespoke’ isn’t pretentious because that’s your ‘business’ and the word pretentious has been around forever, not really sure what that’s got to do with anything? It’s an OPINION thread, what do you see and think is pretentious? I see the word bespoke, and see a lot of ‘businesses’, especially the MLM ‘businesses’ using the word, and I think it’s pretentious beyond belief. That’s my opinion sorry you don’t seem to be able to understand the concept.

What is the point in having an opinion thread when there’s absolute horrors who only come on to jump down your throat when you dare to have one? Get a fucking grip of yourself and grow up! Horrible bully’s!

Yes!!! The word 'stunning' to describe stuff people have for sale!
If the seller says it's 'stunning' it must be... 

There's a certain irony when someone decries others for calling something pretentious, labelling them bullies and telling them to grow up; then in the next paragraph calling others pretentious for using the word bespoke

It's a thread about opinions and everyone will have their own, it just appears that many share the same opinion on a particular make and model of car. However if people comment on that, they should 'get a fucking grip'. How odd.

Range Rovers are surely pretentious solely because they take up more than their fair share of space?

I hate the Range Rover mums on the school run. They’re always wearing a Joules mac as well

There is something worse than "pan fried".
I give you: -
"Pan seared".
No, it's just fried you overbearing wankstain. Fried. Probably slightly overcooked and then you can lie and say it's Cajun.

Hilarious that anyone could be thought jealous of the RR lot, you couldn't give me one.

Someone on Radio 4 has just referred to a computer game being 'incubated' on Google .

Hand crafted artisan coffee anyone?

I've just walked past two houses next to eachother that look like 1980s detached, each I'd high walks with concrete lions, electric gates, sandstone columns beside front door that are holding up sandstone balconies. I looked like someone had chopped half an old castle up and Bolted a bit of balcony to each.

I was tempted to take a picture, but I was stunned by the ugliness and prentiousness.

'Hand-cooked' anything - sounds as if hands in question can heat up to 250 C. Or maybe they wear super-heated asbestos gloves.

My sister in law!

Oh klutzy, that look was in vogue and in high demand in outer west London where I used to live. Away with front gardens, in with columns, block paving with room for 3 mercs to park on it, bring on the railings and lions. I recall one with particular fondness due to the plastic palm trees in the garden. One red, one blue and one yellow. I'm not sure about pretensions but blimey! They were ubiquitous and not great to look upon.

longwayoff

If there is a place for the damned, one that exists beyond death, on the shores of the river Styxx, surely, what you describe, is precisely how it will look.

threehours, it’s eSpresso you’re making in your non-pretentious mokka pot.

House naming.

Not so bad if you live in a detached middle-of-nowhere house, but a mid terrace in tower hamlets called ‘The Gables’ or ‘Honeysuckle House’ is bordering on the ridiculous

People in Range Rovers whose fillers could serve as airbags .

Horrible bully's what?

Pretentious? Moi?

Mrskeats Be easier to hold a sign up with ‘I’m very rich’ on it.

I've mentioned this before but I was behind an Overfinch Rangey a while back.

A short while later, another one turned up. I bet neither were very happy!

(Overfinch are a specialist bling co for Range Rovers which cost a fortune and people make a point of changing th RR letters on the back to say "Overfinch" in the same style, just so you know exactly how rich they are)

Another vote for Range Rovers (and Discoveries for that matter)!

There's a not particularly good private school up the road from us and at drop off and pick up time the pavements are jammed with these cars. Almost all the drivers have orange tans and heels and usually live within 10 minutes walking distance of the school.

In comparison, the parents at our town's better private schools are far less showy.

Having ones 'colours done' and being 'diagnosed' as a winter or summer or other such shite. Who are you? Bridget Jones's mother? Ffs just wear what the fuck you want. It is all a pile of wank designed to part you from your cash.

Capsule wardrobe, boring, boring and boring. End of.

Clothes described as pre loved original vintage when they are bog standard second hand 10 year old M&S nothing special would not look out of place in a village hall jumble sale.

Make my eyes 'pop' exploding eyeballs..... Lovely.

A bright lip..... Eeer surely that would be lips unless you really only have one lip.

Private school uniforms. Silly hats and ridiculous blazers. You might have loads of money but your children look like right twats.

Range Rovers. Never seen one being driven by someone with any ability whatsoever to park.