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Things you don't get why they are popular?

315 replies

FunkyTime · 22/02/2020 22:18

I will start

Dubai
Magaluf

Why do people in numbers go there?

OP posts:
Sarcelle · 23/02/2020 20:29

Gigantic TVs out of kilter with the size of the room.
Caterpillar eyebrows.
All those Only Way is Essex, Made in Chelsea, Love Islanr programmes and the "celebs" that emerge from there.
David Beckham
Tattoos
Glitter on everything.

flingaling · 23/02/2020 20:30

Mrs Brown's Boys

EnthusiasmIsDisturbed · 23/02/2020 20:41

Friends (tv show not actual friends)

So so overrated and predictable script.

Didn’t like it in the 90’s and the new obsession with the show is even more tedious

3luckystars · 23/02/2020 21:51

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion I know what you mean about the false lashes, my sil has them for years and they are very natural looking, as in they are not the first thing you notice about her, they are lovely. I only know they are false because she actually told me.
I dont get that sick feeling about hers, it's the big thick ones that look like they have tons of mascara layered thickly on them and have never been cleaned off.

louloubelleme · 23/02/2020 22:05

Nando's- it's nice, but not nice enough to pay the amount of money it costs! Got a takeaway one a couple of months ago and couldn't believe the price Shock

Gin

You know those ear things that make a massive hole in your earlobe! Just have images of when your old and the skin has gone all saggy Envy(not envy)

Riv12345 · 23/02/2020 22:26

Facebook
Holly willoughby

Hadenoughofitall441 · 23/02/2020 22:44

Coffee
Australia - just can not see the fascination.
Dubai - the fact they have so many laws makes me uneasy.
Alcohol- you can have a good time without getting plastered. Also people drink away thier problems, or so they think - instead it most likely makes things 100 times worse. ( I grew up with 2 alcoholic grandparents and a borderline alcoholic father so I am very clued in)

Willow2017 · 23/02/2020 22:50

avocados
mangos
pesto
hummus
olives
really hot spicy food that means you cant taste anything in it properly.
the never ending steam of selfies some people take.
plug in air freshners, boak!
reality tv like Love Island, Made in Chelsea etc that is 'scripted' ffs!
Holidays in Dubai, Turkey etc, they treat women like crap why go there?
2 inch false nails which mean you cant do your job properly without contorting your hand and taking twice as long to do anything to avoid the stupid nails!
'Soshul medja' in most forms its all self promoting shite, most of it is lies anyway.
Going on holiday to somewhere nice just to stay drunk for 14 days, why bother?

Modern 'pop' music, same old same old crap trotted out over and over, just different names and I cant remember a single one of them. They all blend in after a while. You hear a new woice and think thats really nice, then 2 weeks later someone else with exactly the same voice is 'the latest big thing'. Where are the stand out groups and singers? Where is the individuality? The creativity?

People famous for just being famous, not doing a damm thing worthwhile for anything or anyone just posting a lot of crap and photos.

Just call me Ouiser Grin

QuiteTiredOut · 23/02/2020 23:00

Avocados
Gin
Salted caramel (I just want normal caramel)
Over inflated lips. They look ridiculous.

wouldntmindbeingmrsw · 23/02/2020 23:03

Love island.
The Kardashian's.
Boys in full grey marl tracksuits.
Pouting.
Coffee.
Judgemental people.
Caked on make up.
Eyebrows.
Mrs Brown's boys.
Snapchat.
Facebook.
Tik Tok.
Camping.
Pizza.

ExtraFox18 · 23/02/2020 23:03

Dirty dancing.

Taylor Swift.

Greggs

Mani pedis and high street nail shops.

QuiteTiredOut · 23/02/2020 23:08

Camping.

I hate camping. Why would I want to be cold and wet in a tent and have to traipse across a field every time I needed a wee. No thanks.

jakeyboy1 · 23/02/2020 23:09

Log burners.

Pebbles on driveways.

Nissan qashqais.

Reusable beeswax sandwich wrap stuff, urgh.

BlueHarry · 23/02/2020 23:14

Any kind of scripted "reality TV". If it's scripted it's not reality so why isn't it a soap? What exactly are you watching? I don't understand it at all.

BlueHarry · 23/02/2020 23:14

Oh and lip fillers, big eyebrows and really over done "drag queen" style make up.

sukieinthegraveyard · 23/02/2020 23:51

Personalised number plates
Lip fillers
Botox
Long talons painter in garish colours
Nail art
Cold shoulder tops
Leggings worn with short top
People’s voices going up at the end of their sentences
Saying “like” every 3 words uttered
Facebook/snapchat/instagram etc
Massive cars/4x4’s when not needed, purely used for status
Daily Mail
This Morning
I’m a celeb etc etc

AlexaShutUp · 23/02/2020 23:53

Boris Johnson
Brexit
The Tories
I'm a celebrity

AlexaShutUp · 23/02/2020 23:55

Oh yeah, and MacDonalds, it's rank.

Mydogatemypurse · 23/02/2020 23:56

Prosecco
Philip Schofield

Overseasmom100 · 23/02/2020 23:56

Filler in lips
Gin
The Kardashians
Love Island
Fit bits
Pizza Hut

Whoopsmahoot · 23/02/2020 23:59

Avacados 🤮
Love island
Coffee 🤮
Designer labels
Having more than 1 or 2 handbags
Eyebrows
False nails
Tattoos and facial piercings

Defenbaker · 24/02/2020 00:00

Grey decor
Fake nails, esp if they're very long and have square corners
Overdone eyebrows
Full sleeve tattoos - or any huge areas of flesh covered in tattoos (don't mind small ones, esp if they're unusual)
Ripped jeans - esp when they have so many rips they barely cover the legs. What's the point? If your legs are good and you want to show them off, just wear shorts.
Bifold doors - gimmicky things which are likely to cause maintenance issues down the line.
Kitchen islands - just put a table there, if you have the space
Love Island and all the other reality TV garbage
Huge 4x4s, esp when driven in towns, by people who act like they own the road and are usually incapable of parking them properly (not that they're easy to fit in a standard space, I should imagine).
Avocadoes - slimy, odd things
Rap singers
Alexa and all similar tech that has voice recognition - I don't want 24/7 surveillance in my own home thanks.

xQueenMabx · 24/02/2020 05:53

Avocados 🤮

PhoneTwattery · 24/02/2020 06:02

Ladas
Stockings
Cats
Blancmange
The measles
Michael Gove
Periods

Vellichor · 24/02/2020 06:41

Dominos, Pandora rings and bracelets, pouting selfies and filters, TV talent shows or reality shows, decorating everything in grey, Brexit!

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