How annoying is the Uncle Ben ad?!! Wow.

[SanityDecreasing]

Just came on TV and I could feel my teeth grinding with sheer irritation!

" You say either, I say either.....neither, neeeeeeither....but we'll never call the whole thing off"

Arghhh!! 😬🤬

Who's with me? Surely it's not just me.

It might just beat the new Aldi ad with the two massively over enthusiastic parents. "Yum yum yum yum yuuuuuum!" "Friiiiday night.....(altogether!) PIZZA NIGHT! Yeaaahhhh!"

Jeez. Can't we just eat dinner without the cheering and juggling or whatever it is the dad is doing? 🙄

Apparently not. My health visitor told me my new table meant the whole family could chat of an evening. News to me- I always thought talking while eating was rude.

@Dicotyledon, I don't mind sitting together I just don't think you need to turn every dinner time into some sort of display!

Are they still misappropriating the image of the older black gentleman in their marketing?
In 2020??

Nothing as bloody irritating as the Fiends advert.
Friends without the r.
Wtaf??.
Grrrrr

Uncle Ben advert always ruins my whole day when I see it.

@Windyatthebeach, have I been lucky enough to miss this? Which advert?

@Moonmelodies

Are they still misappropriating the image of the older black gentleman in their marketing? In 2020??

His name is Frank Brown and was the maitre'd of a restaurant in Chicago. He agreed to have his image used on their publicity material.

I'm guessing that makes it all right?

It's a game to download of some sorts. Haven't got past the irritation to take more notice!!

@Dicotyledon, do you normally just sit and eat in silence then!? What about family occasions, Birthday dinners etc?

Yep. I always sit in silence. In fact I needed the table because I didn’t talk all day long to my child and then chat to my husband when he came home.

News to me- I always thought talking while eating was rude
Talking with your mouth full is rude. Do you sit in silence at dinner?

I always mute the sound for ALL adverts -
can't stand the bloody things

I went for dinner at someone’s house once where they didn’t talk at the table. It was so weird and awkward.

Really? You just eat and don’t speak to each other?? 😲

This is going into a direction I wasn't expecting

*in a direction

Why do you watch the adverts

@SanityDecreasing several directions in fact. There's lockdown for you

Surely when the adverts come on, that's your cue to press 'mute', go top up your wine/make a cuppa/talk to your loungemate about the previous segment of the show? Do people actually watch the things?

Do people actually watch things?

Once I’m sat I’m sat

My grandparents had a saying, every time you talk you miss a bite. They didn't consider meals to be for talking. Or a leisure activity or treat really. Eating was very functional to them.

Oh God YES, it just makes me what to put my hands around their throats. OP bad news there's another one!!! She's pregnant and it's 'you say tomato etc etc I want to hurl

@OrchidJewel, well I'll look forward to that