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Something you dislike but everyone loves

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Timeisavirtue · 28/09/2021 23:52

Was watching a music countdown the other day and one of the songs from dirty dancing came on, I casually mentioned to my mum how I like the song but dislike the movie.... my mum almost lost her shit....
Like it was a criminal offence to not like it.
Tell me something you dislike but everyone loves..
Can be anything 😊

OP posts:
Cocolapew · 29/09/2021 10:01

Wine

Spindrifting · 29/09/2021 10:03

@helpthewhos

Pandas. Huge waste of resources.
I’m with you on pandas. Honestly, if you will only eat one specific plant that isn’t particularly nutritious or suited to your gut, so you only digest 17% of what you eat, hence you need vast amounts of it to stay alive, and are deeply reluctant to shag other pandas, have complex mating rituals, tiny penises, and are only fertile a couple of days a year, at best producing a single tiny cub who’s quite likely not to survive — well, your habitats should be restored, obviously, but you’re on your own.
Kuachui · 29/09/2021 10:05

Alcohol, avacado, musicals

Marimaur · 29/09/2021 10:08

Grey and white interiors in homes.
Love Island.
Aperol spritz.

Marimaur · 29/09/2021 10:10

Oh, and Ed Sheeran

DroopyClematis · 29/09/2021 10:18

Soap operas
Those buy it /flog it antique/recycled shoes.
Salted Caramel.
Coffee
Hot tubs.
Flip flops

Neonplant · 29/09/2021 10:18

[quote SD1978]@Neonplant - anything. I've tried fiction, crime, lifestyle, true stories, medical ones- I don't enjoy someone warbling in my ear. I don't find them interesting and I'd rather read about what I've listened to than listen to it. I try multiple different types of them to find ones I like and I got nothing out of any of them. Would rather read the book or watch the documentary. [/quote]
That's not not getting it though, that's a preference to consume the information in another medium. Or can you not understand why people prefer that medium? I am being slightly awkward here, but it's because these threads are full of people claiming that they don't get the appeal of something when actually they just have a preference for something else.

It's obviously fine not to like things, but this dramatic I can't possibly get the appeal of this is very tiresome. I asked about podcasts as they are something which has been really important for education and awareness which is accessible to almost all. To not like them is obviously fine, but I'm not sure how you could not think of any situations or for any people where they could have appeal. So why not just say I don't like them?

This goes for loads of stuff on the thread. Obviously plenty of people just say their thing. But why do so many have to not get it? Are some many ver challenged with imagination?

For example I prefer lots of colours in my home as it makes me happy. I don't not get why people have lots of muted tones. It's not for me, but I understand it brings calm to people, thing match each other, it's widely available etc. It's not that hard to imagine

I'm not directing this just at the comment I quoted just the general phenomenon.

WeDidntMeanToGoToSea · 29/09/2021 10:22

I have more!

Leather/fake leather sofas
Carpets
Garden trampolines (the ones at proper trampoline parks and the small ones set into the ground at playgrounds are OK)
Green tea and most fruit/herbal tea. Germans bloody love it Hmm
Fizzy drinks/fizzy water
The trend for spoiling every halfway undirected cultural or leisure activity children do with 'educational activities' - bloody wordsearches, 'design your own medieval cesspit' and clunky 'questions to think about' that children just know are screaming out for the adult-approved answer. Likewise flashcards for toddlers and pre-schoolers. Let them blimming play.
Random public music playing. I love music and have very eclectic tastes but I don't know why it needs to blare out in public spaces (or in people's gardens) at every opportunity.

JoborPlay · 29/09/2021 10:32

@savagebaggagemaster

Harry bloody Potter Confused
Same
2bunny · 29/09/2021 10:38

ABBA anything musica at wedding the worst
Any marvel dc films use to like them now done the death

thingymaboob · 29/09/2021 10:40

The beach

2bunny · 29/09/2021 10:41

Oh love island what evn is it just awful

leslie77 · 29/09/2021 10:41

Wagamama- I want to like it, on paper I should love it! I love Asian food and takeaways but every time I look at the menu it just looks very limited and boring. We've tried it a few times but it's on par with supermarket "takeaway" items for me.

HateJudgmentalPeople · 29/09/2021 10:42

Sunbathing, I like the sun but to just lie there and wait for a tan is so boring and I hate it!

Keith Lemon & Celeb Juice- he isn’t funny in the slightest so have people had SOH failures liking him?!🤣

HateJudgmentalPeople · 29/09/2021 10:43

@2bunny

Oh love island what evn is it just awful
Oh god yes I forgot about that! Also Ibiza Weekender. All the folks in that look like they got lost on the way to LI!
HateJudgmentalPeople · 29/09/2021 10:45

More:

Flavoured tea- it was trendy for a while but good old Tetley’s or Scottish Blend is the only tea I like, flavoured tea is disgusting and reminds me of heated up diluting juice- yuck 🤢

WriteSaidTits · 29/09/2021 10:45

Men

RickySpanishhh · 29/09/2021 10:56

Dogs
Dogs
Dogs

Can’t go anyway without some filthy beast barking at me and trying to jump on me/maul me. I always have my foot ready to boot one if it goes for my dc

Chemenger · 29/09/2021 10:58

People who don't like animals.

Carameljack · 29/09/2021 11:04

Bloody biscoff!

Flickeringgreenlight · 29/09/2021 11:06

Cats / Dogs 😣

BearSoFair · 29/09/2021 11:09

Avocado
Pubs
Diet Coke (Coke in general - Pepsi for me!)

ilovesooty · 29/09/2021 11:10

Crisps.

Constellationstation · 29/09/2021 11:15

Dirty Dancing
Bridget Jones’ Diary
Love Actually
Disney
Hot weather

HateJudgmentalPeople · 29/09/2021 11:22

@Chemenger

People who don't like animals.
Same, I don’t trust people that don’t like animals, if you don’t like any animals then there is something wrong with you, jmo.
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