Things you enjoy which are supposed to be terrible

[InPraiseOfBacchus]

I'm inspired by a thread about ""Nice" Things That Aren't Actually Nice" over on the AIBU board.

I'd love to know about things you (secretly or not-so-secretly) love which you're "supposed" to find dull, inconvenient, or just plain crap.

For me: the cheapest tinned vegetables, replacement bus services (nicer view sometimes!), Travelodges.

Ironing. Nicholas Cage. Airplane food.

Kebabs.
Turkey dinosaurs
Superdry clothing
Boyband type music and going to their gigs.

Angel delight. Food shopping. Epilating legs.

Public transport
Lidl
Instant noodles
Really bad martial arts films

Garabaldis

Cheese strings
I love doing market research, when the person with a clipboard and a lanyard is hanging round our market square I smile and look approachable I just love doing their surveys especially if you have to watch an advert!
I also like sitting in the doctor or dentist waiting room (as long as not in pain!) It's nice to have a free pass to sit and do nothing!

I liked Blackpool. Liked not loved but still. This seems to baffle people

Spa days

Centre parcs

Same here with Blackpool.

Also (sort of related), guest houses and old hotels that are long past their glory years, with dated decor, tired horrendous-patterned, mismatching carpets, quirky, forgotten/random features that made sense at one point and old-fashioned layouts - as long as they're clean and the beds are comfy. Premier Inns and Travelodges are fine and functional, but they don't excite me, as they're all exactly the same, completely predictable, no historic quirks and just really, really boring.

Haha I like Blackpool 😬

@MissyB1

Semolina pudding.

Oh yes and tapioca is even nicer imho! I love liver and onions too 🥘 😋

Bloody hell @Almostwelsh!

Keeping up with the Kardashians

Airports
Treating my girls' hair for nits

Super noodles. A treat meal for me. Dh hates them.

Ooh yeah a donner kebab.

Liver

Cabbage

Surgery. A whole 24 hours away from the family. Breakfast in bed followed by a week in bed sleeping with no house work. It was worth the scar! Also loved the opiates I was put on post surgery. Fentanyl is fabulous!

Non sunny weather. I would enjoy it even more if everyone else stopped moaning.

Another vote for tinned potatoes!

Instant mash - much prefer it to fresh mash

I actually quite enjoy spending ages faffing with my budget spreadsheet

Being single! - Women are SO socialised that they need to be in a relationship to have validation. Utter nonsense! I love being single and just suiting myself and not having to compromise!

Friends tv show - loved it the first time around, indoctrinated dd still love it now! I've watched the reunion alone about half a dozen times!

There are a number of other tv shows I also totally love that tend to be looked down on by others.

Cheap biscuits - I find them more tasty and satisfying than luxury ones, but I'm having to limit consumption as on a weight loss journey at the moment

Tom cruise - total crush since top gun, I know in real life he's a weirdo/bonkers but I still love watching his films and seeing him on chat shows etc

Yes to Fray Bentos pies - you're supposed to feel ashamed and such a slattern for even considering such base student fare.... but they're really nice - especially with some of that lovely 'dreadful' economy range tinned veg that was mentioned upthread!

Casual sex with complete strangers - the less I know about them the better.

@hugoagogo I'm a very pale redhead who burns and gets prickly heat. I like a sprint or autumn sunny BUT not hot day but hot weather I can really live without!

Spam/Pek
Pot Noodle
Benidorm
I used to love smoking but I've stopped since 2018
Tinned stew

SPRING not sprint urgh autocorrect!