Things that everyone raves about that are actually shite

[Letmegetoff]

I'll begin...

ABBA voyage 'concert'
The London Eye
Harry Potter Studios

Agree with wine. "A crisp, cheeky bouquet with notes of peach, rose petal and honey".

Nope. It all tastes like watered down nail varnish remover

HRT, no, it's not given me loads of energy, great skin and my libido back (bloody Davina)
Calorific milky drinks with loads of stuff on them
Awareness sessions in work - while well meaning, they can be anything from awkward to full of toxic positivity
Subscriptions for anything, prices always creep up but the quality doesn't

Stand up comedy - 99% of it is unfunny/cringe

Gin - the most disgusting of all drinks. How anyone can drink it is beyond me.

Do you want two more?

Where do I send them?

Liking dresses with pockets is fuck all to do with liberation and everything to do with the fact I can't be arsed/never remember to carry a bag. I leave the house with my phone, bank card and keys. Why the fuck would I want to cart a bag around. It's just something to forget.

Last time I used a bag it was attached to a pram and full of baby stuff

Coffee
Beer
Steak
Fried eggs
NCT
Dua Lipa
Birkenstocks

Stand up comedians, seems they have finally realised they are not funny and gone off to do travelogues or similar, all of which are pretty boring and the celebs/comedians uninteresting

Cordless hoovers

Its just grease for your face FFS

Germaine Greer once described makeup as coloured grease and I've never taken it seriously since.

Robbie Williams. I'd cross the road to avoid.

Prosecco
English breakfast
Starbucks

Some hilarious responses here.

For me the absolute number one that other people rave about but is actually shite is….other people. Being alone is vastly underrated these days.

“Good” coffee you get out somewhere that just tastes burnt/too strong bleugh.
Love island

I'm not sure everyone raves about these just some people 🤔 but I don't get the why for these:

Lip filler - they look horrendous

Face fillers

Tons of make up, clown like

Slug eyebrows

Huge fake lashes, make the wearer look cheap

Bum implants, what the heck

Yes -husband always orders this and loves it. I can not see the appeal at all!

You and I must've been made in the same factory!

Also vibrators.

Spas. I do like a good massage, facial, manicure, etc. But not all the same day while padding around in a bathrobe with a bunch of other women yammering on about pampering and wellness.

Diet obsessions. Your orthorexia doesn't make you a better person, you won't live to 160, and please shut up. Be grateful you've got enough food to have a balanced diet.

Chai latte 😂

Greggs.

Sunday roast - tried many times, still don’t get it (not British but lived here many years)

Crisps for lunch - it is an odd thing for me to have for lunch and feed your children regularly; my parents would only let me have crisps on occasion as a kid as it’s considered an extremely unhealthy snack where I’m from

Ready made rice - I was surprised by an entire aisle of ready made rice when I moved here and only a few choices of ‚regular’ rice

Sorry, I sound like a princess complaining about food, but apart from that I really like living in the UK - the people here are lovely (and funny!).

Well, weather could be better too 😅

Christmas markets - full of overpriced tat.
Opéra / ballet - boring
Cornwall in August - too busy
AI holidays - no thanks
NYC - maybe 20 years ago but not now

I wish this thread would never end

Frank Green drink bottles. What’s the hype about. $80 bucks plus

Bottomless Brunch
Botox

Totally agree with Starbucks. We have one near us that has a drive through which I don’t get even more. At least with sitting in you’re out the house and often meeting up with others but getting it to go? It’s over priced and bland.

Skiing

me too - loved the Dolls House Shop, buying a Lady with cash, from their old fashioned wood partitioned offices, spent lunchtimes mooching, all gone now