Things that everyone raves about that are actually shite PART 2

[LovelyTheresa]

Romcoms. Love Actually is the worst one, but it isn't the only one. I also loathe Notting Hill, Four Weddings, and most of the other ones as well. Pretty Woman is dire. I far prefer Old Hollywood screwball comedies. Some Like it Hot has to be the most perfect comedy ever, it is so funny and it is romantic without being schmaltzy.

Agree with poster who said Adele.

Even if power ballads are your thing, her power ballads are totally lacking in melody and rhythm. It's just a powerful vocal performance verging on screaming. Awful! I can't understand her popularity at all.

Adele - I’m not sure she can even sing, just shouts, no nice tone at all.

she’s more of a song writer.

Pimms - awful stuff!

Ah God ! I like Adele.

I don't get the hate.

Same with Keira Knightley.
I think she's great in the parts she plays.
She gets slated on Mumsnet.

John Frieda Frizz Ease - never worked for me.
Or Aussie 3 Minute Miracle.

Actually we could have a whole thread on things that don’t actually work.

Like superglue. Or any cleaner you’re supposed to just spray on and rinse off.

Agree about sex. I used to work with a lovely lady anaesthetist. She always said a glass of wine and a box of Pringles did it for her.

Box of Pringles sounds a bit...crunchy 😆

Yes, he really is. It's fascinating to watch.

Sushi is actually hot / warm rice.

Yes, I worry the same.

Yes! "Let's get a bit of everything and share"
Here's three meatballs on a saucer, let's try and divide it between 8 shall we?

Batch cooking!

I get the concept of having meals in the freezer ready to go but the whole industry that’s built up around it now gets on my t*ts!

“Spend you whole day prepping and cooking food, so that you can add to the mental load of remembering to taking things out of the freezer first thing in the morning”

Equipment! Special bags, special pens, special meal planners, stupid bits of plastic to hold the special bags whilst you fill them up!

STFU!

(I’m not very well and feeling really grumpy this morning).

We only did Tapas once. “Things are served as they’re ready. Would you like some sides?”
Of course, the sides(table of six) all arrived first so weren’t actually ‘on the side’ of anything!!!! It was a shambolic rip off.

Someone said BBQs. NO a decent BBQ is a joy. It’s the very best way to cook meat. This week we had sirloin steaks and mushrooms and then lamb chops with corn on the cobs. If you’re just cooking burgers and sausages, it’s not worth the faff.

Everyone suggesting this on MN drives me nuts.

You're struggling for time? Why don't you spend your entire Sunday sweating in the kitchen, only to spend the next week defrosting shit that nobody is in the mood of, and will go 'Mum, I don't want that, can I just make pasta instead?'

No way.

^^ this!!! So much this!

Posey heavily filtered pics on SM of the 'it' places to be.
Stupid hashtags #blessed# 🤮
Over contoured makeup up. Reminds me of lion face painting from when I was a child.
Lip fillers, why would someone want a baboons arse for a mouth.
Dubai and The Trafford Centre - pretty much the same thing. Over crowded and gaudy.
Flowery dresses - migraine inducing
Mcdonalds - Over priced low grade crap.
OTT junk food
Boring pics of people's feet by the pool on holiday
Those exercise leggings that ride up the bum. What's the fascination?
Socks pulled right up - since when was that a look?
Everything slowly being Americanised.
Air Fryers - more clutter!
Insta perfect everything

Another one - Lindor chocolate balls. Taste like cocoa mixed with sugar and lard.

Any traybake with mass produced biscuits in (Oreos, biscoff etc).

Insta-worthy food: it either looks great but tastes dreadful (eg cloud eggs) or looks appetising during preparation but is mulched to within an inch of its life immediately prior to serving.

Le creuset: it's too heavy to lift most pieces with one hand, can't be machine washed and it isn't non-stick.

Cupcakes with more icing than cake
Actually any over decorated cakes - yes they look great, but they are far too sweet to eat

Amal Clooney, hate the man chin, and the razor sharp intellect acting all coy and cutesy.

@LovelyTheresa unfortunately I think it's Richard Curtis.
Some of the latter Bridget Jones seem to have his influence and the jokes are not good.

I really like the idea of his films but unfortunately his humour...

Fake nails. Youngest DD loves them but I think they're awful.

Camping.

You need to come to Scotland. We have all the seasons in one day and fucking LOVE to talk/moan about the weather.