Things that sound nice but actually aren't

[WeeAgnes]

I'm putting forward Fruit teas.
Some of the combinations sound so promising and positively delicious.

In reality, they taste what I imagine drinking pot pourri to be like.

Beach holidays in very hot countries. I love the beach on a mild to hot day but in extreme heat it is an awful experience and I often end the day feeling headachy and exhausted.

Yoga (it actually stresses me out)
days at the beach

No! Goat cheese is my favourite thing in the world!

Weddings. Beaches in the summer. Christmas markets.

YY to picnics! Why?? So much stupid prep, and fretting about the weather, and having to schlep around a shit ton of food and drinks and paper plates and a blanket to sit on so you don’t get a grassy arse, and everyone constantly panics about wasps.

Fucking hate picnics.

Christmas obviously. Pure disappointment and hype from start to finish. Pressure and lists and expectations.

Brainwashing.

Sounds like a spa treatment. I'd love to have my brain washed, like when you have your hair washed at the hairdressers.

Actual brainwashing is bad.

Macarons, they look so pretty too, it’s a shame.

Yes to picnics as you then have to take home anything uneaten...half a tub of coleslaw with no lid etc
Also dirty cutlery...yuk

Yes to "a nice hot bath" - it's either too hot or too cold and I'm bored after 5 minutes, but feel too guilty to get out because I've used 20000 litres to water 😂

I'm adding mulled wine. Sorry, it's just a no for me.

Items from a bakery. Bakeries and supermarket bakeries often smell amazing but I cant think of a single item that tastes as good as that smell

Agree about fruit teas, they smell really nice and taste of nothing

@VoltaireMittyDream

Fucking hate picnics.

Don't hold back! 🤣

I didn't know fruit teas are bad for your teeth. Are they too acidic?

Lots of cakes at an all inclusive buffet, beautiful presentation then no taste.

😂Why isn't there a laughing emoji anymore?

@Jugendstiel yes been advised by a few different dentists that they’re really bad for teeth because of the acid

Mindfulness podcasts - annoying

Mini golf - I hate this SO much. Total irrational hatred since I was a child. No dark trauma associated with it, I just loath it.

Agree with the comments about sour dough and goats cheese. Would add cottage cheese. I work in health care so you can make your own deductions as to why it offends me……….

I like yoga for the flexibility it gives me but agree about it stressing people out. A few times it has made me feel like crying - apparently that is a normal thing that happens when your body releases tension but I really don't feel like getting all emotional in front of a bunch of strangers while my copious lycra-clad bum is in the air.

Coffee, although I know lots will disagree. Love the smell but hate the taste.

Snow, sand, toast, fried onions.

Whiskey. I like the idea of it, but can't really taste anything much except burning spirit alcohol.

As a child I didn't like hot chocolate, because in my mind it should be basically liquid melted chocolate. The 80s/90s insipid brown water we were given at Brownie camp and on a school trip was deeply disappointing.

Melon - when bought from a supermarket in the UK anyway. It's just wet crunchy meh, no flavour.

Agree, nearly said mulled wine! I always like the smell of it and first few sips then it gets too cold and just tastes like weird lukewarm red wine

Adding pumpkin spiced lattes - same thing, first few sips are nice then they’re horrid and sickly

My family can’t play mini golf without having a massive row!

Traveling for work. Sure it’s nice to see new cities and countries and eat out with colleagues and not have to pay for it yourself but it was a lovely 21° evening when I got here and the very next morning it was -22°. What the actual fuck.