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.

A line painted on canvas, masquerading as modern art

If i could do it, it ain't art. I want to see evidence of skill and talent

Picnics. Fun only if you like wasps

I'm the same. I've had very effective therapeutic massage in the past, but the sort you get at a spa where they are basically just giving you a back rub I find pretty annoying and ineffectual. I couldn't believe it when she started wanging on, I was like a coiled spring by the time I got out of there

This made me smile a broad smile of recognition... I quite like salted caramel. On the other hand, my mother - who presented as nice but really wasn't - not so much.

I'm a coffeedrinker myself, and I do appreciate a latte from time to time. But all those "special" coffees sold by Nespresso? With creamy this and herbal that ánd a taste of the holidays - of course. No thank you, I'll do my own blacker-than-black (score 13, thank you) and if and when I need reinforcement disguised as something alcoholic I will add it myself 😜🤩😅

Years ago we were on a group trip to the South of France, and the gala dinner was out a restaurant with a unique feature. The organisers set a competition to guess what that feature was. No one guessed that in the middle of the restaurant was a pen full of goats, smelling just as you would expect. The smell of goats cheese has made me gyp ever since. Even the thought of it.

😂😂😂

This is hilarious 😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing!

Fruit and herbal teas and infusions . Smell nice, some taste vile like frog pond water.

Curries. Very boring, horrid samey taste

Chinese takeaways, unless you can find a really good one they're mostly swimming in grease.
Eating out,unless it's Wetherspoons where it's cheap and at least you know what you're getting,I'm not paying silly money for stuff that's lower quality than M&S. "It's about the experience!" 🙄
Party food. Little fancy titbitty nonsense that's about a million calories when you've only had a few pieces.
On the other hand I like salted caramel, I used to have it on holiday as I'm pretty sure it is from Brittany.
Fruit teas are OK but I'm a Rooibos drinker anyways.

Board games. Spend lovely quality time with the family. Reality: spend 15 minutes working out the rules, 10 minutes playing the game and then the DC start arguing about getting eachother out on purpose.

That reminds me…bloody Rooibos, I don’t get it. It tastes like the fluid that tinned hot dogs come in. See also Lapsang Souchong. Rank.

Bratwurst at a Christmas market. Dry bread roll, no onions, bland sausage.

100%

It's bloody Andy.

✅ Bloke who lives in Norfolk.
✅ Had an "interesting" life.
✅ Everything on the list.

Lush. Overpriced, stinky, and with a free side helping of greenwashing.
Not to mention their products stained someone's skin once.

Eating outside in summer. You'll need one hand for eating and the other to swat the bugs away.

Coach holidays. Not as fun as you'd think. We did it twice and the second 2 week Christmas and New Year was the final straw, we did city breaks after. At least you aren't herded around like sheep on a city break.

I wouldn't know tbh, I'm a vegetarian! 🤣

This is going to sound so spoilt, but... a coral beach!!
Painful as hell ! ;)

yup, been there.

I can't even walk past Lush. makes me want to vom.

i like many of the things mentioned (After Eights, most fruit teas, salted caramel, most board games), but the following can f off:

Spas
Massages
High heeled shoes
Camping holidays
Fairground rides

And especially my fucking birthday and anyone reminding me of it! (No, it's not today.)

I read once that you should soak panettone in liqueur and then use it for a trifle type dessert.

My ex sil, everyone thinks she is so nice. She is so helpful and caring for older people. What they don't realise is it is only the rich ones she helps out in the hope to get something when they die.

Oh I agreed with you 100% until last summer when I had an elk burger in Truckee, California. I can still taste it when I shut my eyes. drool We were on a road trip with our 2 young adult sons and whenever we were near somewhere which had featured on Diners, Drive ins and Dives, they wanted to try it. Well, in Truckee it was a bloody burger place called Burger Me. I wasn't impressed as it didn't look all that from the outside so walked in expecting to feel like I was just eating standard fast food and having to grin and bear it.

I don't eat burgers except if DH makes a home made one, and cooks it on the bbq for extra flavour. I can't stand McDonalds and always get an M&S sandwich instead on motorway services while the others go for a Maccies or KFC. I looked at the menu in that place and as well as the usual beef and chicken burgers, elk and bison burgers. I thought "Well, I may as well try something local..." not expecting much.

Oh, the flavours, the juice, all the extras just made it even more special....I can't imagine I'll ever eat another burger like that as I would never pick a burger if there are other things on the menu.

But I have fond memories of the king of burgers. 😂

Could not agree more!! Absolutely hate it.