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Have you ever hated something that seems very popular with everyone else ?

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BernieBarks · 30/05/2026 16:20

Just for fun so no sarcasm or nastiness please .
My friend and I went to see a West End musical this week . I was really looking forward to it . Great reviews . Celebrity cameos . Camp and fun . Seemed right up our street .
We both hated it . We were turning to each other with puzzled looks and raised eyebrows (we've known each other forever and have very similar tastes so no words needed) .
The audience seemed off their tits to be honest . Screeching at every unsubtle innuendo . Shouting responses to the actors . It was like a really bad hen do .
We left at the interval .
My point is that everyone else seemed to be having a great time . The staff who opened the doors to allow us to leave at the interval were incredulous . I quote : "Are you not enjoying it ?!"
Well no , we weren't . We thought it was shit .
This is a show that is up for lots of awards and has had so many positive reviews .
Have you ever hated something that everyone else seemed to love ?

OP posts:
beguilingeyes · 30/05/2026 18:10

YY to Abba. Bloody Dancing Queen is a song you can't actually dance to
'Can you hear the drums Fernando?'
No,.fuck off.
Adele. Sings like someone is standing on her foot.

NeverCouldGetTheHangOfThursdays · 30/05/2026 18:10

Salted caramel anything
Chocolate orange anything
Swimming
Hot tubs
Grey/white decor

Mercurial1 · 30/05/2026 18:11

Just be secure in your own opinion. I often think I'm an alien because I just cannot muster excitement for what the majority think is entertaining or worthwhile.

Livpool · 30/05/2026 18:11

Avocado
Olives
Iced coffee - coffee in general really
Beer

PinkTonic · 30/05/2026 18:13

Supermarket sandwiches
Any painted nails except short plain coloured
Dogs
Reality TV, especially exploitative and morally dubious shows like love island and married at first sight

Livingthebestlife · 30/05/2026 18:13

Books, cheese, wine, BBQs, spa days, slow cookers, out of date food, stale bread, lentils, flowery dresses

DaisyDooley · 30/05/2026 18:15

Beetroot

Japan

Oral sex

Thongs

People who don’t lift their feet when they walk

BunnyLake · 30/05/2026 18:17

ChristmasBaby2026 · 30/05/2026 17:40

Same!! I wanted one for ages and got an expensive two drawer one and I just…don’t get it?? What is it adding exactly?

It’s more that it’s taking away, as in it’s very cheap to run. So chicken wings, sausages etc can be cooked cheaper than putting them in the oven, and normally quicker. I wanted some stuffing for a chicken sandwich I’d made and rather than stick a small portion in a whole oven I put it in the airfryer. Same when I want a sweet potato. It’s an essential part of the kitchen for me.

MesonBoson · 30/05/2026 18:18

Stephen Fry. Bear Grylls. The twin doctors off the telly. All creepy af to me.

isthesolution · 30/05/2026 18:18

Crocs

loislois · 30/05/2026 18:18

Pretzels
Yoga
Matcha
Long nails
Ears( human)
Spaniels
Seeing wet skin
Jogging bottoms =like toddler wear
Football
Chocolate and mint

SchrodingersParrot · 30/05/2026 18:20

Horse racing. I just don’t see the point of it.

BunnyLake · 30/05/2026 18:20

DaisyDooley · 30/05/2026 18:15

Beetroot

Japan

Oral sex

Thongs

People who don’t lift their feet when they walk

Agree with all except Japan, as I haven’t been yet (but want to). What didn’t you like about it ?

BridgetJonesV2 · 30/05/2026 18:20

We walked out of an Elton John concert some years ago. It was an orchestral album he was promoting I think, must have been around 2005/2006? We knew he'd mostly play new material but didn't play one single song we'd heard of! We think he also had a sore throat as his voice wasn't great either. The tickets had cost us a fortune, we'd had to arrange a babysitter etc. We came home feeling quite crushed.

Oohanothername · 30/05/2026 18:21

EightySixFortySeven · 30/05/2026 16:30

Coldplay. I cannot bear Chris Martin’s smug supercilious voice. I have to contain my hatred when it comes on the radio at work, because my colleagues think I’m weird

Same, I absolutely hate the whiny twat and his songs. Like nails on a blackboard to me

BunnyLake · 30/05/2026 18:22

Thebinisrightthere · 30/05/2026 17:43

Sushi also, though someone made me a sushi sandwich and it was very nice. Probably because it wasn't authentic sushi
The Woman in Black (stage show)was quite boring and not scary
Gardening

You mean sushi between two slices of bread?

Words · 30/05/2026 18:23

Another one for football and Harry Potter

Oohanothername · 30/05/2026 18:23

beguilingeyes · 30/05/2026 18:10

YY to Abba. Bloody Dancing Queen is a song you can't actually dance to
'Can you hear the drums Fernando?'
No,.fuck off.
Adele. Sings like someone is standing on her foot.

I was here to say Abba. But you beat me to it. A very proud moment of my life was when my DD then 16 said 'mum, who's abba?' 🤣 I'd managed to shield her for her life thus far, result!

Arran2024 · 30/05/2026 18:23

Playing tennis - way too much stopping and starting and picking up balls
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - hurry up!
Horror films
Ferries
Airports
Weddings - hours of doing nothing
Fancy Dress
Soaps - the TV kind
Comedies, especially American ones
Theatre generally
Outdoor cinema
Picnics
Bumping into people I know
Romantic comedy films

I could go on and on!

magikarpediem · 30/05/2026 18:24

These threads are alway full of people saying musicals! I like all of the hated one, even jukebox ones 😂 I did like Titanique even and found it really funny and panto-ish but I didn't have people joining in. I wouldn’t like that, it does seem to have a bit of a cult following.

Mine is holidays. I just can’t fathom spending thousands for a week that I’m only going to wish I didn’t have to come home and then forget about it in a couple of weeks!

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 30/05/2026 18:25

I enjoyed Titanique but on the whole I fond most musicals overrated.

Jo1667 · 30/05/2026 18:25

Jaffa Cakes.
I just don't like the chocolate and orange flavour combination.
I feel alone in this as I've never met anyone who doesn't like them and people look amazed at work when they're offering the Jaffa Cakes (and at Christmas Chocolate Orange) around and I say that I don't like them.

AppleTheStoolasMom · 30/05/2026 18:27

Drag
Afternoon tea or bottomless anything
Matcha tastes like hay
Live music is always a let down
Smashed avo and poached eggs = slime together!

Strangerthanfictions · 30/05/2026 18:28

Dolphins. The creeps of the ocean. Everyone talks about how intelligent they are, how do people know this?

bittertwisted · 30/05/2026 18:29

Macaroons
camping
fat face
strictly

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