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What random things about you do people think are niche?

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SaraHoliday · 02/07/2026 21:43

What random things do people think are niche about you?

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 05/07/2026 14:59

I still have two milk teeth at the age of 47

BillieWiper · 05/07/2026 15:02

A lot of things if I told them about it. But maybe not. Maybe I think I'm a lot more unique and special and I'm just incredibly boring!

cubistqueen · 05/07/2026 15:04

I am fluent in marathi - my ex husband taught me when we were dating. It was mega romantic 🥰

Livpool · 05/07/2026 15:40

I am generally a jolly person and happy to chat to people - some people think this is weird!

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 05/07/2026 15:47

I'm the only one in my family who can't play the musical spoons.

TomandLucy2711 · 05/07/2026 15:53

I had twins at 44! Am 59 now and people presume my children should be a lot older or even be a granny…

SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:12

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 05/07/2026 14:59

I still have two milk teeth at the age of 47

That is very unusual! I wonder how rare that is!

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SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:14

Livpool · 05/07/2026 15:40

I am generally a jolly person and happy to chat to people - some people think this is weird!

Same! It freaks some people out doesn't it!

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SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:16

TomandLucy2711 · 05/07/2026 15:53

I had twins at 44! Am 59 now and people presume my children should be a lot older or even be a granny…

I like it when you find out something unexpected x

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Miranda65 · 05/07/2026 16:21

I don't have aTV in my living room.
I don't put up a Christmas tree or decorations.
I've lived in the same house for 30+ years, even though I could have easily "upgraded".
I've never taken a selfie.
And, yes, I'm another who has never had takeaway food delivered.

BettyJoanPerske · 05/07/2026 16:22

SaraHoliday · 02/07/2026 21:55

I have no tattoos

That isn't niche.

PermanentTemporary · 05/07/2026 16:28

Liking opera, like to the point of paying to see it

Reading history - statistically this can’t be niche but if people make the mistake of asking ‘is that a good book’ the follow up to what I tell them is usually dead silence

👋 to @ChamonixMountainBum at Henley

SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:28

Miranda65 · 05/07/2026 16:21

I don't have aTV in my living room.
I don't put up a Christmas tree or decorations.
I've lived in the same house for 30+ years, even though I could have easily "upgraded".
I've never taken a selfie.
And, yes, I'm another who has never had takeaway food delivered.

Not a selfie taker either! I find it quite shocking when people do this sometimes.

Never had a takeaway delivered either.

BUT!!! No Christmas decorations!? 🎄☃️🎁🛷🕯️ 173 days to go!

😁

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SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:30

BettyJoanPerske · 05/07/2026 16:22

That isn't niche.

I only know 3 others without any. Admittedly some I know only have 1.

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BettyJoanPerske · 05/07/2026 16:31

SaraHoliday · 05/07/2026 16:30

I only know 3 others without any. Admittedly some I know only have 1.

I only know a couple of people with them. It isn't niche or not niche, it just is.

plinkero · 05/07/2026 16:48

I rescue goats

AmandaHoldensLips · 05/07/2026 16:51

I like coriander.

Blackcatahotcat · 05/07/2026 16:54

I’d rather be left alone. I have no desire to stay at other people’s houses. I’m happy at home doing what I want to do.

Crushed23 · 05/07/2026 16:59

I listen to old radio shows from ~20 years ago, over and over again.

RappelChoan · 05/07/2026 17:00

Most of these are not niche… just boring/old fashioned/clearly from people whose jobs don’t require the same level of output that most do now… writing on paper for work is totally inefficient ime. I only do it when I need a client to see me as arty 😂

twilightcafe · 05/07/2026 17:01

That I can I knit

Emmasblackboard · 05/07/2026 17:04

I will not entertain tinsel.
I only drive Italian cars.
I like “funny bands”.

blackheartsgirl · 05/07/2026 17:12

petitpasta · 02/07/2026 22:12

I get this one too. People seem genuinely baffled that I holiday in this country because I LIKE it and I don't feel that I am missing out by not spending a week on a 40C beach in Greece.

Oh yes this one annoys me too.

people do the almost pitying look when I say I’ve not been abroad for 25 years.

I’ve absolutely no desire to sit on a baking hot beach or around a pool in 40 degree heat for 10 days.

I went abroad a lot with my parents until I was 17 . Done my travelling, I’m more interested in uk holidays these days

FlorbelaEspanca · 06/07/2026 00:12

I go abroad by train.
I take holidays in the autumn.
I walked four miles to work - and home again (self-employed now).
I spend Christmas alone.

sparklyblueberry2 · 06/07/2026 07:13

SaraHoliday · 02/07/2026 22:14

I watch Christmas films from June to December 🎄

This is 👌🏼 December is such a busy month so why not!

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