doing things again, and again, and again....

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After a week with my parents, I think they're living in a groundhog day existence. They have the same things every week for food. (Monday fish, Tuesday pie, Wednesday stew etc etc). They have been on holiday to the same apartments on the same Greek island every year for about 20 years. Suggestion of a lovely hotel on another island was met with "Oh not Kos! We're Crete people!!" Inlaws the same - you can predict what meal FIL will have whenever we're out as he always has steak. And MIL always has salmon. SIL watches episodes of Friends constantly - she must have seen them all 20 times or more.

Why on earth would you want to watch TV programmes over and over, especially when there is SO much on telly to watch? OK, you might start watching a Scand-noir and decide it's not for you but you've not lost anything by trying. Do your homework on resorts and you'll find dozens (or hundreds) of little Greek fishing villages just as nice as the one you always go to. Is there anything less interesting than having such a rigid schedule that you know instantly what you'll be eating months in advance?

This is also partly what I dislike about Christmas. The telly, food, music, decorations, events are the same year after year and it's BORING. I would love to piss off somewhere where they don't celebrate Christmas just for a change.

Sounds like you need to get away and make your own traditions.

That does sound pretty dull. Different strokes for different folks though I suppose, although I agree with you.

Yes, why not get away yourself?

they can live how they like

I agree Xmas is hideously dull for this kind of thing - depending on who you are with of course.

but, classic example - I hate Xmas and hate Xmas music - a colleague in the same age group as me started going on about alternative Xmas songs and came up with that "stop the cavalry". I think I've heard that every bloody Xmas since I was born!!

there's a huge sense of groundhog day about Xmas generally - I do as little as I can get away with without upsetting people. Can't see what any of the "excitement" is for.

Oh we mostly do our own thing. We do go back to favourite holiday destinations but not every year for 20 years.

It's like those "super fans" who are proud of having seen Dirty Dancing or Pretty Woman 500 times - how DULL must they be?

What's really boring is person A thinking their way of doing things is absolutely correct and everyone else is wrong.

OP "how DULL must they be?"

I'm not going to slate anyone for rewatching or revisiting favourite places. Up to the individual. But if Xmas at your folks is driving you mad, can you get out of it?

If it makes them happy, where's the harm? I'm sure we can all be as dull as fuck at times to others.

It’s hardly exciting to have a different dinner 365 days of the year.

Does it matter so long as they are happy? My dad had an employee once who had peanut butter sandwiches for lunch every day for 20 years :)

Is there any point in going to another Greek fishing village just as nice as the one you always go to? If there isn't anything else special about it, why not go to the one you're used to, where you know people, where you can see what's changed since last time you were there. Much more interesting.

With some people you can predict exactly what they are going to say before they say it, it's a fun game I play in my head. I always manage to stop myself miming their words, as that would be rude.

I couldn't live happily with so much routine, life is boring enough, but I do find it quite endearing in other people.

They’re doing what they like, what makes them feel comforted and safe.

No need to dismiss and criticise them so strongly.

Do your own thing. Someone else will think you’re a twat for it (try-hard, or desperate to be cool or different, or whatever), just as you judge the people who like things comfy and predictable, but don’t pay that any attention.

Life is tough, we all do stuff to make it feel easier and nicer, and we’re all different.

I do a lot of things mentioned here, (not holidays though, I like seeing different places)

I'm not boring, but I do have very specific tastes. I know what I like and I'm not very good at trying new things. Don't know why that's a problem tbh, so maybe ease off the judgement.

Not quite sure why you feel the need to criticise people so much who like routine? I love routine. I get more pleasure from knowing what something is going to be like than I would stressing about something new. Granted I'm autistic but I'm sure the same applies to plenty of non-autistic people too. Why not just leave everyone to their own lives and focus on your own instead of being rude.

What a mean post.

They are making choices that they are happy with, that don't negatively impact you.

You'd love to piss off somewhere where Xmas isn't celebrated? Then piss off then, no-one stopping you being with the "dull" people, if you're too exciting for them.

Their choices wouldn't be my choices. But if you had such an exciting, variable, spontaneous life yourself you would be able to enjoy the very fixed Xmas as an indulgence to them of their traditions.

OP you are the only one who is repeatedly doing the thing they find dull.

They seem very happy. You do not.

Are they eating the same pie every Tuesday ie steak or are they varying it a bit?

We always have fish on Friday but it changes as last week we had fish pie and the week before it was fish and chips.
If it was the same meals every week Id be so bored.

I do love the Christmas traditions but that's only once a year.

My exils used to get back from their time share week and wash /iron and repack the case ready for next year!! She admitted they stopped taking pics years ago as the pics would just be the same each year!! Exfil in his socks and sandals and her in the same dresses!!

Each to their own but spending time thinking about how other people spend their holidays and what they eat seems extremely dull to me.

What incredibly exciting thing would you rather do over Xmas? Just do it....i don't understand why any of this bothers you

Your problem. Not theirs. Let them be - they're happy doing what they want.

how DULL must they be

Ooh, are you one of these super exciting fun people that doesn't do the same thing more than once and feels they should tell everyone who likes a bit of routine how boring they are?!

Although to have this much of an opinion on how dull other people are, your life can't be that exciting.

I have been to the same resort every few years for the last 15 years (HATE travelling - found somewhere I like that's not too far away - we go there or I stay at home)
I have read the same series of books every year for the last 10 years - they're my favourite, I miss them when I'm not reading them - still managed to read lots of other things in between.
My best friend watches a tv series on loop - she calls it her 'comfy tele' - nothing offensive, background noise, comfy
When I play the piano I always play a piece of music - I have played that same piece pretty much every day for the last 35 years - still love playing it!

I'm dull as shit and I couldn't be happier.

My exils used to get back from their time share week and wash /iron and repack the case ready for next year!!

I love the simplicity of this.

What's really boring is person A thinking their way of doing things is absolutely correct and everyone else is wrong.
This.

Each to their own, I say.

What an unpleasant post OP. So they don’t do things the way you do. Do you feel better for having slagged them off? Who are you to call people dull?! If it works for them and makes them happy then why do you care? Are you living a jet-set lifestyle? Maybe you should start a blog of all your fabulous adventures hun?