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AIBU?

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To not understand all the "AIBU to not understand..." threads?

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christmastreewithhairyfairy · 24/04/2018 15:00

Fully aware of the hypocrisy in this Grin. Not a TAAT but about lots of threads. Examples:

AIBU to not understand....
... why some people are obsessed with [thing I am not bothered about]
... why some people are not bothered about [thing I am obsessed with]
... why some people dress/parent/groom/decorate/clean/eat/shop/vote/socialise/spend their money in this way that is different to how I do it?

How hard is it to understand that people are DIFFERENT?! Everyone has different backgrounds, upbringings, situations, levels of wealth, personalities and, you know, preferences. And that's a good thing!

Not thinking about AIBUs which actually affect the OP, or someone they know, or indeed society generally, more where the OP is "struggling to understand" something that is completely harmless and nothing whatsoever to do with them.

Semi lighthearted but I would be interested in knowing why some people are constantly questioning what others do. Is is really not understanding and wanting a genuine explanation, or is it just a way of judging? Why do we as women constantly do this to each other??

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BlancheM · 24/04/2018 16:52

Yanbu to not understand the AIBU about not understanding whatever it is the OP wants to vent about. They abvu
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Justanotherzombie · 24/04/2018 16:54

So just to recap...

You don’t understand how different people can be in their understanding that different people do different things?

FreudianSlurp · 24/04/2018 16:57

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Knittedfairies · 24/04/2018 17:02

Sometimes I don’t understand the title in AIBU let alone the thread.

Eolian · 24/04/2018 17:05

YANBU at all. In most cases the "I don't understand why people..." really means "Hey - anyone want to join me in being snide and unpleasant about people who..."

Fattymcfaterson · 24/04/2018 17:34

Ugh, with you OP.
"AIBU To not understand why people are obsessed with Pandora"

So you get pages of people basically slagging off others taste in jewellery. It's just bitches being snide

Justanotherzombie · 24/04/2018 21:35

Is nobody else seeing the irony of this thread?

christmastreewithhairyfairy · 24/04/2018 22:00

anotherzombie did you read my first sentence?

You don’t understand how different people can be in their understanding that different people do different things?
Yep, basically! Of course I see the irony, hence how I started the post.
But, I am genuinely curious to know whether the OPs in these posts really don't understand, or whether they just want to demonstate their superiority and have people agree with them. And yes I still see the irony Grin

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