AIBU in feeling that if nearly all your posts are about gin then you either have a problem, or are incredibly boring?

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Just that really. Noticed recently a few friends always posting about gin and tagging in other friends. It's just bloody boring, and makes me think they have a drinking problem, or a serious lack of imagination and/or self-esteem. It's like their identity is tied to drinking gin as it is so 'cool'.

Drinking gin and photographing it seems to be the new taking pictures of your dinner.

Talking about Facebook there.

I'm not on FB

But it's very 'of the moment' Gin's had a big revival. It's replaced prosseco for the band wagon jumpers.

Can't stand the stuff myself

watcha talkin 'bout,

The gin thing is just a passing fashion/trend in fb posts just like all the posts about chocolate or coffee that were around before this. Prosecco is another one.

I love gin! But I don't need to record the moment I drink it for everyone else!

Annoys me no end! I’ve always drunk gin, long before it was ‘cool’ as it’s the only spirit (pretty much the only alcohol) I like. Now every other sodding (it seems) post is about it, people shoehorning it in somehow. I rarely drink alcohol now but never feel the need to post on social media when I do.

But it's like they have absolutely no awareness of how naff it gets and how very quickly!

I've come off Facebook. So glad I'm not seeing it all!!

Does it really matter?

Comment on their posts. Tell them they're boring you and they should only post things on Facebook that you approve of, or find interesting. They'll unfriend you and the problem is then solved.

I hate the whole concept of 'look I'm drinking something alcoholic'. It's sends out the message that we can only be having a good time if we are drinking. And we wonder why we have a poor relationship with alcohol in this country. Wonder if the French or Italians do it to the same degree.

But it's like they have absolutely no awareness of how naff it gets and how very quickly!

When it comes to facebook I find that this could apply to most posts from people who post the same type of stuff all the time whether it's about gin, their childs latest achievements, their lack of sleep, their (often dubious) political beliefs, their latest run/gym visit, what they had for dinner.....

Yep! I recently went away with a group of people for the weekend, all two of them talked about the whole time was bloody gin! I think the fact that I really don't like it makes it irritate me even more!

I like gin. And post pictures of it. Among other things. I don't have a problem. And funnily enough I do other things too.

I don't think I'm boring. You do? Fine, unfollow me. But honestly getting so wound up about what other people post on Facebook suggests to me that you're the boring one...

Used to have a 'problem ' been sober 35 years ( wow go me 😁)