Only on MN ...

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Not a TAAT as such, but inspired by a response on a thread running at the moment.
It got me thinking of the differences between MN and my RL friends and acquaintances, and things that are accepted wisdom on MN that no-one I know in real life cares about at all.
I will start off:

1. Little girls who wear pink clothing, and gendered clothing in general;
2. Scented sanitary towels;
3. Fruit Shoots
4. People cuddling/touching/talking to your child;

The amount of threads and angst over these topics is staggering, yet no-one I know would even think any of the above were worth discussing, never mind getting worked up about. Anymore?

Aren't Arlo the manufacturers of milk products?
So many things in this thread have made me belly laugh. Thank you!

fearful an Ottilie lives near me. Her mum lets her run riot in Caffè Nero.

I know a Polish Carol - I think it may be Karol though and a Clara.

@LoisWilkerson1 I love you, please don't stop! I hate it here too but I'm totally addicted and can't leave it alone

Some people who claim to look at least 20 years younger than their actual age and get constantly asked their ID. What's wrong with being 40 and actually looking 40?

Having separate bank accounts automatically means your marriage is not committed and you are doomed as a couple. Lots of people in real life are fine with it actually.

Wishi. It’s Arla. 😀

One of my cousins named her son Karol. It's Charles, in Polish.

The funny thing about Mumsnet, to me, is the moralisation of so many things that quite simply aren't moral matters.

Also the weird insistence on being an 'introvert' as if a) this is somehow a mark of superiority (moralising again) and b) it's somehow unusual to enjoy time alone. But to be fair, that's an internet-wide thing. And if my Facebook feed is anything to go by, it's generally a certain type of person who does it.

And, of course, the fixation on class markers. If you have to worry about it, you're not posh, but again, that's ok. It's not a moral issue and anyway, true class isn't something you can buy.

Only on MN are people so irrationally and determinedly angst-ridden about everything! IRL people seem much more ‘live and let live’

And emetophobia is ubiquitous and seems to be a source of pride for those who suffer from it.

I dont know what you mean barnaby but you're making me feel quite queasy

MN does seem to be generally overly pessimistic and critical compared to real life.

Sometimes I need to remind myself of this.

Although it also has its perks (otherwise no one would bother!)

Either an emetophobe or a sporner. I hadn't heard of either before mn. If anyone loves the smell of vomit but hates popping a zit, I reckon the place will combust in a ball of flames.

Oh yes, emetophobia and misophonia. Nobody enjoys being sick or hearing someone chew and swallow, ffs.

And the blanket diagnoses of narcissistic personality disorder, a condition so newly recognised and so rare that there's a school of thought to say it doesn't exist at all, or that signs of it can be found in everybody. Sometimes (most times), someone is just an arsehole. I've offended quite a few people by saying that their brother, MIL or best friend has certainly acted like a twat on this occasion, but there is no sign that they have an actual, serious, diagnosable personality disorder.

If you have ever even as much as stood beside someone who was thinking about video games then you're a weird sad loser who needs to get out of your dank cave and get a real hobby. Just don't tell anyone what that hobby is as it would be outing.

Being a coder is something to aspire to though.

Only on mumsnet do people seem to think that skimmed milk has sugar added to it.

ravioli I've never heard that!

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks I've seen it a surprising amount - usually as, 'oh, skimmed milk is far too sweet for me' in one of the ridiculous discussions about whether 38 portions of fruit a day is too much sugar for a 7 month old and how even the full-fat-milk-only-poster's 384 month old still only has vegetables.

I find it weird that people on here won't do their partner's laundry because "he's a grown up and perfectly capable of putting a load on". Yes he is. That's why we have a laundry basket and if one of us is doing the washing we just stick a load of whatever needs washing on regardless of who it belongs to. Surely this is much more efficient??

find it weird that people on here won't do their partner's laundry because "he's a grown up and perfectly capable of putting a load on".

Yes, and that people are so mean and individualistic that they insist on dividing up all items of spend, and the concept of ‘sharing’ or ‘giving’ is anathema to them (unless it’s part of the ritual of present giving when gifts are carefully chosen to be precisely equal in price to what they expect to receive).... and God forbid they should even consider helping their adult children financially, even if they’re millionaires and their children are paupers....

Perhaps I never meet people IRL like this as they just make good company or friends.

And the insistence on following rules to the letter with absolutely no exceptions, ever, and that you are a very bad person if you don’t!

IRL people would take their desperate 2 yo for a quick wee in the disabled toilet if there was a queue for the ladies, or drive at 71mph on an open motorway in good weather.

Every hen do or baby shower or wedding is the work of the devil.
IRL, most of them are lovely and/or great fun.
piss ups

The weird attitude to what's acceptable or not
E.g. "I ordered an item online and they sent me 2 but only charged for 1. It's only worth a fiver, it's a faff to return it. AIBU just to keep it?

MN: no no no that's stealing, bad karma, how awful you are blah blah

"My ndn is defrauding the council and government for thousands. I know this for a fact, have hard evidence, should I report them?"

MN no no no you mind your own business you jealous, selfish nosey cow.

Has it been mentioned?

Full fat coke!
It kills me every time!

Some hideous food-combination being described as 'food of the Gods.'

It's always something that sounds absolutely horrible/bland/both.