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Aibu to start a thread about popular things that you just don’t get!

361 replies

LondonElle · 20/01/2019 16:06

I will start....

Mum- bloggers
Friends ( tv show)
Spas

Will probably think of more at some point
( this is meant to light-hearted and I appreciate everyone has different opinions)

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Withasideofbeans · 20/01/2019 17:38

Ooh very good thread!

Blondes with pitch black eyebrows

Game of thrones

Gin (although I rarely drink so I may be being unfair to gin)

Nando’s

Uber

Apples- Hands down the absolute worst fruit going. Shitty texture, and feels like I could eat 50 of the buggers and still be hungry. Really, REALLY dislike apples.

JustPoppingIn · 20/01/2019 17:39

Selfies
Selfies with filters
Quinoa
Instagram

Itsmenotyouisntit · 20/01/2019 17:39

Ah yes snowbear plaques with sayings on. Or those wall stickers that say live, laugh, love or some sort. Cringe..

PortiaCastis · 20/01/2019 17:42

Hearts on front door and in back gardens
Instagram influencers ........why would I want to be influenced by someone on t'nternet
My all time hate.......people posting from ambulances with blue lights flashing Really!!
Trout lips
Slug brows
FB posts of someone's dinner, just feckin eat it or it'll go cold while you fart arse about with your phone.
People that whinge when they feel ill but won't do anything sensible like ringing the surgery

BrieAndOatcakes · 20/01/2019 17:42

Lots already mentioned but my top things...

Gin
Wine
Harry Potter
Fake nails, tan, overdone eyebrows etc
Family vloggers/IGers

weleasewoderick22 · 20/01/2019 17:43

Great big TV's in smallish rooms

Love island ( in fact, all reality TV)
Soaps

I spend too much time flicking through channels trying to find something that isn't shit.

LondonElle · 20/01/2019 17:44

Not sure why I dislike friends... never got the hype my husband doesn’t agree he had the box set when we met... agree with loads of these!

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Itsmenotyouisntit · 20/01/2019 17:45

lol

😒

Exhsuatedmuch · 20/01/2019 17:46

Friends (TV show)
Thongs
Hen parties abroad
Slime
Waxing
Taking your own brows and plucking them to death just to draw them back on with a crayon
Hashtags including #making memories
The words "hum, bae and famalam

Exhsuatedmuch · 20/01/2019 17:49

And stupid selfies in genera But most annoying are the ones with stars and ears and stupid god damn flower headresses

FiggyFudgePot · 20/01/2019 17:50

Fillers. Tear troughs = risking blindness for vanity. Cheek fillers = chipmunk. Lips = donald duck. Get whole lot done and it looks helluh wierd.

PortiaCastis · 20/01/2019 17:52

Arse fillers why would I want a huge arse

funkylittleboatrace · 20/01/2019 17:53

Uggs
Moncler coats
Hair extensions
Documenting eve thing you and every pound you lose
Watching videos of people cleaning

TheFuckfaceWhisperer · 20/01/2019 17:58

People that put a question mark at the end of a sentence that isn’t actually a question...

TheGoogleMum · 20/01/2019 17:59

Lol surprise dolls
Onions
Snapchat
Hashtags on Facebook
Most reality tv (although I do like the apprentice...) and shows like the only way is Essex
Overplucked or over drawn on eyebrows

honestlynotagain · 20/01/2019 18:02

False eyelashes only on the top lid

@racecardriver haha love this, but now I am imagining some sort of venus fly trap contraption on the eye when the two lashes meet together.

Lollyice · 20/01/2019 18:07

Plastic trees, plastic hanging baskets, plastic flowers in pots outside. Just plant some seeds!

PineappleTart · 20/01/2019 18:10

Game of Thrones
Reality tv
Magnolia walls

Bouledeneige · 20/01/2019 18:35

Avocado
Sweet potatoes
The marker pen eyebrows
Dawn French
Myriam Margolies

recklessruby · 20/01/2019 18:38

Butternut squash. It tastes of soggy nothing yet my weight watchers group RAVE about how to cook it 2 million ways so you can have a lovely filling meal.
Fortnite. I don't have young dc now but I feel my friends parenting pain by proxy.

YourEggnogIsBetterThanMine · 20/01/2019 18:40

Dogs wearing clothing

Tiny dogs

Gin

Going "out". Dinner is good. Cinema or coffee or a quiet pub is good. But I'm too old (not by age, just by personality) for busy bars and night clubs, leave me alone. Give me a cup of tea and a book. And a scone.

High heels

Crinkle77 · 20/01/2019 18:46

People who have inspirational quotes on their wall or people who have words up on the wall like 'home'. I hate those tacky lights that people have at their weddings that day things like 'love'

libertywoo · 20/01/2019 18:49

Mushrooms
Gin
Prosecco
Michael Kors bags
Eastenders
Those my family stickers on the back of cars

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Clionba · 20/01/2019 18:56

Agree about spas.
Grey front doors and windows.
Grey houses.
"inspirational" quotes
Cold shoulder tops

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