To wonder why people have to post on Fb when they are on holiday?

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I mean FFS enjoy your holiday and step away from your phone / social media.

So, a relative is on holiday, somewhere really expensive, hot, all inclusive (yes I’m jealous), they go on holiday quite a lot. I have had to look at every meal they have eaten, every trip they have been on, every cocktail they have had and photos of every waiter that has served them. I mean, surely if your on holiday you should be having fun and not sat on your phone taking photos of every morsel of food you eat??

And before anyone suggests I hide their profile, I just have 😁, I’m just miffed at why someone would be on Fb all day whilst on holiday?

I use Facebook on holiday loads as a) I have time to peruse b) I use it as photo album c) it jeans that my elderly mum and dad can see things we are doing every day and they like that

At what point have I said I dislike the person or their life style? They are a close relative, they are nice enough people, they have worked hard and can afford to go on nice holidays. I just wish they would stop posting photos of every meal and drink they have consumed.

I have some people on my facebook who do this, post EVERY single boring picture of their holiday. I always assume they must be bored because if they were having such a good time they wouldn't have the time to worry about facebook. I have just come back from a holiday and we all tried to stay off our phones as much as possible. It was lovely to step away from social media. Also, using facebook to store photos isn't a great idea because facebook reduces the quality and resolution of the photos.

I don't do Facebook. Seems very shallow.

I enjoy social media. I don't understand why I would stop something I enjoy?
If social media was a chore that you need a holiday from like work, very few people would be on it at all.

Also, any photos I wanted my family to see I just used whatsapp. I prefer to do that as I can really control who sees my photos as opposed to people on my facebook who are there purely to be nosey.

Not sure if someone has already pointed this out as havent read all responses. But it actually can invalidate home insurance in some circumstances under the 'reasonable care' clause.

I tend to send photos to family via messenger or WhatsApp rather than sharing with 300 Fb friends.

We try and do a huge USA road trip every year. I tend to check in and post pics because it's a great way for us to chronicle our trips.
A lot of people have commented that they like seeing the out of the way places we get to. Those who don't can unfollow or defriend. It's my social media account and I'll post what I want!

I mean FFS enjoy your holiday and step away from your phone / social media.

Why? I like my phone and I like social media. I have time on holiday to do it. Who decides how who spends their spare time?

So, a relative is on holiday, somewhere really expensive, hot, all inclusive (yes I’m jealous), they go on holiday quite a lot. I have had to look at every meal they have eaten, every trip they have been on, every cocktail they have had and photos of every waiter that has served them. I mean, surely if your on holiday you should be having fun and not sat on your phone taking photos of every morsel of food you eat??

Maybe they are having fun, not your idea of fun but fun all the same!

And before anyone suggests I hide their profile, I just have 😁, I’m just miffed at why someone would be on Fb all day whilst on holiday?

You're miffed.... really!!

Maybe the issue is having 300 “friends” then!

I do think there’s a bit of snobbery about not using social media, I’m noticing it more as I’m getting older (nearly 40 now) and on here a lot. People like to say they’re “too busy” for social media or as someone said upthread that is all a bit “shallow”. I totally understand it’s not for everyone and people either like it or they don’t but it takes literally a few minutes to post things, it’s not like it eats into your busy day unless you’re on it every second of the day (which I do know some people are) and it’s no more shallow than all the other billions of things people do to socialise and / or make themselves feel good about themselves and their relationships with others.

I hate all the judgment attached to using social media in my age group. My daughter is 16 and her and her friends love it, they’re on Instagram and Snapchat all the time giggling with each other and sharing stuff. Yep there’s a dark side to it if people aren’t sensible and don’t have good privacy settings but there’s risks to everything in life.

I will do the odd insta post when I’m on holiday, I don’t have FB. I don’t bore everyone to tears with every last morsel of the holiday including all of my meals though, that’s weird.

you have unfollowed them, so you won't see pictures of their meals. What's the issue then?

You don't care about their choices, they don't have to care about your opinion, what a non-story.

People like to say they’re “too busy” for social media or as someone said upthread that is all a bit “shallow”.

I love it when people write this on MN, an ONLINE FORUM

Yes the irony re mumsnet / social media is real!

Oh come on, it’s fairly obvious why they do it. I mean how else are you going to feel superior?

Philanthropic act on their behalf.

You don't HAVE to look at any of it OP. Just that!

I happen to enjoy my friends’ holiday posts and found they’ve gone places that I’d like to go in future, got some great holiday tips too. For myself, I share photos so my family (who live on another continent) can keep up to date, it also forms part of our family photo album, we share amongst ourselves when the memories pop up too. If people don’t want to see my posts, they can unfollow (just like I do when there are loads of political posts I prefer not to see).

No like, no follow. It's that easy.

I love seeing all my friends' holiday and travel photos. Then again, I actually like my friends, and it makes me happy when I see them having a good time.

I prefer the holiday ones to the cute dog/cat asleep on the sofa, selfies and party with friends and family that mean nothing.
At least it’s something worth showing off about. I like the Tripadvisor angle.

Why do people think that the are so interesting and important and their friends and family are desperate to know and see every detail of their life ?

I take photos all day and then usually upload them while we're having a nap/rest/downtime in the afternoon.

I enjoy taking photos from an "arty farty" point of view, and try to take lovely/interesting ones.

It gives me something to do (uploading them) for an hour while DH has his afternoon siesta (he always has a few beers and takes a nap on holiday. I don't really drink!)

But the main reason is that I LOVE looking back over them later. I never ever look at them on my camera roll but I always look at them on social media. I must admit, I have enjoyed looking at my honeymoon pictures and videos from last year.

Then there's a small element of showing my mum/family where we're visiting (I always look at their pics too).

I suppose there's a teeny bit of showboating too 😉 but in my defence we don't get away much (four times in 10 years)

I agree with the op but would go further: why do people go on facebook at all? From what I've observed, it frequently causes more problems than it's worth.

Only follow people on FB that you actually like OP? I love to see what my friends are up to, but I'm only FB friends with people I'm actually friends with.