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What is your idea of hell on earth?

609 replies

Aubreylights · 08/10/2023 23:33

So nothing biblical.

For me today it was ASDA, 1pm on a Sunday, event going on nearby so huge amount of traffic to get in, even longer queues inside, screaming kids, adults barging by you, having to queue for customer service.

Anything else would include cave diving, pot holing or being on a submarine.

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AbbeyGailsParty · 09/10/2023 08:07

Any sort of nightclub, crowded indoor event. I’d have to stand next to the fire exit. I find a visit to Ikea challenging !
Any theme park, especially Disney.

JamSandle · 09/10/2023 08:09

An overly crowded, noisy and dirty city.

OrangeSpicedBun · 09/10/2023 08:10

I saw a reel of Boomtown festival recently, most filmed were off their head on drugs but not nicely (I know what I.mean here) obnoxiously...it was filled with drugged up, arrogant, obnoxious yobs.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 09/10/2023 08:10

Many years ago it was double German last thing on a Friday afternoon, when it seemed that the bell was never going to ring.

perfectsoundwhatever · 09/10/2023 08:10

Stonehenge.

AngelinaFibres · 09/10/2023 08:12

People who have to be 'doing' all the time.
Outdoorsy types who go on and on about how outdoorsy they are. I don't care.
Dog owners in cafes.
Listening to a particular person in our walking group bang on and on about ground source heat pumps.
People at concerts who have to join in when it's not a joining in situation.I have paid to listen to a professional singer , not the twat next to me.

TattedBarley · 09/10/2023 08:13

Having a chest infection whilst simultaneously being a lone parent to a toddler. Struggling isn’t the word :’)

JohnFinlaysNewTeeth · 09/10/2023 08:16

fridaynight1 · 09/10/2023 01:28

I can actually hear the sound that made 😱

I’ve just thrown away my best Nike trainers because someone 🤬put them in the porch overnight and I found slimy trails on them the next morning.

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You could have easily wiped them with a damp sponge or put them in the washing machine. Donated to charity after if you’re so precious you couldn’t wear them, but nope, off to landfill.

Hell on earth is other people.

2PintsOfCidernaBagofCrisps · 09/10/2023 08:16

Being trapped in a perpetual loop of opening the cupboard where the tupperware lives...everything falls out...I need to try organise 27 different size and shaped tubs along with 3,401 lids, none of which match any of the tubs.

Goodmirror · 09/10/2023 08:17

JohnFinlaysNewTeeth · 09/10/2023 08:16

You could have easily wiped them with a damp sponge or put them in the washing machine. Donated to charity after if you’re so precious you couldn’t wear them, but nope, off to landfill.

Hell on earth is other people.

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Yes that was my first thought

Dontcallmescarface · 09/10/2023 08:18

Heathrow airport.

Goodmirror · 09/10/2023 08:18

Dubai, Disney, Milton Keynes, Las Vegas, cruises, you get the picture

Palomabalom · 09/10/2023 08:19

Laughed so much at the Ed Sheeran one! I’d feel the same being sound surrounded by him - living nightmare!

Tessisme · 09/10/2023 08:19

DP reorganised the kitchen cupboards while I was sick. I have opened every cupboard 50 times this morning expecting to find stuff that was ALWAYS there. His new system is illogical. I'm in hell. But then I'm still sick, so probably feeling a bit more sensitive than usual.

AngelinaFibres · 09/10/2023 08:20

LunaTheCat · 09/10/2023 07:42

Work Christmas Functions.
I mostly like my workmates but giving up an evening, close to Christmas , when I would rather be at home with a glass wine/cup tea… extra points if there is a bloody Secret Santa.

This. I have never understood them. I was a teacher. I worked with people other people had chosen. They weren't my friends , they were pleasant people( mainly) that I worked with. Christmas at school was always madly busy and it was Primary so the amount of illness and germs about was off the scale. My husband worked for a big, private company. Their Christmas do was funded entirely by the company. We had to pay to attend ours in some crappy pub. Everybody was absolutely knackered, incubating some germ and, as a single parent, I was absolutely skint so needed the £25.00 cost for living.They were never optional. I had forgotten how much I hated them.

LunaMay · 09/10/2023 08:23

Role play activities at work/during trainings.

OhDoSitDownAndShutUp · 09/10/2023 08:23

Camping.
Theme parks of any kind.
Nightclubs.
Packed public transport.
Ikea.

Runki · 09/10/2023 08:23

Brain shattering migraine at a Muse concert at Wembley. Laying on the pavement outside afterwards waiting for a taxi that never turned up and having to vomit into a chip wrapper whilst hoardes of people traipsed past. Finally getting to hotel and having to express milk while continuing to vomit into a bin.

Shayisgreat · 09/10/2023 08:23

David lloyd swimming pool at 11ish on Sunday morning. So crowded and noisy and I hate swimming pools!

Maireas · 09/10/2023 08:26

Goodmirror · 09/10/2023 08:17

Yes that was my first thought

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I agree. What a ridiculous waste.

Lottle · 09/10/2023 08:26

Ikea returns

AngelinaFibres · 09/10/2023 08:29

LunaMay · 09/10/2023 08:23

Role play activities at work/during trainings.

Whenever I went on a training course as a teacher I would scan the plan for the day to see if there were any horrific 'role play' sections. Some people love, love ,love the opportunity to pretend to be something and to do it in front of other people is almost orgasmic for them. I would rather someone popped my eyes out, rolled them in salt and put them back in again. I hated it, therefore I was always chosen. Oh what fun.

Azaeleasinbloom · 09/10/2023 08:29

KLM long haul flight. Chicken or pasta? I am Scottish so have absolutely no right to criticise anyone’s accent or language, but oh my god, listening to cabin announcements in Dutch 😱😱😱😱

Anonymouseposter · 09/10/2023 08:29

Being made to drive round and round the M25 or M60 in the rush hour and having to change lanes frequently or staying on an old fashioned hospital ward with mean nurses and a flickering fluorescent light.

Berlinlover · 09/10/2023 08:30

timpanie · 09/10/2023 07:19

My hell, too - I hope it all goes well. Would also recommend an eye mask for when they insist on keeping the massive fluorescent lights on all night.

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I’ve packed an eye mask too!