What is your idea of hell on earth?

[Aubreylights]

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.

I can relate

Sitting in a confined space with somebody who has BO or halitosis or whatever else poor hygiene thing they have going on.

Hen nights and baby showers.

Lots of other people 😁

If I’m really hot and sweaty and have to be in a place crammed against other people who are sneezing on me, and I have a cold and a cough that I just can’t hold in and everyone is glaring at me, and I have a headache and I’m really thirsty and I’m desperate for the toilet.

work christmas dinners/christmas parties.

Haaaaaaaate them so much.

The disgusting perfume of my narc boss. I want to boke & slap her simultaneously.

Loud people who think they're 'fun'
Andover
Shopping centres
Not being able to see an exit
Anything underground

Hordes of people = bad news.

Can't remember last time I visited supermarkets at peak times.

I mean I don't have to, so why would I ? It's just absolute carnage.

Was at gatwick the other week. That was pretty hellish, and everything was moving smoothing. Can't imagine what its like when there are delays and everything goes wrong. It was pretty busy then and everything was working correctly. If the departures lounge gets people piling up it must be virtually impossible to move.

Stand up comedy gigs
Kinshasa

Watching The Pride of Britain awards. Seeing loads of decent people looking very embarrassed as they’re patronised by Z list celebrities. Doesn’t help that Carol Vorderman hosts it either

One assumes that 'sweary, badly dressed' other nationalities are acceptable to you, only 'Brits'. the correct word is Britons, deserve your odium! Some people really need to travel more and be more discriminating in their choice of destinations, maybe there are those who consider you to be 'badly dressed' if not actually 'sweary'.

An unpopular opinion I’m sure but live music.

I hate it. I’m not much into music and generally listen to speech and language radio, but don’t mind the odd song. Live music though, being trapped with ear splitting sound systems and drunk people is my idea of hell.

I live in a small market town, in the centre on the market square. Usually I really like this location but twice a year a 12 hour music event sets up right outside my flat.

Local amateur musicians and a massive sound system that makes your fillings vibrate. I hate it hate it hate it. I go away for the weekend. Lots of people say what fun it must be, being so close but it’s ghastly.

Totally agree. Like PP said upthread, why would I want to give up an evening before Xmas when I could be cosy with a cuppa/ throw/ good film/ good company to dress in sequins/ glitz & sit eating mediocre food with folk I'm not that interested in? Now my close work friends organise a get together somewhere we like- no needing to talk shite with the randoms.

Honestly? I find the thought of having to go into Primark ever again more horrifying!

Camping
children
camping with children

Ikea

Why do people 'have to attend' a hen do, or most other social events? Is it not possible to say No thanks?

And isn't Chapel Allerton the where "The Long Shadow" is based?...

It started there but spread across a lot of the Leeds/Bradford area eventually. When he was finally arrested my late OH looked at the reports in the paper and said Shit, I worked with him on a Summer job in Bingley!

The 25th wedding anniversary party that OH's brother and sister in law had. It was awful. They hired a large room in a huge 'party factory' hotel and there were loud parties going on everywhere, with no escape from the noise. We were seated at the immediate-family table, which was right next to the dj and speakers. The music was so loud that we couldn't hear each other speak and all we could do was sit and look at each other like owls.

On a few occasions, we tried to find somewhere quiet outside, but there were crowds of drunk people from other parties all yelling at the tops of their lungs and some of the blokes looking like they were about to square up to each other.

Release came when we said we'd take an elderly aunt and uncle back to their hotel and we went home. The relief at being somewhere quiet was immense. I never, ever want to attend something like that again.

Someone sitting right behind me in a packed cinema and opening a smuggled big bag of stinky cheese flavoured Kettle Chips and then rustling and crunching for THE NEXT TWO HOURS.

Theme parks, all inclusive hotels, compulsory work social dinners, parties,team building, cruises (haven't been on one of these but 100% not for me), kayaks, canoes.

Anything underwater or down a cave or suchlike. even watching people on TV swim underwater or go down a cave makes me start to hyperventilate. I have to change the channel on the TV.

Being on the postnatal ward for a week during the hottest week of the year with no fan

Yep! I had this on a long-haul flight with a woman next to me who was constantly eating and rustling every time I tried to drop off to sleep.

McDonalds too, hate the vibe, the food, the smell.

Camping. Also my current job supply teaching is hell on earth most days.