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What have you never done?

251 replies

AngryBird6122 · 13/07/2025 23:14

I have never tried ikea meatballs.

OP posts:
LightDrizzle · 14/07/2025 11:51

Threesome
Stolen
Handstand

meditated · 14/07/2025 11:59

Never had tattoos, Botox, lip fillers, professionally done nails, anal, drugs, monster/prime energy drink, gooseberries, pet, jumpsuits.

Surprised by the amount of people who don’t drive - I thought it was just me. We should totally start our own solidarity thread.

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 12:00

meditated · 14/07/2025 11:59

Never had tattoos, Botox, lip fillers, professionally done nails, anal, drugs, monster/prime energy drink, gooseberries, pet, jumpsuits.

Surprised by the amount of people who don’t drive - I thought it was just me. We should totally start our own solidarity thread.

I don't drive but I have driven when taking lessons and tests (yes, I failed many times) - i am surprised also

OP posts:
meditated · 14/07/2025 12:00

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 12:00

I don't drive but I have driven when taking lessons and tests (yes, I failed many times) - i am surprised also

Same! I have a driving licence!

Welshwabbit · 14/07/2025 12:13

Joining the ranks of those who have never smoked
Also never been ski-ing

CoubousAndTourmalet · 14/07/2025 12:50

Flown on a plane
Got married
Had a tattoo
Smoked
Been to a barbecue

Arrrrggghhhhh · 14/07/2025 12:51

danced

FestivusMiracle · 14/07/2025 13:03

Played bingo.

Allseeingallknowing · 14/07/2025 13:30

Read Harry Potter books
Been to a football match
Been on tik tok
Worn stilettos
Kissed a man with a moustache

Sahara123 · 14/07/2025 13:48

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 11:21

Haha do they? I have never seen them in real life as we have never gone near the cafe. I just hear about them all the time how amazing they are!

I seem to be in a minority though!

Malvaceae · 14/07/2025 13:52

Tarytino · 13/07/2025 23:19

Been bitten by a bear

🤔I’d be willing to bet that nobody on MN has been bitten by a bear

luckylavender · 14/07/2025 13:54

ninjahamster · 13/07/2025 23:16

Had a tattoo
been in a helicopter
eaten oysters

All of this plus ridden a bike & watched Star Wars

BusWankers · 14/07/2025 14:01

Arrrrggghhhhh · 14/07/2025 12:51

danced

You've never moved any part of your body in time to music.... Ever? Not even... Clapping your hands on happy and you know it?

KaydenJayden · 14/07/2025 14:02

I've never bought anything from Amazon !

BusWankers · 14/07/2025 14:03

MerryForever · 14/07/2025 11:27

Yeah - people never drinking tea or coffee, did you make a decision not to or did you try it once and not like it?

Well, they can't have tried it once, not even a sip .. otherwise they can't claim they've never had it...

WilfredsPies · 14/07/2025 14:04

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 11:22

@WilfredsPies i am so intrigued by your list! The tea/coffeee (bleurgh) strawberries, is it just because you don't fancy trying them?

😁

I’m not sure really. I absolutely love the smell of tea & coffee, and it was always in the house, but it just never appealed as a drink for some reason. If I have a hot drink, it would be hot chocolate. ETA, thinking about it, it was for adults, none of us children had it. And I never thought about drinking it as an adult because if it was cold enough for a hot drink, I wanted hot chocolate.

Re the fruit, For the strawberries and cherries, I did have easy access to them because we’d go and work on the farms in the school holidays from age 12, earning something ridiculous like 10p a punnet, but they just didn’t look very nice. I love strawberry flavour, but the actual fruit is full of pips and looks a little bit spikey/hairy and never smells as nice as the flavour, so I didn’t see the appeal. And I’m not that keen on cherry flavour so wasn’t bothered about those. And peaches & apricots, there wasn’t the money for experimenting with fruit. We were more of an apples, oranges and bananas household because they wouldn’t get wasted. I’ve tried tinned peaches as an adult and I love them, but I couldn’t tell you why I’ve never bought them fresh. Maybe the skin? It’s hairy. I feel the same about Kiwis. There’s loads of fruit I’ve never tasted actually. It’s just that those were the first ones off the top of my head.

ohyesido · 14/07/2025 14:05

Never watched breaking bad

BusWankers · 14/07/2025 14:07

WilfredsPies · 14/07/2025 09:59

Denying reality? What are you talking about? 😂

I’m not proud of it. Why would I be proud of it? It’s not any kind of achievement. I’m just not going to pretend to be ashamed of it. I don’t have some kind of moral objection to podcasts or Spotify (although having seen it at my friend’s, that seems a bit of a faff). I’m not bragging about not using any of it. I don’t have a digital radio because they cost a bloody fortune. I’d love a swish modern car with a fancy radio (which I would definitely use) but sadly, that’s smack bang out of reach too. I don’t see the point of spending money on a smart speaker or faffing about creating a play list when it takes me 4 seconds to insert a cd I love and press play. I’m not at all opposed to modern technology, but only if it makes things more convenient for me.

What’s weird is your refusal to accept that people might do anything differently from how you do it. You’re oddly rigid in your way of thinking. Are you not learning anything positive from this thread?

Well it's not my refusal to accept different people's experiences

It's multiple people who claim to have :never done something, when they have done said thing..

If someone has watched a YouTube video that had any kind of music on it....they've streamed music. If someone has had one single supermarket home delivery, they can't claim they've "never had a supermarket home delivery".

CoubousAndTourmalet · 14/07/2025 14:09

The tea & coffee thing I find odd, but then I've never tried alcohol, so I suppose I should understand.

LoudPlumDog · 14/07/2025 14:09

Drank any type of beer
Smoked a cigarette
Never eaten oysters

BusWankers · 14/07/2025 14:10

BeachPossum · 14/07/2025 09:14

I'm interested that some people consider mumsnet to be social media. To me it's a different category of website altogether.

It's not people's opinion... It is by definition social media. (Emphasis mine)

"social media
noun [ U or plural ]
uk /ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈmiː.di.ə/ us /ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈmiː.di.ə/

websites and computer programs that allow people to communicate and share information, opinions, pictures, videos, etc. on the internet, especially social networking websites"

dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/social-media

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 14:11

KaydenJayden · 14/07/2025 14:02

I've never bought anything from Amazon !

WHAT?!

OP posts:
Cynic17 · 14/07/2025 14:11

Seen Star Wars
Used a microwave
Had a TV in my living room
Ridden a bike
Had my ears pierced
Had a fake tan
Cooked a "roast dinner"
Watched I'm A Celebrity

WilfredsPies · 14/07/2025 14:17

BusWankers · 14/07/2025 14:07

Well it's not my refusal to accept different people's experiences

It's multiple people who claim to have :never done something, when they have done said thing..

If someone has watched a YouTube video that had any kind of music on it....they've streamed music. If someone has had one single supermarket home delivery, they can't claim they've "never had a supermarket home delivery".

And I’d agree with you about ‘I’ve never done an on line shop, apart from the time I did an on line shop’ (which was actually quite funny) but the crack about being proud to live in an archaic era was just completely unnecessary, whoever it was aimed at. I do understand what streaming music is. I just don’t do it. Not because I reject technology but because it doesn’t add anything to my convenience. If it makes you feel happier, I’ll click on something on You Tube that has music on it, later on, so I can no longer say I’ve never done it 🙄

This might tip you over the edge, but I’ve never done internet banking either 😁

KaydenJayden · 14/07/2025 14:19

AngryBird6122 · 14/07/2025 14:11

WHAT?!

I KNOW, RIGHT? Grin

But ‘‘tis true …

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