what 'trends' really (maybe unreasonably) make your teeth itch?

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Some things really piss me off. Those wall stickers 'live, laugh, love' and other shitty phrases for example. Another is those glittery wine glasses/bottles being sold on every Facebook page. Then there are those books that have been turned into words and classed as art.

There are more. Wow there are more but before I go on, are these common pet hates or AIBU a miserable bitch

The word 'boutique' to describe anything other than a clothes shop. A hotel near us has just opened a "Boutique wellness spa", which as far as I can see translates as one lady doing massages, and a very small jacuzzi.

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MIL gave us a carving board that says 'chop slice carve' on it. Like a fucking carving board needs fucking instructions.

That reminds me of something Douglas Adams wrote

"It seemed to me," said Wonko the Sane, "that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for use in a package of toothpicks, was no longer a civilization in which I could live and stay sane."

Fucking pugs, they're everywhere. It was owls a few years ago, then hares, now it's pugs. Who decides which random creature is fashionable and needs to be used indiscriminately on clothing and homeware items?

I have a wall sticker in my living room but it has no words on it just branches, leaves and birds. My MiL thought I'd painted it myself we also have one in the kitchen that has kitchen type words on it but i hate those with meaningless phrases like 'love live laugh.'

I have issues with the thick black eyebrows, tango'd skin and foundation that looks like you used a trowel to get it on.

I also get gasps and looks of disbelief when asked if I know the sex of my baby and I say no it's a surprise. It's a bloody baby does it really matter what colour you dress it in? I hate stereotyping into pink and blue.

"homemade" food in restaurants!
Did someone make it at home and bring it in? Don't you have a kitchen and a chef?

People teenagers taking photos of half their face, never the whole face! Usually one black eyebrow, half a nose, half a pouting mouth...and if they are doing the peace sign too it's even more rage inducing!

I hope those of you who feel the hate for wanky food and wanky food descriptions are ready for the new series of Masterchef... I bet it's full of "pulled pork served with beetroot cooked three ways" FUCK OFF

This thread is my spiritual home.

Chipotle. It's everywhere like the new bloody samphire!
Calling chefs "Chef" as if it's their name, if he's called Pete then call him Pete! In no other profession does this happen, noone says "Yes, social worker/teacher/builder/carpenter/butcher etc etc"
Drawn on eyebrows several shades darker than actual hair colour.
Tattoos, especially "sleeves", they're not original, everyone has them now. And don't get me started about kids' names tattooed all over them. like it's a testament of their love for them.
Huge buns on heads, huge buffoon/bouffant hair
in an Amy Winehouse style.

Owls are still everywhere IME. I actually like owls but after a few tours of the local vintage twee cupcake craft fairs/homeware shops you do start to think "could you maybe have a little individuality and create something other than an owl?" Though pugs are worse, they are gross. I do not want a pug's ugly face looking out at me from my cushions and teacups!

And I've thought of another - adults saying "yummy"! It makes me want to stick forks in my eyes. I have just had an email from Nethuns about "yummy pies". :( That's bad enough but when people actually say it to you with a straight face - uuuuurgggh

Those tattoos on rockabilly/pin up style women, in the future, will be like those fucking Celtic armbands on 40 something men.

LakeAmber Wasn't there a thread on here about someone who wanted to pay their au pair 3p a week or something and make up the difference with 'yummy roast dinners'?

English born and bred people pronouncing the letter 'Z' as "zee".
It's mainly teens guilly of this and it really grates on me. It's yet another Americanism but we are not in America, IT IS ZED!!!!!
I have known people say "sorry, is that a C? an E?" and make said teen keep reating until they go "I mean a 'zed' " - THANK YOU!!!

After parents evening it would appear that there are no children who are average or dare I say a little bit thick. All children are outstanding, excellent and the teachers love them.
Same on gcse/a level results days. Does anyone get a B or a C these days. Seemed all my friends children got A and A*, poor ds1 with only his B's and C's. How will he ever get a job?

Sob!
DH and I have been cooking belly pork slow for 5 hours till it falls off the bone for years. We referred to as....belly pork.
Now I have discovered we should have been calling it "pulled pork" and we've been unknowingly trendy for years.
We never pulled it, we just sort of split it apart with forks - I suppose "doled out with forks" doesn't look good on menus.

I am happy the odd trend of decorating your car with eyelashes seems to have faded. I would put stilettos and whips on mine if I could figure out how..

No more bespoke or artisanal crap either, although a long time ago there was a thread about a MNer's SIL or friend who insisted people take their shoes off before entering her home..she offered up a basket of 'artisanal slippers' for their foot enjoyment, that was a funny post.

The current trend of negatively describing things as 'White girl' ie if you wear ugg boots, pauls boutique coats, go to Starbucks, take selfies. I dont know if it's just a tumblr thing though.

Also eyelashes on cars, wtf?!?

Thanks so much Gallic - I know feel that I can fully participate in this thread! What were they thinking? They make me think of the other thread about worst wedding gifts - ours were two champagne glasses with "Wedding Day" painted on in gold. Even if my husband and I liked champagne, they would have had a short useful life - as it was we had Pimms instead.

Free therapy from MN. What a splendid thread. Well done everyone.

--I've been reading too much AIBU recently__

Oh, I've got another one. Pretentious tashes definitely falls into Teeth Itching Facial Hair category.

People who say "we are doing New York" this weekend.
I agree with all pp about painted shabby chic furniture- can't stand it.
Anything Artisanal bread, beer,cheese etc

Any bastardisation of the word 'honey'. The one that gets me in particular is 'hunni' - for fuck's sake, it's got the same number of letters so isn't even a convenient abbreviation, and it just makes whoever writes it look borderline illiterate.

stupid massive beards on men. Skinny jeans on men, especially the ones that look like they are falling down. All I can think is how unbearably uncomfortable they must be.
We do have a 'shabby chic' coffee table though. I got bored halfway sanding it down and then our Dd went to town on it with felt pens. You would be AMAZED at the people that think it's deliberate though.

My pet hate at the moment is driving behind a car with those stick family pictures stuck on the back window.

So if you have 3 dc, you must have Mum (holding flowers) Dad (with a golf bag) and each dc doing the sport of their preference and then there are all the pets. These must clearly also include the fecking hamster, the bird and all the dogs and cats. I mean really...

And some bloke who thought he was being funny putting on the sticker of him shagging his missus from behind and it saying "my future family"

Why, just why???

DH and I have been cooking belly pork slow for 5 hours till it falls off the bone for years. We referred to as....belly pork.
Now I have discovered we should have been calling it "pulled pork" and we've been unknowingly trendy for years.

Belly pork isn't the same as pulled pork. I think the latter comes from slow cooking pork shoulder. I don't think there'd be enough pork to pull on a piece of pork belly, would there?

Goodness I enjoyed reading this thread. May I add "funny as" to the list? Funny as WHAT? Finish your simile for heaven's sake.

(PS: I actually quite like "wellness" and "we are pregnant". Shhh).