What are some things that give you the ICK in men ? Here are mine.

[joseline]

1. A man who doesn’t have a passport and never travelled out of their country. You mean to tell me you never got out of the country ? Two possibilities. You are an extreme nationalist and think other countries are inferior. Or you simply boring. I am not into people who refuses to travel. People who refuses to travel are the grouchiest motherfuckers ever.
2. A man who drives a big ass oversized pick up truck or SUV. Not the F150s. Those are reasonable sized trucks. I am talking about those men who drive ford F250s or even Ford F650s and GMC sierras, Cadillac Escalade. You are not cool at all. You look stupid.
3. A self proclaimed passport bro. Women in the US and other western countries aren’t tolerating your bullshit so you go in the poorest areas in developing countries and seek desperate women seeking refuge and you taking advantage of that.
4. A man who is afraid to fly. Plane crashes are rare and there are millions of planes flying right now worldwide and 9 times out of 10 they land safely. They take the passengers from A to B without incidents. Even banned airlines from third world countries rarely have crashes. Lock in and face your fears fuck face 🙄.
5. A man who is a vegan or a climate activists. If you start lecturing me about how using AC or heat is damaging the planet or how eating meat is cruel you getting blocked 🚫.
6. A man who voted for trump. You supporting a predator if you voted for that orange dictator.
7. A man who does travels but only goes to all inclusive resort destinations or stick to the crowded touristic areas or even worst, uses travel agents to book trips. That’s what peasants do. Get out of my face. Say I am with a man and he says “oh let’s go spend a week in Montego Bay Jamaica at this nice all inclusive or let’s go to Punta Cana” it would be an instant turnoff. If a man invites me to a cruise or some all inclusive dystopia, I am breaking up with him through text message and I am blocking his number and I am blocking him on all social media pages.
8. a man who is rude to waiters and waitresses.
9. a man who is broke.
10. a man who has no female friends.

OP, there is a holidays and travel section that way >>>

Maybe you just know incurious people. Or dopes. Also, are you in the US? Because ‘obvious tourist destinations’ are going to look entirely different there to those of Europeans. The most untraveled Brits, for instance, are capable of driving to France and camping in often fairly obscure spots.

The places you are using as examples of off the beaten track are bizarre, and shows the men you know must be very unadventurous.

My grandparents weren't very well traveled, but even they visited Lourdes a few times.
I've been to various areas of North America and I can understand why many Americans don't have a passport, it really does have something for everyone, so I wouldn't judge an American who hasn't left America.
You're talking to mainly British people though op, and British people tend to be well traveled and/or interested in Geography.

Loads, but one that springs to mind:

Goes on and on and on about their "signature speciality" when cooking, finally to serve you up something stunningly adequate, only to expect you to praise it to the heavens.

My last boyfriend made such a song and dance about his perfect roast potatoes, and insisted on cooking me Christmas Dinner. A sadder, more woeful meal you have never seen. Yes, the roast potatoes were perfectly nice, but they were accompanied by quorn roast, boiled carrots and sprouts and Bisto gravy. That's it, and he presented it with a bloody flourish like fucking Jamie Oliver. I had to pretend to be quasi orgasmic, while thinking back to the nut roast, bread sauce, gravy, stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips, cauliflower cheese, braised red cabbage and sprouts sautéed with chestnuts that I'd prepared myself from scratch a couple of days before with a fraction of the fuss 🙄.

@joseline Planes land safely "9 times out of 10"? Jesus Fucking Christ, I'm surprised anyone flies at all if 1 out of 10 planes are crash landing! 🤣

As a bloke who doesn't much care for flying, and who no longer has a passport, I can honestly say that your weird ranting post has given me the "ick".

Would you like a wee medal?

ever heard of Surinam ? Guyana, French Guiana, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, Reunion island, New Caledonia, Mayotte?

Not only heard of Suriname, but I can spell it.

Some of those are countries. Others are not. But I hope you enjoyed your visits.

If your friends tend to be under informed about Europe, maybe take it up with them?

You sound very angry op. I couldn't be with a meat eater, imagine kissing someone who's just eaten a steak when I'm a vegetarian.

No offence OP but you sound horrible.

Vegan or vegetarian is a huge no no for me

100%

Oh dear.
Not only do you think Mumsnetters haven't heard of all these places but you've described them as countries when three of them are not. Bit embarrassing.

What about Mablethorpe then OP? Bet you've not been there.

Men and women who lazily construct sentences, leaving out key words such as "have" I
"Have" you ever"
"I" bet

That probably reflects your choice of friends.

Former French and Dutch former territories attract more French and Dutch visitors just as Commonwealth countries attract more Brits. Not because they are common, unimaginative oiks who lack your refined sensitivities but simply due to language and promotion of those areas by the travel trade.

Oh also, if you are going to try and brag about obscure holiday destinations its a good idea to learn to spell them.

Of course I've heard of them. Why do you think everyone is a complete moron?

I saw studying the culture and history of Suriname, Dominica (I also have a couple of friends from there) Nicaragua and other countries in that region in detail in year four. Not that I remember much about it all these decades later. But I'm sure it was fascinating to visit.

That doesn't mean to say I'm some kind of living embodiment of higher intellectual prowess. Having heard of a few countries in Central America/ the Caribbean?!

But what is your fascination with branding people idiots based on which countries you think they may have either heard of or visited? It seems obsessive and bizarre.

If someone has visited Laos and Myanmar are they superior to those who visited Thailand and Vietnam? What difference does it make to you?

I bet most of us have.

WTAF are you trying to prove @joseline ?

Every post you put I am cringeing more for you.

Do you think people on here care about all these places you claim you have been?

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I have been to 9-10 different places in France over the years.

You have not met many people have you?

Lourdes not well known 🤣 It's one of the most prominent pilgrimage destinations in the Catholic faith

My high school French Exchange was in Nantes, OP. It's not the back of beyond.

1. can't drive
2. passive agressive
3. closed off to vegetarianism/veganism
4. not handy/good at DIY
5. uncreative
6. bad hygiene and dental hygiene
7. treated like a prince by his mother

forgot STINGY!! the worst quality of all. nothing worse than a stingy man.

@joseline has spelt Suriname wrong too. 😂