Pet Peeves IV

[bingo70]

Another social media one:

People who state their education was at 'the university or life' or 'the school of hard knocks'.

Profile is almost certain to contain a post/tweet/picture etc with some vague 'common sense' political sentiment; 'This country should be looking after are homeless shoulders and veterinarians rather than giving free benefits to Eskimos and EU immigrants from Somalia. Share if you agree.' Or 'If you don't wear a Poppy then go back to your own country. This country respects freedom and the human rights our boys fought for in WWI #rmembering 1924-1958'.

The social media thing I can’t get my head round now is girls that claim their profession is an Instagram influencer? What? That’s not a job.

[goosano]

I go to a gym 3 times a week and what annoys me are,especially at busy times, the throbbers who sit on the individual stations, usually with enormous headphones on texting away for minutes at a time, oblivious to the fact that there are usually one or two people waiting to use the apparatus.

[Pretty Boy]

I go to a gym 3 times a week and what annoys me are,especially at busy times, the throbbers who sit on the individual stations, usually with enormous headphones on texting away for minutes at a time, oblivious to the fact that there are usually one or two people waiting to use the apparatus.

Normally the same guys who grunt and shout in a ridiculously OTT way every time they lift a weight. We get it you are super strong and amazingly stacked. Everyone is indeed looking at you but not for the reason you think.

[danhibees1875]

The social media thing I can’t get my head round now is girls that claim their profession is an Instagram influencer? What? That’s not a job.

To be fair, social media influencer is a "job" in a sense. I can't speak for the girls you've been looking at, but if people have enough followers and get paid for their social media influencing then I dont see an issue with it.

[Jones28]

Another social media one:

People who state their education was at 'the university of life' or 'the school of hard knocks'.

Profile is almost certain to contain a post/tweet/picture etc with some vague 'common sense' political sentiment; 'This country should be looking after are homeless shoulders and veterinarians rather than giving free benefits to Eskimos and EU immigrants from Somalia. Share if you agree.' Or 'If you don't wear a Poppy then go back to your own country. This country respects freedom and the human rights our boys fought for in WWI #remembering1924-1958'.

Every single time 😂

[Jones28]

I go to a gym 3 times a week and what annoys me are,especially at busy times, the throbbers who sit on the individual stations, usually with enormous headphones on texting away for minutes at a time, oblivious to the fact that there are usually one or two people waiting to use the apparatus.

Another gym one - twats that don't have the decency to unload their weights from the equipment they're using. So often you see someone come along and have to spend time unloading the leg press because muscles Malloy couldn't be arsed,

[McD]

I go to a gym 3 times a week and what annoys me are,especially at busy times, the throbbers who sit on the individual stations, usually with enormous headphones on texting away for minutes at a time, oblivious to the fact that there are usually one or two people waiting to use the apparatus.


I used to work beside a fella who was right into his physique, used to go into these competitions where they wear budgie smugglers and lathered in fake tan, and pose.

I went to the same gym as him for a while, you’d often see him and his body building mates, 7 or 8 of them, gathered around a bench press, blethering like an old wives knitting club, and every now and then one of them would get down, bench a large weight, once, to be met with a cheer and big slaps on the back. Then another 10 to 20 minutes gossiping, and then repeat. The rest of the gym users alternated between getting pissed off waiting to use the bench, or s******ing at how comical it was watching a bunch of ripped, over-muscled hulks standing around talking about nonsense

[lapsedhibee]

Profile is almost certain to contain a post/tweet/picture etc with some vague 'common sense' political sentiment; 'This country should be looking after are homeless shoulders and veterinarians rather than giving free benefits to Eskimos and EU immigrants from Somalia. Share if you agree.' Or 'If you don't wear a Poppy then go back to your own country. This country respects freedom and the human rights our boys fought for in WWI #remembering1924-1958'.

:greengrin

[Hermit Crab]

Another social media one:

People who state their education was at 'the university of life' or 'the school of hard knocks'.

Profile is almost certain to contain a post/tweet/picture etc with some vague 'common sense' political sentiment; 'This country should be looking after are homeless shoulders and veterinarians rather than giving free benefits to Eskimos and EU immigrants from Somalia. Share if you agree.' Or 'If you don't wear a Poppy then go back to your own country. This country respects freedom and the human rights our boys fought for in WWI #remembering1924-1958'.


'Works at' Full Time Mummy. **** off!!

[My_Wife_Camille]

To be fair, social media influencer is a "job" in a sense. I can't speak for the girls you've been looking at, but if people have enough followers and get paid for their social media influencing then I dont see an issue with it.
Yep, I know someone who quit her job as an air hostess about a year or so back because she was making more money from instagram.

No idea how sustainable it is and I'm sure there are loads of wannabe's who are making no money from it saying the same but for some people it's definitely their job.

[calumhibee1]

Yep, I know someone who quit her job as an air hostess about a year or so back because she was making more money from instagram.

No idea how sustainable it is and I'm sure there are loads of wannabe's who are making no money from it saying the same but for some people it's definitely their job.

I don’t know if a Youtuber falls under the social media influencer umbrella but some of them make outrageous amounts of money.

[Smartie]

I don’t know if a Youtuber falls under the social media influencer umbrella but some of them make outrageous amounts of money.

Every parent I have spoken to recently about what their child wants to be when they grow up has said "Youtuber".

I didn't even know it was a thing until very recently.

[Peevemor]

Every parent I have spoken to recently about what their child wants to be when they grow up has said "Youtuber".

I didn't even know it was a thing until very recently.

One of my teenage nieces came out with that at the weekend.

She'll be fine once the swelling goes down.

[Moulin Yarns]

I don’t know if a Youtuber falls under the social media influencer umbrella but some of them make outrageous amounts of money.

There's a YouTube podcast I watch, a husband and wife who are Australian and live in Germany, and he has given up his full time job to join his wife to produce the podcast as their full-time employment. They earn enough through Patrion subscriptions to do this.

[calumhibee1]

There's a YouTube podcast I watch, a husband and wife who are Australian and live in Germany, and he has given up his full time job to join his wife to produce the podcast as their full-time employment. They earn enough through Patrion subscriptions to do this.

I watched a guy cooking on a live stream on YouTube. The amount of $20+ donations that he received during it was mental as they popped up on your screen. He must have earned around $5k in donations and then whatever YouTube pay him which will probably eclipse that by quite some distance.

[HappyAsHellas]

If you have a steady stream of around 30k views on your youtube videos you can make about £12k a year through advertising etc if you upload a new video every week. Millions vying for the same viewers, not as easy or simple as it sounds.

[Mibbes Aye]

One of my teenage nieces came out with that at the weekend.

She'll be fine once the swelling goes down.

Wrong but right :greengrin

[The Modfather]

When your daughter starts teething. She’s brilliant, happy and low maintenance, all things considered, but it’s been a tough couple of days 🙁

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

when folk are out walking their dug and it runs up to you and starts sniffing about ur baws, jumping up in your face etc regular devil dug patter, to then be greeted with the phrase “he’s just playing don’t worry he won’t bite”

why is it just expected that everyone likes dogs? i don’t care if he bites or not i don’t want to be near the thing

[heretoday]

when folk are out walking their dug and it runs up to you and starts sniffing about ur baws, jumping up in your face etc regular devil dug patter, to then be greeted with the phrase “he’s just playing don’t worry he won’t bite”

why is it just expected that everyone likes dogs? i don’t care if he bites or not i don’t want to be near the thing

Some folk don't know how to keep a dog in line.

Stupid folk, like.

[matty_f]

Recruiters who contact you about a job, ask if you want more info and then when you say you do, you never hear from them again.

What's the point in that? Just don't bother contacting me in the first place- it's not even as if I'm actively looking for a change. Just a total waste of everyone's time.

[Just Jimmy]

when folk are out walking their dug and it runs up to you and starts sniffing about ur baws, jumping up in your face etc regular devil dug patter, to then be greeted with the phrase “he’s just playing don’t worry he won’t bite”

why is it just expected that everyone likes dogs? i don’t care if he bites or not i don’t want to be near the thingwhy are you walking around with your baws out? [emoji23]

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[hfc rd]

I go to a gym 3 times a week and what annoys me are,especially at busy times, the throbbers who sit on the individual stations, usually with enormous headphones on texting away for minutes at a time, oblivious to the fact that there are usually one or two people waiting to use the apparatus.


Yep, I really hate that too. Especially when you approach them and politely ask how long are they going to be? The response that they give you is they’ve only just started their set. You could have finished your set if you hadn’t been playing on your phone or staring into space all that time!

Another gym hate that I have that happens all the time in my gym, despite there being visible signs around the place asking members not to do it, is when folk hog 2-3 work stations all at once which prevents other members from using it!

[Jim44]

People, such as politicians who, when being interviewed or discussing issues, insist on continually addressing their interviewer or questioner by their Christian name. It’s cringeworthy, insincere and patronising.

[calumhibee1]

Yep, I really hate that too. Especially when you approach them and politely ask how long are they going to be? The response that they give you is they’ve only just started their set. You could have finished your set if you hadn’t been playing on your phone or staring into space all that time!

Another gym hate that I have that happens all the time in my gym, despite there being visible signs around the place asking members not to do it, is when folk hog 2-3 work stations all at once which prevents other members from using it!

My pet peeve at the gym is folk that use the facilities around the pool area without showering despite there being about 4 signs on the way to the pool from the changing rooms telling you to shower. Then the jacuzzi gets closed, the gym blames it on folk not showering, gets fixed, closed again less than a week later near enough every time and we just keep on going round in circles.

[RyeSloan]

My pet peeve at the gym is folk that use the facilities around the pool area without showering despite there being about 4 signs on the way to the pool from the changing rooms telling you to shower. Then the jacuzzi gets closed, the gym blames it on folk not showering, gets fixed, closed again less than a week later near enough every time and we just keep on going round in circles.

Daft question but why does people not showering cause a jacuzzi to be closed?

[Scouse Hibee]

Daft question but why does people not showering cause a jacuzzi to be closed?

Warm water opens the pores of the body. The dirt, oil, and microscopic particles lurking within come out and could pass into the open pores of the other bathers. “It can lead to a lot of superficial skin infections,. “You don’t really see that in colder water.” This is one reason, people really should shower before getting in the hot tub. It flushes out the pores.

Hot tubs are frequent transfer stations for bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacterial infection, is so strongly associated with tubs their main symptom has been dubbed “hot tub rash.” Those afflicted experience inflammation, itching, and pus-filled blisters around hair follicles, particularly on areas of the body that were covered by a swimsuit and hence absorb a lot of hot tub water.

Hot tubes are regularly sampled for bacteria levels and subsequently closed if levels are high and dosing is required to clean it.

[RyeSloan]

Warm water opens the pores of the body. The dirt, oil, and microscopic particles lurking within come out and could pass into the open pores of the other bathers. “It can lead to a lot of superficial skin infections,. “You don’t really see that in colder water.” This is one reason, people really should shower before getting in the hot tub. It flushes out the pores.

Hot tubs are frequent transfer stations for bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacterial infection, is so strongly associated with tubs their main symptom has been dubbed “hot tub rash.” Those afflicted experience inflammation, itching, and pus-filled blisters around hair follicles, particularly on areas of the body that were covered by a swimsuit and hence absorb a lot of hot tub water.

Hot tubes are regularly sampled for bacteria levels and subsequently closed if levels are high and dosing is required to clean it.

Never using a jacuzzi again [emoji23][emoji23]

[calumhibee1]

Daft question but why does people not showering cause a jacuzzi to be closed?

I was about to say I have no idea but there’s your answer. I’m also unsure of going back in it now 🤮

[Jim44]

Just started watching Andy Murray in his doubles match at Queens. Can’t believe the amount of fist bumping going on between both pairs at every point, whether the point has been won or lost. I know it’s not a new thing but it used to be common only when winning a point. They’ll soon be hugging and kissing each other between points before you know it.:greengrin

[overdrive]

Another gym one. I’ll be in the changing room when it’s quiet and there’s plenty of space on the benches. Two separate folk will come in and use the bench either side of me, leaving no room at all. A bit of respect for personal space, please!

Almost as bad as the equipment hogging texters are the groups of 3/4/5+ people that are all taking turns on a bit of equipment... absolutely no chance of getting on it any time soon once that’s started. As said above, they usually all talk like sweetie wives too.

Still on the gym theme, there is a middle aged bloke at my gym who lurks around the changing room. I’ve never actually seen him on the gym floor but he must do... He is continually going up to random folk telling them that he observed their session with a PT and that the PT is giving them duff advice or poor workouts and then tells them that they’d be better off doing X, Y or Z. Erm, I think they would be better off listening to a professionally qualified PT than some random dude in his 50s with a beer belly.

[overdrive]

'Works at' Full Time Mummy. **** off!!

Don’t know if dating apps are considered as social media but as soon as a woman on one of them states in their profile that they have kid(s) you just know the next sentence is “He/she/they is/are my whole world” followed by the heart eyes smiley. 9 out of 10 of them use that precise phrase.

The most annoying thing on dating apps is where tourists are on them purely to get recommendations on what bars or eateries to go to. Then they thank you for the tip then immediately unmatch you. Get a copy of the local edition of the Lonely Planet, love!

[hfc rd]

Warm water opens the pores of the body. The dirt, oil, and microscopic particles lurking within come out and could pass into the open pores of the other bathers. “It can lead to a lot of superficial skin infections,. “You don’t really see that in colder water.” This is one reason, people really should shower before getting in the hot tub. It flushes out the pores.

Hot tubs are frequent transfer stations for bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacterial infection, is so strongly associated with tubs their main symptom has been dubbed “hot tub rash.” Those afflicted experience inflammation, itching, and pus-filled blisters around hair follicles, particularly on areas of the body that were covered by a swimsuit and hence absorb a lot of hot tub water.

Hot tubes are regularly sampled for bacteria levels and subsequently closed if levels are high and dosing is required to clean it.


Think you’ve now put me off from using a jacuzzi ever again 😂

[calumhibee1]

Another gym one. I’ll be in the changing room when it’s quiet and there’s plenty of space on the benches. Two separate folk will come in and use the bench either side of me, leaving no room at all. A bit of respect for personal space, please!

Almost as bad as the equipment hogging texters are the groups of 3/4/5+ people that are all taking turns on a bit of equipment... absolutely no chance of getting on it any time soon once that’s started. As said above, they usually all talk like sweetie wives too.

Still on the gym theme, there is a middle aged bloke at my gym who lurks around the changing room. I’ve never actually seen him on the gym floor but he must do... He is continually going up to random folk telling them that he observed their session with a PT and that the PT is giving them duff advice or poor workouts and then tells them that they’d be better off doing X, Y or Z. Erm, I think they would be better off listening to a professionally qualified PT than some random dude in his 50s with a beer belly.

You don’t go to the village hotel by any chance do you? :greengrin

There’s a guy there who can be in the changing rooms when I go in the gym in his swimming trunks absolutely soaking, so obviously been in the pool. He’ll then still be there, in his towel 45 mins or so later. In that 45 mins he’s only managed to have a shower. He also goes into the jacuzzi with shampoo in his hair sometimes. Puts it on at the side of the jacuzzi, scrubs it in, gets in the jacuzzi, sits for a minute then puts his hands in his hair in disgust as if he doesn’t know how he has shampoo in his hair.

[Jakhog1]

Some people are mental at the gym, it's the guys that put every item of clothing on shirt, tie, jacket, socks and shoes, then pants last, WTF is that all about.

[speedy_gonzales]

Some people are mental at the gym, it's the guys that put every item of clothing on shirt, tie, jacket, socks and shoes, then pants last, WTF is that all about.

Pants last? That's Superman you're describing, if Superman is having to go to the gym then us mere mortals have no hope!

[Moulin Yarns]

Pants last? That's Superman you're describing, if Superman is having to go to the gym then us mere mortals have no hope!

Even superheroes need to lose the beer belly before heading to the beach 😉

[Danderhall Hibs]

Some people are mental at the gym, it's the guys that put every item of clothing on shirt, tie, jacket, socks and shoes, then pants last, WTF is that all about.

When you’ve got 10 inches plus you want to show it off. Believe me.

Nightmare getting my trousers over my shoes though.

[Hibrandenburg]

Village church bells. Because we all need a ****ing alarm in 2019 at 8am in the ****ing morning.

[Northernhibee]

When people put "ya" instead of "you". Congratulations on all that time saved by dropping one letter from a three letter word, send me a postcard from where you go with that millisecond.

[matty_f]

When people put "ya" instead of "you". Congratulations on all that time saved by dropping one letter from a three letter word, send me a postcard from where you go with that millisecond.

Worse when they say "a" instead of "I".

[Hermit Crab]

The work colleague or colleagues who constantly talk about moneyed their constant need to do the overtime then brag about how much they earn... no **** cares!!

[calumhibee1]

The work colleague or colleagues who constantly talk about moneyed their constant need to do the overtime then brag about how much they earn... no **** cares!!

There’s a guy in my work who rather impressively manages to turn everything into a pissing contest as to who’s holiday/car/house/food shop/electricity bills/childcare etc cost more. His vastly inflated prices of course lead to him ‘winning’ every time.

[Northernhibee]

Worse when they say "a" instead of "I".

I typically buy old bangers of cars (older cars are easier to diagnose and fix issues with which I prefer) and a friend of mine and myself have set ourselves something of a Top Gear style challenge - making the most luxurious car for under £500 all in. Spent £380 on a nineteen year old Fabia (in Hibby green, naturally) and have a £120 budget - going to get some leather seats from a scrap Polo/Golf from that era as they should have the same underpinnings, steering wheel from one of them and use carpet offcuts to create the thickest carpets ever seen in a Skoda :greengrin along with anything else I can squeeze into such a tight budget. Want to see if I can fashion up a mini chandelier :greengrin

It did mean that you're looking through Facebook marketplace and the like but the amount of articles written by a moron or with a sense of entitlement is incredible. "Gearbox is slacker than Katie Price's fanny" was one, someone with "03 plate Focus for cash or swap. So what ya got", "don't make me any offers you're wasting my time", messaging someone asking what the mileage is on a car and being told "what do ya need that for", refusing to give number plates to check MOT history or worst of all saying "car is mint" then you turn up to find a slipping clutch, smoke from the exhaust etc. etc. etc. when it's blatant that it's not even close to "mint".

Really annoys me that people can't be arsed thinking that even though it's only a £350-500 car you're still asking people for money and end up wasting their time.

[stuart-farquhar]

Being "bullied" by computers in to giving more information than necessary. A UK number e.g. I don't have one! A stronger password. Eh! Etc etc.

Oh and Boris Johnson. Juat saying.

[stuart-farquhar]

Being "bullied" by computers in to giving more information than necessary. A UK number e.g. I don't have one! A stronger password. Eh! Etc etc.

Oh and Boris Johnson. Just saying.

[danhibees1875]

Being "bullied" by computers in to giving more information than necessary. A UK number e.g. I don't have one! A stronger password. Eh! Etc etc.

Oh and Boris Johnson. Just saying.

Computer bully you into posting twice? :greengrin

Agree on the password. There's somewhere (and I've forgotten again) that makes me do an extra complicated one. On the rate occasion I go to the website I forget it, go to through the whole reset password, and then it tells me it's not complicated enough and I remember what my password must have been.

[RyeSloan]

Computer bully you into posting twice? :greengrin

Agree on the password. There's somewhere (and I've forgotten again) that makes me do an extra complicated one. On the rate occasion I go to the website I forget it, go to through the whole reset password, and then it tells me it's not complicated enough and I remember what my password must have been.

Yeah those are seriously annoying..

Upper case

Lower case

Number

Special character

At least 12 character

Blah blah blah

Sure I read that actually the logic behind these ‘complex’ passwords is actually nonsense and that came from the dude who came up with the concept!!

[lord bunberry]

When people put "ya" instead of "you". Congratulations on all that time saved by dropping one letter from a three letter word, send me a postcard from where you go with that millisecond.
It’s about to get worse my friend. I’ve noticed the American term of ya’ll is slowly gaining traction amongst the younger generation.

[Pretty Boy]

It’s about to get worse my friend. I’ve noticed the American term of ya’ll is slowly gaining traction amongst the younger generation.

I must be getting old because I'm increasingly confused about what people in their teens and 20s are talking about.

I was in a bar the other week and the barman asked me 'what can I get you bredren?' When I asked what a beer was like he said it was 'dat is totally peng'.

I genuinely had to Google what peng meant a couple of minutes later. Ya and y'all seems quite simple after hearing a middle class white student refer to me as 'bredren' and use the term 'dat'.

[lord bunberry]

I must be getting old because I'm increasingly confused about what people in their teens and 20s are talking about.

I was in a bar the other week and the barman asked me 'what can I get you bredren?' When I asked what a beer was like he said it was 'dat is totally peng'.

I genuinely had to Google what peng meant a couple of minutes later. Ya and y'all seems quite simple after hearing a middle class white student refer to me as 'bredren' and use the term 'dat'.
It’s only going to get worse for you my friend. I know you’ve got a young child and as she gets older she will be drawn to YouTube and the scourge of you tubers, most of which are American. My 8 year old comes out with so many American terms or others which I assume are British(it’s not always apparent) I find myself asking what she’s talking about. I’ve been used to her asking me the meaning of words.
What im trying to say is that we will all end up retreating to bars that our dads drunk in and drinking a half pint and a nip :greengrin

[heretoday]

It’s only going to get worse for you my friend. I know you’ve got a young child and as she gets older she will be drawn to YouTube and the scourge of you tubers, most of which are American. My 8 year old comes out with so many American terms or others which I assume are British(it’s not always apparent) I find myself asking what she’s talking about. I’ve been used to her asking me the meaning of words.
What im trying to say is that we will all end up retreating to bars that our dads drunk in and drinking a half pint and a nip :greengrin

After Brexit we'll be veering ever closer towards the USA, trade-wise and culture-wise. Enjoy!

The Oxford English Dictionary is going to need a total revamp.

[Hiber-nation]

The instruction leaflet in paracetamol packets. Just gets in the way.

[lyonhibs]

I must be getting old because I'm increasingly confused about what people in their teens and 20s are talking about.

I was in a bar the other week and the barman asked me 'what can I get you bredren?' When I asked what a beer was like he said it was 'dat is totally peng'.

I genuinely had to Google what peng meant a couple of minutes later. Ya and y'all seems quite simple after hearing a middle class white student refer to me as 'bredren' and use the term 'dat'.


I'm also aboard the fair ship "mid 30's and increasingly confused". We've got a member of our football team out here, actually Scottish, but he's a good decade younger than the rest of us. Some of the terms and phrases he uses leave us auld gits absolutely scratching our head

[Hibrandenburg]

Dog owners. I'm at a massive caravan site near Barcelona that's divided into areas where pets are allowed and areas where pets are forbidden. For some reason all the folks with dogs take their pooches into the dog free zones for walkies. Had a full blown argument with a Dutch guy last night who is of the opinion that the area where we are is off limits for pooches to overnight but is perfectly ok to go walkies there and leave little steaming piles of dog *****. I've just returned one to sender, let's see how amused he is when he gets back from the beach and finds a little package on his awning table.

[pollution]

Dog owners. I'm at a massive caravan site near Barcelona that's divided into areas where pets are allowed and areas where pets are forbidden. For some reason all the folks with dogs take their pooches into the dog free zones for walkies. Had a full blown argument with a Dutch guy last night who is of the opinion that the area where we are is off limits for pooches to overnight but is perfectly ok to go walkies there and leave little steaming piles of dog *****. I've just returned one to sender, let's see how amused he is when he gets back from the beach and finds a little package on his awning table.


I agree with you. As much as I like dogs some owners are oblivious to polite considerations like this.

The beach we go to in Spain is meant to be dog free, but never is even though the dogs have their own beach nearby.

[Smartie]

I'm also aboard the fair ship "mid 30's and increasingly confused". We've got a member of our football team out here, actually Scottish, but he's a good decade younger than the rest of us. Some of the terms and phrases he uses leave us auld gits absolutely scratching our head

You have a duty to slag the living 5hit out of him until he talks properly.

[Just Jimmy]

I agree with you. As much as I like dogs some owners are oblivious to polite considerations like this.

The beach we go to in Spain is meant to be dog free, but never is even though the dogs have their own beach nearby.as a dog owner it bugs me. I go out my way to consider how my dog impacts other people to the point I've had arguments with my other half cos she doesn't get it. she is considerate just not enough in my view.

open fields and parks are for my dog. pubs are for me.

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[Hermit Crab]

I'm browsing various clothing sites for new jeans, why are the majority of jeans that are available of the skinny variety??? When I do find a pair that are straight fitting they don't have my size!!! :grr:

[McD]

I'm browsing various clothing sites for new jeans, why are the majority of jeans that are available of the skinny variety??? When I do find a pair that are straight fitting they don't have my size!!! :grr:


Amen!

It it drives me up the wall looking for jeans or trousers and everywhere is stowed with skinny/slim/super skinny/tapered, with maybe a couple of normal styles

[Jones28]

I'm browsing various clothing sites for new jeans, why are the majority of jeans that are available of the skinny variety??? When I do find a pair that are straight fitting they don't have my size!!! :grr:

Can't go wrong with Levi's.

[Scouse Hibee]

Jeans that are designed as ripped often in tatters, they look ridiculous.

[Hermit Crab]

Can't go wrong with Levi's.


Yep, I agree, I think I'' be visiting the outlet store in Livingston pretty soon.



Jeans that are designed as ripped often in tatters, they look ridiculous.


Yep, no idea why folk think that looks good. :wink:

[Hermit Crab]

Amen!

It it drives me up the wall looking for jeans or trousers and everywhere is stowed with skinny/slim/super skinny/tapered, with maybe a couple of normal styles


I get there are other styles that folk may like but don't forget about those who don't like them and flood the market with the skinny tight fitting rubbish.

[hfc rd]

Jeans that are designed as ripped often in tatters, they look ridiculous.


Agree! That’s something that has always left me a little bemused as to why folk like to wear them.

[McD]

I get there are other styles that folk may like but don't forget about those who don't like them and flood the market with the skinny tight fitting rubbish.


Exactly! It seems like a lot of places stock almost exclusively for folk who want the skinny style, which ain’t all of us

[Pretty Boy]

The fact that almost every attraction that has animals now seems to have a spider of some description. I have an almost crippling fear of spiders, I can handle the little ones in the house but things like tarantulas, hunstman etc bring on a fear that verges on a panic attack. We took the bairn to a farm park a few weeks back. They had pigs, sheep, cows, donkeys, chickens, horses etc. In other words things you would expect to see on a farm. Then in a back room they had a Chilean Rose Tarantula. Likewise Deep Sea World and the St Andrews Aquarium both have a selection of the horrible ****ing beasts. Why? When did tarantulas live on English farms or in the sea? If I go to Butterfly & Insect World, a zoo or an Amazonia type exhibition then I'd expect a spider or 2 and would either avoid going or be prepared for it. However this obsession with having spiders at random attractions leaves me on edge the whole time and I can't enjoy myself.

In a similar vein people who say moronic things like 'it's behind glass', 'it can't hurt you' or 'it's more scared of you than you are of it'. I'm not scared of it hurting me. They just freak me out; I find the way they look and move creepy and when I see them I get the sensation of things crawling on my skin.

[matty_f]

Folk at gigs or festivals that go on someone’s shoulders.

[pollution]

Folk at gigs or festivals that go on someone’s shoulders.


...and you can be sure to find said female in every photo in every newspaper in late June/early July.

[Scouse Hibee]

Folk travelling on low cost airlines who look down their nose at everything from peoples choice of cloths, crying children, other people daring to put luggage in the same overhead compartment as theirs and the airlines choice of items to sell
Had one such couple on our easy jet flight to Tenerife, behaving like lord and lady muck but still choosing to travel with the peasants.

Apparently shorts and tee shirts are for when you are on holiday, not for travelling to your holiday!!

[speedy_gonzales]

...and you can be sure to find said female in every photo in every newspaper in late June/early July.

And more than likely sporting a set of glitter boobs!

(Glitter boobs-breasts rolled in glue then covered in sequins)

[Jones28]

And more than likely sporting a set of glitter boobs!

(Glitter boobs-breasts rolled in glue then covered in sequins)

That's a medical condition nowadays, it's called Festival Tit, for girls it consists of glittery boobs and faces, with a rotting wristband hanging off their arm 8 months afterwards.

For men it's permenant sunburn and a backwards baseball cap and sunglasses.

[heretoday]

Jeans that are designed as ripped often in tatters, they look ridiculous.

They're a bit passé now I think. Doesn't stop thunderthighs ladies wearing them. What a sight!

[Hiber-nation]

Going to the supermarket and coming back without the main thing that you went there for in the first place even though its written clearly at the top of the list.

[Bangkok Hibby]

The BBC

That's probably enough but why do they have to CONTINUALLY send the weather wifey to Wimbledon when that's on. Or Ascot in a silly hat when that's on. Or send a reporter to some school to watch a pre picked schoolgirl open her A level results.
Change the record!!

[Hibee87]

Going to the supermarket and coming back without the main thing that you went there for in the first place even though its written clearly at the top of the list.

Being sent to the shops and being told get 'the nice ham' but you can't ask what one that is as you should know, even if you never really eat the ham. Which results in an argument as you obviously got the wrong ham. Or being given a list like this
Eggs
Milk
Bread
Apple's/pears/bananas
Juice
Cheese

Obviously I should have got all 3 fruits on the list and the / doesn't mean 'or'. And again, your not allowed to request they just list it like every other product. Cause that would be hard wouldn't it.

[overdrive]

Retired people clogging up the supermarket at the weekend. You’ve had all week to go!

People who treat the supermarket as some sort of social club. Stop blocking the aisles and go and be a bunch of sweetie wives at the coffee shop, please!

[McD]

Retired people clogging up the supermarket at the weekend. You’ve had all week to go!

People who treat the supermarket as some sort of social club. Stop blocking the aisles and go and be a bunch of sweetie wives at the coffee shop, please!


:agree:

To add to this:

folk who push the trolley from the side

Folk who turn their trolley perpendicular in the aisle

when you’re looking at something or for something, and someone comes along who decides they want to stand where you are, but don’t say excuse me, they just stand very close to you and huff and puff to try to get you to move

people who park in the drop off area out of sheer laziness

folk who takes ages to leave the till after they’ve paid

[overdrive]

:agree:

To add to this:

folk who push the trolley from the side

Folk who turn their trolley perpendicular in the aisle

when you’re looking at something or for something, and someone comes along who decides they want to stand where you are, but don’t say excuse me, they just stand very close to you and huff and puff to try to get you to move

people who park in the drop off area out of sheer laziness

folk who takes ages to leave the till after they’ve paid

Oh yes, especially the last point. Even worse when the till assistant starts scanning your shopping at high speed before the straggler last customer has left.

[Seekyit]

:agree:

To add to this:

folk who push the trolley from the side

Folk who turn their trolley perpendicular in the aisle

when you’re looking at something or for something, and someone comes along who decides they want to stand where you are, but don’t say excuse me, they just stand very close to you and huff and puff to try to get you to move

people who park in the drop off area out of sheer laziness

folk who takes ages to leave the till after they’ve paid

People who leave their baskets on the shop floor for someone else to trip over.

People who walk backwards looking at what's on the shelves

[Scouse Hibee]

People who moan at just about everything in a supermarket, stay at home and shop online then you miserable moaning gits 😁

[McD]

People who moan at just about everything in a supermarket, stay at home and shop online then you miserable moaning gits 😁


:greengrin Very true :greengrin

[lord bunberry]

Air travel. There’s nothing positive about the whole experience other than it gets you to your destination. Endless queuing and endless waiting, before being charged a fortune if you want to buy anything. The bar in Glasgow Airport this morning was charging £5.75 for a bacon roll.

[Hibee87]

Air travel. There’s nothing positive about the whole experience other than it gets you to your destination. Endless queuing and endless waiting, before being charged a fortune if you want to buy anything. The bar in Glasgow Airport this morning was charging £5.75 for a bacon roll.

We just flew from Newcastle and paid 7 quid a bacon roll. I didn't even check the menu for prices just said 2 bacon rolls, a latte, a pint and a apple juice 27 quid odd.

[lord bunberry]

We just flew from Newcastle and paid 7 quid a bacon roll. I didn't even check the menu for prices just said 2 bacon rolls, a latte, a pint and a apple juice 27 quid odd.

It’s ****in scandalous mate. Where are you off to on your holiday?

[Hibee87]

It’s ****in scandalous mate. Where are you off to on your holiday?

Sa coma in Majorca, what about yourself?
Hope you and the fam enjoy 👍

[lord bunberry]

Sa coma in Majorca, what about yourself?
Hope you and the fam enjoy 👍

We’re in turkey again mate. You also have a great time, tell kells I was asking for her.

[overdrive]

Threads about pet peeves getting hijacked into a holiday destination thread :wink:

[matty_f]

Folk, mostly on Twitter it has to be said, that don’t understand things do so questions, don’t get the answer, and then argue about it.

They seem to be able to get the wrong end of the stick consistently.

[CloudSquall]

The validation culture of Social Media.

Social media was great at the start, a good way to keep up with long distance friends and genuinely share life moments.

Now the level of narcissism is off the charts, the bragging, the millions of photos screaming "LOOK AT HOW FANTASTIC MY LIFE IS", "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LIKE MY PHOTOS".

No one can have an experience or live a moment without broadcasting it to the world for validation, and the worst part is people buy into this bollox and instead of calling out the BS they are fully paid up members of the circle jerk of likes crew.

I honestly don't understand why people say ***** like Instagram is "inspirational" when they know 99% of it is photoshopped bollox.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

No one can have an experience or live a moment without broadcasting it to the world for validation, and the worst part is people buy into this bollox and instead of calling out the BS they are fully paid up members of the circle jerk of likes crew.

Very much this, can folk not just enjoy the moment? I can almost tolerate teenage girls doing it but, the amount of grown men constantly filming themselves in Coadys in Dunfermline yesterday was ridiculous.

[Pretty Boy]

An old 'favourite' of mine but litter.

I walked up Ben Lomond yesterday morning. I knew the weather was forecast to be good so I set off early to avoid the inevitable Princes Street on a Saturday afternoon feel you get on the popular Munros when the weather is good. I never saw a single person on my way up, hit the summit at about 6.30am and set off back down over Ptarmagin. Saw a few other early starters on my way down and got back to Rowardennan about 8 just as it was getting busy. It was carnage. Firstly there were people camping on the beaches which isn't as it's covered by the the summer 'camping management zone'. The area around the tents was a sea of empty bottles, discarded food, disposable BBQs, food wrappers etc. Even accepting they may have cleared some of that away before leaving it's impossible that the wind didn't displace some of it. Add to that the father and son preparing to pack their bags who had to empty some stuff out and chucked rotten banana peels and empty plastic bottles onto the ground in the car park before walking away. They were charm personified when they told a lady who challenged them about it to '**** off'.

We have amazing open spaces in Scotland and various bodies who do great work to maintain them, keep them accessible and provide the opportunity for almost anyone to access the outdoors. Sadly we have some utter cretins who don't respect how lucky we are and frankly don't deserve to use them.

[heretoday]

Oh yes, especially the last point. Even worse when the till assistant starts scanning your shopping at high speed before the straggler last customer has left.

Conduct in supermarkets is frightful. I'd love a job going about ticking people off for their stupid and inconsiderate behaviour.
So far, however, Tesco management haven't responded to my employment suggestions.

[Jones28]

An old 'favourite' of mine but litter.

I walked up Ben Lomond yesterday morning. I knew the weather was forecast to be good so I set off early to avoid the inevitable Princes Street on a Saturday afternoon feel you get on the popular Munros when the weather is good. I never saw a single person on my way up, hit the summit at about 6.30am and set off back down over Ptarmagin. Saw a few other early starters on my way down and got back to Rowardennan about 8 just as it was getting busy. It was carnage. Firstly there were people camping on the beaches which isn't as it's covered by the the summer 'camping management zone'. The area around the tents was a sea of empty bottles, discarded food, disposable BBQs, food wrappers etc. Even accepting they may have cleared some of that away before leaving it's impossible that the wind didn't displace some of it. Add to that the father and son preparing to pack their bags who had to empty some stuff out and chucked rotten banana peels and empty plastic bottles onto the ground in the car park before walking away. They were charm personified when they told a lady who challenged them about it to '**** off'.

We have amazing open spaces in Scotland and various bodies who do great work to maintain them, keep them accessible and provide the opportunity for almost anyone to access the outdoors. Sadly we have some utter cretins who don't respect how lucky we are and frankly don't deserve to use them.

We as a species don’t deserve the planet we live on with conduct like that.

Similarly I think the clean up after Glastonbury is going to take two weeks of rubbish collection. It’s disgraceful.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

People that can't just call The Guardian paper just that.

[lyonhibs]

People that can't just call The Guardian paper just that.

What the devil DO they call it out of interest? :confused:

[Hiber-nation]

What the devil DO they call it out of interest? :confused:

Used to be The Grauniad due to the amount of mis-spellings.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Used to be The Grauniad due to the amount of mis-spellings.

That's the one 😠

[Smartie]

We as a species don’t deserve the planet we live on with conduct like that.

Similarly I think the clean up after Glastonbury is going to take two weeks of rubbish collection. It’s disgraceful.

They have the right idea about this sort of stuff in Singapore.

We have a casual, cultural acceptance of it and it stinks.

I really wish folk would have a bit of pride and care for their surroundings.

We don't have an idea how lucky we are to be born in this country, the least we can do is show it a bit of respect.

[lapsedhibee]

Add to that the father and son preparing to pack their bags who had to empty some stuff out and chucked rotten banana peels and empty plastic bottles onto the ground in the car park before walking away. They were charm personified when they told a lady who challenged them about it to '**** off'.

We have amazing open spaces in Scotland and various bodies who do great work to maintain them, keep them accessible and provide the opportunity for almost anyone to access the outdoors. Sadly we have some utter cretins who don't respect how lucky we are and frankly don't deserve to use them.

If the country does lurch to the very far right, as it seems it might, let's hope that the silver lining is summary execution for such behaviours.

[heretoday]

Those plastic pop-up openers on the top of fruit juice cartons. Always makes a mess. Always.

[wpj]

Frozen foods from the supermarket that split then when you open them the contents go everywhere. I double bag no using a freezer bag. Hate doing it because it's double plastic

[overdrive]

Cafes or coffee shops that put a paper napkin between a brownie and the plate. The napkin sticks to the brownie and you get remnants of paper of the brownie when you try to eat it.

[stuart-farquhar]

Any licensed premise that does not have a full menu of drink offerings AND the prices (Abv would also be helpful).

[CloudSquall]

People with extremely loud voices that work in an open office.

We have people that have been told that their booming voices on calls are disrupting everyone else yet the inconsiderate ****s still do phone meetings at their desks when there are meeting rooms available.


To add to that my latest blood boiling issue are people who, while keeping their voice down when on the phone at their desk, can't use the thing.

I've went from a friendly jokey "Haha christine, you're on mute lol :D" to "CHRISTINE YOU'RE ON FU..YOU'RE ON MUTE" in a matter of months.

[heretoday]

If the country does lurch to the very far right, as it seems it might, let's hope that the silver lining is summary execution for such behaviours.

It's folk like that who favour the far right. Inbreds.

[wpj]

Experts or in reality completely clueless knobbers.
Football experts at world cup or euro competitions
Rugby experts during home nations
I have been subjected to their tennis expertise and during the last week cricket.
Yes, I live in England

[My_Wife_Camille]

Any licensed premise that does not have a full menu of drink offerings AND the prices (Abv would also be helpful).
I'm sure it's illegal not to

[Scouse Hibee]

People who don’t clear their table in self clear cafes. I know some folk are unable but plenty are and are just lazy bassas

[heretoday]

The WiFi on Lothian buses. Don't bother.

[overdrive]

Jakeys that don’t get to the point when asking for “50p for the bus”. Witnessed one earlier pretty much give a family a blow by blow account of his day (allegedly). 2 mins later he got to the point: ‘give me money’.

[Future17]

When a poster attempts to take over every thread they post on, in order to become central to the discussion, rather than just contribute their opinion on the original topic.

[heretoday]

Experts or in reality completely clueless knobbers.
Football experts at world cup or euro competitions
Rugby experts during home nations
I have been subjected to their tennis expertise and during the last week cricket.
Yes, I live in England

I don't mind if they're telling me something I don't know but this seldom happens. It's just blather and banter.
The guys on bbc Scotland are just awful with the possible exception of Mikey Stewart.

[EH6 Hibby]

The WiFi on Lothian buses. Don't bother.

Does my head in. When it works it’s fine, but usually it starts off fine then goes off, instead of disconnecting from it, I usually turn my WiFi off, I then forget to turn it back on when I get home and start doing stuff like updating apps and watching videos and lose all my data.

[Scouse Hibee]

Tradesman trying to bull**** about what needs doing.

[Scouse Hibee]

People who describe their possessions by value:
For example:

I drive a 35k car
I live in a half million pound house
I wear a 10k watch

As if it will impress everyone they tell 😂

[lyonhibs]

People who describe their possessions by value:
For example:

I drive a 35k car
I live in a half million pound house
I wear a 10k watch

As if it will impress everyone they tell 😂

Do real people actually do this? Immediate "welt" status awarded IMO

[Greentinted]

People who describe their possessions by value:
For example:

I drive a 35k car
I live in a half million pound house
I wear a 10k watch

As if it will impress everyone they tell 😂

Can I add to this people who rate or judge others by their income. The sinister bit being they actually know the figures...and somehow shoehorn it in to every conversation (monologue) they’re involved in.

[Pretty Boy]

People who describe their possessions by value:
For example:

I drive a 35k car
I live in a half million pound house
I wear a 10k watch

As if it will impress everyone they tell 😂

There's a boy in my work a bit like that. He doesn't really use values but he drops in little things that he thinks make him sound aspirational but he just sounds like a dick. A few of my favourites from him in recent weeks include:

'Nightmare getting the car serviced, you always have to wait that bit longer for a BMW approved garage.'

'If your based in South Queensferry then I can come see you, I live quite near Barnton so it's not totally out of my way.'

'I was up at Lidl for lunch today and it's just so funny how disorganised it is compared to Waitrose.'

[Scouse Hibee]

And don’t get me started on people who look down on other people because of their jobs

“He or she is just a”
Shop assistant
Cleaner
Van Driver
Security Guard
etc etc

[Dav1986]

And don’t get me started on people who look down on other people because of their jobs

“He or she is just a”
Shop assistant
Cleaner
Van Driver
Security Guard
etc etc

Add waiter to that list! Got that a good few times when I was a server again after stepping down from management (hospitality management not worth it if you have a young family)!

Really annoyed me when folk said so you're just a waiter. Guarantee I had better job satisfaction and flexibility than they did, and earned a lot more than they think I did as I'd get asked how could I go away so much/do so many things if I was 'just a waiter' :take that

[heretoday]

Public libraries. Noisy. If it's not the kiddies and mums singing Knees and Toes it's folk blathering about their health, holidays, families etc - sometimes the staff are the worst!
I'm not for returning to the old Silence Please days but FFS!

[beensaidbefore]

Does my head in. When it works it’s fine, but usually it starts off fine then goes off, instead of disconnecting from it, I usually turn my WiFi off, I then forget to turn it back on when I get home and start doing stuff like updating apps and watching videos and lose all my data.

Did that very thing last week. Only remembered when I got an alert to say data is used up!

[Wembley67]

The police car that's sits at Newbridge on the raised bank. What's it actually doing apart from killing time?? Maybe this is obvious but it annoys me!

[The Modfather]

Was driving along Lanark Road West & then Slateford Road yesterday. Was behind someone in a really expensive sports car. The traffic was back to back and not moving at more than 15 mph at any one time. Despite this the guy kept revving his engine while stationery and again when edging 5 yards further forward. We get your car is nice, but it travels the same distance and at the same speed as the rest of us in traffic! Cretin.

[Pete]

Certain rhyming lyrics in songs.

Rhyming “girl” with “world” really annoys me for some reason.

As does “hands in the air” with “don’t care”.

Rhyming with the same word as well such as that guy who rhymes “Kodak” with “Kodak”.

Ive just listened to Rod Stewart’s “I don’t want to talk about it” and he rhymes “Heart” with “Heart” in his chorus. FFS did you think I wouldn’t notice?

[Hermit Crab]

Folk that wear T-shirts with a band name and name of a tour they did on the front and a list of venues on the back, why would you wear that out in everyday life?? :confused:

There was also a craze a few years ago where teenagers were wearing Ramones T-shirts that I just didn't get! :confused:

[WeeRussell]

Pretty much any post on Hibs.net which contains the words “this place”

[WeeRussell]

Folk that wear T-shirts with a band name and name of a tour they did on the front and a list of venues on the back, why would you wear that out in everyday life?? :confused:

There was also a craze a few years ago where teenagers were wearing Ramones T-shirts that I just didn't get! :confused:

Isn’t it the same thing as us (me anyway) occasionally wearing my Scottish cup winners t shirt in public?

I get your annoyance about young folk wearing bands on their shirts to be cool without being able to name a song (I know this doesn’t apply to them all).

[Danderhall Hibs]

Pretty much any post on Hibs.net which contains the words “this place”

Or “over the road”

[Mon Dieu4]

Watching the news this morning and you can't hear anything from the reporters outside Parliament due to some radge continually shouting stop Brexit, give it a rest

[stuart-farquhar]

Add waiter to that list! Got that a good few times when I was a server again after stepping down from management (hospitality management not worth it if you have a young family)!

Really annoyed me when folk said so you're just a waiter. Guarantee I had better job satisfaction and flexibility than they did, and earned a lot more than they think I did as I'd get asked how could I go away so much/do so many things if I was 'just a waiter' :take that
Indeed. Using as in "Just renting" As opposed to"Just
borrowing a load of money to live there" but we don't say the latter..Just saying.

[heretoday]

Watching the news this morning and you can't hear anything from the reporters outside Parliament due to some radge continually shouting stop Brexit, give it a rest

You're right. He must be mental.

[hibee_girl]

Cinemas:

People who check their phone constantly throughout the film
People who talk constantly throughout the film
25 minutes of adverts/trailers

[EH6 Hibby]

PDA’s in swimming pools. Or anywhere really, but seems to happen all the time in pools on holiday. Couples who seem to manage to sit side by side by the pool and have dinner together no problem, suddenly can’t keep their hands of each other when they get in a pool. Never understood it.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

pda’s in swimming pools. Or anywhere really, but seems to happen all the time in pools on holiday. Couples who seem to manage to sit side by side by the pool and have dinner together no problem, suddenly can’t keep their hands of each other when they get in a pool. Never understood it.

pda? 🤨

[EH6 Hibby]

pda? 🤨

Public display of affection. Sorry, thought everyone knew that.

[Moulin Yarns]

Public display of affection. Sorry, thought everyone knew that.

Not the meaning I would use 😉

https://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/pda.aspx

[Jones28]

I’m listening to my wife talk to her cousin over FaceTime. Her cousin has used the words “like” and “literally” over 100 times in a 5 minute phone call. She’s a clever girl, privately educated with a science degree and sounds like a total ****wit. I’m about to go for a walk as I can’t listen to it any longer.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Public display of affection. Sorry, thought everyone knew that.

I thought it was something to do with laptops so, you're probably correct. 😉

[grunt]

I thought it was something to do with laptops so, you're probably correct. 😉Personal digital assistant.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Personal digital assistant.

I was going to put tablets instead of laptops but, it would've invited puns about pills etc. ☺

[WeeRussell]

I was going to put tablets instead of laptops but, it would've invited puns about pills etc. ☺

No need to have a pop.

[Danderhall Hibs]

Folk thinking they can walk to the front of the bus stop queue.

[speedy_gonzales]

Folk thinking they can walk to the front of the bus stop queue.

Oooooft, you're gonna be ragin' over the next month if you get on the bus anywhere near the city centre over the next month.
It's a festival free-for-all!

Years ago, the wife and I were waiting for a bus late one night on Princes St, just as the Tattoo emptied. We were at the front of the queue and as the 26 approached this crowd attempted to jump in front. The bus was already quite full and when I mentioned about there "being a queue", this guy 10+ years older than me put his arm across me to hold me back. I was very close to landing one on him (I know, not the appropriate or mature response) when another 26 pulled alongside and the driver beckoned us on.
The sweet part is, both buses left and the queue jumper/human barrier was left behind.

[Danderhall Hibs]

Oooooft, you're gonna be ragin' over the next month if you get on the bus anywhere near the city centre over the next month.
It's a festival free-for-all!

Years ago, the wife and I were waiting for a bus late one night on Princes St, just as the Tattoo emptied. We were at the front of the queue and as the 26 approached this crowd attempted to jump in front. The bus was already quite full and when I mentioned about there "being a queue", this guy 10+ years older than me put his arm across me to hold me back. I was very close to landing one on him (I know, not the appropriate or mature response) when another 26 pulled alongside and the driver beckoned us on.
The sweet part is, both buses left and the queue jumper/human barrier was left behind.

It’s started already - I posted that as soon as I’d planked my arse down!

[Hibrandenburg]

People, work colleagues, team mates, friends and even family who lock horns with everyone they cross but seem to think it's everyone else in the world that have a personality disorder but not them themselves.

[lyonhibs]

I’m listening to my wife talk to her cousin over FaceTime. Her cousin has used the words “like” and “literally” over 100 times in a 5 minute phone call. She’s a clever girl, privately educated with a science degree and sounds like a total ****wit. I’m about to go for a walk as I can’t listen to it any longer.

I've no idea what happened to the linguistic capabilities and range of the female species a couple of years after I was born but my very intelligent sister is the exact same. Can't recount a story without the phrase "then I was like...." or "and I'm just like.." at least 300000000000000 times.

[Hibbyradge]

People, work colleagues, team mates, friends and even family who lock horns with everyone they cross but seem to think it's everyone else in the world that have a personality disorder but not them themselves.

Folk like Donald Trump, maybe?

[heretoday]

I've no idea what happened to the linguistic capabilities and range of the female species a couple of years after I was born but my very intelligent sister is the exact same. Can't recount a story without the phrase "then I was like...." or "and I'm just like.." at least 300000000000000 times.

Some American TV programme is to blame for it all. Friends?
Something like that.
Females wave their hands about more too when they're talking. Looks daft.

[s.a.m]

Certain rhyming lyrics in songs.

Rhyming “girl” with “world” really annoys me for some reason.

As does “hands in the air” with “don’t care”.

Rhyming with the same word as well such as that guy who rhymes “Kodak” with “Kodak”.

Ive just listened to Rod Stewart’s “I don’t want to talk about it” and he rhymes “Heart” with “Heart” in his chorus. FFS did you think I wouldn’t notice?

I feel your pain. There's a line in a Robert Palmer song (can't remember what it's called - video of red-lipsticked , sulky looking lasses wiggling in the background) that contains the lines: I told you twice/ I was only trying to be nice.
It makes me want to run amok with a chainsaw. The rhyme works, but there's something about it ...the primary school poem thing? the banality? The desperate contrivance of it? that sets off fireworks in my head.

[lapsedhibee]

I feel your pain. There's a line in a Robert Palmer song (can't remember what it's called - video of red-lipsticked , sulky looking lasses wiggling in the background)
That's
Addicted To Lurve

[s.a.m]

That's
Addicted To Lurve

That's the one :agree::grr:

[Hibrandenburg]

Folk like Donald Trump, maybe?

Some do but most hate him. :wink:

Aye, exactly like Donald Trump.

[Hibbyradge]

"Gotten".

[Mibbes Aye]

"Gotten".

Unless it is as in “ill-gotten gains” or, at a stretch “Gott in Himmel” for those of us who enjoyed the pacifist, internationalist and undoubtedly colloquially correct education afforded by Victor and Warlord.

[lord bunberry]

"Gotten".
Gotten is a perfectly reasonable word to use.

[Mibbes Aye]

Gotten is a perfectly reasonable word to use.

Only in American English and even then it is a push. For me it is one of those funny words that doesn’t exist in usage in the contrary, hence why we only use ‘ill-gotten’. In British English, it should be ‘received’ or ‘became’ or the like.

’Got’ is the past tense of ‘get’. My memory of grammar is hazy but I think ‘gotten’ is the past participle, stand to be corrected.

You wouldn’t say I gotten good at something, you would say I became good at something. I’m actually doubting whether ‘became good’ is acceptable but it is certainly better than ‘gotten good’.

Likewise, I gotten lots of presents. I was given lots of presents or I received lots of presents.

[lapsedhibee]

You wouldn’t say I gotten good at something, you would say I became good at something. I’m actually doubting whether ‘became good’ is acceptable but it is certainly better than ‘gotten good’.


I've a hazy memory that schoolteachers of English used to advise that using even 'got' was poor style, and that it should always be replaced by something else. [Double space] But to describe someone having carried out a GTF instruction, I think you'd have to say 'he/she got tf'.

[Future17]

Only in American English and even then it is a push. For me it is one of those funny words that doesn’t exist in usage in the contrary, hence why we only use ‘ill-gotten’. In British English, it should be ‘received’ or ‘became’ or the like.

’Got’ is the past tense of ‘get’. My memory of grammar is hazy but I think ‘gotten’ is the past participle, stand to be corrected.

You wouldn’t say I gotten good at something, you would say I became good at something. I’m actually doubting whether ‘became good’ is acceptable but it is certainly better than ‘gotten good’.

Likewise, I gotten lots of presents. I was given lots of presents or I received lots of presents.

IIRC, you’re spot on about “gotten” being the past participle, but that means it is acceptable to use it so long as the preceding word allows it. The example you’ve give is missing “have” (i.e. I have gotten good at…”). That's technically correct but, as you've said, become sounds better. This is because you wouldn’t normally say “I got good” in the first place.

A better example for the use of “gotten” would be as a part participle in a sentence where “get” would be the present tense and “got” the past tense. So, for example:

I may get promoted.
I got promoted.
I have gotten promoted several times.

[s.a.m]

At the time of the Mayflower, gotten was in use here in Britain, and it comes from Old English. We ditched it, they kept it. Always assumed it was an Americanism, until I read something about an author dealing with complaints about her use of the word in a historical novel. I looked it up, and apparently that's the case.:nerd:

[lord bunberry]

IIRC, you’re spot on about “gotten” being the past participle, but that means it is acceptable to use it so long as the preceding word allows it. The example you’ve give is missing “have” (i.e. I have gotten good at…”). That's technically correct but, as you've said, become sounds better. This is because you wouldn’t normally say “I got good” in the first place.

A better example for the use of “gotten” would be as a part participle in a sentence where “get” would be the present tense and “got” the past tense. So, for example:

I may get promoted.
I got promoted.
I have gotten promoted several times.
You can also use it with had or has.

[WeeRussell]

Only in American English and even then it is a push. For me it is one of those funny words that doesn’t exist in usage in the contrary, hence why we only use ‘ill-gotten’. In British English, it should be ‘received’ or ‘became’ or the like.

’Got’ is the past tense of ‘get’. My memory of grammar is hazy but I think ‘gotten’ is the past participle, stand to be corrected.

You wouldn’t say I gotten good at something, you would say I became good at something. I’m actually doubting whether ‘became good’ is acceptable but it is certainly better than ‘gotten good’.

Likewise, I gotten lots of presents. I was given lots of presents or I received lots of presents.

I think some would say "I had gotten good" though.

[danhibees1875]

This thread has gotten good.

The way the rain waits for you to leave a building before starting. Soaked last night walking home from the pub. :angry:

[Future17]

I think some would say "I had gotten good" though.

Yeah, "have", "had" and "has" all acceptable words to precede "gotten" per my post and LB's.

[Hibrandenburg]

Things have gotten out of hand. Can we move back to peaves please.

[calumhibee1]

When commentators say that a shot has “just about” crossed the line. Although it has actually crossed the line. If it had just about crossed it then it wouldn’t have quite made it over.

[J-C]

Google on my phone which never works I say "OK google" but jumps into life when someone on the telly says anything that sounds remotely like the same thing, technology is great when it can arsed to work properly.

[heretoday]

Ministers who, while officiating at a funeral, spend time proselytising about Jesus to a captive audience sweltering in uncomfortable summer heat.

It's fair enough if the deceased was particularly religious and his/her family have requested it, but too often it's just for the minister's own gratification it seems.

[Mon Dieu4]

Ministers who, while officiating at a funeral, spend time proselytising about Jesus to a captive audience sweltering in uncomfortable summer heat.

It's fair enough if the deceased was particularly religious and his/her family have requested it, but too often it's just for the minister's own gratification it seems.

Im with you, will add that when you are gone you are automatically the best person ever, I will be asking for the truth, he was alright but could be a right dick at times

[speedy_gonzales]

Im with you, will add that when you are gone you are automatically the best person ever, I will be asking for the truth, he was alright but could be a right dick at times

At times? I'd be lucky!
As luck would have it, I was at a funeral during the week for a family member, great guy but liked a peeve. The "humanist" celebrant didn't miss him. I reckon she spent half her oration on his misadventures through his drinking exploits. Perhaps not in keeping with a traditional send off but 100% correct and well received by those in attendance

[CloudSquall]

When someone sends you a message at work asking "have you got 5 minutes for a call?" which is office speak for "I expect you to drop everything you are doing right now for 45 minutes so you can do what I impatiently can't wait for and I'm going to keep you on the phone until it's done"

[McD]

The staff tasked with keeping an eye on the self serve checkouts in supermarkets, who are almost always chatting to a pal, standing with their back to the tills, or rather than coming to sort your minor thing out so you can pay and leave, will stop on the way to help out the old dear by removing the security device from her gin, whilst she’s still got plenty to scan.

And, the pressure pads that you place the scanned items on, which never fail to detect phantom objects, and the next moment are unable to detect the 5kg bag of dog food after it’s been scanned and put down on the pad

[lapsedhibee]

Persistent use of the word 'backstop'.

For the next few months at least we're not a state of the US, so why have we been using their sporting analogies for the last three years? The correct expression would be 'long stop'. Two words and neither of them 'back'. :panic:

[Jones28]

Watching Grand Designs on 4OD and you have to wonder if the people that take part have ever actually watched it?

A six month timescale is bonkers short, and they will definitely go over budget.

[The Modfather]

Not sure it’s a pet peeve but my wife sent me a link to story about Drake (who?) getting a tattoo of him walking in front of the Beatles in their abbey road pose as he apparently beat one of their records.

I have of course heard of him, but couldn’t name you any of his songs. So just listened to his top songs on I-tunes. Does it say more about music today when generic dross like Drake, that could be any song in the charts, is beating records set by the Beatles.

[lord bunberry]

When you’re drinking cider with loads of ice in the glass and it constantly drips water from the glass. It happens on holiday when you’re drinking a beer as well. Why does that happen?

[Killiehibbie]

When you’re drinking cider with loads of ice in the glass and it constantly drips water from the glass. It happens on holiday when you’re drinking a beer as well. Why does that happen? Condensation.

[Jones28]

Condensation.

Wrong, it’s because even on holiday life wants to **** on you.

[Killiehibbie]

Wrong, it’s because even on holiday life wants to **** on you.

Dew might have a point

[Jones28]

Dew might have a point

Don’t be such a drip.

[CloudSquall]

Scottish people who pronounce J as "jay".

Quislings.

[Scouse Hibee]

Scottish people who pronounce J as "jay".

Quislings.

Why do you object to them pronouncing it correctly?

[stoneyburn hibs]

Why do you object to them pronouncing it correctly?

Forget it mate, he's a jk.

[Hiber-nation]

Scottish people who pronounce J as "jay".

Quislings.

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".

[McD]

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".


Thought that was how west of Scotland folk pronounced those letters? :confused:

I’m with you personally, not a fan of those ways of saying them

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".

Quite right too.

[RyeSloan]

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".

Must admit I say Jai rather than Jay.. sure why to be honest, I assume thats how it was taught in school. Might try and unteach myself on that habit now.

With you on Haitch rather than Aitch tho...that is a touch annoying.

[Killiehibbie]

Must admit I say Jai rather than Jay.. sure why to be honest, I assume thats how it was taught in school. Might try and unteach myself on that habit now.

With you on Haitch rather than Aitch tho...that is a touch annoying.
Haitch is just wrong, it's itch when i want to annoy the wife. I can remember the teacher correcting for trying to say haitch but never for jai.

[Scouse Hibee]

I pronounce H as Hotel and J as juliet

[lapsedhibee]

I pronounce H as Hotel and J as juliet

I say "a hotel".

[Just Jimmy]

I pronounce H as Hotel and J as julietas do I.

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[Moulin Yarns]

I say "a hotel".

Don't you mean Hostel, peg seller 😉

[lapsedhibee]

Don't you mean Hostel, peg seller 😉

I wish I lived in an hostel, or anywhere without wheels. :agree:

[Mibbes Aye]

I wish I lived in an hostel, or anywhere without wheels. :agree:

Those wheels don’t look after themselves.

You want a nice surface underneath them, some sort of tarmac IMO.

I will be round in the morning, give you a quote.

[Hermit Crab]

People that say their ice-cream is cold. :rolleyes:

[pollution]

People sitting on the pavement at bus stops.

[Scouse Hibee]

People that say their ice-cream is cold. :rolleyes:

They have a point, that’s why I prefer Gelato.

[danhibees1875]

People sitting on the pavement at bus stops.

Not seen people sitting, but being unable to walk past a busy bus stop easily because people are standing outside it rather than in is annoying. :agree:

[Peevemor]

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".In French, J is pronounced jee and G is pronounced jay. It keeps me on my toes when spelling stuff (email adresses, etc.) over the phone.

[Peevemor]

In French, J is pronounced jee and G is pronounced jay. It keeps me on my toes when spelling stuff (email adresses, etc.) over the phone.And i is pronounced ee.

Tossers!

[Hibrandenburg]

In French, J is pronounced jee and G is pronounced jay. It keeps me on my toes when spelling stuff (email adresses, etc.) over the phone.

Similarly in German they say seven and forty for 47. Even though I'm fluent in German I still have to stop and think

[Hibrandenburg]

And i is pronounced ee.

Tossers!

In German ie is pronounced ee and ei is pronounced eye. Can make the difference between wanting to shoot or have a dump.

[CloudSquall]

When you are in a country where the culture surrounding football is different and they ask "why didn't you choose a better team to support?"

****ing choose mate? CHOOSE?

[calumhibee1]

:confused:

Do you pronounce it "jai"? Not quite a pet peeve but a bit annoying. Same as people who say H as "haitch".

Its jay and its aitch. :agree:

[Bangkok Hibby]

Its jay and its aitch. :agree:

When I went to school in Edinburgh we learnt the alphabet by saying it out loud every day until we got it right. It was most definitely jai.

[pollution]

When I went to school in Edinburgh we learnt the alphabet by saying it out loud every day until we got it right. It was most definitely jai.


The Edinburgh conundrum: which school did you go to?

[Jones28]

In French, J is pronounced jee and G is pronounced jay. It keeps me on my toes when spelling stuff (email adresses, etc.) over the phone.

The french also sat down one day and assigned everything a gender. Why?

[Hibrandenburg]

The french also sat down one day and assigned everything a gender. Why?

French is a Latin language. Latin has 3 genders, the French just inherited it. The Germans on the other hand......

[lyonhibs]

The french also sat down one day and assigned everything a gender. Why?

At least they only went with 2 genders. As mentioned above, do you know how many different words in German there for either "the" or "a" :boo hoo:. I've given up trying to learn them so at least there's a bit of room in my brain for vocabulary.

Then there's Polish, which I don't speak a word of but I'm lead to believe there's about 8 different verb cases per verb.

Absolutely radge.

[Bangkok Hibby]

The Edinburgh conundrum: which school did you go to?

Trinity

[Jones28]

Trinity

Me too. ****ing hated it.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Me too. ****ing hated it.

Worst experience of my life. Staffed in the main by child hating, childless bullies.

[stoneyburn hibs]

Worst experience of my life. Staffed in the main by child hating, childless bullies.

Trinity as well. A boy from Wardieburn was frowned upon at that school 😁

[Jones28]

Worst experience of my life. Staffed in the main by child hating, childless bullies.

My grandparents both went there in the 40’s and they said the same thing, so it’s clearly and institutional issue.

[Jones28]

Strictly Come ****ing Dancing

[Smartie]

Strictly Come ****ing Dancing

Mrs Smartie has this on in the background and the David James abomination just came on.

She loves Strictly but managed 30 seconds of him before deciding it was so excruciating she couldn't watch it.

Surely "3 lions" already has a mention somewhere on this thread?

[CloudSquall]

People that intentionally stand up and walk up the aisle of a plane when the food and drink cart is out.

The ****s even have the audacity to smirk and smile when they shove their arse in some poor guy or girls' face as they try to squeeze past it.

I could understand it happening one time, but these ****s do it 3 or 4 times on the same flight and get some sort of enjoyment out of it as if it is their time to shine.


Connected to flights, the other goons who use the seat in front of them as a tool to get their fat arse out their own seat, blood pressure goes through the roof as soon as I'm whiplashed because some fat **** can't move without assistance.

[matty_f]

People that intentionally stand up and walk up the aisle of a plane when the food and drink cart is out.

The ****s even have the audacity to smirk and smile when they shove their arse in some poor guy or girls' face as they try to squeeze past it.

I could understand it happening one time, but these ****s do it 3 or 4 times on the same flight and get some sort of enjoyment out of it as if it is their time to shine.


Connected to flights, the other goons who use the seat in front of them as a tool to get their fat arse out their own seat, blood pressure goes through the roof as soon as I'm whiplashed because some fat **** can't move without assistance.

That, and folk who kick off about having to put their bags in the hold - group in front of us waiting to board the plane last night got told they needed to put their luggage in the hold and you'd think they'd been asked to sacrifice their first born.

In the end they hid their bags to get past the baggage handler, even though they knew there wasn't enough room, unfortunately for them one of the group didn't get the memo and their bag got taken.

We all had to wait while folk tried to find a space for their bag once on board though.

Selfish pricks. Incidentally, two of our group had to put their bags in going out and on the way home. It really wasn't any hassle.

[Jones28]

That, and folk who kick off about having to put their bags in the hold - group in front of us waiting to board the plane last night got told they needed to put their luggage in the hold and you'd think they'd been asked to sacrifice their first born.

In the end they hid their bags to get past the baggage handler, even though they knew there wasn't enough room, unfortunately for them one of the group didn't get the memo and their bag got taken.

We all had to wait while folk tried to find a space for their bag once on board though.

Selfish pricks. Incidentally, two of our group had to put their bags in going out and on the way home. It really wasn't any hassle.

I’ve refused before but only because I had a tight connection.


Oh matron!

[Jones28]

Mrs Smartie has this on in the background and the David James abomination just came on.

She loves Strictly but managed 30 seconds of him before deciding it was so excruciating she couldn't watch it.

Surely "3 lions" already has a mention somewhere on this thread?

Thankfully I missed that. My only day/night off for weeks and we ended up watching strictly. Then she kicks up **** about me wanting to watch football! Hibs games as well, not just any old pish!

[lyonhibs]

Thankfully I missed that. My only day/night off for weeks and we ended up watching strictly. Then she kicks up **** about me wanting to watch football! Hibs games as well, not just any old pish!

That's a sackable offence right there. Mercifully my missus can't be doing with an awful lot of these grim shows.

[CloudSquall]

The "have you got 5 minutes?" out of the blue phone call at work.

What they actually mean is "can you please stop what you are doing, drop everything, and spend the next 45 minutes handling my (not important) query that I don't have the patience to wait for?".

[HappyAsHellas]

Last week I visited the wonderful archaeological site that is Delos island. The building skills of these workers from over 2000 years ago is simply stunning. On climbing to the ruins of the highest temple on the island there is overwhelming evidence of a somewhat thick race of people who are under the misapprehension that balancing 3 stones on top of each other is clever. I doff my cap to the ones who get a big flat stone in between two smaller ones......really, I do....

[matty_f]

Costa Coffee cups that leak.

[Scouse Hibee]

Paper straws.

[speedy_gonzales]

Paper straws.

I'll see your "paper straws" and raise you "with a milkshake"!

[WeeRussell]

Paper straws.

Horrible things :agree:

[O'Rourke3]

The "have you got 5 minutes?" out of the blue phone call at work.

What they actually mean is "can you please stop what you are doing, drop everything, and spend the next 45 minutes handling my (not important) query that I don't have the patience to wait for?".I just quote we do open competitions and cant enter negotiations unless they are on a framework regardless of how good they are. They politely hang up...

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[Hermit Crab]

Paper straws.


I'll see your "paper straws" and raise you "with a milkshake"!


Horrible things :agree:


Get rid of straws and just put those lids on top that you can sip out of.

[Scouse Hibee]

Get rid of straws and just put those lids on top that you can sip out of.

Eh? Straws are used in glasses for drinks and milkshakes etc.

[Moulin Yarns]

Get rid of straws and just put those lids on top that you can sip out of.

You mean the plastic lid instead of the plastic straw. I'm not sending you to save any marine life.

[Hermit Crab]

You mean the plastic lid instead of the plastic straw. I'm not sending you to save any marine life.


In places like McDonalds they use plastic lids anyway. Just change them to the lids you can drink out of?

[Hermit Crab]

Eh? Straws are used in glasses for drinks and milkshakes etc.


You really don't need straws to drink things though do you.

[grunt]

Eh? Straws are used in glasses for drinks and milkshakes etc.


You really don't need straws to drink things though do you.Can't imagine drinking a milkshake without a straw tbh. It's just how it is done.

[matty_f]

You really don't need straws to drink things though do you.

True story: when I was 18 I worked at the McDonald's in London Road. A customer who had been through the drive thru phoned to complain that he and his family hadn't been given straws so "how the **** are we supposed to drink our colas" (exact words).

I asked if he'd considered taking the lids off the cups and he replied "no, I didn't think of that, we'll just do that then. " and that was that.

Didn't seem to be to be a hugely elaborate solution but there you go.

[Jay]

You really don't need straws to drink things though do you.

What is wrong with you? A straw is essential with McDonalds food. Although they have horrendous paper ones, I take my own plastic one nicked out of Burger King :na na:

[Scouse Hibee]

You really don't need straws to drink things though do you.

You do for a milkshake, it’s the law.

[Hibrandenburg]

Hamburger flop jockies at fast food restaurants that forget to pack half your takeaway order.

[Danderhall Hibs]

People that eat their paper straws instead of just drinking through them.

[Mibbes Aye]

People that eat their paper straws instead of just drinking through them.

Millenials who just assume the straw is food rather than a portal.

[Mibbes Aye]

Or just ’millenials’ full stop. What is that all about.

And the use of ‘full stop’!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Hamburger flop jockies at fast food restaurants that forget to pack half your takeaway order.

What's a flop jockey? Don't want to Google it! 😕

[CloudSquall]

Instagram's effect on travel.

I recently went travelling around Thailand for a couple of weeks with a friend and the entire trip was taking photos of them in front of "Instagram famous" spots for their Instagram page.

If you've ever been to the Louvre for example you'll notice no one actually takes time to look and admire the building, everyone is turned around looking at a phone screen taking god knows how many selfies.

It's not just travel when I come to think of it, no one seems to be able to enjoy anything these days if they can't get a "LOOK AT HOW GREAT MY LIFE IS!!" selfie to put on Instagram for attention and validation.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

It's not just travel when I come to think of it, no one seems to be able to enjoy anything these days if they can't get a "LOOK AT HOW GREAT MY LIFE IS!!" selfie to put on Instagram for attention and validation.

Very much so, I'm delighted the addiction has passed me by.

[Pretty Boy]

Instagram's effect on travel.

I recently went travelling around Thailand for a couple of weeks with a friend and the entire trip was taking photos of them in front of "Instagram famous" spots for their Instagram page.

If you've ever been to the Louvre for example you'll notice no one actually takes time to look and admire the building, everyone is turned around looking at a phone screen taking god knows how many selfies.

It's not just travel when I come to think of it, no one seems to be able to enjoy anything these days if they can't get a "LOOK AT HOW GREAT MY LIFE IS!!" selfie to put on Instagram for attention and validation.

100% this.

I was in Rome a while back and in various places people were fighting their way past thousands of years of history to get to the perfect selfie spot. No doubt to brag about their 'cultural experience'.

I also have an acquaintance who was in Florida a few weeks back. Over the course of 2 weeks she posted 60 photos every single day on Facebook as well as an entire Instagram account just set up for the trip. That's over 800 photos in total and highlights included a picture of the sink in the bathroom, a pot of caramel sauce in a restaurant and a pile of apples on a stand. By the 4th or 5th day her kids just looked bored being used as props.

Social media is great in so many ways but it has undoubtedly created a warped reality of what travel and life in general is actually like. There is a culture of one upmanship in which you just know the photo is more important than the experience.

[danhibees1875]

Instagram's effect on travel.

I recently went travelling around Thailand for a couple of weeks with a friend and the entire trip was taking photos of them in front of "Instagram famous" spots for their Instagram page.

If you've ever been to the Louvre for example you'll notice no one actually takes time to look and admire the building, everyone is turned around looking at a phone screen taking god knows how many selfies.

It's not just travel when I come to think of it, no one seems to be able to enjoy anything these days if they can't get a "LOOK AT HOW GREAT MY LIFE IS!!" selfie to put on Instagram for attention and validation.

I've seen similar peeves to this before and I just don't get it... :confused: Clearly it's me as most people tend to agree with you though.

I like taking photos of things, and that will occasionally include a "selfie" or asking someone to take a picture of me and my girlfriend. They very rarely get used for social media - although an onlooker could very easily just think I was some sort of Insta/Facebook obsessed millennial (if I count as one; I'm maybe too old) because I've taken some pictures. :dunno:

I don't use Facebook so much these days, but I have a look through it now and then and would say I've never seen anyone use it in the ways it gets described - I wouldn't say a single "friend" on it uses it as a "look how good my life is" platform as is so often suggested. I don't think posting the odd holiday pic or whatever counts as that.

[CloudSquall]

I've seen similar peeves to this before and I just don't get it... :confused: Clearly it's me as most people tend to agree with you though.

I like taking photos of things, and that will occasionally include a "selfie" or asking someone to take a picture of me and my girlfriend. They very rarely get used for social media - although an onlooker could very easily just think I was some sort of Insta/Facebook obsessed millennial (if I count as one; I'm maybe too old) because I've taken some pictures. :dunno:

I don't use Facebook so much these days, but I have a look through it now and then and would say I've never seen anyone use it in the ways it gets described - I wouldn't say a single "friend" on it uses it as a "look how good my life is" platform as is so often suggested. I don't think posting the odd holiday pic or whatever counts as that.


I'm not a fascist against all photo taking :greengrin , for me there's a difference between those who want to take some photos to remember the experience and those who's only reason to visit somewhere is to take a photo for instagram.

[Hermit Crab]

Folk taking selfies just look weird and I feel embarrassed for some of these clowns some of it is cringeworthy behaviour, so glad that I'm not one of the Instagram, Snapchat obsessed absolute roasters. Folk in their teens and some adults (mainly women) now live within and virtual world and are completely losing track on reality. When they are brought back to reality they all of a sudden become offended at things that are normal. That is a by product of living in their phone apps.

Don't get me started of folk that take pictures of their food and post it online. No **** cares by the way. Then theres the ****s who post vague statuses like, such in such is feeling down/sad/depressed/annoyed routinely followed by the are you ok hun, PM me babes or stay strong sweet cheeks. ****** OFF YOU ATTENTION SEEKING THUNDER C**TS

[danhibees1875]

I'm not a fascist against all photo taking :greengrin , for me there's a difference between those who want to take some photos to remember the experience and those who's only reason to visit somewhere is to take a photo for instagram.

I agree. I just struggle to believe the later exists in real life! :greengrin