Pet Peeves IV

[Mibbes Aye]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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... 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.

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]

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I've seen similar peeves to this before and I just don't get it... 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.

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 , 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]

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I'm not a fascist against all photo taking , 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!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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

It's seems to be people who are incapable of living in the moment at any particular event you care to think of. I was at the Cider and Sausage event at The Corn Exchange last night and the number of folk taking pictures of pints of cider was ridiculous, we know what they look like.

[Scouse Hibee]

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It's seems to be people who are incapable of living in the moment at any particular event you care to think of. I was at the Cider and Sausage event at The Corn Exchange last night and the number of folk taking pictures of pints of cider was ridiculous, we know what they look like.

Cider and Sausage event, is that a euphemism 😁

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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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

On a similar note, folk that almost bring themselves to an orgasm when they see themselves on the big screen at a sporting event. 😠

[Pretty Boy]

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On a similar note, folk that almost bring themselves to an orgasm when they see themselves on the big screen at a sporting event. 😠

And wave in the direction of the screen rather than where the camera is.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Cider and Sausage event, is that a euphemism 😁

I knew it wouldn't go without comment when I posted it. ☺

[danhibees1875]

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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

I don't really see the issue with people taking selfies. At worst it's a product of a more introverted society that rather than ask a stranger to take a quick picture, people fumble around trying to do it themselves.
Had a wee chuckle at the part where you state other people get easily offended at normal things at the end of your rant about selfies.

Photos of food is fine, posting online is excessive. I'll admit to being guilty of that sparingly though ( ).

The vague statuses I've not seen other than being used as satire. Again (like saying people only go on holiday for Instagram photos) I'd say it sounds more like a subsection of people that have been made up just so others can complain about social media.

Or maybe I just don't give my "friends" enough credit for not being roasters. I tend to find Facebook is more of a news/joke feed than anything else these days.

[danhibees1875]

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Cider and Sausage event, is that a euphemism 😁

I'll avoid letting slip that such an event would have been right up my alley then...

Shame, my insta followers would have loved a pic of my craft cider with a decent filter.

[Scouse Hibee]

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I'll avoid letting slip that such an event would have been right up my alley then...

Shame, my insta followers would have loved a pic of my craft cider with a decent filter.

😂

[Future17]

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Cider and Sausage event, is that a euphemism 😁

I think a Cider and Sausage event is very different from a Saugage 'n' Cider event.

[Hibrandenburg]

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

Unfortunately I did and it does actually mean something. I thought I'd made it up playing on the term used by soldiers to describe Army Catering Corps Cooks (Slop Jockey) and flipping hamburgers. Be glad you didn't google it.

[CloudSquall]

Arrived at work today to read an email that was congratulating our CEO for being recognized as an industry wide "thought leader".

If a phrase summed up my reason for leaving and touring the world in 5 weeks, that is it.

[Alfiembra]

Business Acronyms do my nut in, I've been working in the same place for nearly 16 years and I'm still none the wiser to nearly all the acronyms used. Listening to jobsworths spouting all their p!sh they might as well be talking Chinese for all I understand. The company even has a web page listing acronyms which runs into hundreds.

[RyeSloan]

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Business Acronyms do my nut in, I've been working in the same place for nearly 16 years and I'm still none the wiser to nearly all the acronyms used. Listening to jobsworths spouting all their p!sh they might as well be talking Chinese for all I understand. The company even has a web page listing acronyms which runs into hundreds.

My peeve is the opposite

Folk that don’t take two minutes to ask or understand an acronym then spend forever moaning about people that do, calling them jobsworths and then claiming they can’t understand stuff that everyone else in the room does

[Smartie]

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I think a Cider and Sausage event is very different from a Saugage 'n' Cider event.

You could get into all sorts of bother for trying to take too many photos at that.

[Hiber-nation]

Putting the cooker clock back...

[matty_f]

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Putting the cooker clock back...

Shouldn't have taken it in the first place , then.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

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I've seen similar peeves to this before and I just don't get it... 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.

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.

Same as folk that go to concerts and just record the thing. And I paid to hear the artist perform not a group of banshees shrieking the lyrics thinking they're adding value.

Folk that answer their phone hands free then hold it up to their face to have the conversation. Wtaf is that about?? You could do that without anyone knowing your business

[Mibbes Aye]

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Putting the cooker clock back...

If you don’t put it forward, you don’t have to put it back. Just remember that during summertime your food will be ready an hour later than you thought.

[Peevemor]

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If you don’t put it forward, you don’t have to put it back. Just remember that during summertime your food will be ready an hour later than you thought.

That's how it works in my car.

[Mibbes Aye]

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That's how it works in my car.

I nearly said that too

The time changes, you keep thinking “Oh,I should change the clock”, you can’t be arsed and then it gets closer to it going back again so you think “What’s the point?”