Things you don't like that everybody else does.

Antares35

Any kind of touristy hotspot. The likes of say Glendalough, Hellfire Club, Killiney or Howth on a bank holiday or nice day. To me the experience of being out in nature is just ruined when you throw in queues for carparking, ice cream vans, people everywhere etc. I'd much rather go on a day off on a Monday morning and just enjoy it in peace. I'd take the peace of a back garden with a bottle of Chardonnay any day over fighting for parking spots and fish and chips etc.

Parents were all excited to go to Bray when the restrictions lifted and the weather took up, then said there were huge traffic jams. Well wtf did they expect? If the world and its mother is headed one way, it's generally a good idea to go the other

Finty Lemon

Antares35 wrote: »

Any kind of touristy hotspot. The likes of say Glendalough, Hellfire Club, Killiney or Howth on a bank holiday or nice day. To me the experience of being out in nature is just ruined when you throw in queues for carparking, ice cream vans, people everywhere etc. I'd much rather go on a day off on a Monday morning and just enjoy it in peace. I'd take the peace of a back garden with a bottle of Chardonnay any day over fighting for parking spots and fish and chips etc.

Parents were all excited to go to Bray when the restrictions lifted and the weather took up, then said there were huge traffic jams. Well wtf did they expect? If the world and its mother is headed one way, it's generally a good idea to go the other

Amen to that. Throw holidays in Spain on that pyre as well

Mister Vain

I must admit Glendalough was great last year without all the tourists. I was able to get some nice photos.

bunny_mac

Antares35 wrote: »

Parents were all excited to go to Bray when the restrictions lifted and the weather took up, then said there were huge traffic jams. Well wtf did they expect? If the world and its mother is headed one way, it's generally a good idea to go the other

I've already resigned myself to the fact that my own personal lockdown is going to go on for at least a few months after everyone else's has ended, because the thought of going anywhere when everywhere is rammed with people gives me the fear.

.anon.

Line of Duty. It's alright, but it's not exactly The Bill.

Antares35

Antares35 wrote: »

Any kind of touristy hotspot. The likes of say Glendalough, Hellfire Club, Killiney or Howth on a bank holiday or nice day. To me the experience of being out in nature is just ruined when you throw in queues for carparking, ice cream vans, people everywhere etc. I'd much rather go on a day off on a Monday morning and just enjoy it in peace. I'd take the peace of a back garden with a bottle of Chardonnay any day over fighting for parking spots and fish and chips etc.

Parents were all excited to go to Bray when the restrictions lifted and the weather took up, then said there were huge traffic jams. Well wtf did they expect? If the world and its mother is headed one way, it's generally a good idea to go the other

Midweek usually the only decent time to hot such places

Graces7

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Midweek usually the only decent time to hot such places

Or very early morning.. especially Sunday mornings. Then get a full delicious breakfast out when it starts to get busy.

tastyt

Weddings - too long , always having to make small talk with people you don’t know , always wrecked after the dinner at about 7 or 8 and would love to piss off home or up to the room and relax .

Don’t get me started on the day after .

Samsgirl

Katie Taylor. I know she isn't a thing..
Everyone else seems to absolutely love her. Not me. Her voice is like nails on a blackboard to me.

amacca

****ing GAA....cant warm to it.

Although on reflection I think it's more that cohort of feeble minded gob****es that insist on screaming abuse at 12 year olds The referee etc and the pricks wouldn't be able to tie their own shoe laces properly....

The all consuming need to talk about it constantly....cant be healthy

In the same vein as die hard fans supporting English soccer clubs over here talking about we and transfer fees as if they'd paid them out of their own pocket.....and I like soccer but ffs broaden your horizons just a tiny bit he monocultural cretins.

The Mighty Quinn

amacca wrote: »

ffs broaden your horizons just a tiny bit he monocultural cretins.

Live and let live eh...

Ah no I get ya, I can't stand horse talk. Trainers. Jockeys. Gallops and jodpurs. So I actively avoid socialising with those I know who are in to it.

Just remove yourself from the situation and let them have their fun

bunny_mac

Music festivals. I will never, ever understand the appeal. I've tried, god knows I've tried. I've been to Glastonbury and Electric Picnic and another one in England I can't remember the name of and... I just don't get it. They were all torture. Glastonbury especially. Way too many people, it takes about an hour to get from one stage to another, the toilets are godawful, you have to queue for ages to get a drink or food. Maybe if I took lots of drugs it would've been bearable. Maybe that's the secret...

Strumms

bunny_mac wrote: »

Music festivals. I will never, ever understand the appeal. I've tried, god knows I've tried. I've been to Glastonbury and Electric Picnic and another one in England I can't remember the name of and... I just don't get it. They were all torture. Glastonbury especially. Way too many people, it takes about an hour to get from one stage to another, the toilets are godawful, you have to queue for ages to get a drink or food. Maybe if I took lots of drugs it would've been bearable. Maybe that's the secret...

Festivals certainly but outdoor gigs full stop.

The sound from the stage is generally piss poor..that’s my main beef... I’m not going for any fücking ‘experience’, I go to a gig because I’m a massive music fan...and massive live music fan. I want to get the best experience, I want to hear it, crystal clear and loud.

The Q’s just to eat something, drink something and use toilets, three fûcking basics of your day take in total, hours of your day...

Fitz*

The obsession with Dermot Kennedy / Kodaline / Picture This.

TomSweeney

The Beatles.


Rubbish

greencap

Fitz* wrote: »

The obsession with Dermot Kennedy / Kodaline / Picture This.

kodaline, urrgh, 2nd worst band name I can think of right now, sounds like a cough mixture for infants or a soluable headache tablet.

and the worst, oh god, can i even write this without the douche chills.

razorlight.


ahhhaa. eww. no.

The Mighty Quinn

Fitz* wrote: »

The obsession with Dermot Kennedy / Kodaline / Picture This.

I got a laugh off this one..

https://www.tiktok.com/@seamboyseam/video/6918374574082067717

Mimon

Antares35 wrote: »

Any kind of touristy hotspot. The likes of say Glendalough, Hellfire Club, Killiney or Howth on a bank holiday or nice day. To me the experience of being out in nature is just ruined when you throw in queues for carparking, ice cream vans, people everywhere etc. I'd much rather go on a day off on a Monday morning and just enjoy it in peace. I'd take the peace of a back garden with a bottle of Chardonnay any day over fighting for parking spots and fish and chips etc.

Parents were all excited to go to Bray when the restrictions lifted and the weather took up, then said there were huge traffic jams. Well wtf did they expect? If the world and its mother is headed one way, it's generally a good idea to go the other

Yep, stopped going to the local forest on weekends, will usually go straight from work during the week.

Even a local stretch of canal is jammed at the weekend, say a 2km stretch pre covid you would meet 4/5 people on average, now probably 10 times that if the weather is decent.

Mimon

TomSweeney wrote: »

The Beatles.


Rubbish

Never got people not liking them, as they have such a variety of stuff that they cut across generes etc.

Just out of interest have you listened to much of their stuff? I think some people who don't like them think that they just do the jingly jangly stuff from their early career.

I recommend sparking up a big spliff and lie back and listen to Sgt Pepper's

Mimon

tastyt wrote: »

Weddings - too long , always having to make small talk with people you don’t know , always wrecked after the dinner at about 7 or 8 and would love to piss off home or up to the room and relax .

Don’t get me started on the day after .

Don't mind the actual day but this day after rubbish. Will go for it usually and be the last one standing after the first day but that's enough for me.

Having to do it all again when your dying and just want to go home and veg in front of a box set

Mister Vain

Mimon wrote: »

Never got people not liking them, as they have such a variety of stuff that they cut across generes etc.

Just out of interest have you listened to much of their stuff? I think some people who don't like them think that they just do the jingly jangly stuff from their early career.

I recommend sparking up a big spliff and lie back and listen to Sgt Pepper's

I never liked them either. I liked John Lennon as a solo artist but I could never get into The Beatles.

Antares35

bunny_mac wrote: »

Music festivals. I will never, ever understand the appeal. I've tried, god knows I've tried. I've been to Glastonbury and Electric Picnic and another one in England I can't remember the name of and... I just don't get it. They were all torture. Glastonbury especially. Way too many people, it takes about an hour to get from one stage to another, the toilets are godawful, you have to queue for ages to get a drink or food. Maybe if I took lots of drugs it would've been bearable. Maybe that's the secret...

Same! I just feel like everyone at them is filthy. Drinking, smoking, jumping around in the mud, having the ride in your tent (if you're lucky) and then they just "wash" themselves with baby wipes. I remember being at one that charged £30 for a shower. On the second day I didn't care, I splashed out! I was in the very early stages of pregnancy at the last one I went to, and part of me to this day is still convinced the reason I lost the baby is because of the terrible hygiene in the portaloos and I wonder if I caught something.

That one was definitely worse not being able to drink!

Antares35

WhomadeGod wrote: »

X factor.

What a load of rubbish that was but everyone seemed to love it.

And the people who actually buy the over edited fake sob stories are lacking in something...

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

Those nespresso coffee machines. The coffee is lukewarm, and they can’t be much good for the environment.

Lot of bollocks talked about coffee tbh. Couple of table spoons of Lavazza into one of those press things with boiling water does the trick.

capsules are pricey but peoples have figured out how to refill them

press things :mad:

get you a proper octagonal Moka Pot one cup or half cup size and pack in a little more coffee than seems safe


If it doesn't explode you could have added more coffee.

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

The whole coffee thing is weird. It’s the fetishisation of a caffeinated drink so it can be used to market overpriced things at them. It’s even become an attribute that boring people deem to be part of their personality - coffee snob, coffee head, can’t do anything in the morning without that first cup of Joe.

ALL caffeinated products should list their caffeine content.

Love coffee but hate Maxwell House and coffee cake

bunny_mac

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Love coffee but hate Maxwell House and coffee cake

I love coffee but coffee-flavoured anything is the devil's work.

Greyfox

Cars, its nice that they get from a to b quickly but other than that everything about them is boring

Antares35

Greyfox wrote: »

Cars, its nice that they get from a to b quickly but other than that everything about them is boring

Same as. I've always been firmly in the "function over form" camp when it comes to cars. I can understand why someone might want to splash out if they can afford it, in the same way someone else might not understand my luxuries etc. But most of the people I know who are idiotic about their cars could really do better trying to sort out their credit cards or an independent abode first!

the beer revolu

bunny_mac wrote: »

I love coffee but coffee-flavoured anything is the devil's work.

Are you me?

I love coffee. I love stout. Coffee stout fcuk off.

I love coffee. I love cake. Coffee cake fcuk off.

Etc. Etc.

Capt'n Midnight

Greyfox wrote: »

Cars, its nice that they get from a to b quickly but other than that everything about them is boring

Too many electronics that are beyond economic repair the minute it's out of warranty

Sgt Hartman

Mimon wrote: »

Yep, stopped going to the local forest on weekends, will usually go straight from work during the week.

Even a local stretch of canal is jammed at the weekend, say a 2km stretch pre covid you would meet 4/5 people on average, now probably 10 times that if the weather is decent.

The beach in Balbriggan is the same. I prefer to walk north along the coast and find a nice secluded spot with no people around.

Gregor Samsa

Breakfast in bed.

Touted as a luxurious experience, it really isn’t. You’re balancing your food on an inadequately small surface on your legs, you’re sitting in an unnatural position in furniture that wasn’t designed for sitting in, and your food is too far away from your face.

Edit: Even in a hospital, they have those trolly tray things to make it more comfortable. So eating breakfast in bed at home or in a hotel is actually a worse experience than eating a meal in a hospital, which is saying something.

the beer revolu

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Breakfast in bed.

Touted as a luxurious experience, it really isn’t. You’re balancing your food on an inadequately small surface on your legs, you’re sitting in an unnatural position in furniture that wasn’t designed for sitting in, and your food is too far away from your face.

And crumbs.
Always hated it.

Littlehorny

Cheese, all of them, the smell and texture is rank, don't get the love.

Jams and Marmalades, far too sweet and sticky, yuck. Just eat fruit.

fryup

*Curried Chips*

what is it with the irish obsession about curried chips??? is it an irish creation? never seen it any other country not even next door in the UK, i bet even in asia they don't have it...its disgusting it looks disgusting when i'm in a takeaway and someone ahead of me is getting it and i see the server pouring it on i feel queasy in the stomach nearly makes want to turn on my heel and leave:(

Yuk!!

Hande hoche!

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Breakfast in bed.

Touted as a luxurious experience, it really isn’t. You’re balancing your food on an inadequately small surface on your legs, you’re sitting in an unnatural position in furniture that wasn’t designed for sitting in, and your food is too far away from your face.

Edit: Even in a hospital, they have those trolly tray things to make it more comfortable. So eating breakfast in bed at home or in a hotel is actually a worse experience than eating a meal in a hospital, which is saying something.

Yeah, food debris and bed linen don't match.

the beer revolu

Nachos.
I like pretty much all of the elements but not piled on top of each other. Wet or melty stuff should not go on top of crispy stuff. Ever.

Aglomerado

Barbecues. Eating outdoors is lovely but I can do without the badly charred meat.

I love barbecue sauce/ flavouring though!

fryup

Aglomerado wrote: »

Barbecues. Eating outdoors is lovely but I can do without the badly charred meat.

yep always nervous when invited to barbecues, always make sure i purchase a multi pack of toilet roll beforehand with one left in the fridge;)

Lewis_Benson

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Chicken fillet rolls-never had one.

A bit irrational, no?

Lewis_Benson

So folks, what we can conclude here is, that nobody likes anything.

/thread.

appledrop

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Breakfast in bed.

Touted as a luxurious experience, it really isn’t. You’re balancing your food on an inadequately small surface on your legs, you’re sitting in an unnatural position in furniture that wasn’t designed for sitting in, and your food is too far away from your face.

Edit: Even in a hospital, they have those trolly tray things to make it more comfortable. So eating breakfast in bed at home or in a hotel is actually a worse experience than eating a meal in a hospital, which is saying something.

This is me 100%. When people say on your birthday or special occasion etc 'Oh did you get breakfast in bed this morning'I do be like eh no thanks.

Disgusting the thought of eating food in your bed. In our house no one is allowed any food upstairs.

Whenever we are away in hotel would never dream of breakfast in bed. Thats my husband worse nightmare as he loves going to breakfast and filling up for the day! I'd be fussy enough so didn't like people picking out my breakfast for me.

Only exception would be say after a wedding when your too wrecked, but we used to just stay in bed for as long as possible then check out and have brunch instead before we drive home!

Mimon

Aglomerado wrote: »

Barbecues. Eating outdoors is lovely but I can do without the badly charred meat.

I love barbecue sauce/ favouring though!

Cooked the hot dogs to perfection yesterday, just nicely cooked and brown, not charred, had to stand over them and keep turning them.

The missus arrives flings hers back on and leaves them there until they are black on both sides! She reckons barbeque stuff has to be burned

Penn

fryup wrote: »

*Curried Chips*

what is it with the irish obsession about curried chips??? is it an irish creation? never seen it any other country not even next door in the UK, i bet even in asia they don't have it...its disgusting it looks disgusting when i'm in a takeaway and someone ahead of me is getting it and i see the server pouring it on i feel queasy in the stomach nearly makes want to turn on my heel and leave:(

Yuk!!

The first few chips are great. But the chips below become a soggy, sloppy mess. Completey ruins the majority of the chips.

Get some chips and a tub of curry sauce. Dip away to your hearts content. Get that great chip and curry sauce flavour without ruining 90% of your chips.

Capt'n Midnight

fryup wrote: »

yep always nervous when invited to barbecues, always make sure i purchase a multi pack of toilet roll beforehand with one left in the fridge;)

Like pork the trick is to nuke the meat in a microwave thoroughly before hand and then use the grill or BBQ to flavour it.

And why does the smoke follow me when I move away from it ?

appledrop

Mimon wrote: »

Cooked the hot dogs to perfection yesterday, just nicely cooked and brown, not charred, had to stand over them and keep turning them.

The missus arrives flings hers back on and leaves them there until they are black on both sides! She reckons barbeque stuff has to be burned

It's not a barbecue unless the meat is charred! I adore that taste.

sporina

Deleted User wrote: »

Beer-yuck
Cats
Many many things on Netflix that people keep recommending, peaky blinders most notable.
Chicken fillet rolls-never had one.
Tea.
Salads

how can you know you dislike something if you never had one? :pac:

Guiness

Coffee

Social media

Chicken fillet rolls......pukeville

imfml

Long walks on the beach.

Oymyakon

imfml wrote: »

Long walks on the beach.

Walks in general. I love cycling and would go out and do 3-4 hours but the idea of a 45 minute walk will keep me glued to the couch, no thanks.