Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

OldNotWIse

The annoying relative who used to incessantly post breastfeeding propaganda on her fb page 50 times a day has clearly weaned her child, and has now moved onto fluoride...The government it poisoning our children! God help us all! Oh and rubbish about sugar content in everything. How did we all survive before she procreated and became an internet warrior.

Czarcasm

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I imagine in the US they probably already have caps and gowns for the toddlers

I blame the current generation of parents growing up on being fed a steady diet of shìt American tv shows. I was long aware of the creche graduations and the secondary school grads, but the cap and gown for even primary school "graduations" now... eesh!

I truly do wonder why we adopted the worst of American influences and entitlement culture, and strangely enough - none of their work ethic!

kunst nugget

OldNotWIse wrote: »

The annoying relative who used to incessantly post breastfeeding propaganda on her fb page 50 times a day has clearly weaned her child, and has now moved onto fluoride...The government it poisoning our children! God help us all! Oh and rubbish about sugar content in everything. How did we all survive before she procreated and became an internet warrior.

When I see nonsense like that I feel like taking a picture of myself fúcking a bag of sugar while brushing my teeth…

daithi7

The fact that the EPG on the FreeSat channels, which I do not have to pay for, can be so excellent & comprehensive and yet the EPG on Saorview, which I do have to pay for, is simply crap!!

For instance, they do not list details for any programme under the info section. And for the world cup they just list the programme as something like '20.00 22.00 Fifa World Cup'. So they're so effin lazy in Montrose that they can't even list the teams involved in each game in the listings- PATHETIC!!!

jimgoose

Czarcasm wrote: »

...I truly do wonder why we adopted the worst of American influences and entitlement culture, and strangely enough - none of their work ethic!

Quite so. I've been working with/for the Yanks all my life, and I can tell you that if you can cajole an American away from the conference-calls he'll dig a tunnel to Australia for you.

desultory

People who always try to start conversations and never have anything to say so they always start off real enthusiastically and then immediately have a stupid blank stare on their face and uhh uhh uhhs every 5 seconds. Every single day without fail, at least 3 or 4 do it.

daithi7

desultory wrote: »

People who always try to start conversations and never have anything to say so they always start off real enthusiastically and then immediately have a stupid blank stare on their face and uhh uhh uhhs every 5 seconds. Every single day without fail, at least 3 or 4 do it.

Maybe you're just a crap listener!?

desultory

daithi7 wrote: »

Maybe you're just a crap listener!?

I try, I try so very hard to listen but they never have anything to say. It usually goes

"Hey desultory how are you!?"
"Hey not too bad, yourself"
"Yeah grand..so..."

I'm left standing there awkward..I mean I know conversations can go like that but still, I had no interest in talking to them in the first place..I was happy to just keep walking

Pumpkinseeds

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I had one of those on Fb too, can't remember what she had. Some female issue anyway. Her fb page was actually a shrine to the disease...

Did it have lots of God bothering on it too? So many of these people drag God onto their Facebook page. You'll get posts like 'in so much pain today, still I shouldn't complain, it's all part of Gods plan' or some such other fcukwittery.

Pumpkinseeds

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I imagine in the US they probably already have caps and gowns for the toddlers

We have that here. Every year there's a spate of photos in the county papers of toddlers in caps and gowns graduating from playschool. It's as bad as giving prizes to all entrants/competitors. Competition is healthy and it diminishes the dedication and commitment that other kids put in to something when all the kids get a prize.

Why can't they be allowed to fail? As much as society would wish it otherwise, not every one is talented.

Czarcasm

Czarcasm wrote: »

I blame the current generation of parents growing up on being fed a steady diet of shìt American tv shows. I was long aware of the creche graduations and the secondary school grads, but the cap and gown for even primary school "graduations" now... eesh!

I truly do wonder why we adopted the worst of American influences and entitlement culture, and strangely enough - none of their work ethic!

Work ethic is great but they overdo it and never seem to have holidays

mickydoomsux

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Why can't they be allowed to fail? As much as society would wish it otherwise, not every one is talented.

We are terrified of making anyone feel different any more. Equality is the watchword and **** the impracticality of it.

It will be the downfall of western civilization. Do you think they care about this toss in powerhouse Asian economies?

daithi7

mickydoomsux wrote: »

We are terrified of making anyone feel different any more. Equality is the watchword and **** the impracticality of it.

It will be the downfall of western civilization. Do you think they care about this toss in powerhouse Asian economies?

Where's Asia again, as I failed geography so badly at school I gave up trying!?

LynnGrace

Ryan Tubridy...looking forward to doing his stand-in slot on BBC radio in July...'...you go from here where there are phones stuck in your face, everyone having a gawk at you. Over there it's a dream as you can sit on the Tube and do the crossword and no one cares'.

My heart bleeds.

Tardful Slakerly II

bluewolf wrote: »

Work ethic is great but they overdo it and never seem to have holidays

A lot of Americans aren't entitled to any, or to maternity leave. Or to an actual wage in the case of the service industry. A lot of people seem to need multiple jobs at once just to stay afloat, especially families, so child care also becomes a cost.
It sounds more like a culture of desperation with the promise of a dream that never comes for many. Working like a slave for **** all would make us look plenty industrious, but the cost to humanity is something I would weigh that against. I don't think maximum productivity for the sake of itself is the best thing for the world.

CrowdedHouse

daithi7 wrote: »

For instance, they do not list details for any programme under the info section. And for the world cup they just list the programme as something like '20.00 22.00 Fifa World Cup'. So they're so effin lazy in Montrose that they can't even list the teams involved in each game in the listings- PATHETIC!!!

It does on my telly, a bottom of the range Sony

saralou2011

Loom band bracelets! Brought a set for my daughter she couldn't do it so left it to me to make her one. Can't fecking get the hang of it. Doing my nut in :mad:

daithi7

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

It does on my telly, a bottom of the range Sony

Seriously!?

On my tv, a panasonic LZD 81, I do get the basic EPG, but if I hit info on any entry, it says something like 'no details entered for this entry'.

Do you get more than this? i.e. when you hit info on an epg entry do you get the full details of that show??

gramar

LynnGrace wrote: »

Ryan Tubridy...looking forward to doing his stand-in slot on BBC radio in July...'...you go from here where there are phones stuck in your face, everyone having a gawk at you. Over there it's a dream as you can sit on the Tube and do the crossword and no one cares'.

My heart bleeds.

Nobody knows you toblerone head, you're on the radio there for 3 weeks a year!
Yes, the radio, they can't see you're triangular shaped bonce.

And by the way, in Ireland nobody cares.

Czarcasm

bluewolf wrote: »

Work ethic is great but they overdo it and never seem to have holidays

Tardful Slakerly II wrote: »

A lot of Americans aren't entitled to any, or to maternity leave. Or to an actual wage in the case of the service industry. A lot of people seem to need multiple jobs at once just to stay afloat, especially families, so child care also becomes a cost.
It sounds more like a culture of desperation with the promise of a dream that never comes for many. Working like a slave for **** all would make us look plenty industrious, but the cost to humanity is something I would weigh that against. I don't think maximum productivity for the sake of itself is the best thing for the world.

This probably deserves a thread of it's own, but I happen to believe that's no bad thing, it's what drives and fosters entrepreneurial culture, and in an environment where people are driven, motivated, and encouraged to fulfill their potential, I'll take the trade off between the cream rising to the top, and the people who aren't driven will stay at the bottom.

What we seem to have here in Ireland is a culture where people will try to drag people down to their level, and a welfare system that enables and almost encourages people to stay at that level rather than strive for better for themselves. I understand that America is a whole melting pot of cultures, but there's an air of positivity in the States which proportionately speaking is only matched in Ireland with an air of negativity.



That's probably one for the unpopular opinions thread...

CrowdedHouse

daithi7 wrote: »

Seriously!?

On my tv, a panasonic LZD 81, I do get the basic EPG, but if I hit info on any entry, it says something like 'no details entered for this entry'.

Do you get more than this? i.e. when you hit info on an epg entry do you get the full details of that show??

Yes - here you go, two different views



https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Dnksb2wZHI/U6nGUlkSZAI/AAAAAAAABdc/_pfxrV_o9F0/s800/WP_000336.jpg


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LBJT2w8ZkK8/U6nG1hOgyJI/AAAAAAAABdg/dNEhM2ksjrQ/s800/WP_000337.jpg

LynnGrace

saralou2011 wrote: »

Loom band bracelets! Brought a set for my daughter she couldn't do it so left it to me to make her one. Can't fecking get the hang of it. Doing my nut in :mad:

I believe there are good demos on YouTube (reliably informed by various nieces) .

LynnGrace

gramar wrote: »

Nobody knows you toblerone head, you're on the radio there for 3 weeks a year!
Yes, the radio, they can't see you're triangular shaped bonce.

And by the way, in Ireland nobody cares.

Exactly, he should stay over there.
One of the worst interviewers I've ever witnessed, no empathy with people, just has a list of questions to be asked, and pays no heed to answers.

Phones in his face, and people gawking..as if!

deise08

You see a beautiful sports car.
Porsche, lamborghini and its an auld fella driving it.

Czarcasm

Czarcasm wrote: »

This probably deserves a thread of it's own, but I happen to believe that's no bad thing

When I'm reading accounts from people (on reddit) who haven't taken a holiday in 2 years, who can't imagine taking a holiday because the place will collapse and nobody can ever take over and they're working chronic overtime - and they are not self employed or in a top management layer, just normal staff with some responsibility - that's bad staff management, not a good work ethic and entrepreneurship. From the company's point of view, if he was in an accident, tomorrow, they're fcuked. If he really isn't that vital and they'd cope without him, then they should be giving holiday time and arranging cover.
It leads to bad quality of work and bad health from over stress.

I think there should be a balance in between the two

Tardful Slakerly II

Czarcasm wrote: »

This probably deserves a thread of it's own, but I happen to believe that's no bad thing, it's what drives and fosters entrepreneurial culture, and in an environment where people are driven, motivated, and encouraged to fulfill their potential, I'll take the trade off between the cream rising to the top, and the people who aren't driven will stay at the bottom.

What we seem to have here in Ireland is a culture where people will try to drag people down to their level, and a welfare system that enables and almost encourages people to stay at that level rather than strive for better for themselves. I understand that America is a whole melting pot of cultures, but there's an air of positivity in the States which proportionately speaking is only matched in Ireland with an air of negativity.



That's probably one for the unpopular opinions thread...

Rousing stuff, but all rhetoric. Good political speech material. And a pot shot at the Irish welfare system for good measure.

bluewolf wrote: »

When I'm reading accounts from people (on reddit) who haven't taken a holiday in 2 years, who can't imagine taking a holiday because the place will collapse and nobody can ever take over and they're working chronic overtime - and they are not self employed or in a top management layer, just normal staff with some responsibility - that's bad staff management, not a good work ethic and entrepreneurship. From the company's point of view, if he was in an accident, tomorrow, they're fcuked. If he really isn't that vital and they'd cope without him, then they should be giving holiday time and arranging cover.
It leads to bad quality of work and bad health from over stress.

I think there should be a balance in between the two

Ya. The middle ground is where most reasonableness lies, if that doesn't sound pompous.

Colser

deise08 wrote: »

You see a beautiful sports car.
Porsche, lamborghini and its an auld fella driving it.

Im kinda the opposite Deise08...if I see a young guy in one of those I presume its his auld fellas car

Whats bugs me is some men that drive around with the roof down..dont know why but its a real turn off...:(

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Spending the guts of a tenner on a bottle of shampoo only for it to leave me smelling like a wet dog

kunst nugget

Czarcasm wrote: »

This probably deserves a thread of it's own, but I happen to believe that's no bad thing, it's what drives and fosters entrepreneurial culture, and in an environment where people are driven, motivated, and encouraged to fulfill their potential, I'll take the trade off between the cream rising to the top, and the people who aren't driven will stay at the bottom.

What we seem to have here in Ireland is a culture where people will try to drag people down to their level, and a welfare system that enables and almost encourages people to stay at that level rather than strive for better for themselves. I understand that America is a whole melting pot of cultures, but there's an air of positivity in the States which proportionately speaking is only matched in Ireland with an air of negativity.

That's probably one for the unpopular opinions thread...

That's pretty much nonsense with Americans starting to realise that upward mobility is a myth and in almost all cases the cream of the crop rise to the top by virtue of not being born poor.

More important, in any capitalist society most people are bound to be part of the middle and working classes; public policy should focus on raising their standard of living, instead of raising their chances of getting rich. What made the U.S. economy so remarkable for most of the twentieth century was the fact that, even if working people never moved into a different class, over time they saw their standard of living rise sharply. Between the late nineteen-forties and the early nineteen-seventies, median household income in the U.S. doubled. That’s what has really changed in the past forty years. The economy is growing more slowly than it did in the postwar era, and average workers’ share of the pie has been shrinking.

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2014/03/03/140303ta_talk_surowiecki

And there is something desperately wrong when people are advised to get a second job, on top of their full time job, to be able to make enough to survive. That's not about being not driven imo, that's about living in a society that treats its lower paid like complete dirt...

thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/15/2300321/mcdonalds-buget-low-wage/

And Ireland has more mobility if you ask me. If you feel you're being held back you might want to have a look at yourself...

LizzieJones

Today's humidity.