Things you just "don't get"?

18-12-2019 12:53pm

Pretty much - the majority anyway - of "woke culture". I really get almost none of it - especially as the sources of it tend to be from people or cohorts or areas I would otherwise mostly be in political and social alignment with.

People who consistently make an average of 35-40 posts per day on boards for months on end.

Being upset when people do simple things like hold hands in public.

beejee · 18-12-2019 12:55pm

sk8erboii wrote: »

We get it. Youre an old man who doesnt know what AMOLED, 4k, 120 fps, wide focal length, CMOS sensor, 60hz, HDR, telephoto lens, 5g, A12 bionic processor, flash memory, depth of field, color science etc etc etc means.

Great. Stick to your 120 euro burner. The rest will want the best. As an engineer, high end phones processor and 4k photos improve the workflow of my entire team. We can share issues and solutions right away. I bet you still use fax for this.

Whether I'm 25 or 75, gobbledygook remains gobbledygook. Taking money from people like you truly is like taking sweets from a baby.

Robbed blind every day of the week I imagine

Sleepy · 18-12-2019 12:56pm

I'm clearly past it because there's a whole heap of **** I don't get!

The trend amongst young women for drawing ridiculous thick black eyebrows on themselves.
"Influencer" culture - I get why they do it, I get why some marketing people will pay them, I just don't get why anyone would pay any attention to them.
Yankee Candles - again, I get that a lit candle can add a bit of atmosphere to a room, I just don't see why it has to be one that costs €30 and smells of cheap air freshener.
Reality TV that just films famous people living their faux "real" lives (e.g. the Kardashians, or the Osbournes before them). What's interesting about watching the gross consumption and petty drama of simpletons with too much money?
Gender identity - I can get my head around someone feeling like they were born into the wrong body and wanting to transition and have no problem referring to someone by their preferred gender pronouns etc. but I simply can't get my head around the whole "gender fluid" nonsense or the shrieking offence expressed by some transsexual activists when others express a distinction in their sexual preference for those born into the gender they present as or when a business can't offer them the same services (e.g. the moron who sued when a bikini waxing business refused to wax her testicles)
Society's tolerance for modern feminism in the developed world. Stop giving these female supremacists the oxygen of publicity!
Haute Couture Fashion / High End Brands - again, I can understand paying a premium price for a premium product that's of demonstrably better quality but I can't abide the nonsense that a Tommy Hilfiger / Gucci / Ted Baker shirt of comparable quality to one sold by Marks and Spencer's is worth three or four times the price. The practice of spending thousands of euro on a handbag because it has a fashionable brand stamped on the leather or on a pair of high heeled shoes because they have a red sole is downright vulgar imo
Irish people that obsessively follow English football teams. Sport is a tribal thing: support your local team. If ye all did it, they might actually get decent.
Fake tan. You look orange, your hands look like you've wiped your arse with them, no one believes it's a natural tan and you'd look far better without it.
Why some young lads believe it's acceptable to walk around in public with their hand down their jocks.

whisky_galore · 18-12-2019 1:00pm

sk8erboii wrote: »

We get it. Youre an old man who doesnt know what AMOLED, 4k, 120 fps, wide focal length, CMOS sensor, 60hz, HDR, telephoto lens, 5g, A12 bionic processor, flash memory, depth of field, color science etc etc etc means.

Great. Stick to your 120 euro burner. The rest will want the best. As an engineer, high end phones processor and 4k photos improve the workflow of my entire team. We can share issues and solutions right away. I bet you still use fax for this.

I couldn't give a rats ass about that shyte or your office buzzword bingo.

the kelt · 18-12-2019 1:00pm

Mrs Browns Boys

Cannot for the life of me see why people enjoy it and you just know over Christmas it will be run and rerun.

NuttyMcNutty · 18-12-2019 1:04pm

I don't get

any presents for Christmas

Homesick Alien · 18-12-2019 1:12pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Closing the peat industry to help combat climate change when that volocano in New Zealand emits more toxic fumes than from burning all our bogs.

We should close the volcanoes instead?

partyguinness · 18-12-2019 1:13pm

This thread is made for Mr Fegelien.

Can someone reach out?

NuttyMcNutty · 18-12-2019 1:16pm

Mister Vain wrote: »

Christ yes, especially Irish weddings. Nothing as cringy.

Irish fooking Christmas weddings, what the fook is all that about Christmas is fooking expensive enough for fook sake.:mad:

yourdeadwright · 18-12-2019 1:25pm

National pride for no reason ,
Not one of us had a choice where we where born it's pot luck ,
So this bollox of I'm proud to be Irish because I was simply born here is a load of my *ock,

Acosta · 18-12-2019 1:26pm

Mister Vain wrote: »

Christ yes, especially Irish weddings. Nothing as cringy.

Even more annoying since social media came along with people trying to outdo their friends and family with the ultimate original wedding photo. In black and white obviously.

And related to that, why the hell in the year 2019 do women still change their name after getting married? And again related to that, if they do change their name why can't they use ONE BLOODY NAME? Me at work: ''And whats your name? Oh let me see what name did I use for this??'' ARRRGHHHH!

Ok i have the flu

super_furry · 18-12-2019 1:41pm

K-Pop and it's aggressively mental fans.

Casey78 · 18-12-2019 1:43pm

People who like Cats. They are vile creatures.

partyguinness · 18-12-2019 1:45pm

Acosta wrote: »

Even more annoying since social media came along with people trying to outdo their friends and family with the ultimate original wedding photo. In black and white obviously.

And related to that, why the hell in the year 2019 do women still change their name after getting married? And again related to that, if they do change their name why can't they use ONE BLOODY NAME? Me at work: ''And whats your name? Oh let me see what name did I use for this??'' ARRRGHHHH!

Ok i have the flu

Bear in mind that if children arrive then they will 99.999% take the father's surname. You have a situation where 'some' mothers/wives would rather keep all the surnames the same so take the husband's surname. I have met women who gave that reason- their kids started asking questions as to why they have a different surname.

iamwhoiam · 18-12-2019 1:46pm

Lip fillers . I don’t get the big pouty lips that celebrities all get . Do they not get that they all look the same and so silly

EICVD · 18-12-2019 1:47pm

Reality tv

Acosta · 18-12-2019 2:15pm

partyguinness wrote: »

Bear in mind that if children arrive then they will 99.999% take the father's surname. You have a situation where 'some' mothers/wives would rather keep all the surnames the same so take the husband's surname. I have met women who gave that reason- their kids started asking questions as to why they have a different surname.

A simple explanation to the child will solve that issue.

circadian · 18-12-2019 2:16pm

vriesmays wrote: »

Closing the peat industry to help combat climate change when that volocano in New Zealand emits more toxic fumes than from burning all our bogs.

One of these things we can affect to make some change, the other, we can't.

SAMTALK · 18-12-2019 2:42pm

This week it has to be people !

Tammy! · 18-12-2019 3:03pm

The x-factor. How is that still going if it's not been cancelled yet.

partyguinness · 18-12-2019 3:14pm

People who do not agree with me and share my world views 100%.

CrankyHaus · 18-12-2019 3:15pm

Wrestling.
Nothing against it. Vince McMahon was a smart man. Glee was great fun. Happy that Irish wrestlers do well in it. I just never got it.

Nine Inch Nails.
Trent Reznor's scores are great and he seems bang on. Could never get into his NIN stuff though I'm sure it's great, it's not for me.

beejee · 18-12-2019 3:33pm

Acosta wrote: »

A simple explanation to the child will solve that issue.

It's not so big a deal until you think even remotely ahead.

Mrs Townshend marries Mr. Klopp

Child becomes Mrs Townshend-klopp

Mrs Townshend-Kopp marries Mr. Bilfred-Barley.

Child becomes Mrs townshend-Klopp-Bilfred-Barley.

"why is my grandfather's name bilfred-townshend-klopp?"

"very simple, little chiseler, one person decided to drop one name and hyphenated another while adding one extra. By the way, good luck explaining this mess to your children. "

whisky_galore · 18-12-2019 3:36pm

Christmas Markets here.

Last one I was at sold retro junk with light bulbs screwed into them, bits of trees roughly cobbled together to form reindeer and Santas, the obligatory scented candles and crafts I could make better myself. All overpriced for what they were.

Who buys this crap?

harry Bailey esq · 18-12-2019 3:39pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Tell us more!

Oops

maxsmum · 18-12-2019 3:40pm

Fake lips
A lot of 'parenting' stuff but can't list them or their proponents will derail the thread
Restaurants where you have to queue to order but someone is hired to come to your table with it... could you not just take the flipping order

the beer revolu · 18-12-2019 3:42pm

Non religious people who are very "spiritual" people !

It's meaningless.

PoisonIvyBelle · 18-12-2019 3:42pm

-Fake tan
-Small talk for the sake of it with people you dislike
-The fear so many people have of deviating from social norms even if sticking to them makes them unhappy
-People who cannot do anything alone, ever, or make a big deal about doing something alone, e.g. "I went on holidays on my own!" or "I went to the cinema alone!". Congrats, you've joined the big girls and big boys club. Woo.
-The inability to empathise
-The mental health bandwagon every single ****er who's ever had a "bad day" has jumped on, but who wouldn't have a clue what to do if faced with genuine mental health difficulties.
-IG influencers turning themselves into life coaches. Go away.
-Wine. Nope. Ew.
-3rd wave feminists. Also go away.

abff · 18-12-2019 4:14pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Non religious people who are very "spiritual" people !

It's meaningless.

Not sure I see your point. There are so many different religions out there with different gods, most of them claiming to be the 'one true faith'. Obviously, they can't all be right. It's far more likely that they're all wrong.

But if someone believes that there is some form of 'higher being', but can't figure out which particular religion is the correct one, why shouldn't they be spiritual without adhering to a particular religion?

gormdubhgorm · 18-12-2019 4:17pm

Around the place I see these drivers who put the L or N sticker on the outside, instead of the inside of the windscreen. Is it that difficult to do?

The funniest one I saw because of that was the sticker had completely faded, and there was nothing but a white square!

the beer revolu · 18-12-2019 4:21pm

abff wrote: »

Not sure I see your point. There are so many different religions out there with different gods, most of them claiming to be the 'one true faith'. Obviously, they can't all be right. It's far more likely that they're all wrong.

But if someone believes that there is some form of 'higher being', but can't figure out which particular religion is the correct one, why shouldn't they be spiritual without adhering to a particular religion?

By religious, I mean believing in a higher being.
If you don't , how are you spiritual?

You know the type - I don't believe in god or religion but I'm a very spiritual person!
Yeah. Aren't you great and mysterious!

facehugger99 · 18-12-2019 4:23pm

Horrifically fat obese people.

I just don't get how you end up letting yourself get that fat.

Do you not get to the point where you're really fat and think 'Jesus, I really better do something about this'?

The Nal · 18-12-2019 4:28pm

Winning_Stroke wrote: »

For me, it's music. I couldn't tell you the last album I intentionally listened to, but it must be at least 5 to 10 years ago. Just giving it a go like. The last concert I was at was RHCP in 2003 (bought as a gift). I've listened to all sorts of things but just don't get it. I often have the radio on at home or in the car, but it's always talk stuff.

the beer revolu · 18-12-2019 4:28pm

facehugger99 wrote: »

Horrifically fat obese people.

I just don't get how you end up letting yourself get that fat.

Do you not get to the point where you're really fat and think 'Jesus, I really better do something about this'?

The farther you go, the harder it is to come back.
Sometimes the journey back is just too daunting to even begin.

Imagine exercising hard every single day and being really strict with food intake for six months and loosing say six stone.
Impressive!
Now imagine doing the above and still being six stone overweight.

Loosing weight is fcuking hard, I've seen enough people doing it.

maxsmum · 18-12-2019 4:32pm

facehugger99 wrote: »

Horrifically fat obese people.

I just don't get how you end up letting yourself get that fat.

Do you not get to the point where you're really fat and think 'Jesus, I really better do something about this'?

I don't get how they have to keep buying bigger size clothes and not stop earlier. How can you keep replacing your wardrobe? Financially even?

seamus · 18-12-2019 4:32pm

Acosta wrote: »

And related to that, why the hell in the year 2019 do women still change their name after getting married? And again related to that, if they do change their name why can't they use ONE BLOODY NAME? Me at work: ''And whats your name? Oh let me see what name did I use for this??'' ARRRGHHHH!

To be fair this happens in part because some organisations are still stuck in the 1980s and will have trouble understanding why a married couple have different surnames, or why, "What is your mother's maiden name" is a really stupid question.

There are also anecdotes, thousands of them, flying around women's chats about women who went through an airport with a different surname and their child was taken off them and sent to a forced labour camp, or who appeared in hospital with the wrong name on their health insurance and were dumped out onto the street, or who didn't use their husband's surname on the title deeds and got kicked out of the house when he died.*

All of this contributes to scenarios where women *want* to hold onto their birth surname, but fear or bureaucracy makes them use a different name in different contexts. My wife has 3 different surnames depending on what she's dealing with.

*Examples exaggerated for comedy purposes

seamus · 18-12-2019 4:37pm

maxsmum wrote: »

I don't get how they have to keep buying bigger size clothes and not stop earlier. How can you keep replacing your wardrobe? Financially even?

It happens really slowly. At around the same pace that you replace your clothes.

Denial helps a lot too. Manufacturers are making clothes smaller, but not as quickly as people think. Nevertheless, fat people can convince themselves that they're not getting bigger, clothes are getting smaller. They'll also deliberately pick clothes shops that stock the more generous interpretation of a size 16.

When one does have to go up a size, there's a brief period of depression, but then it becomes the new normal and they forget.

Winning_Stroke · 18-12-2019 4:42pm

In response to
The Nal

What? I've given all forms of music plenty of tries, used to pretend I was into whatever back when I was a teenager but I just don't feel anything. I couldn't (could?) care less if I never heard another song.

The Nal · 18-12-2019 4:45pm

Winning_Stroke wrote: »

What? I've given all forms of music plenty of tries, used to pretend I was into whatever back when I was a teenager but I just don't feel anything. I couldn't (could?) care less if I never heard another song.

Winning_Stroke · 18-12-2019 4:48pm

I like LiveLine (only with Joe though). I get a good laugh the whole time from it. Would take that to a desert island with me over any album ever made.

FlipperThePriest · 18-12-2019 5:30pm

Winning_Stroke wrote: »

In response to
The Nal

What? I've given all forms of music plenty of tries, used to pretend I was into whatever back when I was a teenager but I just don't feel anything. I couldn't (could?) care less if I never heard another song.

Do you think it's possible that you might have an auditory condition? There's a condition that inhibits people from separating frequency ranges properly (this happens in the cochlea in the inner ear), so music may just sound slightly distorted and dissonant, without you ever knowing any different.

It often happens in the elderly, which is why you'll get them saying - turn that noise down, because what they're actually hearing is noise.

Hard to explain what it sounds like, but a simple example is tuning a guitar using harmonics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_TNMDkt9o

Skip to about 2mins 10. You can hear the beating of the 2 notes. The 2 notes are so close that your brain can't distinguish them as individual notes, so you just hear a beating effect. This is normal, but with the auditory condition (can't remember what it's called), this effect would also happen with frequencies further apart, as you can't distinguish them properly, so music becomes distorted. A lot of people with the condition, never ever know about it, doesn't really effect day to day life, except that it's impossible to like music.

s7ryf3925pivug · 18-12-2019 5:52pm

abff wrote: »

Not sure I see your point. There are so many different religions out there with different gods, most of them claiming to be the 'one true faith'. Obviously, they can't all be right. It's far more likely that they're all wrong.

But if someone believes that there is some form of 'higher being', but can't figure out which particular religion is the correct one, why shouldn't they be spiritual without adhering to a particular religion?

Irreligious spirituality is generally new age nonsense.

Most religions have centuries of culture and contemplation associated with them. Adherents are usually born into them and their belief identifies them as part of a particular community. As an atheist I view religiosity as often a form of exaggerated loyalty to a cultural group.

None of this is true with New Age spirituality, which is mumbo jumbo recently created to sell junk and manipulate people. Often the reason for belief is that the believer wants to perceive themselves as having some special knowledge or even special power that places them above their community rather than as part of it.

So I have a lot less scorn for religious people than irreligious spiritualists.

partyguinness · 18-12-2019 5:57pm

Bryant Poor Arch wrote: »

Irreligious spirituality is generally new age nonsense.

Most religions have centuries of culture and contemplation associated with them. Adherents are usually born into them and their belief identifies them as part of a particular community. As an atheist I view religiosity as often a form of exaggerated loyalty to a cultural group.

None of this is true with New Age spirituality, which is mumbo jumbo recently created to sell junk and manipulate people. Often the season for belief is that the believer wants to perceive themselves as having some special knowledge or even special power that places them above their community rather than as part of it.

So I have a lot less scorn for religious people than irreligious spiritualists.

You do not need to be religious to be spiritual and you do not need to be spiritual to be religious. Religion does not have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters spiritual.

Open your mind man.

partyguinness · 18-12-2019 5:58pm

zippy84 wrote: »

Do you think it's possible that you might have an auditory condition? There's a condition that inhibits people from separating frequency ranges properly (this happens in the cochlea in the inner ear), so music may just sound slightly distorted and dissonant, without you ever knowing any different.

It often happens in the elderly, which is why you'll get them saying - turn that noise down, because what they're actually hearing is noise.

Hard to explain what it sounds like, but a simple example is tuning a guitar using harmonics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_TNMDkt9o

Skip to about 2mins 10. You can hear the beating of the 2 notes. The 2 notes are so close that your brain can't distinguish them as individual notes, so you just hear a beating effect. This is normal, but with the auditory condition (can't remember what it's called), this effect would also happen with frequencies further apart, as you can't distinguish them properly, so music becomes distorted. A lot of people with the condition, never ever know about it, doesn't really effect day to day life, except that it's impossible to like music.

Nah. He just has no soul- dead inside.

BIGT4464 · 18-12-2019 6:16pm

Paw Patrol, I mean how do they fund their operation? Must be a huge tax rate in Adventure Bay

s7ryf3925pivug · 18-12-2019 6:21pm

BIGT4464 wrote: »

Paw Patrol, I mean how do they fund their operation? Must be a huge tax rate in Adventure Bay

Alex owns a huge toy company. He secretly replaced all adults in the area with the mentally handicapped to provide an ongoing source of family friendly rescue adventures.

Theboinkmaster · 18-12-2019 6:36pm

People using their children as their WhatsApp profile picture WTF

Mister Vain · 18-12-2019 6:39pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

TKMaxx I've been in it several times to me it either goods that other shops don't sell or goods that may have a fault.
I've seen clothes there that were in other shops and then their sales and they clearly didn't sell and the price was nothing special.
The odd time I saw something okay their there was a fault with it such as a zip or stitching.
I'm generally told you need time and patience and I've given it both of them and I still don't see the fuss.

They have about 500 items of clothing squashed into the one rack. Fook that.

Gwynplaine · 18-12-2019 6:39pm

I dont get how my wife can continuously watch Friends. Its must be on Comedy Central 20 hours a day. She must have seen every episode 40 or 50 times at this stage.

18-12-2019 6:39pm

There was a lad breakdancing and five dudes playing drums to 'Dance of the sugarplum fairy' on the today show just now..

It was profane..

What in the f*ck like..

The world did not need that..

Things you just "don't get"?

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