Popular things you just don't get..

[Dimplenose]

ive thought of another one

Debt and/or Credit !! i fail to understand why people would willingly borrow money they havnt got to pay for things they dont need

I think other people's obsessions/addictions are always difficult if not impossible to understand if you don't have that obsession/addiction yourself. To some it's borrowing, others have problems with cigarettes, alcohol, food, drugs or even Disney!!

 

[PoppyAnna]

I think other people's obsessions/addictions are always difficult if not impossible to understand if you don't have that obsession/addiction yourself. To some it's borrowing, others have problems with cigarettes, alcohol, food, drugs or even Disney!!

Oh yes!

I agree!

 

[natalielongstaff]

Well " I " dont have a problem with Alcohol ( honest )

 

[disney_princess_85]

Pandora Bracelets (ducks for cover )

I don't understand the interest in these either, I think they're rather plain.

I'm more of a Disney Couture girl myself.

 

[mandymouse]

Well " I " dont have a problem with Alcohol ( honest )

Me neither

 

[higgy66]

Lads wearing jeans halfway down their backsides!

Twitter/face book. - What happened to just emailing your "real" friends?

Another vote for Crocs - don't mind them on kids but on adults it always looks like they've excaped from the Asylum!

Buying a new car every 1-2 years. They still only get you from A to B and so much money is lost when you drive off the forecourt.

Why do all new houses have so many toilets? After all they only need cleaning! All new houses around me have 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms! What's that all about? Do we all suddenly have a bladder problem???

 

[hildasmuriel]

Buying a new car every 1-2 years. They still only get you from A to B and so much money is lost when you drive off the forecourt.

When I was little my Dad always had a car, but couldn't really afford it - so we always had second hand hunks of junk. There was one year when we had to get up EVERY MORNING through winter to push start my Dad's car. I swore, even at that young age, that I would never own a car unless I could afford a brand new one. So I confess, I am one of those people who changes their car every 3 years when the warrantee runs out, even though I had less than 10,000 miles on the clock on my last car.

 

[wayneg]

So I confess, I am one of those people who changes their car every 3 years when the warrantee runs out, even though I had less than 10,000 miles on the clock on my last car.

Best way to do it. We usually swap every 3 years, this time I thought in a reccession will hang on and keep of 4 years. Just out of warranty warning light came on before Xmas, I now have a bill infront of me for £1,841.56, thankfully a few hours ago I got a phone call from BMW, they are paying for the part, I will just have £400 labour to pay for. Back to every 3 years I think.

 

[Head_in_the_clouds]

When I was little my Dad always had a car, but couldn't really afford it - so we always had second hand hunks of junk. There was one year when we had to get up EVERY MORNING through winter to push start my Dad's car. I swore, even at that young age, that I would never own a car unless I could afford a brand new one. So I confess, I am one of those people who changes their car every 3 years when the warrantee runs out, even though I had less than 10,000 miles on the clock on my last car.

Sounds ALOT like my Dad. I went to private school and got a lot of ribbing due to my Dad having not just used cars but cars older than me. As a result I hope I am always able to change my car every three years at least, I got my first brand new car last year !

 

[TotallyAngelic]

She wanted to call her River London if she had been a boy because her favourite shop is River Island and she was conceived on a theatre break . Don't get that naming a child after where they were conceived either. I would have ended up called "Cream Fur Rug in Front Of Fireplace".

This is really funny .... my DD Taryn has quite an usual name and she has always liked that ... being the only one in her school etc. It's a damn sight better than if we had gone with the above naming scheme ... she might not have been thrilled to be named "Tilbury Docks"

 

[Disney Princess Elli]

I don't understand the interest in these either, I think they're rather plain.

I'm more of a Disney Couture girl myself.

I LOVE Disney Couture!

 

[Lizzybear]

I can confirm that Krispy Kreme contain no lard (they're veggie!) only 100% yumminess
I think renting versus buying depends on your situation. Right now we could buy but it'd mean no big holidays for the forseeable future, call me reckless or immature or whatever but I don't want to do without them just yet! Plus I wouldn't want to be tied to somewhere just for the sake of buying... I want it to be somewhere we'd want to stay for a long time. My dad is our landlord so rent is pretty low, much lower than a mortgage would be. My dream would be if my dad let us buy this house (it was made into two separate flats a number of years ago but the second flat has been unoccupied for 5 years now) and we totally fixed it up

 

[CustardTart]

I can confirm that Krispy Kreme contain no lard (they're veggie!) only 100% yumminess

Thanks for that great fact!!! Love it!!!

...My dream would be if my dad let us buy this house (it was made into two separate flats a number of years ago but the second flat has been unoccupied for 5 years now) and we totally fixed it up

Now that's a wonderful plan - fingers crossed Mr Lizzybear senior likes it too!!!

 

[tinks_1989]

Xfactor (top of my list same sob story every year)
I'm a celebrity
Dancing on ice
Britain's got talent
Eastender's
Corination street
Any soap to be honest
Twilight
Avatar

 

[wifey]

Oh yes - all the following are things people in work talk about A LOT and look at me like I'm an alien when I can't comment.......

Strictly Come Dancing
Big Brother (ordinary or celeb)
X Factor
Britain's Got Talent
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
Dancing on Ice

or any other televised talent show.

Add on to that Corrie, Eastenders and Emmerdale and you can see why they think I'm a freak.
Add on to that the fact that I have a Disney obsession - I'm a lost cause.

Me too We should have a couple of badges that say " I don't watch it so don't ask me about it" and "My only obsession is Disney"

 

[natalielongstaff]

thought of another one.......................IKEA dreadful place

 

[wayneg]

thought of another one.......................IKEA dreadful place

100%, I don't get it at all. Maybe I am just not trendy though.

 

[CustardTart]

thought of another one.......................IKEA dreadful place

OMG!!! So true!!! A very dreadful place...

 

[wishspirit]

I feel like I am in an episode of Grumpy Old Men/Women....

However I will join in:
Cheese
Any Soaps
People who aren't tolerant (ok I dislike these things, but I would never be mean to someone because they liked them)
Student drinking culture
Getting wasted in general
Smelly housemates
Britain has no talent, strictly come sequins, and all that ilk
People who wear designer labels, for no other reason than they are designer
Crocs
Uggs
People who can't look anything but skin deep
Antique Clocks (my boyfriends parents are obsessed!)
Antiques Roadshow (ditto)
tomatoes unless cooked
celeb gossip mags
politicians who do not realise that their job is to serve the public, not lie to us

 

[mandymouse]

thought of another one.......................IKEA dreadful place

Ughh, me too, I won't even read the catalogue nevermind go into the store