Things I just do not understand..

[gemini2727]

That one car that's way off by itself in the parking lot after all the stores have closed. Where is the driver? Why didn't they need their car to get home? Where are they now???

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Why makers of sleeveless clothes for middle age women cut the arm holes so big you can see the rib cage? Talbots to name one.
Why bra manufacturers constantly discontinue bras that fit and are comfortable or "line" them to make them look like Styrofoam and say that the 1/4 inch does not make you look bigger in a size 42 D?!
Why my family think that even though I work 40 plus hours a week all the cooking and cleaning is MY issue?!
Why wait staff fell the need to comment on how much have or have not eaten when they take away your plate?
Why people drop the first part of a second syllable for example, walk'en, talk'en etc. What is this new trend in speaking? I hear it even with news anchors who are supposed to have learned how articulate correctly.
Why I am not cleaning the house right now instead of replying to this thread?

 

[Kitty 34]

I just do not understand the world's obsession with Mac n Cheese Yuck

Clearly you never smoked funny things back in the mid 70s and found that one and only box of Kraft Mac and cheese in the cupboard....................

 

[King Schultz]

I do NOT understand: "Would you like your milk in a bag?"

What in the world...I mean, really?

Never asked this question before ever (lived in/visited my share of countries and states) until moving to the Midwest.

Now ...I could have nothing but milk in my cart: Would you like your milk in a bay-ag? (Sorry...had to throw in the correct pronunciation) I'm starting to wonder what is it about the milk here that makes everyone want to keep it separated from the rest of my groceries?

ETA: so as not to offend my friendly Midwestern friends...no offense on the accent thing. I have an accent too...not sure what it is...but my husband claims I say envelope wrong. So there's that. But I had to add the accent thing because I didn't understand what I was even being asked for the first month I lived here. Do I want my milk in what?! I'm so confused!

Buy beer instead of milk.

Problem solved!!

 

[jevs]

Speaking of toilets...

Explain this America

 

[spinandmarty]

Women who draw on their eyebrows. Why pluck/wax them down to nothing, just to paint them back on? (sometimes drawing them on so thick and large that they look incredibly unnatural)

People who don't know how to use roundabouts

 

[spinandmarty]

I have known women when they were young that started plucking,couldn't stop,,, now they have to draw them on...never would say a word 30 years ago wouldn't dream of it now...

 

[DisneylandDarling]

09

 

[Cantw8]

That one driver who goes for miles in the passing lane, usually with their turn signal on, as other cars buzz by them in the other lanes. GET OVER!

 

[low-key]

That one driver who goes for miles in the passing lane, usually with their turn signal on, as other cars buzz by them in the other lanes. GET OVER!

you know I hate them, but every once in a while I catch myself doing it, LOL

 

[MickeySP]

Why anyone thinks this connector:

Fits this plug:

One of my coworkers (who's been trained on the equipment) did that this weekend, causing damage.

We had to,explain male female connections to one coworker.

That one car that's way off by itself in the parking lot after all the stores have closed. Where is the driver? Why didn't they need their car to get home? Where are they now???

They are in the trunk. It involves duct tape, plastic bags & a taser


Why I care what some people think
My fascination with Sharks - SHARK WEEK
How Legos are made.

 

[jevs]

That one driver who goes for miles in the passing lane, usually with their turn signal on, as other cars buzz by them in the other lanes. GET OVER!

This sends me bat crazy.

They're usually doing 80ks as well when I want to be doing 120.

Not even the new laws and fines recently brought in has stopped them.

 

[jevs]

We had to,explain male female connections to one coworker.





They are in the trunk. It involves duct tape, plastic bags & a taser


Why I care what some people think
My fascination with Sharks - SHARK WEEK
How Legos are made.

Legos are designed and built by childless people.

 

[lovemygoofy]

Now I'm not a genius, but I do okay. However, who would think it's smart to have a cable company office in town and NO cable equipment?!?!
I changed my cable package and it comes with new cable equipment and new modem but I can't drive the 2 miles down the street because they don't carry the equipment. I've tried to order the equipment through the cable company phone number twice and never showed. I'm looking for new cable provider now. Let's hope they have equipment on hand.

 

[King Schultz]

Why some parents dress their 2 year-old's in shirts with cup cakes on them so they look like a street walker.

 

[jevs]

Why some parents dress their 2 year-old's in shirts with cup cakes on them so they look like a street walker.

Sooo much to say...too inappropriate

 

[andiraye]

How it is that people do not know how to resolve conflict or disagreement. It is entirely possible to express an opposing view or request that someone else change their behavior without being aggressive. Not being aggressive and listening to someone else's perspective is usually most effective at conflict resolution.

 

[cornflkgrl]

i don't know how to use a roundabout. I mean, I think I do, but then other cars are doing different things and some of them are honking at me. New roundabouts are popping up everywhere around here and I HATE them. There are some places I just never go any more because I can't face trying to get through the roundabout.

just yield to your left ....and watch out for pedestrians and you're good.

Love roundabouts -- once people are used to them -- because they get rid of the issues of people waving each other through or running stop signs or confusion over whose turn it is like a 4-way stop.

I don't understand people waving each other on when rules of traffic dictate that one of the cars has the right of way. Nice is great...but it just messes with the flow of traffic.

 

[cornflkgrl]

Why people get so bent out of shape over unimportant stuff.

Case in point: I put up for sale a kitchen item on our town's buy/sell page. $5. Five bucks. Item is not rare or unusual. The first who responded did so quickly. I IMMEDIATELY responded back to her to set up a meeting. She did not respond. I waited over an hour, then offered it to the next person on the list. The first person saw that 6 hours later and FLIPPED OUT. Sent me untold number of nasty messages. I had to block her. Unfortunately, you have to use your real name on this site, so if the woman googles me, she can find out where I live. I am honestly waiting for her to show up at my house and go crazy in person. I was trying to sell a bunch of stuff since we are moving, but after that experience? Forget it. It's all going to a thrift store. Not worth the insanity.

We did craigslist for furniture once and the people came over to pick up the chair they were buying from us and they started wandering around our house offering amounts for our other stuff like they were at an auction or estate sale or something. We kept telling them...uh just this chair is for sale. It was super creepy.

However I must admit during a subsequent move...I wished I could find those weirdos. About 2 in the morning and 10 below and snowing and just me and dh moving stuff...I'd have sold them everything I own for $100.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

This is my problem right here. I don't know when or why I started doing it, but I can't stop!! It might be because of where I'm from. This region tends to drop the t from words as well (like devoted, quoted, etc). I try and make a conscious effort not to do it, but I can't help it!

I do not think it is regional because I have even heard it on the nightly news. I think it was kind of valley girlish but now it has become an epidemic.