Unpopular opinions.

[The Golden God]

I care about Christmas much less than most people, judging by a quick look at FB.

[19QOS19]

I care about Christmas much less than most people, judging by a quick look at FB.

I absolutely love Christmas, more so the build up in the weeks running up to it rather than the actual day itself. Folk tend to be in better moods and seem actually pleasant.

I can't stand it in November though. There isn't the same excitement and folk can't be fucked with it. 1st of December, go wild. Any time before that get Xmas in the fucking sea.

[The Golden God]

7 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:

I absolutely love Christmas, more so the build up in the weeks running up to it rather than the actual day itself. Folk tend to be in better moods and seem actually pleasant.

I can't stand it in November though. There isn't the same excitement and folk can't be fucked with it. 1st of December, go wild. Any time before that get Xmas in the fucking sea.

I'm not the Grinch and I agree with your first point, decorations, Christmas Markets etc is all good. I was more talking about all these folk I'm seeing on Facebook who think Nicola Sturgeon has cancelled Christmas and that we're the only place on earth where this is happening, surely no adults can be surprised at the new rules. I've seen people saying stuff like "guess I'll only be getting my mates cards this year" and "this is a fucking joke, that wee boot has ruined Christmas". These people are usually the ones who post absolutely everything all over FB and think Christmas is an excuse to show off how amazing you and your family/friends are. I like the build up, I enjoy the day and having a drink with family but so many people I know seem to act like not having a normal Christmas is going to be the apocalypse.

[19QOS19]

I'm not the Grinch and I agree with your first point, decorations, Christmas Markets etc is all good. I was more talking about all these folk I'm seeing on Facebook who think Nicola Sturgeon has cancelled Christmas and that we're the only place on earth where this is happening, surely no adults can be surprised at the new rules. I've seen people saying stuff like "guess I'll only be getting my mates cards this year" and "this is a fucking joke, that wee boot has ruined Christmas". These people are usually the ones who post absolutely everything all over FB and think Christmas is an excuse to show off how amazing you and your family/friends are. I like the build up, I enjoy the day and having a drink with family but so many people I know seem to act like not having a normal Christmas is going to be the apocalypse.

Ah, so what you're saying is you've posted in here when you should have posted in the Calling Cards of Morons thread? I'm far from a tinted specs lover of Nicola Sturgeon but even a pigheaded Unionist must see she has called this lockdown in those areas right now partly so people will have more chance of seeing their families at Xmas? I'm not on FB so can't see what's being said but I imagine a few folk will be commenting like "How umma ment tae get the weans presents if the shoaps urr shut!?" ?. Probably the same folk who rarely venture into town most years and do their shopping online.

I have relatives like you describe, they buy things for their kids that's all for show, not because the kids want these gifts but because they need to show off what they can afford* to buy. The amount of stuff that's been bought over the years then never seen again after the showing off on FB is incredible. That part of Xmas I don't like I have to admit. But then I don't think that's a Christmas issue, it's the "look at me" attitude I dislike.

* That part is questionable given they plead poverty the minute a household necessity goes on the blink.

[Sergeant Wilson]

24 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

 

 

Ah, so what you're saying is you've posted in here when you should have posted in the Calling Cards of Morons thread? I'm far from a tinted specs lover of Nicola Sturgeon but even a pigheaded Unionist must see she has called this lockdown in those areas right now partly so people will have more chance of seeing their families at Xmas? I'm not on FB so can't see what's being said but I imagine a few folk will be commenting like "How umma ment tae get the weans presents if the shoaps urr shut!?" ?. Probably the same folk who rarely venture into town most years and do their shopping online.

I have relatives like you describe, they buy things for their kids that's all for show, not because the kids want these gifts but because they need to show off what they can afford* to buy. The amount of stuff that's been bought over the years then never seen again after the showing off on FB is incredible. That part of Xmas I don't like I have to admit. But then I don't think that's a Christmas issue, it's the "look at me" attitude I dislike.

* That part is questionable given they plead poverty the minute a household necessity goes on the blink.

 

I expect leadership from Government that makes properly intend decisions based on the fact we are mid-pandemic. Not policy drafted around people's arrangements for Christmas.

It's either a pandemic or it isn't, bowing to pressure from social media complaints about not having visitors is not leadership.

I'd say, here's the deal. You and your family can meet in any house available to you, let us know where and when. When your kids infect granny don't bring her or anyone else to hospital and bury her in the garden when she croaks.

[D.A.F.C]

I'm not the Grinch and I agree with your first point, decorations, Christmas Markets etc is all good. I was more talking about all these folk I'm seeing on Facebook who think Nicola Sturgeon has cancelled Christmas and that we're the only place on earth where this is happening, surely no adults can be surprised at the new rules. I've seen people saying stuff like "guess I'll only be getting my mates cards this year" and "this is a fucking joke, that wee boot has ruined Christmas". These people are usually the ones who post absolutely everything all over FB and think Christmas is an excuse to show off how amazing you and your family/friends are. I like the build up, I enjoy the day and having a drink with family but so many people I know seem to act like not having a normal Christmas is going to be the apocalypse.

People need to understand that Christmas isn't about consumerism its about getting pissed every day for two weeks.

[Academically Deficient]

On 15/11/2020 at 13:46, tongue_tied_danny said:

I've always thought Australian cars from the Mad Max era looked pretty smart.

I'd love to square go a bunch of psychotic bikers before driving home in my Ford Falcon coupe, cracking open a tin of Castlemaine XXXX and throwing a few shrimps on the barbie.

 

I believe this activity has recently been added to the Westworld Theme Park Franchise along with my own fave, Football Hooligan World.

Looking forward to throwing white plastic bar furniture at realistic looking robots, while pissed on Super Bock.

[Highland Capital]

Ian Holloway isn't funny.

[Academically Deficient]

42 minutes ago, MixuFruit said:

This thought popped into my head after having a look at the instagram of that Glasgow beautician that's been going viral with her saying she'll keep working through restrictions etc.

And let me preface what follows with aye I'm a massive hypocrite and absolutely wid if it came to it.

Lassies these days. The type who are into Love Island and all that. While I can appreciate they go to a lot of effort with their looks, going to the gym, clothes, makeup and all the rest of it, there's just something... off.. about it all. They all look like they're pretty girls and yet they slap on makeup with a brickie's trowel as if they're going on RuPaul's drag race, they wear these paint on clothes from Boohoo and Asos made by south Asian immigrants for illegal poverty wages in Leicester, scary numbers of them going to Turkey for cosmetic surgery, taking diet pills with god knows what in them that they bought off the internet. It's all a bit much, gives me that uncanny valley feeling. They're supposed to look sexy but they've gone too far with it all and it's triggering a fight or flight response.

 

ETA: this sort of thing:

Theres no telling them unfortunately. 

I've tried. They just laugh. The drag queen look is now mainstream. A peculiar feedback loop.

[Dons_1988]

48 minutes ago, MixuFruit said:

This thought popped into my head after having a look at the instagram of that Glasgow beautician that's been going viral with her saying she'll keep working through restrictions etc.

And let me preface what follows with aye I'm a massive hypocrite and absolutely wid if it came to it.

Lassies these days. The type who are into Love Island and all that. While I can appreciate they go to a lot of effort with their looks, going to the gym, clothes, makeup and all the rest of it, there's just something... off.. about it all. They all look like they're pretty girls and yet they slap on makeup with a brickie's trowel as if they're going on RuPaul's drag race, they wear these paint on clothes from Boohoo and Asos made by south Asian immigrants for illegal poverty wages in Leicester, scary numbers of them going to Turkey for cosmetic surgery, taking diet pills with god knows what in them that they bought off the internet. It's all a bit much, gives me that uncanny valley feeling. They're supposed to look sexy but they've gone too far with it all and it's triggering a fight or flight response.

 

ETA: this sort of thing:

Has there not always been a demographic of try hards amongst younger women, possibly exacerbated by folk trying to outdo each other on social media?

[coprolite]

56 minutes ago, MixuFruit said:

This thought popped into my head after having a look at the instagram of that Glasgow beautician that's been going viral with her saying she'll keep working through restrictions etc.

And let me preface what follows with aye I'm a massive hypocrite and absolutely wid if it came to it.

Lassies these days. The type who are into Love Island and all that. While I can appreciate they go to a lot of effort with their looks, going to the gym, clothes, makeup and all the rest of it, there's just something... off.. about it all. They all look like they're pretty girls and yet they slap on makeup with a brickie's trowel as if they're going on RuPaul's drag race, they wear these paint on clothes from Boohoo and Asos made by south Asian immigrants for illegal poverty wages in Leicester, scary numbers of them going to Turkey for cosmetic surgery, taking diet pills with god knows what in them that they bought off the internet. It's all a bit much, gives me that uncanny valley feeling. They're supposed to look sexy but they've gone too far with it all and it's triggering a fight or flight response.

 

ETA: this sort of thing:

The patriarchal society used to keep young sluts in their place. 

This is all Germaine Greer's fault. 

[Boo Khaki]

It's no just the lassies. Even the men on these reality programs now look like they all have a foam rubber heid. They're aw plasticy like Ken dolls.

There's nothing wrong with being well groomed, on the contrary, I much prefer it to the number of total scruffy messes you see kicking about, but it's clear the hairlines are artificial, there's a lot of surgery going on, and the teeth are whiter than the whitest possible whites that washing powder companies were making adverts about in the 90's. 

I know exactly what you mean about 'uncanny valley' vibes from the lassies, because I get it, and I get it even worse looking at some of the blokes. They all look like Max Headroom, or the masks in Primus' "Winonas big brown beaver" video.

 

[NotThePars]

Theres no telling them unfortunately. 
I've tried. They just laugh. The drag queen look is now mainstream. A peculiar feedback loop.

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

2 hours ago, MixuFruit said:

This thought popped into my head after having a look at the instagram of that Glasgow beautician that's been going viral with her saying she'll keep working through restrictions etc.

And let me preface what follows with aye I'm a massive hypocrite and absolutely wid if it came to it.

Lassies these days. The type who are into Love Island and all that. While I can appreciate they go to a lot of effort with their looks, going to the gym, clothes, makeup and all the rest of it, there's just something... off.. about it all. They all look like they're pretty girls and yet they slap on makeup with a brickie's trowel as if they're going on RuPaul's drag race, they wear these paint on clothes from Boohoo and Asos made by south Asian immigrants for illegal poverty wages in Leicester, scary numbers of them going to Turkey for cosmetic surgery, taking diet pills with god knows what in them that they bought off the internet. It's all a bit much, gives me that uncanny valley feeling. They're supposed to look sexy but they've gone too far with it all and it's triggering a fight or flight response.

 

ETA: this sort of thing:

Has she been sparring with Tyson Fury?

[Academically Deficient]

5 minutes ago, NotThePars said:

 

 

I was going to mention that it was my daughters I was referring to, but decided against it. Foolishly.

[Szamo's_Ammo]

19 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said:

I was going to mention that it was my daughters I was referring to, but decided against it. Foolishly.

"You look like a clown wi aw that make-up on your face. Hae some class for God sake."

Edited November 25, 2020 by Szamo's_Ammo

[NotThePars]

My take is that late capitalism or whatever you want to blame for the societal malaise means there’s no unifying projects, intellectual tradition, or meaningful careers for people to devote themselves to so they turn inwards and just hit the gym and preen themselves to look as superficially perfect as possible.

[Szamo's_Ammo]

1 minute ago, NotThePars said:

My take is that late capitalism or whatever you want to blame for the societal malaise means there’s no unifying projects, intellectual tradition, or meaningful careers for people to devote themselves to so they turn inwards and just hit the gym and preen themselves to look as superficially perfect as possible.

Thanks, Karl.

[Genuine Hibs Fan]

I don't think anyone had Mixu down for a cancelling but, still, the gods make fools of us all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I actually agree, I struggle to relate to a significant proportion of my age group who fit this description. Then, I'm an old b*****d in a twenty something's body.

[ICTChris]

Maybe you are all just old and are going through the inevitable "these kids today!" change.  What do you think your parents thought of ravers or mums and dads in the late 70s and early 80s thought of punks and new romantics?