I know it’s hard to wrap your head around it, but not everyone likes universally favorite things like taking a bath or watching The Bachelor. And when I say universally, I mean things that are great conversation starters, conversation silence killers, and friendship boosters. You just can’t go wrong by talking about them, or so we believe.
But it turns out, we forgot the crucial rule. There are as many likes and dislikes as there are people on this planet, and that’s a whole lot too much to count. So when someone asked on r/AskReddit “What do you think is disgusting that everyone else seems to like?" people finally had a chance to voice their unpopular opinions. The responses are pretty surprising, but they also give us a whole new other perspective on things we take for granted.
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Celebrity worship. I. Don’t. Give. A. F**k. About. The. Kardashians.
The life story before you give me the mother flipping recipe. I just want the recipe.
To find out exactly why some things irritate us so much, we spoke with Susan Petang, a certified life coach and the creator of “The Quiet Zone Coaching,” who teaches women how to stop feeling overwhelmed and start waking up happy in the morning again.
When asked whether it’s true that some of us are more prone to getting irritated, Susan confirmed it’s true. “The attitude you bring to the world is going to determine how you react to it. If you tend to be negative, self-absorbed, or even lack self-worth, you may feel more irritated by life than other folks do. Being unhappy in general colors your perception, so minor pain-in-the-butt stuff can feel much harsher,” she explained.
“The most effective way to stop feeling irritated all the time is to discover what's eating at you under the surface. If you're feeling this way often or with little reason, there's something else that's really bothering you,” Susan said and added that sometimes it’s best to see a coach or a therapist if you need outside help.
Reality TV shows that think humiliation and aggressive b***hy behaviour are entertainment.
Bothering or being an inconvenience to someone and calling it a prank.
The good news is that we can all learn to deal with that strong feeling of being annoyed at something or someone. Susan said that learning to change the way we view irritating events, as well as finding compassion and setting limits with others when we need to, are how we get through that irritation.
The life coach explained: “Here's what that looks like. When a situation is annoying and irritating, ask yourself this question: 'What is something positive that can come from this? What lessons can I learn?' For example, if you're running late for work and traffic is bad, the upside is that you have extra time to mentally prepare for your job. A better parking spot might even open up! You may avoid an unpleasant client or phone call. You might learn that you have to wake up earlier to avoid this. There is always something positive to be found in any negative, irritating situation—even if it's only that you're a Bad-Ass Warrior who survived it all.”
TikTok videos where people go around annoying people in public.
Like f*ck off you dumb prick and stop putting buckets on random people head
Food ASMR. Don’t you ever dare make me listen to a person up close to a mic whispering and eating. It’s so gross. I hate the lip smacking, and the chewing, and everything about it. Grosssss
Tik-tok. Not the app in particular, but the increase in popularity among low-effort content.
Recording everything. People will take videos and pictures all night at the bar or a party, so you can't act an a** with your friends or it'll be all over social media.
Obsessively taking selfies,
Recording everything outdoors
Big Nicki Minaj type butts. Just oversized. If it's natural it's alright I guess, it's just not my type. Fake butts/boobs too. It's not attractive to me. I would prefer small natural butts/boobs to fake ones that look like basketballs or something.
The whole "daddy" thing. Just seems really creepy to me and to me scream daddy issues but what do I know
Yeah, that's extremely creepy and gross. I don't understand why people find it sexy, each to their own.
Love Island. It’s so vacuous and awful. Everyone on there is thick and they all look the same
Wearing shoes in your own house
That is the nice thing about home, you can do whatever you want and have no ducks to give. (because they are mine! :P )
Bobbing for apples. Everyone’s spit is in that tub of water. I do not want to put my open mouth on that slobbery apple.
My 600 lbs Life, specifically the surgery part. I don't know how people look at raw human flesh so normally
For me, it's drinking to the point where you can't stand up. Like, head spinning, probably should take an Advil and lay down with your foot on the ground drunk.
That happened to me this 4th of July weekend. Went to visit some cousins up in Wisconsin for the 4th and had myself a wild time. It was my first time drinking without limits (am 18, don't arrest me). I tried to be responsible, didn't start drinking until 5 pm made sure to eat. Well Coors Light as you keep going, kinda gets easier and easier to drink. I was slamming them down without caution the whole night. It was pretty bad. In the back of my soupy mind, I was thinking "maybe I should slow down/stop?" But nope, I didn't.
It wasnt until my cousin and grandpa told me to lay down on the couch because I could not walk straight and almost fell down. It was bad. My head was spinning so badly, it was weird. Sitting up was impossible. Felt like there was a 20 lb weight in the back of my skull. I hated it. I felt stupid (I was stupid. I said some dumb s**t).
I remember thinking "man, people do this a LOT. Like, they get this drunk like it's normal." I don't mind drinking in general, but man getting tipsy like that was not enjoyable in the slightest. Idk how people get like that weekly, or daily in extreme cases. Drinking's fun, but moderation, y'know?
Dr. Pimple Popper. Ugh, just thinking about it makes me queasy.
I love Sandra. She is so positive and has a really good bedside manner with patients.
Exploitative Television. Shows that basically exist to make the viewer feel better about their own life by showing people struggle with their much harder life.
There’s a reason why people like the Jersey Shore cast, Octomom, etc. have meltdowns. It’s because they are put on display for the masses and they can’t separate their off screen life from onscreen.
Ugh like 19 kids and counting! That is just disgusting. And Duck Dynasty, it's conservative trash television. Evangelical BS.
I'm sorry but kids super gross me out. Theres always something dried to the skin on their face, or dried boogers on their nose, stains on their shirt, fingers are sticky. No judgment to any parent. I just get super grossed out when I see kids touch all kinds of stuff in the store. Lick their fingers, touch more stuff.
*insert gag noise*
Theme parks (and yes, even Disney World) and especially places like Great Adventure. It’s always crowded, always hot, there's long lines, it’s expensive, and I don’t enjoy most rides (I get motion sickness). Everyone in the world besides me seems to be obsessed with them. And yes I realize I sound like a Debbie Downer but it’s just not my idea of a good time.
It seems to be the #1 family dream vacation to go to Disneyland. I've never been and have no desire to go. Nothing about it appeals to me.
What you don't like standing in hours long lines for a 1 minute ride and paying $150 for a snack?
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I wish I could upvote this 1000 times. I hate theme parks and while I have never been to Disney, I cannot understand the appeal of spending that much money to stand in the Florida heat and humidity with a million people.
I went once. It was interesting, but definitely not fun. I greatly enjoyed the person I was with, but I felt like an ethnologist trying to observe Martians the whole time I was there.
The opposite for me. I think I would’ve enjoyed it if I were alone.
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why wouldn't you want to be shuffled backwards and forwards through a 3 hour line like cattle to get a 3 minute mild thrill? /s
My family is always wanting to go to things like this. I really don't want to go, but I feel selfish and ungrateful if I complain.
Plan your visit for the off-season or off-day, if you can. When I lived in SoCal, I remember going to Disneyland at times like mid-week during the school year, holidays like Christmas Day, etc, and it was not crowded at all. For those of you triggered by the idea of people having to work on holidays, and my visiting Disneyland at those times meaning I was partly responsible for Disneyland employees having to work and be away from family, chill out. It’s not always exploitation. Obviously you never lived in a town where you didn’t have a lot of family and traveling to see them was expensive, and maybe the holidays didn’t pertain to you, so you were happy for the chance to earn some easy extra cash. When I was in my twenties, single, and in that boat, I almost always volunteered to work those days because I got paid double time and there was little to no business so it wasn’t busy at all. If I wanted to attend any celebrations, no biggie. I either went before or after my shift was over. Same with calling my family—-of course, back then long distance was really expensive.
I always end up holding everyone's bags while they go on the rides. :/
I went to Eurodisney at Christmas time. It was cold, occasionally wet but there were no queues, we got on everything multiple times without issue. The staff were great. I bought a stupid balaclava type hat to keep warm that made me look like the rhinos in Robin Hood. Kiddo didn’t care about the weather cos everything was Christmassy and there were bubbles and fake snow on Main Street. Fabulous.
My brother lives in Southern California and wanted to treat me for a day at Disneyland, I'd rather go see again Big Sur, spend time in some of grande National Park, love to see one more time the Sequoia Park, stroll along the beach by the Pacific ocean, anything but a superficial theme park where everything is so artificial. My bother was born in California and is a perfect White, blue eye, blond American. He never lived in Europe. I was born in Europe and have a very different outlook and way of living since I'm European. I love living here with so many different cultures, magnificent old cities and feeling safe.
Fortunately, theme parks figured out a way to make money off of letting rich people skip lines while the poor people watch...Fast Pass!
I wish there was an amusement park WITHOUT the rides. Like give me the food, the little games, the entertainment, the mascots ... throw in some playgrounds for the kiddies ... and that's it.
"I don't like this, because it makes me sick" is a valid reason to not enjoy them, but it's more of a "personal thing". I enjoy most rides, but yeah amusement parks are popular and like anything popular it will be crowded. I could say concerts, I would like to enjoy a concert, but I don't see the appeal of having people next to you yelling in your ears. It doesn't mean concerts are bad. That said, I have to go back up this list to be reminded the title because i don't see why this is on this list.
I feel the same, have NO desire to go to Disney or any other park, people everywhere, super expensive and it's usually too hot!
I have an acquaintance who is a very senior railway infrastructure engineer. He says he won’t go on white knuckle rides as he doesn’t trust the engineering!
Amusement Parks have never amused me. I just don't see the appeal of climbing into/on a machine designed to *almost* kill you. Hard pass. Also just dislike crowds and humans in general.
Made deliveries to Disney on the reg. Once you see the backside, its nothing but warehouses with carnival rides in them. Nothing "Magical", just warehouses.
I made deliveries to Disney on the reg. When you see the background, its nothing but warehouses, nothing "magical" just a warehouse with props and a carnival ride.
I went to disney world one time, got heat stroke didn’t make it to any of the rides and had a miserable time. Overrated.
Oh no, I absolutely agree. When in the USA a few years ago we decided to go to Disneyland. You couldn’t pay me enough to go back there.
Places like Disney and SixFlags survive because of the guilt-laden advertising that shames parents for depriving their entitled children of an experience for which stupid adults actually take out second mortgages. Teach your child to resist such powerful advertising. No one needs to spend a night in Cinderella's castle. Not advertising, , but an old-timey amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania has a wide variety of rides and attractions, free admission, free parking, reasonable prices, and short lines. You can bring in your own food, and the parking attendants actively see out older drivers and guide them to spots right at the entrance to the park. This park is built in a flood zone, so every so many years the park gets washed away. They always rebuild, as this place is an intergenerational gem. Nice to see an amusement park business that actually runs on kindness, not greed.
Ridemax.com Only way to really enjoy the park without lines- really works!
Kraft American cheese slices. You could hold me up at cheese point and I’d give you everything I’ve got, I can’t even stand to look at the stuff.
Hot tubs. I can’t get past the fact that you’re literally sitting in a stew of other people’s sweat and dead skin.
Having a fetish for feet. I’ve got nothing against people who are into that, I just don’t see the appeal.
Noodles with only ketchup as sauce
Allowing the dog to lick them on the face and s**t, like he licks his a-hole with that.
Don't care, I'll take my chances. I brush his teeth and know what he eats. We spend 24/7 together. He's a severely anxious dog that had a traumatic birth and laying on my lap and licking my chin is part of his comfort routine.
All those step sister fantasies people have, personally I find it pretty weird.
Food play during sex the chocolate sauce might seem like a good idea but its sticky and a b***h to clean up
The Office. I couldn’t make it through the first season.
Let me prepare for the downvotes.... Ok, here goes nothing, but Seinfeld. Dumbest... Sh¡t... Ever
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For my opinion: Sex scene. Like does any movie need one? Why not just dance, cuddle or kiss?
Right? Sex is part of life and should not be a taboo. But it is an intimate part and I have 0 interest on seeing it on camera. Why every series nowadays must have it? Just show the characters kiss or go to bed and cut to the next scene
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Something not mentioned here that really, really bothers me, is when you watch a video where someone falls/trips/slips, etc. and is hurt, and everybody laughs. When I see someone get hurt, I have no reaction that involves laughing. A lot of these "caught on camera" shows or "America's funniest home videos" are full of people getting hurt and everyone laughing and laughing. It's so disgusting, I can't even say how angry it makes me. Like, what is the message here? Oh, you broke your arm. Ha-ha. You fell over and cracked your head. Ha-ha. You came off your bike and peeled your skin off. Ha-ha. I hate this dynamic.
I'm usually more concerned and worried if I see someone hurt in that way. I recently talked to a friend who ALWAYS laughs if someone falls and it "looks funny". I think it's just one of those things where some people just laughs. Like a reflex almost. Some people laugh when they get nervous (just an example) Ofc. it's bad to laugh at someone that gets hurt but for some people it just triggers that reaction.
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Like 20% sounds a bit harsh to describe as “disgusting” and just like stuff people don’t like that much. Just coz you don’t like eating something it’s disgusting?
I think you're right. Well I don't mind when people express it here, I mean they were asked. My father in law hates cheese. And no matter what anytime he sees you eating cheese he will start making these disgusted noises and express how much he hates it. Last time I actually scolded him (in front of his wife too, she just laughed). We all know he hates cheese, nobody forces him any, and nobody wants to hear that while we are eating.
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Carpet. It contains all your foot sweat and oil. You bring in all the germs and crud from the outside on your shoes or feet. Your pets walk and sit on it. And you can’t ever really clean it. I mean yes you can shampoo it but nothing will ever get it clean all the way through. Stuff will always be packed down into the base.
I'm surprised hand shaking isn't on this list. Lots of people don't properly wash their hands, it spreads germs, and yet it's considered something normal and polite, even in the age of COVID.
Hand shakes are out, fist bumps came and went, then high fives and elbow bumps. Now it's air high fives.
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Everyone's got their likes & dislikes, I'm all about letting it be. What I truly dislike is when others think my likes/dislikes are wrong & try to force me to change, "oh, just try it once", or "you just haven't had it made the right way". I KNOW what I personally like/dislike, don't push me to try something I don't want. And don't you dare yuck on my yum, tyvm.
I mean, most of these things are personal preferences that are no one else's business and don't affect the moaners in anyway. Totally avoidable. I don't wear my shoes in my house but if I did how the hell is it annoying someone else? You won't see it. How can someone watching an ASMR video privately, wearing headphones, possibly be disgusting to someone else? I get the Kardashians, they're shoved down our throats but most of these are just people being d***s.
It's banned in some countries because it contains brominated veggie oil that causes reproductive and behavioural problems.
Load More Replies... kissing, lip-smacking noisy spitty style crap ruins every damn movie i've been "forced" to watch with the wife. guys, make sure you include in the wedding vows that you will not be forced to sit quietly thru those scenes
And those damn reality shows that really go for the asmr sounds. makes my skin crawl.
Load More Replies... laugh tracks - every other sentence in a comedy covered up with that ridicules , loud, artificial laughter
I would maybe do that if I ate meat. About 20 years ago when I still ate meat I did hate liver though. Tasted really much like one would imagine intestines to taste like.
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SOUP , hate it, it's food floating in water _ and mangos hate the smell. However I had it once was in a fruit salad and I didn't smell it. I liked the taste weird
Well, I have eaten girls buttholes so in theory a lot of things shouldn't gross me out.
Raisins. I actually gag if I accidentally chew on a raisin. If I don't spit it out I puke. =/
I want to add HAIR SALONS. Everyone's stringy hair is flying around. I don't care how many times that hairstylist cleans out the brush, you just can't get everyone's hair out. I know cos I can't even get my own brushes completely clean. There's dander everywhere. And some of them actually serve drinks and food. That is the last place I want to ingest something when it's been placed on the station counter.
Debatable whether it's "popular" of course, but ... body hair. Especially excessive body hair. If you can actually brush and/or style the hair on your chest, legs and heaven forbid, shoulders & back, or elsewhere, you need some kind of electrolysis or hormone treatment.
Maybe you should stick your nose where it belongs and leave peoples bodys in peace. They harm nobody being hairy.
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For my opinion: Sex scene. Like does any movie need one? Why not just dance, cuddle or kiss?
Right? Sex is part of life and should not be a taboo. But it is an intimate part and I have 0 interest on seeing it on camera. Why every series nowadays must have it? Just show the characters kiss or go to bed and cut to the next scene
Load More Replies... Something not mentioned here that really, really bothers me, is when you watch a video where someone falls/trips/slips, etc. and is hurt, and everybody laughs. When I see someone get hurt, I have no reaction that involves laughing. A lot of these "caught on camera" shows or "America's funniest home videos" are full of people getting hurt and everyone laughing and laughing. It's so disgusting, I can't even say how angry it makes me. Like, what is the message here? Oh, you broke your arm. Ha-ha. You fell over and cracked your head. Ha-ha. You came off your bike and peeled your skin off. Ha-ha. I hate this dynamic.
I'm usually more concerned and worried if I see someone hurt in that way. I recently talked to a friend who ALWAYS laughs if someone falls and it "looks funny". I think it's just one of those things where some people just laughs. Like a reflex almost. Some people laugh when they get nervous (just an example) Ofc. it's bad to laugh at someone that gets hurt but for some people it just triggers that reaction.
Load More Replies... Like 20% sounds a bit harsh to describe as “disgusting” and just like stuff people don’t like that much. Just coz you don’t like eating something it’s disgusting?
I think you're right. Well I don't mind when people express it here, I mean they were asked. My father in law hates cheese. And no matter what anytime he sees you eating cheese he will start making these disgusted noises and express how much he hates it. Last time I actually scolded him (in front of his wife too, she just laughed). We all know he hates cheese, nobody forces him any, and nobody wants to hear that while we are eating.
Load More Replies... Carpet. It contains all your foot sweat and oil. You bring in all the germs and crud from the outside on your shoes or feet. Your pets walk and sit on it. And you can’t ever really clean it. I mean yes you can shampoo it but nothing will ever get it clean all the way through. Stuff will always be packed down into the base.
I'm surprised hand shaking isn't on this list. Lots of people don't properly wash their hands, it spreads germs, and yet it's considered something normal and polite, even in the age of COVID.
Hand shakes are out, fist bumps came and went, then high fives and elbow bumps. Now it's air high fives.
Load More Replies... Everyone's got their likes & dislikes, I'm all about letting it be. What I truly dislike is when others think my likes/dislikes are wrong & try to force me to change, "oh, just try it once", or "you just haven't had it made the right way". I KNOW what I personally like/dislike, don't push me to try something I don't want. And don't you dare yuck on my yum, tyvm.
I mean, most of these things are personal preferences that are no one else's business and don't affect the moaners in anyway. Totally avoidable. I don't wear my shoes in my house but if I did how the hell is it annoying someone else? You won't see it. How can someone watching an ASMR video privately, wearing headphones, possibly be disgusting to someone else? I get the Kardashians, they're shoved down our throats but most of these are just people being d***s.
It's banned in some countries because it contains brominated veggie oil that causes reproductive and behavioural problems.
Load More Replies... kissing, lip-smacking noisy spitty style crap ruins every damn movie i've been "forced" to watch with the wife. guys, make sure you include in the wedding vows that you will not be forced to sit quietly thru those scenes
And those damn reality shows that really go for the asmr sounds. makes my skin crawl.
Load More Replies... laugh tracks - every other sentence in a comedy covered up with that ridicules , loud, artificial laughter
I would maybe do that if I ate meat. About 20 years ago when I still ate meat I did hate liver though. Tasted really much like one would imagine intestines to taste like.
Load More Replies... SOUP , hate it, it's food floating in water _ and mangos hate the smell. However I had it once was in a fruit salad and I didn't smell it. I liked the taste weird
Well, I have eaten girls buttholes so in theory a lot of things shouldn't gross me out.
Raisins. I actually gag if I accidentally chew on a raisin. If I don't spit it out I puke. =/
I want to add HAIR SALONS. Everyone's stringy hair is flying around. I don't care how many times that hairstylist cleans out the brush, you just can't get everyone's hair out. I know cos I can't even get my own brushes completely clean. There's dander everywhere. And some of them actually serve drinks and food. That is the last place I want to ingest something when it's been placed on the station counter.
Debatable whether it's "popular" of course, but ... body hair. Especially excessive body hair. If you can actually brush and/or style the hair on your chest, legs and heaven forbid, shoulders & back, or elsewhere, you need some kind of electrolysis or hormone treatment.
Maybe you should stick your nose where it belongs and leave peoples bodys in peace. They harm nobody being hairy.
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