You have probably seen a person change their mind about disliking something the second they hear their friend, for instance, say that they love it. Or witnessed someone push through what looks like torture to them, all the while trying to squeeze out a sincere (-looking) smile.
For one reason or another, some people choose to pretend to like something when they actually don’t. And similarly to said reasons, the things they pretend to like tend to differ from person to person. Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently discussed what things they believe others lie about liking, and there were quite a few things they pointed their fingers at. Scroll down to find them on the list below and feel free to upvote the ones you agree with the most.
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Staff team building and bonding.
For real. The forced positivity and "we're so happy to be part of the *random brand* family. The endless, pointless presentations and HR talk." Celebrating company values" while underpaying your employees and laying off people without replacing them. But please remind us how we can do more to fill your pockets faster in the future, boss.
Flat earth theory.
I'm entirely convinced no one is that stupid and theyre just acting to be a part of something.
Gender reveal parties.
they came to the Uk from USA and they are just unnecessary, sorry for being judgmental
Ridiculously loud cars even when they are driving slow.
I know it's always going to be easier on the person making the sound but they got to find it annoying when other cars are loud to a corny level.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Watched it with my college roommates a couple of times and I was just like “I don’t get it” the entire time. I am really big into makeup and I found two of Kylie’s lip kits very discounted (ten dollars a piece when they were normally going for thirty dollars a piece) and I really didn’t get the appeal. I saw a conspiracy theory on a different subreddit saying that Kylie’s makeup line is a money laundering scheme at this point and that is something that I could actually get behind!
You know I have never watched a single episode of that show and I seem to be living my life just the same without it. Must not be a big loss
Stanley cups. The design is literally so stupid. It’s annoying to have to hold the weight of a full water bottle with your wrist. I would rather have a water bottle that has a handle on top so I can carry it comfortably.
I had no idea what everyone kept talking about because all I saw was pictures of oversize thermos mugs. When I realized the mugs were the "Stanley" cups all I could think was it was a dumb teen thing to make fun of, because if you don't wear the latest arbitrary item, then they have a perverted right to make fun of you. Then adults joined the fad, and it became grotesque.
High heels. I’ve never been able to wear with without crazy pain - no matter which ones I’ve tried!
My daughter's being wearing them for years, even while prégnant. She walks over 15 000 steps everyday at work, and she tells me that it's flat shoes that make her feet hurt. OK, if you say so....
They would, since her feet will have become deformed through wearing footwear that goes against the natural shape of feet.
Load More Replies...I am 4'10". I have worn heels from the time I was old enough to do so until I was in my late 30s, woke up and could no longer put ANY weight on my feet. Had to buy all new shoes and relearn how to walk. High heels are terrible for your feet! I knew this but kept wearing them anyway. Now I live in my Brooks tennis shoes.
I once had a very big, very ugly and grumpy spider in my home. I attacked it with my high heel out of sheer fear. The spider lived. My wall did not.
As a man I never understood why any woman wears these. They are ugly af and most likely very unpleasant to wear.
I am an older gal, I never wore heels in my life except for special occasions. I have to say I have gorgeous feet, however my face is a different story!!
Several years ago I got some gold-colored spike heel shoes through Freecycle, and wore them to a New Year's party. In about an hour my legs were ready to declare war on me. That was the only time in my life I have ever warn high heels. If I see a woman walking in spike heels and thick soles, I wonder how the hell she does that without falling on her face!
Load More Replies...I’d say I have awkwardly shaped flat feet, so most heels with their tiny pointed toes wouldn’t work for me. Needless to say, if I want to gain an extra inch (or five, let’s go nuts), I’ll go for platform shoes!
Seems dangerous to wear shoes you can't sprint in - like to run away from a mugger, bear, snake, demented bully, rabid bat, etc. Also, constant wear will shorten the tendons.
My podiatrist ordered me to never wear any more than a 1-inch heel. That's following surgery on both feet.
I have up high heels at the ripe age of 25. It started with pain in my own knees and ankles. Then an older friend of mine had knee surgery from, her doctor told her, years of wearing high heels. Looking cute ain't worth my knees! And there are a lot of cute low heels and flats.
Or, another explanation: high heels, initially designed for medieval soldiers, had a practical purpose rather than a fashion statement. These footwear innovations emerged to assist Persian and European soldiers in maintaining stability while riding horses
Load More Replies...I admire everyone who is able to stand elegantly in those shoes for more than 3 minutes
And thousands of dollars for these shoes because they have some designers name on them
I don't get stilettoes, it's like walking on two pins and I don't know how anyone can balance on them! But I can wear other heels quite comfortably and I love them!
100% prefer platform boots or at least wedges
Load More Replies...In this situation I recommend expensive shoes. Yes they are way more comfortable, they feel good on your feet. Now I can wear. Jimmy Choo or Manola's are good. They will last a looooong time.
the only high heels I loved wearing were my stilleto boots. Regular high heels were tough on my ankles. Now I would just break my neck trying to wear them lol
I'm envious of those who can wear them easily. I look like a newborn giraffe trying to wobble on when I do get the chance to wear them. Then the day after, my knees feel awful and even my back aches. I'm best suited to remain on flat shoes on the ground.
I had a friend who couldn't wear flats because she had really high arches. I can't wear heels as I'm just too accident prone.
I admit I do enjoy a good inch, but I have high arches and I have the bone structure that won't let me squat flat footed. Flat shoes are fun, but I walk heavy on my heel and end up balancing on the balls anyway. I tend to run on the balls as well, to reduce impact force.
Women with high arches will often feel better at first with high heeled shoes because these are the only shoes that match the shape of their feet. However shoes that are greater than one inch can add pressure to the ball of the foot, ultimately, causing more problems than they solve.
Load More Replies...Just finished 12 hours in mine and I love them, they hurt if they are the wrong angle (arched too high and only slight support on heel), but good heels are ok. Mind you my bones are bent from them to accompanied them too so, I’m in the minority
I, uh...have a thing for them. You know - a 'thing'? I know there are women who do, too. Have a 'thing'.
They do make a woman's calves and butt look good but I can't believe they are comfortable
My wife was a professional model for 20 years, and typically wore between a 4" and 6" heel almost every day. Can't wear flats, but is trying work her way down to a lower heel. As to the theme of this article, OP is wrong--my wife loves her high heels, and says they just don't make flats that are as cute. I'm not going to say that she has more shoes than Imelda Marcos, but it would probably be a close race.
I love high heels! But poorly crafted heels will definitely hurt you, and the natural structure of your feet is a factor too
Nah, I love them. Wouldn’t walk a long distance in them, but like them for work or a night out. As long as they’re a good fit, I don’t find them uncomfortable for walking short distances.
Freestyle jazz music. To me, it sounds like a bunch of guys with instruments, each doing their own warmup routine while standing on the stage together. Doesn’t feel like a tune as much as it does noise.
Clowns. Just, clowns.
Showering with your partner. Like I have things to do here and you’re in my way.
Their "glamorous " Instagram life.
Every time I open any social media I'm just shaking my head at all these people pretending to be something they're not. Not to be pretentious, but all of it is for aesthetics. Everything.
NASCAR. I'm convinced people only watch for the chance of crashes, there's no way watching cars go in the same loop for 2 hours is actually entertaining.
Summer... the heat is unbearable!
I've heard somewhere that "we're conditioned to love summer because it was our only time of freedom for ~13 years" and honestly... makes sense.
Poly relationships.
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I have several friends who all tried poly relationships at some point in their life and every single one ended in disaster, and whenever they were all together in the same room at least one person looked like they were miserable and pretending to be ok with what was going on.
Someone always got jealous or someone cheated. Or it was an excuse for 3-4 people to fuck each other for a few months until someone got bored and the people that were actually into it got hurt.
I’m not saying it can’t work, but I have seen zero evidence that it does. I also feel like long-term monogamous relationships are hard, why would adding another person into that relationship make things better or easier?
I hung out with red hot pie people back when that was a thing in 2007-10 - I wasn’t a swinger my bff was their poster girl and she wanted me there to look out for her etc, I went to party and look after her. NONE of the swingers or poly people are together now, none of them and I’m pretty sure the red hot pie owners are divorced AF, which what do you expect and how do you think a 17 girl was going to make your married relationship stronger? They are deluded at the time and will validate as much as they can, but fast forward a decade or so and it’s evident
Going to night clubs.
Influencer lifestyles.. especially things like van life. You see them all smiles in their pics, but you know they are hating every minute of it.
I admit I lived on a 23ft boat for 5 years, and I would still be there if it wasn't for the year 2020. I love living small, but a boat isn't like a van, you have legal places to park and live in a boat, not so much in a van.
Pregnancy.
THAT!!!! I hated every minute of it and so many friends I've talked to felt the exact same. And while you feel like c**p everyone around you's cooing "oooh you gotta be so happy!" NO.
Super hot stuff. A little hot sauce from time to time adds a fun kick to some foods. But at a certain point you stop tasting 90% of what you're eating and are just trying to withstand the ridiculous ghost reaper of death evil wing sauce that you put on your wings to look manlier I guess.
Eh, If they are happy with it, let them. What I can´t stand are idiots who start making fun of others if they can´t withstand the same amount of heat. They act like being able to eat hot stuff is some big life achievement and you are a pu**y for not having reached it.
Getting black out drunk. I understand getting fun drunk, because it's actually fun. But black out drunk? Why? What's the point?
Small talk.
Small talk is awesome I enjoy it immensely it is the building block of civility
Meet&Greets with celebrities.
"This was so life changing?"
You just met another human being. NOTHING changed.
Smoking cigarettes.
Matcha. might as well just dump some lawn clippings in a blender and drink that.
"Passion" for any corporate money-driven job. It's just not human nature to get longterm and worthwhile fulfilment from ephemeral sh*t like sales numbers.
Having BUSY Social Lives with always having s**t to do/attend to, etc...etc...
What's wrong with that. As long as it's not forced on you, like people guilting you to go out.
Cigars.
Weddings, c'mon people be honest.
Long beards.
A few years ago I was curious how long mine would get, since apparently some (maybe most) men have a terminal length, where their beard just stops growing at a certain point. I let it go until it was in the middle of my chest, and couldn't stand it any more. I wasn't a fan of it blowing up into my face when it was windy.
Working out. The results are rewarding, but not the actual process of working out.
Honestly I love it. I like pushing myself, feeling the strain. I know it sounds insane and 20 year old me would have laughed. Now, mom of 33, it's just me-time.
Listening to people at work describing their weekends, especially on a Monday.
It helps to really be interested and invested. Ask further and further untill you have a real conversation. Great conversations are often just a couple of questions away. And I say this as a total awkward introvert. Probably one of the best things I learned to do.
Running marathons.
Did it ones, it was a great achievement. I'm very proud that I did it and I might even try to do it once more but I did die a thousand times during that 41.195 meters!
Raising children. Nothing about it looks enjoyable.
Well, it's like everything else that's worth something: a lot of hard work, a lot of doubts and permanent fear. There are moments of exhaustion, even despair. But there's also fun, laughter, awe, pride and a lot of love. Raised four of them never regretted it. And now I get to enjoy my grandkids.
Black licorice. It's hard for me to believe there are humans that find the taste enjoyable. The smell alone makes me gag. It's gotta be a genetic thing like how cilantro tastes terrible to some people. For the record, I like cilantro.
The Dutch and Finnish people will riot against this!! 😉 ( sorry English people, you're not invited, your licorice tastes like leather(
Mr. Beast videos.
I get the appeal. Like super off the wall game shows. Not my thing, but if the kids are watching it I'll tune in. Definitely worse things online. Better too, but eh... it's fine.
First dates. I'm sorry. 9 times out of 10 they're awkward and boring.
That's why relationships should start off as friendships and gradually evolve.
Golf.
I love George Carlin's comment on golf: "Ever watch golf on TV? It's like watching flies f**k. I get more excited picking out socks."
Kombucha.
Running. Like what the f**k.
Kevin Hart movies.
IPAs. I enjoy beer, but I've never tasted an IPA that wasn't extremely bitter, unpleasant s**t.
There is a reason for that....India Pale Ale was used as ballast for the trade ships going to India and then sold on to the British running the colony. It is very heavily hopped to stop it going bad on the journey.
Technology conferences, trade shows and networking events. The worst, but everyone puts on their game face.
Kale.
I think many people in Germany, Russia etc would disagree. Kale can be delicious. Especially since it's changed it's flavour the last decades (in my childhood they were all with more sulfate taste. They did this away. Today I can even eat Brussel sprouts because they now tastes better)
La Croix, Bubbly, and other seltzer waters. They taste like f*****g aspirin.
Straight liquor shots.
Tonic Water. Taste like stomach acid after you throw up. Love me some Gin, but don't ruin it with that c**p.
Pride and Prejudice. The book. The movies. Any of it. Is insufferably boring.
't is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single human in possession of a good taste, must be in want of a copy of Pride and Prejudice" ;)
GIVING someone a massage.
On the rare occasion when I had a special woman in my life, I've loved giving her massages. I'm a sensualist, and getting to run my hands all over her, getting to make her feel relaxed and peaceful, its a great feeling. I love knowing my touch makes her happy.
Honestly, alcohol. Drinking for enjoyment is something I cannot comprehend. Never have I ever drank some alcohol and genuinely enjoyed the taste of it. Cider was close, but I might as well just drink a fizzy drink then.
Sure, some/most might drink to get drunk, but that too gets boring after a certain age and after a while it comes at the cost of a hangover.
Learning languages. It’s fun when it pays off but forgetting a language you invested a lot of time in learning is an awful feeling.
I love learning languages! It's like exploring new maps in a video game, one tiny puzzle piece at a time. Once you get to the point where you can derive new words from context it becomes a straight up detective game!
Blue cheese.
Its f*****g mold guys.
What a ridiculous article. It is just full of people saying that just because they don't enjoy "xyz" nobody else can enjoy it either and just pretend to. There are several things in this list that I genuinely enjoy and wouldn't do them if I really didn't.
So you came here, read every post and put your opinion here. Gratulations! That´s the purpose.
Load More Replies...So, différent people enjoy or despise different things. "Il faut de tout pour faire un monde" (takes all kinds to make a world) as we say here.
I do wonder why people come to Bored Panda expecting everything to be 'relevant'. It's just some silly wasting-time fun - go with the flow!
For the most part, I agree with these. However, I certainly don't think "everyone" feels this way about anything here.
"Love" how so many people here think that just because they don't enjoy something, nobody else possibly can >_>
What a ridiculous article. It is just full of people saying that just because they don't enjoy "xyz" nobody else can enjoy it either and just pretend to. There are several things in this list that I genuinely enjoy and wouldn't do them if I really didn't.
So you came here, read every post and put your opinion here. Gratulations! That´s the purpose.
Load More Replies...So, différent people enjoy or despise different things. "Il faut de tout pour faire un monde" (takes all kinds to make a world) as we say here.
I do wonder why people come to Bored Panda expecting everything to be 'relevant'. It's just some silly wasting-time fun - go with the flow!
For the most part, I agree with these. However, I certainly don't think "everyone" feels this way about anything here.
"Love" how so many people here think that just because they don't enjoy something, nobody else possibly can >_>
