Things that are a now "a thing"

[ch108]

The Americanism that has crept in when offering someone condolences on a death. "I'm sorry for your loss". It just sounds insincere and said parrot fashion, a bit like the opposite of the equally false "have a nice day".

The ever increasing amount of people who just have to post a picture of themselves on Facebook having a drink at the airport before departing on holiday. Sometimes it's even just a picture of the drink itself. Thank you for that, as I wasn't sure what a pint of lager looks like.

[anonymous-user]

Chris7865677 said:

Pothole said:

Mr Gearchange said:

Nanook said:

Pothole said:

You know Nando's is South African and came here (UK) in 1992?

No, I did not. But piri piri sauce is Portuguese in origin. Just like Benihana may be American, but it's Japanese cuisine.

Does kinda back up the point that it's not a new thing though.

I'm amazed that Nando's is such a big thing here in the UK.
Ive been a couple of times but it's really average overpriced Chicken - I really don't understand its rampant popularity.

Absolutely. No rhyme or reason to its popularity, imho. Dreadful value

Completely agree. I hate Nandos!

It's poor value but I love the taste of Nandos

[ClockworkCupcake]

ch108 said:

The Americanism that has crept in when offering someone condolences on a death. "I'm sorry for your loss".

I'd normally agree that Americanisms are inferior to Britishisms (if that is a word. It is now), but I actually think that sums things up pretty well. I don't share your pain as such. I don't grieve with you, save that no man is an island. But I wish you well. What would be a better way to express it?
"I sympathise with your grieving"?
"I give you empathy for your sorrow"?
"Get over it already"?

I dunno. I just think it rather sums it up.

[ClockworkCupcake]

sleepera6 said:

It's poor value but I love the taste of Nandos

Especially cheeky ones.

[ch108]

ClockworkCupcake said:

ch108 said:

The Americanism that has crept in when offering someone condolences on a death. "I'm sorry for your loss".

I'd normally agree that Americanisms are inferior to Britishisms (if that is a word. It is now), but I actually think that sums things up pretty well. I don't share your pain as such. I don't grieve with you, save that no man is an island. But I wish you well. What would be a better way to express it?
"I sympathise with your grieving"?
"I give you empathy for your sorrow"?
"Get over it already"?

I dunno. I just think it rather sums it up.

I still think it sounds totally false. It's just one of these phrases that sets my teeth on edge I'm afraid.

"I'm sorry to hear about [insert name]." if it's someone you actually knew by name.

"I'm sorry to hear about your mother/sister/wife, [insert or leave out passing away as appropriate]" if it was someone less familiar.

Both the above phrases just sound more natural.

[Nickbrapp]

Being offended by everything

Acussing anyone doing anything Mildly related to another culture of cultural appropriation

"Can I get"

[ClockworkCupcake]

Nickbrapp said:

Being offended by everything

Acussing anyone doing anything Mildly related to another culture of cultural appropriation

"Can I get"

I think you definitely need the "Things that annoy you beyond reason" thread. You haven't stated things that are "things" but instead stated things that annoy you. Or so it seems.

[ClockworkCupcake]

ch108 said:

"I'm sorry to hear about [insert name]." if it's someone you actually knew by name.

"I'm sorry to hear about your mother/sister/wife, [insert or leave out passing away as appropriate]" if it was someone less familiar.

Both the above phrases just sound more natural.

Well, we're all different, of course. But those both feel very detached to me; they lack empathy.

I think we are both striving for the correct thing to say, but just disagree on how to say it.

[EP3vMk3RS]

People who quote things and follow it up with...

^This

I did it last week on this very forum and then felt disgusted at myself.

[pork911]

'Street food' restaurants. Removing all that's attractive in street food to create some vague restaurant experience for aspirational wkers. The ultimate restaurant really.

[airsafari87]

Having and expressing your opinion on everything.

[ambuletz]

americans saying british slang words like 'fam'. noticed it in the past year. it really does not sound right.

[Kitchski]

So, one of the things I noticed that's becoming ever more common, is beginning a sentence with "So" when someone is talking to someone else.

"So today I went to the shop."

"So today, this happened"

"So, an LCD TV is a liquid crystal display, but an LED TV......"

"So, we're thinking of going to the gay bar."


You know what else?

Nom. fking nom. People who say "Om nom nom nom" everytime they post a picture of their fking dinner. Why?

[otolith]

Kitchski said:

You know what else?

Nom. fking nom. People who say "Om nom nom nom" everytime they post a picture of their fking dinner. Why?

The way that the internet allows these trends to be tracked and quantified must be fascinating to linguists and social scientists.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/om-nom-nom-nom

[northwest monkey]

The celebrity race to be the first to tweet condolences when another celebrity dies is definitely a "thing". Leonard Cohen has passed away today, and so far the BBC has shown tweets from Boy George, JK Rowling and Russell Crowe. The tweets normally have some little quote, presumably from the dead person. Doesn't matter who it is, but celebs just can't help themselves.

[Johnnytheboy]

Demonstrating, and often rioting, if you vote in an election and your side loses.

[Kitchski]

otolith said:

The way that the internet allows these trends to be tracked and quantified must be fascinating to linguists and social scientists.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/om-nom-nom-nom

Oh the internet has given us Memes, and I'm eternally grateful for it as I think they're a new level of comedy that simply didn't exist before. Some of them are works of genius.

Nom gets on my fking wick though.

[catso]

paulrockliffe said:

Is pulled meat a 'thing'?

Well many of us have been pulling our meat for a long time, so it's definitely a thing.

That said I was tempted by a pulled chicken something or other during a visit to some fast food emporium and it seemed like it was all coleslaw and no chicken, I fecking hate coleslaw...

[Shakermaker]

catso said:

paulrockliffe said:

Is pulled meat a 'thing'?

Well many of us have been pulling our meat for a long time, so it's definitely a thing.

That said I was tempted by a pulled chicken something or other during a visit to some fast food emporium and it seemed like it was all coleslaw and no chicken, I fecking hate coleslaw...

Speaking of Coleslaw I wondered why so many of the pseudo-American places are now just using 'slaw instead, why does it have to be 'slaw now coleslaw?

by chance I got chatting to a chef who has worked in the USA in the past and he told me the difference was that 'slaw is generally a load of diced vegetables served with a dressing like lime juice or vinegar, rather than the traditional mayonnaise that would be used in coleslaw.

But 'slaw is definitely now a thing as well.

[PoleDriver]

catso said:

I fecking hate coleslaw...

Thanks for illustrating to us exactly what coleslaw looks like!