Instagrim. Not having your cake and eating it.
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On a city break in a Central European city and we go to the obligatory special cake cafe that claims to have created the original special cake. This isn’t Amsterdam, so no, not that sort of cake
We were seated at the same time as a couple in their early twenties. We’re about double that. She was quite slim and attractive, he looked like a young Stephen Manghan.
Our cakes and coffee arrived at the same time. We ate ours and watched as she got him to take about thirty photos with fork, without fork, take her jumper off, (revealing a T-shirt, calm down) put her coat over her shoulders the move to the corner table with the comfy bench and do the same again. Then she takes her hair down for another few.
They then sit back down and she stares at her phone.
WHILE [u]HE EATS THE CAKE[/u]..
Today was the day we realised we are old and are going to have to let them youngsters get on with it.
The cake was lovely by the way you pathetic woman. Ask your boyfriend.
We were seated at the same time as a couple in their early twenties. We’re about double that. She was quite slim and attractive, he looked like a young Stephen Manghan.
Our cakes and coffee arrived at the same time. We ate ours and watched as she got him to take about thirty photos with fork, without fork, take her jumper off, (revealing a T-shirt, calm down) put her coat over her shoulders the move to the corner table with the comfy bench and do the same again. Then she takes her hair down for another few.
They then sit back down and she stares at her phone.
WHILE [u]HE EATS THE CAKE[/u]..
Today was the day we realised we are old and are going to have to let them youngsters get on with it.
The cake was lovely by the way you pathetic woman. Ask your boyfriend.
[u]... [/u]?
I could whatsapp it forever! 
talksthetorque said:
On a city break in a Central European city and we go to the obligatory special cake cafe that claims to have created the original special cake. This isn’t Amsterdam, so no, not that sort of cake
We were seated at the same time as a couple in their early twenties. We’re about double that. She was quite slim and attractive, he looked like a young Stephen Manghan.
Our cakes and coffee arrived at the same time. We ate ours and watched as she got him to take about thirty photos with fork, without fork, take her jumper off, (revealing a T-shirt, calm down) put her coat over her shoulders the move to the corner table with the comfy bench and do the same again. Then she takes her hair down for another few.
They then sit back down and she stares at her phone.
WHILE [u]HE EATS THE CAKE[/u]..
Today was the day we realised we are old and are going to have to let them youngsters get on with it.
The cake was lovely by the way you pathetic woman. Ask your boyfriend.
Wow. That's almost as embarrassing as posting a story on a social media platform about someone posting on another social media platform about cake....We were seated at the same time as a couple in their early twenties. We’re about double that. She was quite slim and attractive, he looked like a young Stephen Manghan.
Our cakes and coffee arrived at the same time. We ate ours and watched as she got him to take about thirty photos with fork, without fork, take her jumper off, (revealing a T-shirt, calm down) put her coat over her shoulders the move to the corner table with the comfy bench and do the same again. Then she takes her hair down for another few.
They then sit back down and she stares at her phone.
WHILE [u]HE EATS THE CAKE[/u]..
Today was the day we realised we are old and are going to have to let them youngsters get on with it.
The cake was lovely by the way you pathetic woman. Ask your boyfriend.
I already reminded everybody that Adrian built a bloody great long wall to keep those buggers out.
ds!glenrobbo said:
Camelot1971 said:
Wow. That's almost as embarrassing as posting a story on a social media platform about someone posting on another social media platform about cake....
This. Very much this.
glenrobbo said:
Camelot1971 said:
Wow. That's almost as embarrassing as posting a story on a social media platform about someone posting on another social media platform about cake....
This. Very much this.
Ok you’re right.
But you’re also joining in too
I just had to get it off my chest.
Gratuitous cake picture
I am of the opinion that things change, and if people enjoy doing things like photographing their lunch and posting it to 'Insta', then I wouldn't judge them.
I'm almost 40, and I quite like Instagram. I follow lots of classic car type stuff, classic restoration, watches, historic motoring. Loads of really great little companies all producing motoring and motoring clothing/fashion/watches type gear.
My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.
I don't follow anyone who posts photos of their food and their kids.
I do a lot of photography as well, and I really enjoy photographing a classic Porsche or something and then watching the photos 'blow up' become 'Insta Famous' for the weekend when they get posted by whoever commissioned them.
It's just a bit of fun.
There are heaps of downsides of social media/instagram, such as the whole carefully curated fake lifestyle thing. Many, many, younger people are sucked into making their whole life look amazing and wealthy on Insta, and I don't think any of that stuff is good for anyone. For all that kind of thing, see the 'is the internet good' thread.
I'm almost 40, and I quite like Instagram. I follow lots of classic car type stuff, classic restoration, watches, historic motoring. Loads of really great little companies all producing motoring and motoring clothing/fashion/watches type gear.
My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.
I don't follow anyone who posts photos of their food and their kids.
I do a lot of photography as well, and I really enjoy photographing a classic Porsche or something and then watching the photos 'blow up' become 'Insta Famous' for the weekend when they get posted by whoever commissioned them.
It's just a bit of fun.
There are heaps of downsides of social media/instagram, such as the whole carefully curated fake lifestyle thing. Many, many, younger people are sucked into making their whole life look amazing and wealthy on Insta, and I don't think any of that stuff is good for anyone. For all that kind of thing, see the 'is the internet good' thread.
Lord Marylebone said:
I'm almost 40, and I quite like Instagram. I follow lots of classic car type stuff, classic restoration, watches, historic motoring. Loads of really great little companies all producing motoring and motoring clothing/fashion/watches type gear.
My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.
I've never been on Instagram as I assumed it was just vacuous birds with fish pouts, handbags and pictures of food. My feed is filled with lots of cool and interesting stuff daily.
May have to take a look now.
She may have been paid an influencer fee to take pictures of it and upload it to her Instagram, and tag the establishment. If you can confirm the location we could probably find the post quite easily.
Regarding the cake, you’re sat there paying for it.
She’s getting paid to take pictures of it.
She doesn’t care.
You do.
Who’s the real winner?
Regarding the cake, you’re sat there paying for it.
She’s getting paid to take pictures of it.
She doesn’t care.
You do.
Who’s the real winner?
roadsmash said:
She may have been paid an influencer fee to take pictures of it and upload it to her Instagram, and tag the establishment. If you can confirm the location we could probably find the post quite easily.
Regarding the cake, you’re sat there paying for it.
She’s getting paid to take pictures of it.
She doesn’t care.
You do.
Who’s the real winner?
Me. I actually ate the cake. Regarding the cake, you’re sat there paying for it.
She’s getting paid to take pictures of it.
She doesn’t care.
You do.
Who’s the real winner?
And when you say ‘real winner’ you did remember you guessed about the situation.
I’m on Instagram but have only posted a couple of dozen times.
Im not a social influencer so unfortunately I didn’t get a free cake that I then went on to not eat.
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