Things We Hate

[JaseTheVillain]

Watery gravy. Nothing worse.

 

[Stagat]

Watery gravy. Nothing worse.

It's them antibiotics.

 

[claret50]

Earthquakes (tremors) we've had several in the last couple of weeks ranging from 4.6 up to 5.8 with the latter being 5 minute roller.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

People on their phones at meals times, especially in restaurants. Put the thing down for 10 minutes and enjoy your food.

(Yes I'm an old-fashioned, miserable, old bastard)

 

[spireite]

People on their phones at meals times, especially in restaurants. Put the thing down for 10 minutes and enjoy your food.

(Yes I'm an old-fashioned, miserable, old bastard)

You're right though, it's extremely rude. You sometimes see groups of people out for a drink or a bite to eat and they all have their face buried in their phone. They migght sometimes break for 20 seconds to take a 'selfie' to upload to social media to show the whole world how much of a good time they are having, then it's back to Candy Crush and Facebook.

 

[The Iron]

Little kids that kick the back of your seat

 

[UTS]

Little seats that kick the back of your kids

 

[shane]

People on their phones at meals times, especially in restaurants. Put the thing down for 10 minutes and enjoy your food.

(Yes I'm an old-fashioned, miserable, old bastard)

I went on a date with this girl once who insisted on taking pictures of every food item that was put in front of us. It was agony. I had to wait to eat while she found a "pleasing angle" for MY food. I was polite at first but it was nearly impossible to converse with her as she was so intent on making sure she had every item from multiple angles. By the main course, it got to be both really irritating and really embarrassing. I asked her if she was a food blogger and she replied "yes". "But not just food" she chirped. "Just day to day stuff: clothes, opinions, holidays etc......"

She was a LIFESTYLE BLOGGER(!)..... The worst of all the internet users!

And not even an accomplished one which kind of makes it worse.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

but did u hit that

 

[shane]

She was new to London and really wanted to go to Soho after the meal. By this point, I was too pissed off following the last couple of hours that I had to make my excuses and leave.

I was convinced any trip to a bar in Soho would consist mainly of me standing in the streets holding her bag while she took selfies in front of sex shops and rikshaws.

 

[smat]

I went on a date with this girl once who insisted on taking pictures of every food item that was put in front of us. It was agony. I had to wait to eat while she found a "pleasing angle" for MY food. I was polite at first but it was nearly impossible to converse with her as she was so intent on making sure she had every item from multiple angles. By the main course, it got to be both really irritating and really embarrassing. I asked her if she was a food blogger and she replied "yes". "But not just food" she chirped. "Just day to day stuff: clothes, opinions, holidays etc......"

She was a LIFESTYLE BLOGGER(!)..... The worst of all the internet users!

And not even an accomplished one which kind of makes it worse.

link

 

[Stagat]

I went on a date with this girl once who insisted on taking pictures of every food item that was put in front of us. It was agony.

My missus does similar. Not every meal, like, but owt 'special'. I now tell her she has ten seconds to get her shot before I start eating and bollocks to her social media. I can't be doing waiting to eat once my food is in front of me. Especially when it's FUCKING RARE AND I HAVE TO SEND IT BACK.

 

[mnb089mnb]

My missus does similar. Not every meal, like, but owt 'special'. I now tell her she has ten seconds to get her shot before I start eating and bollocks to her social media. I can't be doing waiting to eat once my food is in front of me. Especially when it's FUCKING RARE AND I HAVE TO SEND IT BACK.

Where did that happen, mate?

 

[Stagat]

Where did that happen, mate?

Mr Pancake House, mate. Zhongshan Park (中山公园) branch.

And just so we go full circle, like, here's the pissing pics of the offending SPICY FIGHT BURGER and my missus' chilli beef (not home made) burritos from her Wechat.

(and some Linkin Park lyrics)

 

[blade1889]

Wtf is wechat?

 

[sl1k]

And got so faaaaaaaaar

but in the eeeeend it doesn't even maaatterrrrr

COS IT WAS FUCKING RARE and the chilli beef WASN'T EVEN HOME MADE

init Stags, those shitbags.

 

[mnb089mnb]

Wtf is wechat?

No idea.

 

[Stagat]

Wtf is wechat?

It's like a cool Whatsapp.

And got so faaaaaaaaar

but in the eeeeend it doesn't even maaatterrrrr

COS IT WAS FUCKING RARE and the chilli beef WASN'T EVEN HOME MADE

init Stags, those shitbags.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

haha @ those linkin park lyrics. quality of the friends not quantity yeah

 

[Stagat]

No idea.

It's like a cool Whatsapp, mate.

haha @ those linkin park lyrics. quality of the friends not quantity yeah

I HAVE TWO MATT B'S

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

I HAVE TWO MATT B'S

check and mate

 

[Magic]

Wechat is shit. Had to have conversations on there anytime I did work with Chinese people at uni. Seems to be the Asian Whatsapp.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

the cool people call it wei xin u colossal orientalist toad

plus when u say miss you stars fall out the top of the screen <3

 

[Stagat]

View attachment 2156

check and mate

You got Matt Burns?!

 

[UTS]

What is the fucking point of Chinese people coming over to England to study when they can't speak a word of English?

I've brought this up before and I know that the uni's want them here in the hope they will spend a shit ton of English money and boost our economy, but from their point of view it's so pointless.

Example provided today: lab session involving group work, and complex equations etc... This Chinese girl (who is known only as "the girl who always takes pictures") looked completely and utterly lost when asked to do the most basic of tasks, e.g. Read the gauge meter..

She will clearly fail the year as she has no idea what the course is about and she cannot speak a word of English. What is the fucking point. It gets to the point where it's pissing me off because we are working our arses off and she is just standing there like a fucking inanimate object because she chose to do a course she doesn't understand.

I've had issues with the Chinese last year an all, two of them in my flat last year, again didn't speak a word of English, and one hardly went to his lectures.

Luckily geography doesn't have any Chinese students apart from her but I hear Business and economics etc is riddled with them. If they can't talk English, surely it is morally right to refuse them entry to the course

 

[G.B]

derkader

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

what kinda shit uni u at where u r allowed in not speaking english? every half-decent uni i know u have to demonstrate proficiency to a certain degree

 

[blade1889]

Yeah people shouldn't move to countries without being able to speak the language.

I can vouch for that. Stupid idea. Never do it.

 

[blade1889]

Sheffield Hallam has a big drive on bringing over Asian students to get more investment. My mum went to a meeting/conference thing on it once where they were talking about the uni growing thanks to Asian investment and hoe to encourage more Asian students to come over.

Is daft that they wouldn't have to sit an English test first though as Ian says.

 

[UTS]

The thing is they do, but it's clearly not a hard test.

Not my problem I suppose just don't know what benefit the Chinese people have studying in England when they can't even speak the language