What activity or social situation makes you cringe?
What activity or social situation makes you cringe?
It can be anything: at your job or any forced activity that you just don't feel like doing surrounded by other people. Visiting certain place, local, party, etc. It can be anything: at your job or any forced activity that you just don't feel like doing surrounded by other people. Visiting certain place, local, party, etc.
I had to accompany my young brother to a small comic con thing a month ago and I was cringing HARD in that place I couldn't bear being there, I just kept my head down most of the time otherwise I would've just start laughing or rolling my eyes looking all that adult people dressed like it's a shitty Halloween party.
In the US, the singing of the national anthem and the military involvement always makes me uncomfortable, coming from a culture where that doesn't happen unless it's a really big event.
I am a veteran (you're welcome for my service) and I also find this annoying/over the top.
I am shocked an appalled that you don't have any replies thanking you for your service.
However, I'm suspecting that you don't feel extremely offended by Kaepernick kneeling either?There, with the sarcasm out of the way, how did the "thank you for your service"-thing start? I assume it was during the Bush Jr era, but was there a public statement of some sort suggesting everyone should do this? I'm also a "veteran"* (not US, though), and I would just be weirded out if it became a trend here.
*: Never deployed abroad. I was offered a contract, but turned it down due to a competing offer from the IT sector.
Any secular group activity where someone thinks they need to "lead us together in prayer". Dude, this is a Wendy's.
Whenever someone from HR says "We're going to play a game to introduce ourselves" I begin screaming internally. I'm not going to sing about my job, Kaitlynn!
If you have to sing, you can make their ears regret it.
When asked to tell people a little about yourself, it is an opportunity to tell them something outlandish and fun.
I like to collect fortune cookie fortunes and I am weaving them into a Coat of Fortune that will bring good luck in times of need.
I have sneezed exactly 14,372 times since I was born. Counting sneezes is a family tradition that goes back generations and I hope to pass on the tradition to my children someday.
I have seen all 180 episodes of Golden Girls over 150 times. Before anyone asks, Sophia is my favorite. (Turn to someone) I have the actual bag. (Cheery smile with eyebrows raised)
I know the muffin man.(Hope to God someone confirms which muffin man by way of the street and then you can confirm or bauk at that "swindling hack" and tell them a different street.)
I can eat $4.25 in quarters before feeling too ill and jingly to continue.
My name is Kevin, that is my name, they call me Kevin, cause that’s my name.
I occasionally teach some training classes for my organization and one of my favorite things is to say that we’re going to play one of those ice breaker games, wait a beat, then say that we’re actually not going to do that because I hate them. Usually gets people to relax and open up a bit
Playing the Star Spangled Banner before every damned sporting event.
Remembering everyone went for the toilet paper during the COVID crisis still makes me cringe.
Yeah imagine if there was a real food shortage lol. People would eat each other
I think the worst is forced companionship, like getting together with a family for birthdays and stuff. The meaningless chit-chat... The being nice even though you know there are some that can't stand each other. Once you've had some unforced editions of these, like with friends or just people you get along with easily, it becomes blatantly obvious how uncomfortable it gets when it's forced.
I find human ceremony so strange @ times. I’m glad texting is an option now, but even then it’s like, eh 🤷🏼♀️
I don't want to celebrate my birthday, ever. I have 0 friends and my family caring about it makes even sadder, since I'm still living with my mother it can't be helped but that isn't going to change so I dunno what to do
Lots; my anxiety does like to constantly bring up things I did (or could have done) when I was younger and remind me of all of my mistakes.
As an aside, if seeing people having fun in a way that doesn't hurt anyone causes negative feelings in you, I think that's something you need to question yourself about.
Gender reveal parties.
Americans chanting “USA! USA! USA!” At the Olympics
Most woke and anti-woke stuff. Like watching two toddlers go at each other around the toy bin, both screaming, "They started it!" The hate festering stronger, the division wider, the battered doll—of the 2010s' equality surge—propped up and still taking a beating until it's unrecognisable from the bright new toy it once appeared to be.
It cements my position on human nature. Nice things cannot be achieved because of an ever-lingering darkness that insists it is the light. MLK saw it. No one respects each other. Those that are meant to help are often the ones that hurt others and themselves the most.
Edit: Grammar. I had just woken up. Yeah, lovely way to start the day.
Eating in a grocery store. 😬
My wife loves opening a drink while she shops and I know everyone knows we are going to pay for it, but oh man it makes me uncomfortable.
Basically the whole Jerry Seinfeld routine about saying Hi to people at the office, then having to do the "hello nod" to them all the rest of the day whenever you see them.
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Any time I read a story about people responding to a controversy by spending a lot of money at a particular company or donating to a political party.
It's because on my Mastodon feed I see post after post after post of people needing mutual aid, and I wish people cared more about that than spending their money on self-righteous capitalism.
Talking to my wife about meal planning.
Car shows are pretty cringe. Anyone who's been to one knows what I mean.
I cringe at the narcissism of thinking others are "normies" or whatever. The type of reddit "sportsball", "I hate small talk", "dark humor", "r/raisedbynarcissists", etc. And many more things. A lot of it feels like it's just people thinking they know better than others(yes I see the irony).
Unrelated answer I get uncomfortable eating in restaurants.
Sitting around politely listening to someone poorly play music or worse, poorly sing. This has happened very rarely to me,and the bad guitar was embarrassing but the other instances, the singing, where we all were trying and failing not to wince at every high note and marveled at exactly how long a 3 and a half minute song could really be while this poor wretch clearly had no idea what he sounded like...god that was an awful experience that goosebumps are reminding me of even now.
Ooo, being sung at is also on my cringe list. The Barbie movie captured it pretty well.
But why? Poor hygiene, people being immature, why?
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I don't go outside. I'm really scared of others.
Anytime two people who don't know each other are forced to wait in a shared waiting area.
One person feels the NEED to talk about SOMETHING. So it's always the weather. ALWAYS the weather. Is there a more boring and irrelevant topic in all of humanity???
"Oh, think it'll rain Tuesday?"
"I don't give a shit."
But somehow I'M the asshole. All I wanted to do was scroll my phone, and wait for my appointment in silence. I'm not even a fan of this mundane music we're forced to listen to. If I want music, I'll wear my headphones. And if you want music, YOU wear YOUR headphones.
But don't bother me with the weather just because you feel a compulsive need to fill the silence. I like the silence.
Just don't look at them and say, "Indeed, there does appear to be weather outside, happening right now."
It is outside out today. I am expecting it to be quite outside out for the foreseeable future.