# Things other people enjoy that you don't **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 26, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780 "2013-04-26T18:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/81 "2013-04-30T15:25:21Z")
I don’t like going to the movies. Seats are uncomfortable, volume is too loud, pre-show ads are annoying, other patrons can be major jerks… I’m just as happy to watch a movie at home from the comfort of my recliner. I watch for the story, not a theater experience. And the snacks are better at my house, too. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/82 "2013-04-30T17:49:32Z")
Seafood _Game of Thrones_ the Kardashians Sports. I rarely attend sporting events, and then only if a relative is involved. The last baseball game I attended was my nephew’s Little League season-ender last year. I do like MMA, mostly because when I get dragged to my sister’s house to watch a match on pay-per-view, it’s fun to yell stuff like “Will you respect me in the morning?” when the fighters are in a clinch and everyone else in the room is shouting too loudly to notice. 😃 Yes, the guys are hot and look good together. I doubt I’m the only one who’s noticed. “Bohemian Rhapsody” the book _50 Shades of Gray_. It was based on _Twilight_ fanfiction, and it shows. I tried to read it, but found the dynamic between Ana and Christian off-putting. Also it was all the rage among my coworkers a few months ago. Now the teenagers are getting a hold of it. I’d rather direct them to [fanfiction.net](http://fanfiction.net), they’ll find higher quality writing there (I’d mention the better-written sex scenes also, but I don’t want to get arrested for corrupting minors) Musical theater _Archie_ comics. They’re not particularly amusing, so how do they keep being published after all these years? They did catch up with the times by introducing a gay character and marrying him off to his boyfriend, at least. Extremely spicy food. A friend and I were at a ramen place in Little Tokyo and watched a guy take the challenge of eating the hottest available bowl in the place. The poor guy was sweating profusely and had a small mountain of napkins next to him. His friend, who was recording the whole thing for posterity, tried a spoonful of the fiery red broth and pronounced it “disgusting.” Coachella and other outdoor music festivals. My sister went a few years ago and loved it. Now it’s overrun by hipsters. Also I don’t like standing around in the sun surrounded by drunk people, getting sunburned, and smelling other people’s B.O. just to listen to music. Those undersized fedoras you see on “fashionable” people lately. They don’t look good on me, or on a lot of other people. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/83 "2013-04-30T22:59:09Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I can’t stand crab. I don’t like the way it tastes or smells, and when I had to serve it back when I waited tables, I would hold my breath while doing so. I don’t like dolmas either (stuffed grape leaves, a staple of Greek cuisine). Dolmas. Yuuuuuuuum ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/84 "2013-05-07T06:38:46Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > I seem to have rather successfully sidetracked the thread. Please resume normal transmissions (as I attempt to lure some Scottish Dopers to have a beer- I really am normal!) It doesn’t take much effort to lure some Scottish Dopers for beer, don’t worry 😉 Umm, in the spirit of on-topicness: Food with bones in/skin on (chicken wings, I’m looking at you!) The “50 Shades..” novels Football (the one you guys call soccer) Golf Tanning booths ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/85 "2013-05-07T07:29:00Z")
Hamburger “restaurants”-why are there now 10+ chains serving the same stuff? I enjoy a burger and fries once in a while, but who needs all of these places? I sense a shakeout coming. “Gourmet” cupcakes-how did these all of a sudden become chic? Paddleboarding: what’s the attraction of standing on a surfboard? NASCAR: sit out in the sun and watch cars go around…and around…and around…why? Horse races (like the Kentucky Derby): the ladies hats are fun to watch, though. Rolling Stones “concerts”: pay big bucks to watch these old men? I can’t get no satisfaction. ---
**Author:** ![Saraya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Saraya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saraya)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/86 "2013-05-07T08:54:32Z")
People whom the use the Internet to dump their proverbial Allison Reynolds purse all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![Saraya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Saraya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saraya)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/87 "2013-05-07T09:00:24Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > NASCAR: sit out in the sun and watch cars go around..and around..and around..why? This is true of practically any live sporting type event. Why watch it from one stationary seat when you could sit at home in your underwear with a beverage that didn’t cost ten dollars, no annoying crying babies and an unmatched vantage point because of good camera work? This isn’t a NASCAR issue exclusively. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/88 "2013-05-07T11:04:15Z")
> [@Saraya](#): > > People whom the use the Internet to dump their proverbial Allison Reynolds purse all over the place. What does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/89 "2013-05-07T11:59:11Z")
That’s what the internet is for, isn’t it? (And I’m guessing this refers to Ally Sheedy’s character in the movie The Breakfast Club, who dumps her giant purse out on the table, and it’s full of the weirdest random crap. ) Ha! Found it! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9TL7LaxyYz4/hqdefault.jpg "Allison Reynolds Purse Dump") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TL7LaxyYz4) ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/90 "2013-05-07T12:36:21Z")
I draw absolutely no entertainment from watching television. Whoever created the word counter and productive were basing this on the black box. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/91 "2013-05-09T04:54:20Z")
Potato chips. Stephen King. Facebook games. Mayonnaise on sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/92 "2013-05-11T02:58:10Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > I don’t enjoy complaining about trivial stuff on the internet. Then you, my friend, haven’t lived! ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/93 "2013-05-11T03:03:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And I _hate_ haters! Wow! This is an unreal coincidence. Well, kinda…I don’t hate haters, actually; but, I do like likers! ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/94 "2013-05-11T03:05:55Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/95 "2013-05-11T03:41:36Z")
I don’t really enjoy sex. I like comfort, and cuddling and partnership just fine, but I really am not that into coitus. Maybe after 20ish years with the same woman, and now separating, I’m somewhat jaded, but it really has seemed like more of a chore to be performed regularly than something I would want to initiate and enjoy. I suppose the right partner is definitely a bonus. Some people here know me in real life, so this is kind of a watershed moment for me, from a personal disclosure perspective, and a little embarrassing to admit. It might be part of the reason for the breakdown in my marriage, I don’t know. But regularly scheduled and anticipated sex is not for me. I enjoy it just fine on occasion, like once every month or two, but three times a week? No. Can’t do it. Don’t want to do it. Doesn’t interest me. Am I broken? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/96 "2013-05-11T13:38:41Z")
Onions. Michael Buble (and anything else autotuned). TV. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/97 "2013-05-11T14:50:10Z")
Sit down foodie places. If my choices are La Nouritture Cher and McDonalds I’m going to pick McDonalds every time. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/98 "2013-05-11T15:03:51Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > Bowling. It’s the same thing over and over again. How do people not get bored playing this? Just the idea of being in a bowling alley all afternoon, watching balls crash into pins minute after minute, kills a part of my soul. I think it must be purgatory. You are dead to me. For me, it’s chocolate. No, I’m not allergic. I just find both the taste and smell of any kind of chocolate to be vile. And I’m grateful to not have that vice. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/99 "2013-05-11T15:54:55Z")
Professional sports. Baseball, football, basketball. I don’t follow any of it. Or even college sports for that matter. I guess I don’t follow \*any \*sports. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780/100 "2013-05-12T06:01:33Z")
Saunas, hot tubs or even baths. Ew. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-other-people-enjoy-that-you-dont/656780.md?page=4)