# Things people seem to really enjoy that you don't appreciate **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028 "2013-03-04T18:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/161 "2013-03-08T01:10:08Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Painting yourself with chicken gravy. > > [sub]It’s very popular where I work.[/sub] Sounds like a blast! What parts of the body are the most common? ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/162 "2013-03-08T01:23:48Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > You stick to your sheets in bed and sweat your ass off when you leave the house. Fuck sheets too. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/163 "2013-03-08T01:29:25Z")
I hate the NFL. But I like watching football games. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/164 "2013-03-08T02:19:23Z")
Just as an aside, every time I open this thread I think of [this t-shirt](http://thenewsharingmachine.com/collections/all/products/enjoying-t-shirt). ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/165 "2013-03-08T03:08:13Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > That’s not why people go to strip clubs boy scout. I agree with that. I don’t even like strip clubs that much but I do have a friend who is probably one of the biggest strip club aficionados in the U.S. I mean that literally because his dream is to open up a club of his own based on all he knows about the best ones all the U.S. and he knows most of them from coast to coast. He always treats the women in them exceptionally well and pays more than he should just because it is his true passion. I have gotten sucked into going a few times. You aren’t paying the women to be your friend. I hardly ever want to speak to them unless they can produce some intelligent conversation (and a surprising number of them can). You just go for the atmosphere and the surreal experience of having very attractive women walking around topless or more while acting like it is the most natural thing in the world and not bitching you out about something you did three years ago. I don’t even usually watch the dances and never have paid for any special treatment like lap dances or champagne rooms. You just shoot pool and order dinner while enjoying a true men’s club where everyone is having a good time and the terms are mutually understood by all up front. I think it is a win all around. The women are heavily protected if anyone tries to do anything outside the rules and they make a whole of money just for being pretty.The men get eye candy without any harpies around. The only one I ever went to has great food, a beautiful view, and huge pool tables and it is cheaper than a regular bar as long as you don’t by any special services. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/166 "2013-03-08T04:43:37Z")
Motorcycles. I can afford a car, which has heat, air conditioning, and protection from bees and the elements, so I don’t see the point in motorcycling. As far as food, Sushi (we all have stoves to cook our fish). Cheesecake, custard. Dressing up nice for dinner or anything else. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/167 "2013-03-08T04:45:47Z")
> [@Beastly\_Rotter](#): > > Fuck sheets too. Fuck the whole bed thing. I sleep on a pile of rags on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/168 "2013-03-08T05:12:41Z")
Water Sound Breathing Plasma Skin The direction North Tendons Plate tectonics Gravity Atoms Arteries Wind Brocas area The equator ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/169 "2013-03-08T05:19:32Z")
\*\*Basketball \*\*- Particularly the end of a close game when there is a time out every seven seconds. **S’mores** - Extremely overrated. I could go the rest of my life without ingesting another s’more. \*\*Facebook \*\*- Never got an account. Don’t feel superior or snobbish, just don’t see the appeal. **Modern dance/pop music** - Godamighty it’s horrific. Worse than disco. **Comic book/superhero movies** - They just try too hard to entertain. \*\*Sushi \*\*- Meh. I suspect many don’t love it nearly as much as they claim. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/170 "2013-03-08T07:38:53Z")
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:157, topic:652028”] > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Oh, and can we ever even have ONE thread around here where booze is mentioned without people going “I don’t like to get drunk because I hate vomiting and falling down”? Like, even \*one \*time can we not have people create this ridiculous false dichotomy between drunkenness and sobriety? Jeezus. I was not creating such a dichotomy (assuming I’m the one you’re talking about). I said I enjoy good beer, wine, Scotch, and tequila. I enjoy the flavor. I enjoy the buzz. I don’t get, however, the joy of being “drunk,” which to me means spinning head, upset stomach, and partially non-functioning brain. I’ve passed that line accidentally, but I don’t pass it on purpose. I never mentioned vomiting, but I hate that, too 😉 [/QUOTE] She wasn’t talking about just you. There were earlier comments like, > [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Getting drunk. I really don’t see the appeal. You **act stupid, look terrible, and end up sick**. And then you feel terrible the next day. Why do people enjoy this? and, > [@Terra1041](#): > > Alcohol in general. I’ve tried a few different alcoholic drinks and generally thought they tasted horrible. And I don’t understand the appeal of **losing control of yourself and possibly doing something you regret**. These were amongst others that just said “getting drunk,” or “alcohol in any form,” or something along those lines. In fact it is possible to drink, to get fairly loaded, to have a great time, and not to wind up hurt, arrested, or ill. Often this involves contexts like _bars_, _parties_, and _other people_, so you can see how some folks wouldn’t get much experience of it. ---
**Author:** ![Doggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/171 "2013-03-08T08:28:41Z")
being a sports fan watching sport on tv celebrity following smoking, especially cigars tv type wrestling Reality shows involving eating strange things shopping fashion going “clubbing” driving around in limos getting a tan ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/172 "2013-03-08T09:13:14Z")
> [@Mdcastle](#): > > Motorcycles. I can afford a car, which has heat, air conditioning, and protection from bees and the elements, so I don’t see the point in motorcycling. It’s kind of like the difference between watching a Bears game on tv and going to Soldier field. The former will be more comfortable, but the latter puts you right there in the moment. It’s a very immediate experience, even a moped has it. That said, I’m a ridiculously boring motorcycle rider - I’ve no desire to weave in and out of traffic at 150mph, or cut off the muffler so I’m hammered with sound the entire time. I’d _love_ an electric bike - shooting along on a warm night at 60mph in eerie silence. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/173 "2013-03-08T10:05:29Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > It’s kind of like the difference between watching a Bears game on tv and going to Soldier field. The former will be more comfortable, but the latter puts you right there in the moment. It’s a very immediate experience, even a moped has it. > > That said, I’m a ridiculously boring motorcycle rider - I’ve no desire to weave in and out of traffic at 150mph, or cut off the muffler so I’m hammered with sound the entire time. I’d _love_ an electric bike - shooting along on a warm night at 60mph in eerie silence. Speaking as somebody who’s never driven a motorcycle … I can understand the appeal. I spent 15 years as an adult with no driver’s license, either walking or bicycling everywhere. And my community has an awesome bike path. And I can tell you there is just something awesome about having a stretch of open “road” in front of you and just going balls-to-the-wall forward. w00t! ---
**Author:** ![highrollinwooded](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71c47a/32.png) [@highrollinwooded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highrollinwooded)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/174 "2013-03-08T13:34:28Z")
Living in a big city location (i.e.) traffic, close neighbors.My drive to work is 14 minutes…I CANNOT imagine an hour plus long commute…stress and bloodpressure up before you even get to work! Starbucks coffee…overpriced and over rated tiny ankle bitter dogs …I do not wish to own a dog smaller than my cats, and I do not usually find them cute Any sport other than NFL football …GO PACK! Any olympics…I dread it every 4 years Sailboats…seems more like work than a relaxing boat ride Black Friday…stand in line to buy made in China junk that NOBODY is gonna be thrilled about unwrapping on Christmas day…insane Winter sports…any…I live in snow country, and have to freeze at my job 40 hours/week…don’t see the appeal of delibertaly going out in that shit! Country music…unless its the real old stuff… sushi…disgusting Going to casinos…I also live in casino country and the amount of time/money some of these people waste at these places is insane! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/175 "2013-03-08T13:51:29Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > It’s kind of like the difference between watching a Bears game on tv and going to Soldier field. The former will be more comfortable, but the latter puts you right there in the moment. It’s a very immediate experience, even a moped has it. > > That said, I’m a ridiculously boring motorcycle rider - I’ve no desire to weave in and out of traffic at 150mph, or cut off the muffler so I’m hammered with sound the entire time. I’d _love_ an electric bike - shooting along on a warm night at 60mph in eerie silence. You can be the best and safest motorcyclist in the world but in a crash, you’re going to lose. True, a car can’t touch cycles for economy but to be surrounded by a frame of energy-absorbing steel, seat belts, air bags, and safety glass is security you just can’t get in a cycle. One stone thrown by a tire in front of you or a wayward bee slamming into your neck and you could be toast. I’ll take your word for the experience, but I’d rather be safer inside a car. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/176 "2013-03-08T14:05:32Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > You can be the best and safest motorcyclist in the world but in a crash, you’re going to lose. True, a car can’t touch cycles for economy but to be surrounded by a frame of energy-absorbing steel, seat belts, air bags, and safety glass is security you just can’t get in a cycle. Wow! I’ve never considered that, and no one has ever mentioned this. Thank you for this information! ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/177 "2013-03-08T14:17:31Z")
> [@Mdcastle](#): > > Motorcycles. I can afford a car, which has heat, air conditioning, and protection from bees and the elements, so I don’t see the point in motorcycling. But can you afford a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds? Motorcycles lean when they turn, which is another interesting aspect you don’t find in cars. There’s a “connectedness” between me and my bike that I don’t get with a car. Everything I do with my body and all four of my limbs makes a difference; it’s almost as if my bike responds to my thoughts rather than to my muscles. And then there’s the ability to see in every direction with nothing in your way. A full-face helmet and other riding gear (along with my bike’s generous windscreen) keep the bees off of me. Heated seat, heated handgrips and (when it gets really cold) an electric jacket keep me surprisingly comfortable even when it gets down to 40 degrees. Kids on crotchrockets generally only find a thrill in straight-line acceleration and high speed, but when you pick up some riding skills there is fulfillment in the pursuit of perfection - riding on twisty roads and striving to do it _well_ (which is not the same thing as _fast_). For me, the difference between riding and driving is like the difference between going hiking in the mountains and walking on a treadmill in the gym with a picture of the mountains in front of me. I may be warm or chilly or wet at times, but it’s well worth it to me. There’s this expression: “Motorcyclists are the only people who understand why dogs stick their heads out of car windows.” 😃 Having said that, I know it’s not for everyone. My wife’s not a fan at all. She is averse to loud noises and sudden accelerations and has a very narrow comfort range WRT temperature, so she doesn’t ride with me. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/178 "2013-03-08T14:51:18Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > … > Plasma … Don’t badmouth plasma. You’d be nothing without plasma! > [@](#): > > The equator Alright, it’s been a long while since I’ve truly enjoyed the equator. But it still brings in the tourist dollars. Surely you can’t complain about that. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/179 "2013-03-08T15:50:04Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Having said that, I know it’s not for everyone. And we’ve discovered the problem.😃 ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028/180 "2013-03-08T17:34:30Z")
Another vote for comic book movies, they’re all so bad and I end up wondering if the actors felt stupid while they were making them: Batman is talking in that stupid husky whisper, and Anne Hathaway is wearing stupid cat ears. Bonus for the movies that try to be dark and brooding, they always just end up being brooding in the same clumsy way a teenager’s poetry is brooding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-seem-to-really-enjoy-that-you-dont-appreciate/652028.md?page=10)