Let’s face it, no one’s perfect, right? Fact is, you’re never gonna please everyone. You can be the nicest person, the best at your job, be a style icon and make the best cakes in the world, but there’s always going to be one person who doesn’t agree with something that you do.
Its ok to have different opinions – they’re opinions for a reason – and chances are you’re not gonna lose friends over liking or disliking something small, but you might be met with a few ‘what?!’s and ‘I can’t believe it’s. I’m no stranger to these reactions to certain things, and these are the ones I get the most ‘backlash’ from:
I don’t drink tea or coffee
Simply because I don’t actually like them. Coffee is something that most people don’t really seem to care about, but being British and not liking tea seems to be some kind of treason for some..
I haven’t seen that movie
There are a whole lot of movies I’ve never seen. I mean, no one’s seen every movie to have ever existed, but often when it comes to films that most consider to be ‘classics’, I haven’t the foggiest. To name a few, there’s Pulp Fiction, Slumdog Millionaire, any of the Bourne or Rocky movies and most films based on Nicholas Sparks novels..
I can’t do anything above lemon and herb at Nandos
I have such a low tolerance for spicy food and for some reason this really ticks people off. I’m a straight up lemon and herb or mango and lime, and when it comes to curry I won’t stray from a tikka masala or a korma, and even then I’ll probably drink a bucket of water.
I’m not really a drinker
I’m not tee-total, but I hardly drink anymore. When I do, I’m a total lightweight and I’m not even kidding when I say I feel the effects of one Koppaberg quite quickly, and to be honest that’s part of the reason that I do say no to that first drink. I’m totally ok with not drinking, but when I’m out with others there always seems to be at least one person that isn’t happy about it.
I can’t stand reality TV
With the exception of this year’s Love Island, I can’t cope with reality shows. Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity, even X-Factor, they all just drive me insane and the rest of the world’s evenings seem to revolve around them.
I’m not big on Halloween
While I like to carve a pumpkin, that’s pretty much the only thing about Halloween that I enjoy. I’m not a huge fan of Halloween films, I don’t much like spooky stuff and I definitely am not the sort of person who wishes away summer waiting for it.
I like the TV volume on 17
I do not feel the pressure of the whole ‘tv volume ending with a 0 or 5’ thing. On our tv at home, 17 is the perfect volume for daytime telly watching, or if its something that needs a little bit more then its 23-24. Soz.
Do any of these bother you at all?
Lottie Does 
Oh wow, I feel the same as you for SO many of these! I struggle so much with not drinking tea or coffee- I’ve just started a new job and feel bad that I don’t do a tea round for everyone, just because I have no reason to go to the kitchen!
It is funny how we both have these similar preferences, yet they are frowned upon or annoy so many 😛 Great post!
This post is so good! It’s fascinating!! One thing that people HATE about me, especially my family, I still suck my thumb even though I’m nearly 22! I love your blog!
Totally with you on the drinking thing! Don’t get why it offends people so much if I just have one… I’d rather not fall over and/or embarrass myself, and quite frankly, I don’t even really like the taste of most alcoholic drinks (unless it’s a fruity cocktail)
I swear I could’ve written this post as you and I are two of a kind! I don’t drink tea, I’ve barely seen any popular film, I do not get the appeal of Big Brother or X Factor or whatever else, Halloween irritates me and I’ve always got the TV volume on 11. The only exception to your list is Nandos; I don’t eat there and I’m usually met with a “how on earth could you have never eaten Nandos?”