Things I don't 'get' in this modern world

[Smithbat]

I know I am getting old (past 41 now) but there are some things in this modern world I do not understand. For instance:

Why does a z get added to everything in teenspeak? I have a 17 yr old daughter who calls everyone babeszz

What happened to waists? I am a lady of a larger size, I want jeans that go on my waist,, not half way down my hips.

Why is it so difficult for next door to bring their bin in? They have to walk past it to get to the front door!

Why does everything have to talk to everything else. I have seen a washing machine that can be controlled via wi-fi? Why?

Any one have the answers, or failing that things that you don't 'get'

 

[Oldfentiger]

I'm about to take delivery of a car which has a hand held remote control for the sat nav.
I do believe I'm capable of reaching the dashboard from the drivers seat - what is the benefit of a remote?

 

[Spinney]

It can be done, so it is done. Then they slap a higher price tag on it for selling you features you neither want nor use.
Cynic, moi??

It is something that annoys me about modern action films. 'We have CGI, therefore we can make long, unlikely action sequences in all sorts of odd locations, so let's do it.' Result - long films with little plot that just get boring (I'm thinking Hobbit here...)

 

[Markymark]

1. A-Z forever and a day kids have been using a different language to assert independence from their parents. Else we'd be talking like Shakepeasre...or Victorians...or hippies etc etc I bet you did too.
2. Are you Simon Cowell?
3. People are lazy
4. Some like it and there's a market for it. Some don't. You have a choice

 

[biggs682]

@Smithbat it's a strange world for sure

i struggle to understand why we all need 100+ tv stations when you can only watch 1 at a time

 

[screenman]

I know I am getting old (past 41 now) but there are some things in this modern world I do not understand. For instance:

Why does a z get added to everything in teenspeak? I have a 17 yr old daughter who calls everyone babeszz

What happened to waists? I am a lady of a larger size, I want jeans that go on my waist,, not half way down my hips.

Why is it so difficult for next door to bring their bin in? They have to walk past it to get to the front door!

Why does everything have to talk to everything else. I have seen a washing machine that can be controlled via wi-fi? Why?

Any one have the answers, or failing that things that you don't 'get'

I can answer one as I did it, waist sizes are changeable and often worth the effort.

 

[screenman]

I'm about to take delivery of a car which has a hand held remote control for the sat nav.
I do believe I'm capable of reaching the dashboard from the drivers seat - what is the benefit of a remote?

For those sitting in the back of course.

 

[I like Skol]

On the subject of technology, whatever happened to putting your phone to your ear when talking to someone by phone? I see it all the time (mostly women?) Walking down the street with phone held out in front of them, chatting away loudly so everyone can hear and everyone can also hear the replies. It is almost as if they are desperate to prove there is someone on the other end and they are not just pretending to have friends! Or maybe they want everyone to stare in awe at a phone that has hands free, except it isn't hands free because you are holding the bloody thing!

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

On the subject of technology, whatever happened to putting your phone to your ear when talking to someone by phone? I see it all the time (mostly women?) Walking down the street with phone held out in front of them, chatting away loudly so everyone can hear and everyone can also hear the replies. It is almost as if they are desperate to prove there is someone on the other end and they are not just pretending to have friends! Or maybe they want everyone to stare in awe at a phone that has hands free, except it isn't hands free because you are holding the bloody thing!

Get with it old fella.It's face timing innit babez.

 

[swee'pea99]

I've never understood how the two most popular television shows in this year of our Lord 2017 are about ballroom dancing and making cakes.

 

[ianrauk]

Things I don't get in this modern world are people saying they don't get things in this modern world when my aged dear old grandpops many many years ago used to say he didn't get things in the modern world.

 

[Smithbat]

Things I don't get in this modern world are people saying they don't get things in this modern world when my aged dear old grandpops many many years ago used to say he didn't get things in the modern world.

Now my head hurts!!!

 

[TVC]

I've never understood how the two most popular television shows in this year of our Lord 2017 are about ballroom dancing and making cakes.

Because there is no CGI, no adverts and you don't have to have followed it from episode 1 that aired 3 years ago to understand the plot.

 

[Markymark]

Because there is no CGI, no adverts and you don't have to have followed it from episode 1 that aired 3 years ago to understand the plot.

You mean Paul Hollywood is not a digital creation and really is that effing annoying?

 

[TVC]

You mean Paul Hollywood is not a digital creation and really is that effing annoying?

He is real I'm afraid, as is his ego. I'm sorry to tell you though that Mary Berry is actually Gollum in a wig and lippy.





(stands back and waits for the onslaught after making a joke about Queen Mary).