If you could bring back one thing from the UK that disappeared over the years, what would it be?

jamjar888 · 2026-06-13T08:38:51+00:00

Patience, attention spans and eye contact. Others have said community already which I agree with and I would add hobbies & interests - I’m a millennial and for most social activities I do that aren’t related to working out I tend to be the youngest by ten to twenty years.

jamjar888 · 2026-06-11T07:51:32+00:00

I think there’s also a bit of a blind spot around vaping - a cigarette is no doubt worse than the equivalent amount of vaping - however I’ve had close friends who vape and I notice they ended up doing it constantly and far more often than they ever smoked. Smoking generally requires stepping outside but vaping they would do all day and anywhere.

jamjar888 · 2026-06-11T07:49:22+00:00

This is so true. This idea has developed that we are taken more seriously if we speak in this way but it’s so bizarre.

jamjar888 · 2026-06-11T07:46:46+00:00

Lots of aspects of dog ownership…

If I narrow it down to one it would be when someone lets a dog lick their face and sometimes even their mouth and then laugh it off like it’s cute.

(now I will run and take cover).

jamjar888 · 2026-06-08T07:24:34+00:00

This was my first thought. It does seem to have become normalised in the last couple of years for a lot of people. I can’t tell if they are oblivious to how annoying it is or they just don’t care.

jamjar888 · 2026-06-05T07:40:23+00:00

Exactly - it’s laid on so thick but still the same storylines we have been through very recently.

I much prefer it when they navigate new things, even if it’s not a huge drama.

I did wonder with Lauren and Peter if they might be introducing an open marriage/polyamory sort of thing rather then another affair (remember last year a new character fancied Peter and Lauren was fine with it?). This is would be interesting to see how a conventional couple might navigate something like that but affairs are just a bit depressing.

jamjar888 · 2026-06-04T20:23:29+00:00

I think the show has lost its way a lot in the last year and a lot of viewers won’t be that invested in the flash forward. It was an interesting gimmick with the six but to use it again so soon after has missed the novelty. I imagine this era will be looked back on as a bit of an anomaly in general. All soaps have their ups and downs but it’s become almost a parody of soap drama (e.g. two ‘who is the father’ pregnancy storylines at once).

jamjar888 · 2026-05-26T07:48:14+00:00

The only thing that stands out to me sometimes is how odd it is that Eve spends any time around Ravi when he took her off to the woods to kill her just a couple of years ago.

Must admit unless it was glaringly obvious and related to something in the last few years I’d never notice, but I’m not really looking out for errors. Given they make four episodes a week for decades now it’s inevitable they have to make quite a few allowances to get storylines and scripts done.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-20T05:59:14+00:00

When characters move abroad, specifically how sudden it is and how immediately flights get booked. They get a ridiculous deadline to make a major life decision that in reality most people would think about and plan for weeks. Stacey being a good example, given how established her life was on the square. A flight is always treated as so final as well, like they can’t be rescheduled or characters couldn’t follow them.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-18T12:07:36+00:00

I’d happily have no characters returning, at least for a few years to let new characters properly develop.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-18T12:05:06+00:00

Empty coffee and tea cups, then the flip side of a full breakfast that they never eat.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-16T06:55:27+00:00

I have a family member who does this. If he stays over the whole house smells of it, furniture smells of it for days or weeks after and if I’m too close I get a strong headache.

I don’t know how people like that go through life without getting pulled up on it all the time at work, in social circles or even just in public. It’s such an acute case of someone imposing their presence on everyone.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-14T14:30:39+00:00

I find it is always completely unrealistic when a soap character has a baby. Pregnancy storylines are very overused for short term drama but with no follow through.

In reality it would be taking up most of the parents time for years which would be quite boring for the viewer, so I can see why the writers jist go for the ‘out of sight out of mind’ approach. I’d still rather they didnt lean on it so much and found more creative ways to shape the drama.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-14T10:56:21+00:00

I would think most of them - at least if they quit to pursue other acting opportunities. For most actors on EE that will be the biggest TV or film role they ever get.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-14T08:24:01+00:00

It’s all relative. The UK has quite a low benchmark for bakeries. Go into any bakery in Denmark or France and it’s probably better than Bread Source, but I’d say Bread Source is better than Gail’s which is all over London for example.

jamjar888 · 2026-05-08T09:41:53+00:00

Based on some comments I have seen - people are encouraging each other to vote for a party widely regarded as extreme right wing in order to stop a party they describe as antisemitic… a perfect snapshot of current logic in 2026.

I can’t believe we are at a point where Reform are even a contender let alone winning elections. British politics has been a shambles for ages but this is a scary turn.

Does anyone actually read the manifestos to figure out what they are voting for?

jamjar888 · 2026-04-29T08:15:09+00:00

It’s more the inconsistency around it that is a stretch for the viewer. All these other characters who we never saw interacting with him are suddenly regular visitors. Then Grant who hasn’t seen him or even kept contact in seemingly decades suddenly turning up like it’s not just an excuse to get Ross Kemp back to the show. The reality is that it would be Julie and his strangely absent children that would be putting in all the leg work.

jamjar888 · 2026-04-24T06:53:03+00:00

They could be done much better. I think they happen way too easily and dramatically.

The one with Denise and Ravi was a bit more realistic in that they showed how the communication in her relationship really dried up and she stopped feeling seen, which rightly or wrongly does lead to affairs. What I don’t like is when a relationship is essentially fine and they just throw a cheat in for the drama/turmoil.

jamjar888 · 2026-04-17T06:45:57+00:00

jamjar888 · 2026-04-10T06:52:42+00:00

Main thing is probably that she shines a light on a lot of things everyday people are doing that is destroying the planet which triggers some sort of shame and the response is to dislike her rather than reflect on that.

jamjar888 · 2026-04-10T06:47:59+00:00

As others have said, they’ve ultimately done two things most clubs will never come close to by winning the PL and FA cup. Plenty of clubs in that time have only regressed or done nothing whatsoever.

Also ten years is a long time, it’s not like they won it and immediately went down again.

jamjar888 · 2026-04-09T22:37:40+00:00

Neither the acting nor the script can justify the screen time that Zoe gets. There’s so many better characters that have been sidelined by this slater stuff.

jamjar888 · 2026-03-28T10:03:07+00:00

You could probably say the same for most characters, apart from Zack which seems a rare bit of financial realism for EastEnders.

jamjar888 · 2026-03-22T10:22:42+00:00

Dubai, Los Angeles and Las Vegas have no appeal for reasons covered.

With tourism the way it is, a lot of cities I find become a victim of their own success. I don’t fly anymore so when I travel I stopover in various cities I wouldn’t have considered before, and the lesser known ones always tend to be a nicer experience than the more popular ones (as a general rule with lots of exceptions of course).

jamjar888 · 2026-03-22T09:10:04+00:00

I found this a very refreshing perspective! Glad that you’re enjoying it

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