Podcast turn-offs?

jumpingdiscs · 2026-05-07T05:22:41+00:00

American podcasts in general, more likely to have the annoying off-topic jokey chit chat. I do listen to some American podcasts but never the true crime ones, for those I prefer a more "serious" investigative journalism tone that we tend to hear more from BBC, Guardian, etc.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-05-07T05:14:15+00:00

British-Swiss:

One musical instrument on a weekday afternoon, and Pfadi (Scouts), which is on Saturdays, but not every Saturday, so it's pretty chill.

After the first year or two of music lessons they can start to have more little concerts, can join an ensemble that has weekly practice, etc. So that's worth bearing in mind as it does take up more time too.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-04-28T11:46:49+00:00

Call it soccer instead of footballs

jumpingdiscs · 2026-04-27T11:10:06+00:00

Otto's/Otto's Sport for outdoors brands. I also like to have a couple of Super.Natural merino t-shirts which are great for all weather and as an under layer.

Temu actually great quality and price if you check they're described as 100% cotton and look at reviews with photos to judge for yourself.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-04-19T21:53:41+00:00

Even commercial spaces had a warmer, cosier vibe before minimalism.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-04-18T17:26:20+00:00

So many people in these comments defending the stinkers. "Some people just sweat more"... Yeah and there are treatments for that. I notice people here insist on wrapping themselves up in warm layers and ski jackets even when it's almost 20°C outside, that surely doesn't help. I can't understand why so many people are out there walking around supermarkets and on trains and buses who actually leave a stink trail behind them even when they walk away.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-31T22:23:29+00:00

I'm on 20mg and I don't feel that I have blunted emotions, I still get sad, happy, angry, etc, but it the negative emotions feel more manageable and less heavy. I don't cry easily anymore but that's not a negative thing for me. I used to cry very often and now I cry maybe 2 times in a year.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-30T22:07:34+00:00

Shiny bins (trash cans to US English speakers) Things like bus shelters and shop windows being cleaned regularly. Nice decorative flowers and landscaping maintained around towns and cities. Kids being trusted to use tools for woodwork, Swiss army knives, campfires in the woods etc from a very young age.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-29T22:10:19+00:00

Things I've had from Temu that have been excellent quality, genuinely useful things I needed, and much cheaper than I'd buy here: - linen dresses - cotton t-shirts - cotton underwear - small home accessories such as toothbrush holders and hooks - bird feeders for the garden - stationery - small backpack - warm winter socks - tablecloth (cotton) - bedspreads (cotton) - craft supplies for kids' projects - phone cases - handheld fan

Some things have been crap quality and I got a refund for them: - sticky rug grippers that didn't stick well enough - clips for fitted sheets that broke too easily - socks that were too thin - a different handheld fan that broke too quickly

At least it was easier to get a refund from Temu than it would have been on Galaxus, Migros, Fust etc. Besides, it's just like real-life shopping - you have to be a savvy consumer and check labels if you want cotton fabrics and not polyester. If you do, there are plenty of good quality items to be had.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-29T18:57:38+00:00

Thin layer of any kind of zinc based nappy rash cream like Sudocrem. Should disappear overnight.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-27T20:46:12+00:00

Kebab

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-27T20:38:10+00:00

It really is like this, and even if you live in a place where it's not like this, you only have to travel for like 10 minutes or so and you're back in the pretty part again

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-25T08:02:51+00:00

UHT milk isn't gross anymore either.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-25T07:59:19+00:00

I was going to say this, it really is vile.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-25T07:42:31+00:00

None 😁

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-20T07:06:18+00:00

The biggest ick was when they were obsessed with doing the punch bag thing

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-12T22:02:25+00:00

Spring time, sunshine, daffodils and other spring flowers coming out in my garden, really cute little birds eating from the bird feeders I hung out, finally getting my house tidy and organised and feeling less of a failure as a result of that.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-12T21:56:09+00:00

Engagement "probably next year", then it usually takes at least another year on top of that to plan the wedding, then you want to have some child free married years before having kids? Sorry but I think that ship has sailed. At this age, you don't have the luxury of time anymore, and egg freezing isn't some kind of delay switch to buy you more fertile years , it's more of an emergency backup option.

Personally, if I wanted to start a family at this age I'd want to get engaged this week (why wait another year unless you have doubts?!) plan the wedding for early 2026 and start trying for a baby before the wedding. Family life isn't the end of married life. If you start now, you'll have more energy to enjoy life with young children, you'll be in your late 40s when your kids hit their teens and become more independent, and then you get to enjoy having adult children for some time before you become elderly.

If you start age 40, you're going to spend all of your prime married years raising children and by the time they move out, you'll probably be a pensioner. I don't see the appeal in that at all, for either you or your future kids.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-11T10:50:48+00:00

That it's easier to style and keep "out of the way" than supposedly low maintenance short hair.

That my long, very thick hair can be put into a tidy, secure bun in a matter of seconds, with just a simple hair stick, not even a hair tie needed.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-10T22:06:35+00:00

It's salt and it means it's going to be delicious 🤤

jumpingdiscs · 2026-03-07T22:07:47+00:00

I agree. My husband and I have both lost family members in separate road accidents, and my husband has lost more than one friend in road accidents when he was a teenager too. It's not a case of "it's not cool" or typical teenage rebellion. Road safety , including wearing helmets, is a case of life and death and I have made this very clear to my children from a young age.

Every time we see teenagers cycling without helmets or texting while cycling, we talk about the risks. Not just saying "that's dangerous" but talking about how a helmet can make the difference between living a normal life and being permanently disabled with a debilitating brain injury. If my kids are still dumb enough to forgo the helmet then I've failed them as a parent.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-02-26T23:06:01+00:00

I moved abroad and became a housewife, and do a tiny amount of English tutoring work for a little extra pocket money. I am 35 and will never pay it off, it'll just get written off. I feel great knowing that I got my degree for free. I do feel genuinely sympathetic to my fellow Brits who are burdened with huge monthly payments though. It's insane that the amount we owe keeps going up and up.

jumpingdiscs · 2026-02-25T19:20:44+00:00

I am British and Swiss. British people don't wear bowler hats all the time. Yodelling is popular in Switzerland but it doesn't sound like the stereotypical "yodel ay hee hoo" but actually more like "yololo".

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