Unpopular Opinion post

[Jalapeñomel]

It’s been a while!

What are your unpopular opinions?

[Jalapeñomel]

I like the dehydrated mashed potatoes over the real kind.

[gardengal]

I think Avocados taste like eating a stick of butter. And not in a good way. The texture is terrible & the taste is just of pure fat. I cannot fathom why people want to put them in everything.

[sofamonkey]

Jul 25, 2023 7:13:45 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I like the dehydrated mashed potatoes over the real kind.

See, I like them different, but I still love them so very much.

[circa1978]

Going in hot! I think homemade mashed potatoes when bad are pretty terrible (my mom is not a great cook) so choosing between bad homemade and the dehydrated, I would actually also go with the dehydrated. OTOH, my dad's were amazing, so I'd pick those every time.

[deadwing]

Ketchup is bizarrely sweet (commercially made anyhow - I've had homemade versions that are pretty good)

[krystee]

Yogurt is revolting. The smell of it makes me queasy.

[deadwing]

On mashed potatoes... I find the texture gag inducing. I like my potatoes to be crispy - roasted or fried.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 25, 2023 7:31:17 GMT -5 krystee said:

Yogurt is revolting. The smell of it makes me queasy.

I can’t be anywhere near it. But I also dislike all white, creamy things (:::rimshot:

[glw]

The beach would be my last choice for a vacation destination.

[eport]

Jul 25, 2023 7:29:14 GMT -5 deadwing said:

Ketchup is bizarrely sweet (commercially made anyhow - I've had homemade versions that are pretty good)

On the ketchup note: I like ketchup on my hot dog  (lives in Chicagoland, where these are fighting words)

[ssmjlm]

I like steamed veggies.

I don't like many popular authors, TJR, Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, etc. Their writing is both lackluster and in some cases offensive and yet, they still sell books and get publishing contracts.

I love lazy vacations.
 

[circa1978]

I would leave America and never look back if given the option. I know that's not necessarily unpopular on GBCN but my family does not understand it. I am serious about getting my Italian citizenship and my husband and my mom and most of my cousins don't get it. (My brother and a second cousin are both in the same process.)

[livinitup]

Cooking is not that hard. A few ingredients for a few recipes in tight rotation is easier and tastier than going to restaurants.

[mysteriouswife]

I had a good one yesterday and now I can’t remember it!

[pierogigirl]

Ice cream is too sweet.

[sofamonkey]

Jul 25, 2023 7:47:54 GMT -5 eport said:

Jul 25, 2023 7:29:14 GMT -5 deadwing said:

Ketchup is bizarrely sweet (commercially made anyhow - I've had homemade versions that are pretty good)

On the ketchup note: I like ketchup on my hot dog  (lives in Chicagoland, where these are fighting words)

I don’t eat it every time I have one, but I like hot dogs with mayo on one side, ketchup on the other, and cheddar cheese on top. One slice, cut in half, laid over it. It’s delicious!

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Top handle bags should not be worn with a crossbody strap, it looks weird.

[mpm]

There shouldn’t be property tax exemptions for seniors.

I don’t like most ice cream.

Outside shoes worn inside is dirty and gross.

Dogs on furniture is also gross.

You’re an asshole if you recline your seat on an airplane without first checking behind you to make sure someone’s knees, hot coffee, their infant’s head, or anything else isn’t in the path of your seat.

[starburst604]

Chicken thighs are disgusting 🤢

[noodleoo]

I don't like gas stoves and I still miss my flat top electric that we had in our apartment even after having gas in this house for almost 15 years. I do not understand why every house has gas and most people prefer it. It takes forever to boil water!

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Jul 25, 2023 8:01:27 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I would leave America and never look back if given the option. I know that's not necessarily unpopular on GBCN but my family does not understand it. I am serious about getting my Italian citizenship and my husband and my mom and most of my cousins don't get it. (My brother and a second cousin are both in the same process.)

So have you started the process yourself? It takes fucking years, I'm too old. I can get it through my mother which I think involves slightly less convoluted paperwork than going back generations but still.

[starburst604]

Jul 25, 2023 8:16:22 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

I don't like gas stoves and I still miss my flat top electric that we had in our apartment even after having gas in this house for almost 15 years. I do not understand why every house has gas and most people prefer it. It takes forever to boil water!

Having just gone from electric to gas, you’re right about the water boiling thing. I never appreciated how fast the electric was with that. But I think that’s why that’s the only thing I liked about electric. It gets too hot too fast when cooking food and turning down the heat doesn’t respond as quickly as it does with gas. So I’m enjoying my new gas stove but yes I miss the fast water boil!

[arielroux]

Jul 25, 2023 8:14:52 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Top handle bags should not be worn with a crossbody strap, it looks weird.

Rude! 🫠

[circa1978]

Jul 25, 2023 8:18:49 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Jul 25, 2023 8:01:27 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I would leave America and never look back if given the option. I know that's not necessarily unpopular on GBCN but my family does not understand it. I am serious about getting my Italian citizenship and my husband and my mom and most of my cousins don't get it. (My brother and a second cousin are both in the same process.)

So have you started the process? It takes fucking years, I'm too old.

We started this summer talking to an Italian attorney and pulling together all the documents. We are just needing (hopefully) one more. All my great grandparents on both sides are from the same area of Sicily and none of them were timely about getting US citizenship (as in, all my grandparents were born before that happened and I'm not entirely sure some of them ever did) which gives us a lot of options to pursue. We picked our great grandfather whose line has no military service to the US in it and whose timeline also falls within some Italian laws pertaining to the line of citizenship as being most straightforward. I'm understanding that if I get this, my son will have it too, which is a big motivator no matter how long it takes but I hope to live another 50 to 55 years (not unheard of in my family) so why not? I'm also hoping if 1/3 of us is successful it will help the others, and my cousin is further along than my brother and me.

ETA: Yeah, it would be waaay less consulted to go through your mom. Was she an Italian citizen when you were born? That seems pretty straightforward based on the advice we got but I'm not an expert.

The citizenship isn't the only path to leaving but I would find it satisfying.

[Bad Dingo]

Jul 25, 2023 7:13:45 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I like the dehydrated mashed potatoes over the real kind.

Because of yesterday's pierogi talk I made inside out pierogis with instant mashed potatoes and it was delicious.

[ssmjlm]

Jul 25, 2023 8:01:27 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I would leave America and never look back if given the option. I know that's not necessarily unpopular on GBCN but my family does not understand it. I am serious about getting my Italian citizenship and my husband and my mom and most of my cousins don't get it. (My brother and a second cousin are both in the same process.)

A guy at work just took a job in Germany and he says he's planning to get German citizenship (his grandparents came from Germany) and may never come back to America.

The only problem is, if he does become a German citizen, he loses the housing allowance, but it's easier to buy as a citizen, so he says they may wait a couple years.

I thought it sounded awesome.

[gummybear]

REGIONAL

Renting a shore house for a week is a nightmarish “vacation”. I think it has replaced Disney as my #1 no thanks choice.

[basilosaurus]

Jul 25, 2023 8:16:22 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

I don't like gas stoves and I still miss my flat top electric that we had in our apartment even after having gas in this house for almost 15 years. I do not understand why every house has gas and most people prefer it. It takes forever to boil water!

Did you have an induction? That's fast. My parents had electric but with one halogen burner. Even faster. I like gas because I can see how big the flame is, rather than relying on some arbitrary calibration, but I have no problem using electric or induction once I'm over the learning curve which unfortunately I'm usually in the state, moving so often.

A lot of my opinions are probably unpopular.

[HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan]

Jul 25, 2023 8:28:01 GMT -5 arielroux said:

Jul 25, 2023 8:14:52 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Top handle bags should not be worn with a crossbody strap, it looks weird.

Rude! 🫠

I'm sorry but Pick A Lane. 😉