The Eh List

Ok, I've seen these sorts of lists in many places, but today Holly's post nudged me to make my own.  So here it is, the (partial -- I could go on for DAYS) list of things that I don't like so much, but that the majority of people seem to love:

* Orange juice:  I can't stand the pulp -- the mere thought of those little things tickling the back of my throat makes me want to die.  Lemonade is also in this category, but if it's fakey lemonade it is acceptable. 

* Seafood:  No fish, no shrimp, no lobster, no seaweed, no-whatever-fish-you're-thinking-of-that-you-believe-is-delicious-and-non-fishy -- if it comes from water, I don't eat it.

* Shopping:  I think we've sufficiently covered this topic.  Exception:  shopping for baby things.  Which, you know, I don't get to do anymore so...oh, well.

* Vintage/thrift stores: It's other people's old clothes.  No thank you.

* Family-style restaurants:  I want my own plate of food that is meant for me and me alone.  Exception:  I don't mind sharing if I know the other people dining with me REALLY well; but sitting down with a large group of minor acquaintances and passing giant troughs of food around and being nervous about whether there will be enough food or enough things I like?  Not a fan.  (I was particularly scarred some years back when I'd go out to dinner with large groups fairly often and my then-boyfriend often commandeered the ordering and on MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ordered nothing but seafood.)

* Tom Hanks.

* "Citizen Kane":  I know it's supposed to be, like, the greatest movie ever made, but I nearly died of boredom after about ten minutes.  See also:  "The Godfather."

* John Legend, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley.

* Musicals:  There are a few limited exceptions, but for the most part Broadway showtunes don't do it for me.  (And here is where my mom shakes her heads and weeps a little.  Sorry, Mom!)

* "Superbad" and those sorts of recent buddy/stoner/teen movies, although I'm pleased to say that I recently saw "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" and thought it was really cute.  Not nearly as crass or overly impressed with its own cleverness as many of the others in its genre, and with fun music to boot.

* Expensive handbags and shoes:  I like cute shoes (I have a weakness for 40s-style t-straps, spectators or Mary Janes) and I have what I think is a reasonably attractive, functional bag; but I have a constitutional aversion to spending much on these items, especially shoes.  They are SHOES.  They end up being beat-up and stinky and if I'd paid $500 (or even $200) on a pair of shoes to walk around the disgusting streets of New York, I don't think I could live with myself. 

* Tea:  I'd like to like tea, but the love is just not there.  I'll drink the green tea at a Chinese or Vietnamese place and I DO love (LOVE) chai lattes or chai frappuccinos, but I will never be Into Tea.

* Almost all current TV dramas (Grey's Anatomy, Lost, House, etc):  It's not that I strongly dislike them; I just didn't get into them at the right time and never caught up.  I'll stick to my trashy reality TV.

How about you all?  No judgment here -- feel free to unleash your dislike for anything even if you know others are passionate about it!

Comments

[Allison]

So THAT'S why y'all never have orange juice when we come to visit! I never knew

[Blythe]

I did not get the appeal of Michael Cera until I saw Nick & Norah. At all. Even (especially?) after seeing Juno. But now I kind of get it.

And I don't watch current dramas either. I just sit around feeling nostalgic for NYPD Blue and The West Wing.

(Also, what kind of boyfriend orders a meal full of food you don't eat? Ah, an EX boyfriend, that's what kind.)

[terriwc]

tanning bed...hello, cancer
namebrands
sushi...and I love!! seafood..what is up with my daughter. and how can she not love musicals...oh, well, I did my best

Conan O'Brian

gossip about actors esp. the Brangelina hoopla and why the name combinations, please!

yogurt, unless it is frozen

flip flops

slapstick humor

texting..

[ErinP]

You have encompassed everything that irks me. I knew I liked you for a reason. Well, the exception being... Lost. You're just going to have to rent the DVD set.

[ErinP]

Ok, and one more thing - seafood. While I don't *love* seafood, I do love sushi. So I guess that qualifies although it doesn't taste remotely "fishy". I swear. :)

[nonsoccermom]

Wow, are you me? Because I completely agree on a ton of those things. Except seafood. I love seafood.

However, I do not like corn. Everyone else seems to like corn, I have tried to like corn because I feel like I should, but I just really do not. It is gross.

[S]

I totally agree with you on orange juice pulp and family style restaurants.

Add to my list:

- Journey (the band)
- Jane Austen
- Cherries
- Popcorn
- Brad Pitt
- Moulin Rouge

[Debbie in the UK]

Cats
Fetes (don't know if you have them in the USA)
Tuna
Apple sauce
Mint sauce
cranberry sauce
Star Wars

[mischa's one]

Orange juice - so with you, cannot stand the pulp.
Raw tomato - makes me want to gag.
Ben Harper
Brad Pitt
Red Wine - just the red, big fan of the white!

[Leah]

No musicals? Seriously? I'm stunned.

I really, really, really don't get Radiohead. Not even a little bit.

[H]

- fancy cars
- Facebook
- amusement parks
- home theater systems
- seafood
- Star Wars (thanks Debbie in the UK)

[beyond]

trendy cocktails
sushi samba restaurants
pointy shoes
extremely expensive underwear
white trousers

[danielle]

*Pointy shoes
*Expensive name-brand shoes/purses
*Chicken livers
*soap operas
*magazines like People, OK!, US weekly, etc (I'm a nerd and LOVE my Texas Monthly, and not really because I *love* Texas, but because it's so.damn.interesting.)
*Victoria Secret
*Fruity drinks

[hush]

*social networking sites
*capri pants
*beige-colored shirts
*butt fugly actors: seth rogan, michael cera, shia leboeuf, jonah hill - meanwhile the actresses of their generation all have to look like supermodels & earn half as much... (end rant)
*the novels of sophie kinsella and stephenie meyers
*ugg boots
*Oprah