RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

I just don't get why it's such a big deal. Like, go to another room? Ask her to turn it off? Do something about it other than complaining?

I absolutely hate the shows about parents with their kids. Like, literally can't be in the room when they're on. When my partner watches them, I just go to another room or go wash dishes, or on occasion ask them to watch it some other time.
Everyone has stuff that annoys them.

I'm with you on this. It's very easy to ignore things like that or, as you say, just go into another room. I learned this when I was younger. It was just part of having siblings and a large family.

I just don't get why it's such a big deal. Like, go to another room? Ask her to turn it off? Do something about it other than complaining?

I absolutely hate the shows about parents with their kids. Like, literally can't be in the room when they're on. When my partner watches them, I just go to another room or go wash dishes, or on occasion ask them to watch it some other time.
Everyone has stuff that annoys them.

Yes, they do.  And the ranting/venting thread would be an ideal place to VENT about them.  Pretty sure he wasn't actually looking for solutions or feedback.  That would go against the whole purpose of this forum.   

You know what annoys me?  People that come on to the ranting/venting thread and criticize people for ranting or venting. 

Another 15 minute section on TV watching Koreans boil and eat instant noodles, while acting like they've never seen or eaten such a thing before. Do Koreans literally NEVER get tired of watching people do the same mundane thing over and over...and over? Mental

I came across a video of a Westerner, living in Japan, explaining why he doesn't watch Japanese T.V. He makes some pretty valid points and observations, specifically as I noticed some parallels between Japanese and Korean television.

Point 1

The television industry has had to adapt the same way the music industry has. When artists began circumventing music labels to upload their music online and listeners relied on the internet to access, discover and purchase music, record labels were forced to adopt even more conservative practices to stay afloat. This meant, the vast majority of music they'd air on the radio through channels used pre-internet era would need to have an incredibly broad appeal, thus, music on the radio could seem fairly insipid, vanilla and generic. This same phenomenon has happened to television where, the younger generation in particular, are turning to streaming services, YouTube, Twitch etc. in lieu of television. Television is likely going to get more bland and generic.

Point 2

From trashy to good television, Western audiences have an insatiable taste for controversy and conflict. We want to see Gordan Ramsey call someone a 'f*cking donkey' or watch morbidly obese people scream like banshees for being denied some Mcnuggets. The guy in the YouTube video mentions that Japan is an extremely 'polite' culture and this type of television would be incredibly uncomfortable and awkward for your average Japanese person to watch. Perhaps the same is true for Korea.
While I don't watch Korean T.V, I've yet to hear about a show where the food was criticized or mocked. everything is delicious or amazing. The exception is in Korean soap-operas, which pretty much dominate television in Korea.

Last week, my wife sat for 90min in the waiting room at the dermatologist and had nothing to pass the time but endure a television show of an American family kissing every angle of Korean culture's ass; close ups of them chewing kimchi and saying things like "I don't know how I lived without kimchi, this is better than anything in the US etc."

Korean T.V is full on shite.
The obvious way I deal with it is to simply, not watch it. The other way is to try and make sense of why it's the way it is.

One of my favourite bands in the world is Glass Animals. Great, indie rock............ I don't know how to classify them, they're like Alt-J,there isn't really a genre that fits well. Indie-pop? Who knows? Anyway I really like them.

Their third album was supposed to come out this week, Dreamland. Really hyped. Well, they've gone and delayed it a month. Why?

They don't want to take attention away from the BLM movement.

Like............... ... you're a British indie band. This is not to say that they're not popular, they have a fair following on both sides of the pond.

But............... really? JFC, do they really think that their album would detract from the movement of BLM and Police Reform? It's an indie record from a relatively obscure UK band. These guys aren't Coldplay, they're not The Stones.

This is one of the most arrogant and narcissistic things I've ever heard. I know their heart might be in the right place, but it's arrogant as hell,

(In b4, "you're just angry you have to wait longer." No, I've been here 7 years. I wait longer for everything. I handled waiting to see Nightcrawler 6 months after the USA, I can handle this. haha)

I came across a video of a Westerner, living in Japan, explaining why he doesn't watch Japanese T.V.

Abroad in Japan? Top channel.

I just don't get why it's such a big deal. Like, go to another room? Ask her to turn it off? Do something about it other than complaining?

I absolutely hate the shows about parents with their kids. Like, literally can't be in the room when they're on. When my partner watches them, I just go to another room or go wash dishes, or on occasion ask them to watch it some other time.
Everyone has stuff that annoys them.

this is the ranting/venting thread m8

i'm gonna use your logic from now on in this thread

One of my favourite bands in the world is Glass Animals. Great, indie rock............ I don't know how to classify them, they're like Alt-J,there isn't really a genre that fits well. Indie-pop? Who knows? Anyway I really like them.

Their third album was supposed to come out this week, Dreamland. Really hyped. Well, they've gone and delayed it a month. Why?

They don't want to take attention away from the BLM movement.

Like............... ... you're a British indie band. This is not to say that they're not popular, they have a fair following on both sides of the pond.

But............... really? JFC, do they really think that their album would detract from the movement of BLM and Police Reform? It's an indie record from a relatively obscure UK band. These guys aren't Coldplay, they're not The Stones.

This is one of the most arrogant and narcissistic things I've ever heard. I know their heart might be in the right place, but it's arrogant as hell,

(In b4, "you're just angry you have to wait longer." No, I've been here 7 years. I wait longer for everything. I handled waiting to see Nightcrawler 6 months after the USA, I can handle this. haha)

like...ok? just don't listen to them then. maybe listen to another band? read different news? Do something about it other than complaining?

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like...ok? just don't listen to them then. maybe listen to another band? read different news? Do something about it other than complaining?

I was totally gonna Mark Chapman the singer of Glass Animals, but I think I'll just listen to some Nordic Thunder.

also i never heard ofglass animals but i like alt-j (first album) so i'll listen to them on the way home

if i had been the one to say i made my wife turn off the tv because i didn't like what she was watching, you'd be here saying how much of bad a person i was

I didn't say make, I said ask.

The problem us clear
1. You're upset that you don't have control over certain noises being made in your own house.
2. You're upset that certain people don't find said noises as upsetting as you do or are even entertained by them. Furthermore, and this is just speculation, but they seem to know you are bothered by it and continue to do so otherwise.

Possible solutions-
1. Discuss this with the person creating the noise. Reach an amicable solution.
2. Engage in some sort of tolerance building exercises to the noise.
3. Bitch about it every 3 months on waygook.org and vent about something you can never possibly change- the fact that some people are entertained by this content, likely resulting in you snapping one day 5 years from now in a fit of temper that will result in a broken TV or some restaurant owner/diner filing charges.

Also, refuse to admit that your lack of power and/or communication in this situation is a source of frustration. No reason to have any self-honesty or accept that you have any agency over this. Better to externalize all blame.

I came across a video of a Westerner, living in Japan, explaining why he doesn't watch Japanese T.V. He makes some pretty valid points and observations, specifically as I noticed some parallels between Japanese and Korean television.

Point 1

The television industry has had to adapt the same way the music industry has. When artists began circumventing music labels to upload their music online and listeners relied on the internet to access, discover and purchase music, record labels were forced to adopt even more conservative practices to stay afloat. This meant, the vast majority of music they'd air on the radio through channels used pre-internet era would need to have an incredibly broad appeal, thus, music on the radio could seem fairly insipid, vanilla and generic. This same phenomenon has happened to television where, the younger generation in particular, are turning to streaming services, YouTube, Twitch etc. in lieu of television. Television is likely going to get more bland and generic.

Point 2

From trashy to good television, Western audiences have an insatiable taste for controversy and conflict. We want to see Gordan Ramsey call someone a 'f*cking donkey' or watch morbidly obese people scream like banshees for being denied some Mcnuggets. The guy in the YouTube video mentions that Japan is an extremely 'polite' culture and this type of television would be incredibly uncomfortable and awkward for your average Japanese person to watch. Perhaps the same is true for Korea.
While I don't watch Korean T.V, I've yet to hear about a show where the food was criticized or mocked. everything is delicious or amazing. The exception is in Korean soap-operas, which pretty much dominate television in Korea.

Last week, my wife sat for 90min in the waiting room at the dermatologist and had nothing to pass the time but endure a television show of an American family kissing every angle of Korean culture's ass; close ups of them chewing kimchi and saying things like "I don't know how I lived without kimchi, this is better than anything in the US etc."

Korean T.V is full on shite.
The obvious way I deal with it is to simply, not watch it. The other way is to try and make sense of why it's the way it is.

Then doesn't that mean most Korean entertainment is full of conflict?

I think partly the reason for "agreeable TV" and our exposure to it is because we usually encounter it in situations where the television equivalent of muzak would be playing. Situations where the proprietors would have a vested interest in banal content.

I didn't say make, I said ask.

The problem us clear
1. You're upset that you don't have control over certain noises being made in your own house.
2. You're upset that certain people don't find said noises as upsetting as you do or are even entertained by them. Furthermore, and this is just speculation, but they seem to know you are bothered by it and continue to do so otherwise.

Possible solutions-
1. Discuss this with the person creating the noise. Reach an amicable solution.
2. Engage in some sort of tolerance building exercises to the noise.
3. Bitch about it every 3 months on waygook.org and vent about something you can never possibly change- the fact that some people are entertained by this content, likely resulting in you snapping one day 5 years from now in a fit of temper that will result in a broken TV or some restaurant owner/diner filing charges.

Also, refuse to admit that your lack of power and/or communication in this situation is a source of frustration. No reason to have any self-honesty or accept that you have any agency over this. Better to externalize all blame.

Dr freud over here. Wonder what a psychiatrist would say about you having to defend everything Korean

Dr freud over here. Wonder what a psychiatrist would say about you having to defend everything Korean

Not enough money in the world for that. 

Your thing is the same as my utter dislike for numerous adverts in youtube videos, especially for things labelled as 'night-time listening' or 'going to bed' stuff.  I understand the purpose of adverts, why they do it, revenues etc but I can still be annoyed at it without it having explained to me that I'm being unreasonable by dr freud-dude. 

"having a moan is good for you" - pilk

Dr freud over here. Wonder what a psychiatrist would say about you having to defend everything Korean

Probably as much as the people who are constantly complaining. Perhaps less as a lot of the time I'm simply showing parallels for context.

I also think virtually every shrink would agree with my identification of the problem and the fact that ranting and venting is a terrible way to deal with the problem.

You pop up on here with the same issue every few months, yet every time you refuse to address it and instead go for the easy fix of ranting.

Have you ever considered that your method isn't working and trying something else?

It's Monday and I have my 3rd graders today.....add that to speaking tests for the 1st graders all day and not having time to eat lunch = headache......6 more weeks....6 more weeks

Probably as much as the people who are constantly complaining. Perhaps less as a lot of the time I'm simply showing parallels for context.

I also think virtually every shrink would agree with my identification of the problem and the fact that ranting and venting is a terrible way to deal with the problem.

You pop up on here with the same issue every few months, yet every time you refuse to address it and instead go for the easy fix of ranting.

Have you ever considered that your method isn't working and trying something else?

617 pages of ranting v martin

what's next, complaining that people talk about trump too much in the trump thread?

what's next, complaining that people talk about trump too much in the trump thread?

doesn't he already sort of do that?

617 pages of ranting v martin

what's next, complaining that people talk about trump too much in the trump thread?

You decided to call me out by name in the OP. You opened the whole can of worms.

There you go again externalizing blame and not taking any agency over your actions.

In all fairness I will concede that when you namedrop Martin it's reasonable to expect that he shows up. It's sort of like bloody mary except you only have to say it one time. And instead of saying it you just gotta type it on waygook dot org.

...although, I do wonder what would happen if I decided to say Dr. DeMartino at my mirror three times some stormy night.