fbpx

World Culture

15 People Discuss the Advertisements That Made Them Not Want to Buy Products

There’s a recent commercial I’ve had the misfortune to see several times lately that I really, REALLY don’t like. It’s a Kraft cheese commercial with a close-up of a grilled cheese sandwich in a frying pan and some guy singing a stupid little song about wanting to eat it. Really? You had millions of dollars...

What Surprised You the Most When You Traveled to a Foreign Country? People Shared Their Stories.

I love to travel and I’ve been fortunate enough to visit a number of foreign countries in my life. It’s been a while since I’ve left the U.S., but I still cherish those memories of the places I got to see and experience…and I’ll make it overseas again at some point sooner than later. And...

What Advertisement Made You Not Want to Buy a Product? People Spoke Up.

I have a confession to make: the Discover “Cashback Match” commercials have made it certain that I will never, ever use Discover in my life because I find their commercials to be so incredibly annoying. Do you have any products that you’ve been turned off of completely because you can’t stomach their advertisements? AskReddit users...

Stockton, CA Gave Residents $500 a Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s How It’s Going.

There are many conversations happening in politics these days about how we can better take care of everyone in our society. What can we afford, how can we re-allocate funds, who deserves what, and what history says about supporting people with a safety net when times are hard. Michael Tubbs, though, the young mayor of...

Ex-Racists, What Changed Your Views? Here’s What People Said.

I’m a huge believer in second chances. It seems like these days, people get ostracized for changing their minds about any belief they have, so I’m very interested to see how people responded to this question. And there’s always time to turn it around, no matter what you’ve done in your past… If you used...

12 Flight Attendants and Pilots Discuss the Really Things Passengers Do That Really Annoys Them

I read an article THIS MORNING about how some total jerk on an airplane a**aulted a flight attendant and caused them to lose two teeth. What is the world coming to?!?! It’s infuriating! My point is that flight attendants and pilots have to put up with a lot of BS from people when they’re just...

Flight Attendants and Pilots, What Do Passengers Do to Annoy You? Here’s What People Said.

It really makes my blood boil when people misbehave on airplanes and at airports and treat crew members like garbage. Just keep your opinions to yourself, go along with the program, and you’ll be at your destination before you know it. It’s really as easy as that! But you know some people have to cause...

7 Tips for Dealing With All Kinds of Toxic Bosses

In a perfect world, everyone would get to do work that inspires them for employers who value them and their existence as whole human beings. We don’t live in a perfect world, of course, which means much of the time, we have to muddle through jobs that aren’t super fulfilling and bosses who don’t care...