Put that camera away. Whether it’s at a concert or an amusement park — nowadays it seems that all people want to do is have their phones out to film whatever is going on in front of them. One frustrated vacationer took to the r/WaltDisneyWorld forum on Reddit to vent about an obnoxious Disney World … Read more
“Not my cup of tea,” these judgy girls say. As the current global matcha shortage still looms, the drink’s devotees are turning against one another. The latest tactic to try to curb the tea’s traction? Ridiculing its newer fans, who are mostly men. Some ladies, who suspect that these men are adopting habits like matcha … Read more
They’re taking the shock out of getting the rock. If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, she might as well be there when her soon-to-be fiancé goes engagement ring shopping for her new blinging bestie, right? That’s how the nontraditional Gen Zers of the “quiet proposing” movement see it, according to a new report on … Read more
Gratuities are becoming gratuitous. Begging for tips has now become commonplace behavior, from coffee shops to fast food restaurants — even airlines and amusement parks. And while slipping a few bills to a hotel clerk to get better treatment is a timeworn tradition, some guests are reporting a troublesome new trend at luxury properties — where appeals … Read more
Ain’t no barrier high enough. In Japan, a tourist town’s extravagant effort to block scenic views of Mount Fuji from foreigners has already backfired. Obnoxious travelers have poked peepholes through a towering, mesh barrier shielding them from seeing the mountain unobscured. Tourists have overrun a Japanese town so they can take sweet selfies of Mount … Read more
Loud — but not so proud. An ashamed U.S. expat is begging her fellow citizens to tone things down while abroad, saying the rest of the world sees Americans — perhaps unsurprisingly — as “loud and obnoxious.” Tay Marin, who has been living in Australia for the past six years, took to TikTok to proclaim … Read more
Less is more. Photos of Kylie Jenner’s puffy profile last month left the internet with questions about the use of facial fillers among the young — the common practice among older women has become something of a craze among image-conscious Gen Zers. Jenner, 26, is just one in a wave of fresh-faced twentysomethings indulging in injectable … Read more
He will be ‘right here waiting’ to roast ‘you.’ Pop rock singer Richard Marx tore into an unruly concertgoer who spoke loudly during one of his songs in Port Chester, NY on Jan. 21, telling the woman to “learn some f—king manners.” Marx, 60, was in the middle of performing his hit 1989 song “Angelia,” … Read more
It was a light-mare at 30,000 feet. As if red-eye flights weren’t grueling enough: A US flyer experienced the trip from hell after her neighbor used a flashing light-up charger for the duration of the six-hour overnight flight, as seen in a video glowing up online. “Who does this?” wrote the perturbed passenger in a … Read more