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TSR Community...Do you think these things are cool?

So in the office, we've been having a think about different trends and things that seem to be cool right now. But we want to hear from you... are they actually cool?

1.

Saying the phrase ‘Yeet’

2.

Platform Trainers

3.

Dungarees

4.

iPhone X

5.

Microbrewery Beer

6.

Activated charcoal

7.

What do you meme?

8.

The word ‘Lit’

9.

The phrase ‘AF’

10.

Snapchat

11.

Having a dog

12.

Gap Years

13.

Travelling around Asia

14.

Harem trousers

15.

Healthy snack bars (e.g. Deliciously Ella protein balls)

16.

Bulletproof coffee

17.

Avocados

18.

Macha green tea

19.

Beards

20.

Sea salt spray

21.

Instagram

22.

Twitter

23.

Netflix

24.

Youtube

25.

Skateboarding

26.

Adult scooters

27.

Blackhead peel off mask

28.

Eyebrow shaping

29.

Balayage

30.

Becoming a house guardian

31.

Timberland boots

32.

Spotify

33.

Apple Music

34.

Podcasts

35.

Artesenal burgers

36.

Deconstructed food

37.

Pumpkin spiced lattes

38.

Cocktails in jars

39.

Friends (the series...)

40.

Wearing t-shirts of Nirvana, Rolling Stones, Joy Division

41.

Unicorns

42.

Being healthy

43.

Being ‘woke’

44.

Hot Yoga

45.

Male feminists

46.

Protein shakes

47.

Hule

48.

Coconut oil

49.

Motorbikes

50.

Ripped jeans

51.

Being vegan

52.

Different coloured hair

53.

Dabbing

54.

Flossing

55.

Spiralizing

56.

The Kardashians

57.

ASOS

58.

Spin Class

59.

K-Pop

60.

Fenty Beauty

61.

Vaping

62.

Body hair

63.

Body positivity

64.

Bindis and glitter

65.

Environmentalism

66.

Tattoos

67.

David Attenborough

68.

Vampires

69.

Zombies

70.

Dystopia

71.

Bumbags

72.

Crop tops

73.

Puffa jackets

74.

Underboob

75.

Indoor plants

76.

Minimalism

77.

Interior design

78.

Rose gold coloured things

79.

Pineapple print

80.

Flamingo print

81.

90s hip hop

82.

James Haskell

83.

Red Dead Redemption 2

84.

Pokenmon Go

85.

90s sports wear

86.

Vintage football shirts

87.

Football

88.

Mom jeans

89.

Communism

90.

Socialism

91.

TED talks

92.

Mindfulness

93.

Being a musician

94.

Using the phrase ‘life hack’

95.

Knitting

96.

Fake tan (being tanned)

97.

Nail art

98.

Side hustle

99.

Drugs

100.

Piercings


If they're cool to you, why do you love them?

If they're not cool, why?

Note: We are definitely not advocating drug or alcohol usage but wanted to find out whether in society these things are considered popular.

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I only know what about 5 of those are.


Drugs. Really?
Original post by Andrew97
I only know what about 5 of those are.


Drugs. Really?


We are definitely not advocating but wanted to find out whether in society these things are considered popular or whether news reporters are letting down young people by presenting them in this way.
Being woke isn’t cool, it’s called having a brain and being aware
That list seems too long to read
No they are not. They seem to me things for dope addicts. (Sorry)
Original post by Rainfall
Being woke isn’t cool, it’s called having a brain and being aware


Never even heard of it TBH
What does this even mean? Is it a foreign language test? :iiam:
Original post by Andrew97
Never even heard of it TBH

cause it’s just common sense.
You know parenting standards have slipped to such an extent when this is the list of current trends...
I'm not surprised though, today's teenagers were born when wireless network connections became a thing
This is what you do in the office? Get a real ****ing job
Original post by Spirithorse
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Yep. I'm definitely a 60-year old trapped in a 20-year old's body.

I don't know what most of this is. :toofunny:
Original post by Blue_Cow
Yep. I'm definitely a 60-year old trapped in a 20-year old's body.

I don't know what most of this is. :toofunny:


:lol: Honestly, me too!
Original post by Spirithorse
:lol: Honestly, me too!


:five::five::five::five:
Original post by Andrew97
I only know what about 5 of those are.


Drugs. Really?


Which 5 @Andrew97?
What even is this thread? :indiff:

What's the average age of people in tsr office?
Original post by Spirithorse
Which 5 @Andrew97?

That wasn’t an entirely serious comment.
Original post by Goz Unlimited
What even is this thread? :indiff:

What's the average age of people in tsr office?

About 87, evidently.
Original post by Reality Check
What does this even mean? Is it a foreign language test? :iiam:

Maybe TSR is a class full of ESOL learners.😂
A lot of this makes me cringe tbh :lol:

Original post by Spirithorse
: We are definitely not advocating drug or alcohol usage but wanted to find out whether in society these things are considered popular.


Surely that's an obvious yes about being popular (with respect to alcohol and drugs)?
(edited 5 years ago)

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