5 things I don't understand...

1. The Boxing Day sales madness - I really don't get this one. You've just spent a silly amount of money in the run-up to Christmas, buying all those presents for the family and friends. As soon as the stores re-open, offering obscene discounts on things you don't really need, you HAVE to go out and spend even more!! Madness.



2. TV soaps - I really cannot see how the fictional mundane crises of a place that doesn't exist, where troubles appear to be never ending and people seem to be on the verge of a breakdown, can be riveting viewing. Surely life is bad enough without the vicarious pleasure of watching fictional characters suffer? I don't get it.



3. Friday nights - I never have understood the thinking that says its been a good night out if you get absolutely hammered, and wake up next morning with a stinking, splitting headache and no memory of what you've done. What is the point of that?? If you can't remember it, how do you know it was a good night?



4. Cars and the seduction of driving - As a SNDB (smug non driving b'stard), I never understood that mad, almost mindless dash to learn how to drive when turning 17. I still don't. We have been seduced into thinking that if you don't drive or own a car, you are in some way to be looked down on. Cars are expensive to maintain, run and protect. Why does everyone do it?



5. Sport: football referees and the players - Very often, within football matches, the decisions of the referee will go against one team or another. More often than not, the referee will be crowded by protesting players, screaming abuse about his abilities, honesty or parentage. Why? He isn't going to change his mind, and to my mind it shows a lack of respect and a lack of self-control in the players. You will hear managers saying "heat of the moment" or "pressure of the situation" or similar. What a load of tosh that is.