Unpopular Opinions 5 - SimplyPodLogical

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben react to unpopular opinions on sleeping, vinyl music, McDonalds, toxicity in online gaming, animals over humans and business hotels. It is what it is.
0:00 - Hey what’s up holo everyone
1:04 - Sleep is a waste of time
5:58 - Tea is superior to coffee
13:15 - Vinyl is a terrible music format
22:39 - Influencer advertising makes me not want to buy a product
27:38 - McDonald’s isn't fast food anymore
33:41 - I like the toxicity in online gaming
38:59 - I hate the expression "it is what is is"
40:56 - People in wheelchairs shouldn’t get mad at people using the handicap stall
45:30 - People who like animals more than people are weird
48:13 - If you close the window on a plane you’re a psycho
52:26 - Business hotels are better than luxury hotels
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[@FrancesBaconandEggs]

Maybe it’s the depression talking but sleep is my favorite thing, being awake is really hard lol

[@jrasy]

I strongly agree

[@caylenskiwi]

as someone who was just forced to wake up due to responsibilities, i agree.

[@KatieMae525]

Came here to say this 😂. As someone with MDD and a sleep disorder good sleep is hard to come by and I really like to have EVERY opportunity to get it hahaha

[@alexanderdavidd]

Yup! Just woke up to my alarm for work, and wishing that working for a living wasn’t a thing because i would go back to bed for 5 days.

[@riotgrrrl8807]

I hope you get better soon.

[@Shiiwata]

for me, sleep isn't just for my body to regain energy, it's also an opportunity for my mind to take a break. there is no way i would survive the same daily routine every day without sleep.

[@CookieCreamCrumble]

its not just for you - thats literally why we dream, the brain your thoughts needs to process the events of the day.

[@lenaboyer6981]

Oh my god yes, our entire lives would just feel like one decades-long day 😂 Also, sleep is great for resetting my mood. I always feel better after a night of rest. It’s something I need for my mental health!

[@Ax00xL]

Imagine how much companies would exploit their employees if humans didn't need sleep? Like a 24 hour work day would become the norm or something stupid like that

[@Tea4tea]

Not liking the “purest” version of something doesn’t mean you can’t like it in addition to something. I won’t eat a raw potato but I love them once they’re mashed up with butter and cheese

[@thischickDEJ]

lol when she said that i immediately thought about how i dislike tomatoes but love ketchup 😂

[@LucretiaPearl]

I don't like straight coffee or most straight alcohol, but make it a chocolatey coffee or a strawberry daiquiri, I love it.

[@lestranged]

some foods need to be cooked and processed with other things to even make them edible. ever tried raw cacao straight from the plant, or raw rhubarb?

[@nathryl03]

@@lestranged Raw rhubarb is nice tho 🙂

[@neon.anissa]

Also, most of the rest of the world that drinks tea DOES add tea and sugar, it's very English. I'm pakistani and grew up drinking earl grey with milk and sugar every day at tea time. Both black coffee and black tea are harsh on the stomach.

[@mowglinhazel8731]

"Some people are beyond being reformed, sometimes they just need to be slapped in the head" my thoughts daily at work 😂

[@Fluxuate56]

ex starbucks employee here, drinks are printed for us in the order they were received, so if 15 people mobile ordered while you were ordering up front, they are going to print out in front of your order. the sticker printers only print one drink at a time, in order, and do not care if you are inside or not

[@khimarra]

We would always pull stickers until the in-store order came out. But then we'd have a line of like 30 stickers on the edge of hot bar... 🙃

[@cinthiaham1517]

@@khimarra we did that too and we could only do so many before feeling absolutely overwhelmed 😖

[@xiomaruugh]

If I see someone order in store I prioritize them over the mobiles, it gets tricky when you get hit with in store, mobiles, and deliveries during peak. I really wish there was a better system because the baristas have to deal with angry customers

[@destinyguinn1717]

my store had 2 printers and one printed cafe and the other printed mobiles, and we had one person on each espresso machine handling those drinks at the same time

[@knit2purl]

I used to go to Starbucks, sit at a table, and order my drink on my phone. The line was too long to wait in lol. It felt like such a cheat and I LOVED it

[@sydney7401]

Love how cris said collecting vinyl isnt sustainable as she has an entire wall of custom shelving for her 1000s of bottles of nail polish. Collectors gonna collect. We just all like different things.

[@RobSup]

"Taste is in the mouth of the otyugh" is a play on the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" because both otyugh and beholders are monsters from D&D with those prominent body parts

[@i-literally-kannot5474]

ohmygod really?! that's actually kinda cute now that I'm thinking about it😅

[@KALEIGHdoscope]

I had to look it up but when I read that the Otyugh is known for eating trash and sewage I chuckled.

[@simonpelletier8047]

Cristine : "you cant compare it to drinking tea if you have to put something else in your coffee" Also Cristine : *constantly drinks Chai*

[@shannaariana5710]

Chai doesn’t always have milk in it. Same as coffee.

[@simonpelletier8047]

No but Chai always has spice added to it. It's just a joke tho, not trying to own her ya know.

[@mitza420]

we call tea chai in my language, what's the difference, what spices?

[@shannaariana5710]

@@simonpelletier8047 chai just means spiced black tea. It’s not necessarily any addition, and where it’s originated people just say tea.

[@simonpelletier8047]

@@mitza420 sorry, in America we use chai as shorthand for chai masala, hope this clears things out

[@AwkwardAnnual]

That first opinion has me heated 🤣 for me our idea of what is and is not “productive” needs to change!!! Taking proper care of yourself is not unproductive activity - it is absolutely productive to eat, exercise, relax and sleep properly.

[@thespankmyfrank]

Yes!! The body literally heals up while sleeping. If you're injured you need sleep, if you're mentally exhausted you need sleep, if you just need to process a long day you need sleep. Sleep is NOT a waste of time!

[@blehhism]

ok but i more so wish i could use that time for things i enjoy. i genuinely get so mad sometimes that i have to sleep so much every single day. it just feels like a huge waste of time to me 😣

[@ladyrose8860]

With the wheelchair bathroom stall. That's where the baby changer is sometimes. So someone may be in there changing their baby or taking their little kid potty because you can go in there with them.

[@clareseib9000]

The wheelchair stall - I don't think it's reserved for wheelchair users. When I was 9 months pregnant I absolutely needed the bars to help me up and down from the toilet seat. And there are certainly hidden disabilities where people could really need the bars or extra space. But if I walked into a bathroom at the same time as a wheelchair user, they definitely should use the stall for them, not me lol

[@LilithJenovax]

In regards to the vinyl topic - streaming services may be "better" and more convenient for the consumer, but it actually benefits the creator the least; for example, I get paid about $0.005 cents per stream on Spotify. Purchasing vinyls, CDs, etc. is a much better way to support your favorite artist!

[@itszodiaczero]

And, they stand the test of time. There have been several albums that I listened to on streaming, bought the vinyl because I’m a collector, and then later the album is removed from streaming, for one reason or another. Now I get to fully support the artist, and I get to listen to the album for the rest of my life, no matter what happens with the services. 🎶

[@cadenbaben]

Plus streaming services can take away songs at any time! Just like streaming services for movies and shows taking away their shows that aren't available elsewhere. Having a physical copy on you is always good practice, especially for music you love.

[@Happybuni]

Personally, I listen so the song enough to make up for not buying the physical album 😅

[@thespankmyfrank]

If you're a sound nerd vinyls also have WAY better sound compared to streaming. You can hear every single layer, it's actually kinda insane how much you hear. I mostly stream music because it's more convenient but when I do listen on vinyl I'm always so shocked at how much is lost while streaming.

[@cwolfru]

Okay...the idea of the cigarette lighter just "shooting out" fire is hilarious and I'm here for it. Reality isn't as fun as that idea. You push it in and the metal coils get hot. When it pops out, you can set it to your cigarette and it will start to burn the paper.

[@thischickDEJ]

i always thought it was more of an ashtray than a lighter even though i know it was called a lighter lol

[@jesslikescoffee24]

Yeah they obviously didn’t have a parent that smoked in the car with them lol

[@LucretiaPearl]

Even though I don't think I was in a car with someone that used one, I had seen it on TV & I know that in A Goofy Movie, they heat up their soup can with one.

[@KittensHellfire]

@@valap_ to this day I have a burn scar on my finger from 2nd grade when I plugged in the one in my dads car and proceeded to touch the glowing orange metal coil. I did it for no other reason than I was curious even after my dad explained how it worked. my middle finger will forever have a deep scar on the pad.

[@dixiecripps7792]

I'm younger than Cris and Ben and I definitely remember my dad lighting a cigar on the cigarette lighter and then warning me not to touch it until it cooled down

[@madddoll8685]

Cristine: "people who drink coffee always need sugar/milk and don't actually enjoy black coffee on it's own. So they don't actually like coffee itself. Not like tea drinkers." Also Cristine: *drinks exclusively David's tea which is full of random stuff & chunks of sugary ingredients and is like 50% not leaves 🙃 So funny, but I'm someone who likes both coffee and tea so no shade either way lol

[@adriandaniels1]

Yeah most people put milk and sugar in their tea! If it’s steeped too long, the tannins become too much and yeah, people need sugar and milk for that.

[@dianatruica4431]

Regarding the accessible stall, I work in architecture in Canada and the way the building code is phrased is that accessible stalls are required. These stalls make up a certain percentage of the total number required. We don't estimate an expected number of disabled occupants in order to determine how many accessible stalls to provide, you work out the total number of occupants and provide x amount of toilets, out of which a small percentage are required to be accessible. Even in places of work where being able bodied is a job requirement, you will find an accessible stall. The stalls aren't therefore "reserved". I'll leave it up to everyone's common sense whether or not to use it.

[@serena_davis]

Same in the US.

[@emilyfoster2426]

Simply: ‘it’s unsustainable to collect all vinyls’ Also simply: has a wall full of nail polish and continues to collect a lot of nail polish lol

[@meeeeesh1843]

I was cooking while I listened and her nail polish wall flashed VIVIDLY into my head and made me keel over a bit in a cackle, Oh Cristine 😂

[@rachael5359]

Cristine: "But you usually know what I'm talking about." Ben: "...okay."

[@mlwgurl]

I think people really underestimate how much loose leaf tea expands when it's soaked. Even for a short period of time. I blame it on all those tea bags that are just shards of tea leaves that don't really expand at all.

[@jennyrice2216]

My daughter ended up quitting playing some on-line games because of how much trash talk would go on. And in some cases she would report the person.

[@cosodesign8953]

Not Christine forgetting that there are multiple country’s that put milk, sugar, and etc into their tea 😂

[@Essie-vs3rr]

Tibetans have tea made of tea leaves, yak butter, and milk. They also put salt in it( instead of sugar)

[@AST-erisked]

NGL that sounds great

[@_bebeboudeur_]

I remember going to Ireland and always adding milk to my tea there cause they had vegan milk in a little carafe on the table (France is/was way behind on that) 'twas nice !

[@felisa957]

as a fellow millennial the distrust of digital media is such a real thing (e.g. your favorite movie or album no longer being available to stream / play at will)

[@thenopedetective]

At this point I've lost access to most of my favourite comedies to unwind even though I have 3 streaming services. It's a high stakes roulette lol

[@justcomments]

Yes! That reminds me I have a cache of old podcasts two laptops ago which aren’t available anywhere online now. Even stuff you can download forever is formatted for specific apps.

[@kaitlinellerbe1201]

I've had an iPhone most of my adult life, so when I switched to my android, I lost all the music I had purchased over the years 😭

[@thespankmyfrank]

That's why I'll still pirate certain shows because they're that hard to find, just to keep on a harddrive for the day all streaming services go down lol.

[@_bebeboudeur_]

me when i saw dove removed all of her previous music from before that one viral tiktok

[@lindseybotelho]

My ex and I got into an argument once over one of those hypothetical save an animal or a human questions. He got mad because I said if we went hiking and brought our dog and they were both hanging off a cliff and i could only save one I would save my dog. My thought process was that I'm responsible for my dog and I was the one who brought her up there. She didn't make that conscious choice the way we did. As adult humans we knew the risks and make the choice anyway.

[@Jess-_-meh]

I like vinyl for the mindfulness factor. If I'm having a particularly stressful week, it can be nice to play some records. I have to pay more attention to it than I do to whatever is on Spotify. I can't just skip a song on the record, and I have to go over to flip to the other side or put a new record on. It's more of a participation that can be relaxing to me.

[@DiggandDugg]

For similar reasons I prefer playing an album or playlist on my Alexa because them I rarely change songs or anything really, just use it like a speaker. it's relaxing not to keep picking and choosing songs.

[@victoriaconner4555]

I like the way flipping the record is like a built in break from what I'm doing - eg. studying, working, chores. I have to stop what I'm doing and go over to flip the record, stretch my legs etc. Also love the ritual of listening to an album fully in order without shuffle, skip etc.

[@Jess-_-meh]

@Victoria Conner this is exactly what makes it such a good mindfulness practice for me when I'm having higher periods of anxiety.

[@thespankmyfrank]

Agreed! I do it when studying, so I get breaks in between to stand up and move about.

[@viktoriakasza768]

Sleep is my favourite part of the day tbh😅

[@lestranged]

same. I wish it was more than 8 hours usually.

[@auradeoblivio]

i feel like cris and ben described really well the north american coffee experience but here in brazil (and i think in latam as a whole) the NORMAL is to have black coffee! when someone offers you coffee and you say yes, you will get a small cup of strong filtered coffee and you have to ASK for sugar or milk (and some places don’t even have milk)

[@lolsous]

Same here in Sweden, I prefer with milk and I often get teased about it

[@andressaguerra6711]

I think in most places, you don't have to ask for sugar, the coffee usually comes with some sugar and artificial sweetners satches on the side. Most people I know add sugar. Milk definitely isn't that common, though, if you ask for milk, I'm pretty sure people would be like ???? Unless it's in a bakery or somewhere more informal, or if they actually have it on the menu

[@thenopedetective]

@@andressaguerra6711 where is this?? I'm in Canada and this isn't a thing unless you're getting a latte at a chain store.

[@crunchyoats1862]

@@andressaguerra6711 even tim horton's will give you black coffee if you don't ask for cream and sugar

[@_bebeboudeur_]

same in France

[@Uncle_Flanos]

Simplys hair looks so good😭

[@dominator8245]

I think she dyed it black.

[@alex-6313]

I was thinking the same. and the length looks great 😊❤

[@oliviaunderc0ver]

@@dominator8245i dont think she did

[@expensivepink7]

@@dominator8245 she didn’t

[@hotsexyangel]

About the toxic gamer: it seems like that person is using gaming as an anger outlet. They need to do therapy or journal or just _something_ productive that lets out their anger instead of lashing out on people online. It’s incredibly unhealthy & it’s obviously gonna affect the people he’s yelling at.

[@_bebeboudeur_]

this ! I also had a relationship with someone who would yell at the tv with so much anger that it startled me so yeah, it also affects your direct inner circle (like legit scared of that man)

[@piscesklara]

To add to the coffee versus tea conversation, to me, both plain coffee and plain tea taste disgustingly bitter and that’s the only thing I can taste. 😅 I only learned through trial and failure of different ways to sweeten/add other condiments to each and curating the best taste for myself in both (with tea of course depending on the flavour)… on top of that it’s perfectly fine if someone just likes the bitterness of black coffee or tea without any additions because every one’s taste buds are different. 🤷🏻‍♀️ all these debates about people bashing other people for liking the food or drink that they don’t is stupid to me😅😅 not to mention our tastebuds change every seven years or so so what you like or don’t like now will definitely change in a few years anyway🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cpiccerilli]

I agree! Plain tea is gross - it tastes like water with a hint of flavor to it. Plain coffee is also gross - I add milk and flavor syrup to enjoy it. But also flavored waters and seltzers are gross to me - it's either flavor or nothing😂

[@crystalwang1532]

Have u tried teas that have been imported from China? Cuz I notice it’s mostly the western teas that are bitter as hell since those are made with the intention of sweetener while ur not supposed to add anything to Chinese teas so the flavor is more floral and milder

[@piscesklara]

@@crystalwang1532 i haven’t! but will look into this, thank you :) !!

[@meeeeesh1843]

@@crystalwang1532 SWEET advice! its absolute true I trust chinese tea to have a better process and better taste.

[@marysmith3057]

I think vintage vinyl is different because older music was created/composed for this medium specifically. Its a little different listening to music in the way it was created and listening to it on reformatted or remastered digital versions. Vinyl is less convenient, less portable, especially as we have the ability to travel more or move away from our hometowns, but I wouldn't go so far as to say better or worse.

[@VivianArthurs]

i think all stalls in the bathrooms should be big stalls.

[@LucretiaPearl]

That would be sooooo nice!

[@ashleyquam]

Right? I’m a average size person and sometimes the regular stalls you have to squeeze into them cause they’re so tiny

[@angel_vii]

Ben's new side series - "Going on Holoday" where he and Julien go do all the traveling they want to do spreading the holosexual love across the lands. 😂 Yay for "business expense" vacations.

[@toltorg]

Cigarette lighters in cars typically worked like a hot plate. There was a coil inside, you’d hold it down for like 10-15 seconds and then light a cigarette. No naked flames!

[@WYIN98]

I always had this intrusive thought of putting my finger in as a child 😬😬 wonder if they had a safety feature??

[@WYIN98]

@@valap_ 💀💀💀I'm so sorry

[@creatingdistractions]

On airplane windows: they used to fit the seats when the seats had more space, but became misaligned when the airlines squeezed the seats closer together for more passengers/profit

[@ivettesaldana410]

For the McDonalds one, they prioritize orders by drive thru, pick up, and then the actual people in the restaurant. It’s because they assume that if you are going inside the restaurant, then you have some time to waste instead of going in the drive-thru because most do drive thru and pick up for the fast speed. But then you have people inside the restaurant waiting like 10mins to just place their order and then another 10 for their food.

[@TissueCat_]

sleep imo is so important mentally because we get a break from everything and get to be unconscious for ~8 hrs, and i think we'd all be even more of a mess if we didnt get that. also the obvious reason its important as well is our bodies need to recuperate

[@ChristopherJCroft]

The limited edition colors/variants for vinyl records has been a thing in the independent rock music scene since at least the 90's. And comic books did the same thing with cover variants. So the concept definitely just now caught on in pop music when vinyl records became popular again.

[@Bluessoulphoenix]

Okay but the starting in the middle of a sentence thing is too relatable because you forget thoughts are silent

[@AmethystNotTaken]

I’ve always liked coffee. Yes, I started drinking it as a child, and it was mostly milk with like a teaspoon of instant coffee and some sugar, but 30+ years later I love actual coffee drinks that don’t necessarily have to have milk, and definitely don’t need sugar.

[@--julian_]

why did you drink it as a child?

[@AmethystNotTaken]

@@--julian_ because it was there, and my grandma would let me have it. Mind you, I would use maybe a 1/8 tsp of it in a 10 oz cup of warm milk, but that was my introduction to coffee. Also, coffee at a younger age was a normal thing where I come from, or at least it used to be (idk anymore).

[@TheBugidi]

to add on the accessible bathroom, also you have to take on consideration that most have the diaper changing table is inside that stall, so you see a lot of mothers using that stall as to fit also the strollers. Maybe instead of having the wheelchair sign should be an universal sign for accessibility.

[@melonaise]

People in wheelchairs banging on stall doors: This actually happened to me! I was a kid, like 10 years old, and we were at a museum. The line for the restroom was super long, so when it was my turn and the accessible stall was open, I used it. Then an adult woman came down the aisle in her wheelchair and banged on the door, demanding I get out, incidentally blocking anyone in the other two stalls from getting out (it was a barely handicap accessible space). She yelled and yelled at me. I didn't argue back because I was a kid but it didn't make sense to me that a stall should just stay empty when there was such a long line. BUT I would say there are people who abuse the wheelchair stall by using when they know they're pooping aka going to take longer, or they change clothes in there and block use for the wheelchair user.

[@meikusje]

Cristine the Tea Queen who adds all sorts of stuff to tea I would have never even thought of accusing coffeedrinkers of not liking coffee because they don't shoot espresso as is 😂

[@pendaman6153]

The tea argument doesn’t account for how people in Britain and Ireland drink breakfast tea! Never seen anyone have that type of tea without milk (and a lot of people have sugar). Obviously for fruit tea this isn’t the same but breakfast and Yorkshire tea definitely is modified by at least milk!

[@marysmith3057]

Most people I know who drink tea, drink it with sugar or honey, and/or with milk. This is in the US, even with fruit teas, most people I know don't drink it straight.

[@stellastarstube]

Yep, I’m Scottish and don’t know anyone who drinks black tea with no milk. I love tea with milk, without it’s so bitter and sucks all the moisture out of my mouth.

[@elizpalm]

There is a wide range of teas out there and each type take different additives to elevate the flavour. I like a little milk in black teas, herbal I take black, some I like a little bit of lemon, etc. I also like coffee with a bit of milk but take my espresso black. It is just all personal preference. ❤❤

[@neon.anissa]

This was my thought! I am pakistani and grew up drinking tea with milk and sugar because that's how you do it, leftover habits of British occupied India.

[@caitlin329]

I've known people to drink English Breakfast tea black. It's rarer, but not unheard of.

[@ek7652]

About the toilets for disabled people... I think on one hand people should realize that invisible disabilities are a thing and there will be people who need to use disabled toilets, will use disabled toilets, but won't "look disabled" (I've seen some pretty nasty videos "calling out" people who "don't look disabled", but well, most disabilities are invisible). But I don't think non-disabled people should use these toilets (besides having a real emergency and no other possible toilet nearby), because some of the disabilities that people need to use these toilets for may have something to do with incontinence and similar conditions, so even though I'm disabled myself, if I could wait for a brief moment to go to another toilet, I would because there may be someone else disabled who really needs to go in urgently and cannot just casually wait until someone else - especially someone else who doesn't need it atm - is done.

[@joannaboonen3552]

At certain times of the month, I will only ever use the accessible stall because it’s usually the only one with a sink included in the stall. Just in case, because I would hate to have to go out and then wash my hands in the common area if anything went wrong. Especially when everyone has to touch that lock… Honestly, I think every stall should be wide enough, have a sink, and - for when you have a back injury - one of those bars to help you up. The place I rent used to have elderly people before us and wow - that bar next to the toilet is amazing. Sincerely, started rowing at 13 with years of bad form, and now suffering the consequences.

[@elisepatt149]

For the “not eating something in its purist form” argument they’re having. I side with Ben. Would you eat a stick or cinnamon if you like cinnamon? Raw and in its purest form 😉

[@lecrah]

MacDonald's has a sensor at their drive thru windows to detect how long a car is waiting in the drive thru. corporate gives them two minutes per car or something like that. so getting the customers to park while they cook the food keeps corporate from demoting that restaurant etc. also I think it's a safety thing, having a rando at your window for 15 minutes seems less safe to the workers than asking them to park and bringing out the food.

[@cathlenejenkins8122]

Cristine what you’re not getting is that the coffee flavor goes well with what you put in it, not that you’re trying to completely mask the flavor 😫

[@Yulenka-]

I think that dreaming is seriously underrated and that the humanity would have been significantly worse off if humans were unable to dream. It's such a valuable way of processing impressions and emotions.

[@mckinneypassios4273]

This.

[@carinen8119]

Interesting! As someone who rarely remembers my dreams (about once or twice a month) and usually only has anxious dreams (having to run away, etc), I never really got the importance people place on dreams. Now I definitely wonder what I'm missing.

[@thespankmyfrank]

@@carinen8119 Same. It's VERY rare for me to remember dreams, so I also wonder what I'm missing! I've had a few super vivid dreams that kinda changed me in a way though, I wonder if it's like that.

[@carinen8119]

@@thespankmyfrank that's so interesting! Would you mind sharing more about those experiences?

[@marquis101]

With the bigger stall that's handicap accessible, it's also usually the stall with the baby changer in it for moms. And even when the kid is young and you both need to go to the bathroom, it's easy to use as a family stall instead of sending your potty training kid into a small stall alone, or both mom and child trying to squeeze into small stalls. It's definitely not ONLY for handicap people. Imo

[@sexygrt1]

Exactly. People tend to forget that there are other reasons outside of a disability that would require the use of the bigger stall. I will always let someone go ahead if I can.

[@Ray_Vun]

i can assure you that if humans didn't need sleep, most of those 8 hours wouldn't be put to good use because employers would just have longer work shifts and instead of working 8 hours a day we'd be working 16

[@0304dream]

About the handicap bathroom opinion. There was a tiktok that went kinda viral of a woman on a wheelchair shaking the door of a handicap bathroom and screaming to the woman using the stall

[@animelover1705]

yea i remember that, i also rememeber other disabled people trying to teach here that its wheelchair accessible not wheelchair exclusive / only 😅

[@kb1gemini]

Ben and Cristine talking about the pros and cons of owning physical albums. Me and the other kpop fans: 👁️👄👁️

[@brittfrijhoff5610]

Me owning like countless amounts of physical kpop albums 👁👄👁

[@julia8523]

In regards to online ordering at places like Starbucks, it depends on if you place your order for a future pickup time or ASAP. Either way Starbucks gives you a time range i.e. 10-12 minutes with an estimated pick up time for your mobile order. Pretty sure they make the drinks in the order received and it's on you to show up in that range lol my stuff is always ready by the provided time frame!

[@emmahiggins900]

In regards to the vinyl / multiple versions of albums opinion, I think having the music in multiple formats is a matter of having different experiences. As someone who collect multiple versions of albums/CDs (Kpop is a master at this), each physical album has the same songs, but different photos, color schemes, and sometimes are even constructed uniquely. Yes, multiple album versions can inflate numbers, but it can also show people who want to support an artist (just listening online), want to have a physical representation (own one version), and someone who want the entire experience (owning all versions). I also think putting on a CD and having the music come from a speaker instead of in headphones gives a different quality in user-experience, along with hearing the songs in the order the artist wanted to place them instead of whatever order you chose for your playlist :)

[@Martina-zz5fj]

Listening to smoke conversations feels like I live in past century 😂 we still have those lighters in every car, new or old😂 and we light cigarettes sometimes with those hahahha

[@jsmr4988]

I’ve been listening to you guys since the podcast started and I have to say, the best moments are when I get SO MAD, frustrated, shook, at some of your guys’ opinions - I love both of you dearly, and I also love the discourse!! These unpopular opinion videos are therefore a TREAT!!! 😍

[@meganyoung5122]

In most public restrooms the children’s changing table is in the “handicap” stall

[@sofiaacevedo2371]

luckily ben and cristine aren't into kpop the album market there it's INSANE, up to 5 versions of the same album but with different photos and fans will buy tons of them to get into fansgin/fancall events with the artist.

[@kimmylatsch1633]

Ok but hear me out, vinyl is a perfect pomodoro timer, each side is about 20-22 minutes, and you have to get up and flip or change it, so no matter what you have to get up and get the blood flowing. Also artists can fit big posters in them, and they come in pretty colors now. Also, also, i like hearing which songs are more worn out on my parents on their old albums because they played them the most.

[@razzmatazzirishwrist]

The “it is what it is” killed me. I had a super toxic roommate in college and when I got sick of her trash talking people, I would just respond “it is what it is” without even realizing it. She found a mug at the store that said that phrase and bought it for me and was like “look. It’s your catchphrase.”

[@mutantfroggy]

I do like the sound of old vinyls, with the old technology the white noise you get on the vintage records is just a comforting sound to me hahaha, but you need the right equipment to enjoy it properly which is the biggest drawback

[@AsVol27]

About McDonalds: I live in Europe (Poland) and it's so bizarre to me that drive through order can take 15 minutes! I have never been asked to pull over and wait, I was just given food at the drive through spot. I don't go there often so maybe it changed but from what I can remember from childhood and being a teenager driving with my dad, waiting 15 minutes for a McDonalds meal is not a thing here.

[@asmithaseebun8566]

Yes. I am from Mauritius 🇲🇺 and at our McDonald's you get service in 5 mins or less while still at the window. 15 minutes is a long time!

[@Alice20007]

The one near me in the UK is just getting 1 star reviews as people are having to wait an hour + and the food is cold/wrong

[@lulusinner]

UK here. I'm from a family of 6 we pretty much always have to pull over but thats understandable cos of the scale of our order. We are ordering 10 burgers etc. I think people are too impatient these days. I was in burger king and someone started asking me how long I was waiting and complaining I immediately told him I order a unusual item so it usually has to be made fresh so it's understandable that I have to wait, when I got my order they were apologising for the wait because of this guy, they did everything as quick as they could and some poor hard worker felt bad because some random guy was complaining about how long I WAS WAITING

[@jadziajan]

Yeah. As much as I dislike McDonald's, I'm tempted to empathise with the original poster. Fifteen minutes IS a lot more than what is expected from a fast food place. If quick service is the only reason you enjoy McDonald's, and they don't do that anymore, then maybe there is no reason left to go. Fifteen minutes is what can be expected if the place is full or your order is large, but not the basis, at least in my experience, also in Europe.

[@neon.anissa]

I've lived in the U.S. my whole life, have frequented McDonald's about once a month in the past year at many different locations (usually I'm eating it because I'm on a road trip) and I have never, ever, no matter how busy, had to wait 15 minutes. I honestly think that person is full of shit.

[@krista5540]

Me in my eastern European country, with my 12 year old car, with the 5 CD changer and cigarette lighter/phone connector, feeling like a poor alien lol.

[@TheHappybunbun]

You have the luxurious 5 CD changer??? Wow!!! (Me with my 20 yo fiat stilo) 😂 I mean, if it's still working then why change it, right?

[@_bebeboudeur_]

hey, gas and cars are expensive, i don't even have one but would love a 5 cds changer ! i never even saw one but it would be pretty cool for my 2010 cds collection

[@svelli7473]

Hi just wanna say I appreciate you making this podcast. I enjoy listening to it when I drive to/from work. I'm a huge introvert but I like the feeling of having company that way. Whatever you decide on the future of the podcast, know that we will continue supporting you in whatever makes you happiest :)

[@drunkieowl2207]

As a former barista at Starbucks, the little stickers with orders get printed in the order they were received. Say someone placed a mobile order at 8:49:59, and you placed an in-person order at 8:50:00, then the mobile order will print first and we will make it first. It’s a little more convoluted during rush hours and depends on a type of drink, but that’s the general rule of thumb if how we make drinks. We don’t think about the “order” in which we received the orders, but trying not to mess up making 2-3 drinks at the same time lol

[@meganria3531]

I think vinyl is still more popular than people think, there is something about seeing a shelf full of vinyl it's so much more exciting than a Spotify playsuit. People take a lot of pride in their collections. A lot of people still mix on turntables 😁

[@LizAshley]

The cigarette lighter in the car! I still call it that and people younger than me are like “the WHAT?!” (I’m 30😂) to light it you just pushed in and it would heat up coils. Then you pull the knob out and light your cigarette with it. Lol

[@ericaadam]

I'm 27 and I just bought a 2011 truck with a cigarette lighter! Trucks and working vehicles were slower to phase them out, so mine has both the cigarette lighter *and* a 12-volt outlet. I'm actually pretty glad I have it for emergiencies and camping.

[@LizAshley]

@@ericaadam that’s a great point!

[@sofiakleskinen]

the one about not trusting influencers if they're paid to promote a product is kinda funny in the light of the whole mikayla nogueira's mascara scandal

[@mcazi17]

It’s like saying if you don’t like very concentrated tea you don’t like tea. Or that if you put honey, sugar or milk you don’t actually like it

[@khl0rine]

In regards to starbucks orders: I saw some others saying the tickets come in as ordered, which is true, so if you're ordering 10 other people can have ordered online before your order goes into the system. Along with this though I have seen very high traffic downtown locations in my area prioritize easier to make drinks like a regular coffee or tea because they will go out faster and then they can focus on harder things. So that adds to the wait times as well for in-store customers if many mobile orders are more simple than the in-store orders.

[@Slap_Pappy]

With the influencer advertising, for me I think it’s less about the fact that they are getting paid, and more that if I see something over and over again I’m more likely to find it annoying. so if I see an advertisement for a product that multiple people are advertising, I’m not gonna wanna buy that product. Even with normal ads, if I see it over and over again, it doesn’t become more tempting, it turns me off to the product in general.

[@Alice20007]

If I see another wild deodorant, Nord VPN , betterhelp,audible,hellofresh, book of the month or skillshare I'll rage quit😅 I completely agree with you its annoying as hell seeing things over and over I hate this world of ads we live in. I personally have the opinion ALOT of the time they just take the ads to pay the rent and manager they may have. They just read the minute script as needed and dont vet the product or company for the benefit of their audience as they should. I dont think they have the time,resources or interest too either that's what I gather from most of the youtubers I've come across personally.

[@Slap_Pappy]

@@Alice20007 yeah totally! Like with better help and established titles, a lot of KZbinrs only seemed to care about the shady business practices after someone else called them out lol. I know people gotta pay the bills but I hope more KZbinrs look a least a little harder into the companies they promote. And maybe switch it up every now and again!!!

[@Alice20007]

@@Slap_Pappy 100% glad its not just me with these thoughts and frustrations! Ive noticed channels that make content out of controversies and drama have all gone quiet at the moment on the better help troubles going on. Funnily enough they were actively promoting them until the issue were brought to light by others!! Pay the bills but dont expose the audience you have created to things we shouldnt send money on. I dont worry about myself im an adult i dont even have the money to spend even if an ad tempted me but the younger audiences watching without an understanding of scams and bad business practices is whom all creators should protect. Its a very selfish world out here sadly.💕😮‍💨

[@crossidy7223]

About the "fast food isnt fast anymore", people too often fail to realize theyre usually not the only customer, you might not see the other customers from that drive thru window and even if youre inside and dont see other people theres possibly a dozen wolt/doordash/whatever orders. And you know hot food still takes a few minutes to prepare and package even if its "just" a burger and fries.

[@MacabreMole]

Old people things: Putting a CD player in your first car was a major event in your life Casette with aux cord

[@baileyt640]

I had a cassette with an aux cord 😞 my car still has a tape deck but ive upgraded to a bluetooth plugin thing that uses radio 😅

[@MacabreMole]

@@baileyt640 the Bluetooth radio plugin thingie is such a life saver!

[@ols1022]

I genuinely think sleeping is the best part of the human experience. Like theres truly nothing better than not being awake seriously.

[@cosodesign8953]

I think you may be depressed 😂 I absolutely could be wrong and you just love sleep but I definitely felt this way during my depressive episodes.

[@rainyrage]

As someone who works at a tea parlor its very rare for someone to ask for milk, sugar or even honey.

[@maggiemurphy4092]

I make tea every day i always put honey in it. I'll put cream in for like a black tea but sometimes i am out so i dont lol

[@jampsonn1826]

I've gotten into tea in the last 6 months and I've found that I also don't reach for those things nearly as much as I do for coffee. I add a dab of milk for a few dessert teas, but I drink most of my teas as is. The flavors are too good to mess up with additives!

[@enenenergp]

I’m guessing tea parlors have more tea purists and connoisseurs as customers compared to an average home tea drinker or a combined coffee/tea drinker. I feel like I often run into the sentiment that anything but milk at least just should not be added to tea, that even people who don’t really like or drink tea think I’m weird for doing it. Sometimes also this kind of elitist sounding thing of like oh you’re ruining it with the milk, your tastes aren’t sophisticated enough to appreaciate tea properly (you get this same thing with coffee snobs as well). For me I feel like I taste the different flavors better when I add milk because it cuts the bitterness that overpowers the other flavors. Another thing that could be a big factor is the country you’re in, different countries have different norms around tea.

[@rainyrage]

@@enenenergp I'm from Ohio, America. Sorry if I came off as elitist I deffinatly wasn't trying to do that. Just saying that as someone who works in a tea parlor its rare to hear people ask for additives. We do get alot of lemon waters though 🙄 haha

[@neon.anissa]

@enenenergp I'm pakistani and grew up drinking English tea with milk and sugar every day at tea time, one of the many things leftover from British India. Black tea and coffee are harsh on the stomach. Everyone had different taste buds but I think wanting to make your own beverage more appetizing for yourself just makes sense. I don't like raw unseasoned chicken, that doesn't mean I don't really like chicken.

[@Littlesumo18]

I have a double cassette deck still. It's one of the fancy ones where you can e.g. set marks so you can skip to the next mark "automatically", when you record your own. Also could attach a MD player via a optical cable (anyone remember MDs?) Got it in 1998, it's been a whiiiile 😆

[@lizalove91]

Next video: Cris, Ben and Julien painting their nails on the beach lol

[@SwampRobin]

The first time I tried coffee was one of my first sentient memories as a kid. I was like 2 or 3, my mom walked away from her cup to answer the phone and I stole a sip. It brought me online to the planet for a second. 😂 I loved it and my mom learned a valuable lesson about leaving caffeine within reach of a toddler.

[@mobuckey]

Beyn's new unpopular opinion, blue cheese is a drug lol

[@PastelScoops]

I haven't watched you in years (due to hyperfixation on other content, mostly reddit reads and Minecraft videos). This started playing on autoplay and I recognized the intro immediately and got a wave of nostalgia

[@Ray_Vun]

i think the issue that that a lot of influencers just take the money and don't care if the product is what's advertised, if it's any good, they just want that cheque and will push out whatever product. there's a lot of youtubers that only do sponsors for things they know are good, but there's also a lot of youtubers that will do whatever sponsor falls on their lap. and there's been plenty of companies heavily sponsored by youtubers that were exposed for being shit and the ads being deceiving. raid shadow legends, established titles, better help, all of those are just packed full of lies about the product and we're supposed to believe it's good because this influencer with whom we've developed a parasocial relationship with is telling us it's good

[@racer4369]

I am a big Kpop fan and collecting CD albums that come with a concept photo book, poster, photocard, and other inclusions makes sense to me. For artists selling ONLY the vinyl it makes no sense for me to buy even for my collection. BTS are now selling vinyl versions again probably to up sales but they also come with similar inclusions to CD albums. I grew up buying CDs so I prefer CD albums because my old PC has a CD player and I can download the mp3 files from my CDs.

[@kykkelikokos]

Perfect timing!! I got home from work and just danced in the bathroom until I got tired, so now I need to sit back and just relax

[@luizarodrigues274]

As a brazilian, i can't understand how people survive without drinking coffee. Here we usually drink black coffee every morning and around 4pm. Some like to drink coffee with a little milk, but usually we drink black. I like iced coffee too, but here i'm a freak lol

[@andressaguerra6711]

I actually prefer iced coffee (with milk) 100x. But here it is seen as something fancy, definitely not common or something you have on a daily basis. If you say you prefer it iced, you'll surely get teased for it lol

[@Purplepotion]

I always loved stinky blue cheese since I was a kid😅 😆

[@Mbhugstrees]

Your discourse makes me smile. I love how analytical and logical simply gets about these opinions. It makes me smile. I love the love you guys share. 😂 and beyyynnn always plugging for a vacay🤞🏻. Can’t wait to try my new barista nail polish! Keep smiling

[@vessiecakes]

As a person who works a 13+ hour night shift with no break, I need to sleep 10+ hours at a time and do absolutely nothing on my first day off just to feel normal ...

[@tenshiyamero]

bless simply, this is a good time to have a new episode LOL i havent started my work at all

[@bec7546]

I usually find it hard to listen to entire podcast episodes but i genuinely could watch/listen to you guys talk all day

[@hxpewxrld]

As someone who used to work at McDonalds(in Canada), what order we make first is literally just in order of when the order was received. If we were backed up in the restaurant or drive thru for example sometimes the management will make the executive decision to let the delivery orders wait a little longer and focus in person. But for the most part it's first ordered, first served.

[@caitlin329]

Vinyl is a bit different to other trends as its mainstream revival has lasted nearly a decade now and is very popular (it hasn't been a 'hipster' thing for years). There's appeal to the experience, but also as a collectable and almost like art. The simplicity of just putting on a physical album can definitely be nice in a world of overwhelming choice. I wonder if Cristine would also find it easier to understand in terms of purchasing art Vs NFTs.

[@callieh11h]

I love you guys soooo much!!! Watched your vids before I moved to Canada and still watching whilst here, OH CANADA is the best, just as you two are!!

[@KZesty]

People are so weird about coffee. It's truly an addiction for a lot of people 🥴

[@littleelozzaaa545]

Vinyl has a calming effect that you don’t get with other forms of playing music. There is effects you can put on but it’s not the same at all.

[@mapferl]

I absolutely loved coffee the first time I had it. I was 4 or 5 and was allowed a sip of my great grandmothers cup. And the rest is history 😂

[@alexandram.2714]

"Otyughs were a type of gulguthra,[8][9] strange aberrations that dwelt underground and delighted in the eating of filth and offal.[3]" From Dungeons and Dragons Wiki.

[@lindseybotelho]

I'm old - 35. The cigarette lighters in cars were electric. Think of like a small circular coil that heats up. Similar to those old electric stove tops.

[@isabellasuell3305]

26:53 - Agreed. Specifically for brands I've already tried. I like seeing people just literally test it so I can see what the new releases are like (looking at you Holo Taco) and deciding if I truly want specific colors or not by those reviews.

[@cakes271]

I put the window down most of the time, since I normally take night time flights