I'm afraid we can't tolerate this anymore!

😈

Associated Press

CNN

According to Yahoo and the Associated Press

and even The Washington Post picked up 🙄

Easter with all that cheesy pop music

Seriously, how much longer...
I mean, what is actually happening to us?

i?

It’ll be a summer fling
Honestly, everyone is making such a massive spectacle out of this right now because the media loves a flashy, trending topic, and I am certain it will just be one fleeting summer sensation
I should clarify—and I emphasize "think" here because I truly have no clue what the reality is like, nor do I have any connection to this specific "subculture"—but I resonate with my own observations; I know a vast, vast number of people, and not one single soul, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY, who listens to mainstream country music that doesn't also listen to it and frequent those types of venues
It was exactly the same pattern when we saw those endless news reports and deep dives into the supposed craze of after-work happy hours, then the surge of local pubs becoming the go-to spots, followed by the explosion of cocktail bars and then the rise of upscale lounge lounges
Well, currently, we are stuck in a country-wide obsession with that gritty, low-brow country scene
Generally speaking, it is quite unfortunate to live in a society where trends shift faster than the changing seasons, yet in this particular instance, I find it somewhat useful; very soon, the trend will pivot toward something else entirely, and it will all be over

As I previously stated—it will be a summer fling. I am not losing any sleep over it.

Half of the fashion crowd swaps out trends like they’re changing socks. A few years back, it was glitchy electronics, then bad R&B, then EDM...

Lali Puna said:it’ll just be a summer thing
honestly—everyone is making such a huge deal out of it now because the media loves a hot topic, so it’ll definitely be the "thing" for one summer
i think—and i really mean *think* here, since i don't actually know anything about that "subculture"—but from what i see, i know so many people... and literally NOBODY who listens to country music wouldn't be at those kinds of places or listening to it too
it's the same pattern—we saw reports all about the whole "after-work party" craze when that hit here, then it was all about pubs being the big thing, then cocktail bars, then lounge bars
now, unfortunately, it's the country music vibe
anyway, it sucks living in a society where trends shift faster than the seasons, but maybe it's fine this time... soon the trend will move on to something else and it'll be over

like i said—it'll just be a summer thing. i'm not sweating it.

Hey Lali, thanks for the comment. 👍
I want to be an optimist about this like you, but I'm not sure I can pull it off...
It's so easy for the media to just latch onto a story and push it until everyone's obsessed.
That's what crossed my mind.

I was back in the States a couple of years ago, for the first time in forever. I visited family in the Midwest and Washington, D.C., and noticed some things that weren't there before—or stuff I just hadn't picked up on. Washington, D.C. felt a bit depressing, though it was winter—so that's probably why. Who actually wants to go to D.C. in the dead of winter? 😬

But the Midwest (specifically Des Moines, Small town, USA, and Indianapolis) was actually great. 😲
I don't remember much about the Midwest from back in the day, but what I experienced there... 👎 (kind of how we view Romania).
I wonder if it's still lingering from the War or something?
From what I saw and heard, it's pretty rare to find someone there who isn't listening to country music.

stormywolf39 said:half the fashion crowd swaps out trends like they're changing socks... a few years back it was bad electronic music, then shitty R&B, then all those pop divas...

I honestly admire how you stay so chill about it—I'm way more sensitive than that, and these aesthetic attacks really get under my skin...

Honestly, once you hear the American pop scene, it’s all the same... garbage is garbage, regardless of where it's coming from.

stormywolf39 said:Honestly, when you listen to the American pop scene, it’s all the same... garbage is garbage, no matter where it comes from.

Yeah, exactly what I'm saying. 🙂

Unless someone actually thinks Taylor Swift (and whoever else...) are total icons. 🤔

Sandra King86 said:I honestly admire how you stay so chill. I’m definitely more sensitive—those kinds of aesthetic critiques really get under my skin.

Personally, I just can't deal with people who are constantly uptight...

Taylor Swift isn't quite there yet—she'd be an absolute icon if she were just a little more edgy.

Sandra King86 said:But honestly, the Midwest—specifically places like Des Moines, some small town, USA, and Indianapolis—was just incredible. 😲
I don't have many memories of the Midwest from back in the day, but what I’ve experienced lately... 👎 (it reminds me of how we see Romania).
I can't tell if it's leftover effects from the War or what?

Nah, that's just cosmic forces at work.

gentlepuma20 said:honestly, I can't deal with people who are just totally uptight...

Taylor Swift isn't really a legend—she’d be an absolute icon if she actually took some risks...

Nah, she's definitely a star 🙂
but she's also kind of tacky—like, with the fake lips and the nose job.

Just a grown woman singing ridiculous songs about shoes, or grass, or sheep eating it and thinking it's all just some cute little joke ... please, too easy. 😬

🙂 😁 😁

analogharbor442 said:nah, that's just cosmic forces at work...

The War happened and it's over. We can't just use that as an excuse forever...
When is everything actually going to get back to normal?

Sandra King86 said:But the Midwest—specifically places like Des Moines, Small town, USA, and Indianapolis—was just incredible to me. 😲
I don't have many memories of the Midwest from back in the day, but what I’ve actually experienced and seen lately feels 👎 (kind of like how we view Romania).
I can't even tell if it's lingering effects from the Rat or what?
From everything I've gathered and heard, you can't go anywhere there without hearing some tacky country music playing.

So, wait, are you saying you actually love that tacky country stuff? 🙂

Samuel Murphy6 said:So you're saying girls are your thing? 🙂

The Midwest is everything to me—and girls... they're just my absolute weakness... 🙂

heads up—vagina sand alert! 🙂

gentlepuma20 The user said:Is there any warning for a sudden sandstorm? 🙂

Things are still looking up here compared to that other thread. 🤮

I'll add a quick thought on this topic, even though I'm honestly getting pretty tired of all these threads about pop singers.

Sandra King86, I don't see why this bothers you. Why not just let people have their fun? Since you live in the US, you shouldn't have to deal with it anyway. 😉

Gregory Walker15 said:Things are actually pretty chill here compared to that other thread 🤮

EDIT: gonna say something on-topic too, even though these endless threads about influencers are driving me crazy...

Sandra King86, I don't get why this bothers you—just let people have their fun. Especially since you live in the States, you don't exactly have to deal with it... 😉

Work is just dragging today, so I figured I'd chime in...😬
Honestly, I think our own culture bugs me more than the influencers, but whatever.
I thought maybe someone would suggest a way to handle it besides just ignoring it—since you can't really ignore it—but it looks like you guys have built up a much stronger immunity than I have, since I don't have to deal with this stuff every single day.

Sandra King86 said:The war is over. We can't just use it as an excuse forever.
When is everything actually going to get back to normal?

Look, if it's weighing on you that much, why don't you just go out there and fix it yourself?

Sandra King86 said:I was thinking maybe someone would suggest an alternative to just ignoring it (since you can't really ignore it), but it seems everyone else has built up much more immunity than I have because I'm not exposed to it every single day.

And what am I supposed to do?

Punch people who listen to it?

Besides, I don't recall ever being forced to listen to country music. 🤔

Sandra King86 said:Work is just dragging today, so I figured I'd vent...😬
It feels like our local culture bothers me more than those damn obnoxious songs, but whatever.
I thought maybe someone would suggest a way to deal with it other than just tuning it out (since you can't exactly ignore everything), but it seems you all have built up much better immunity than I have—probably because you aren't stuck dealing with this every single day.

as if Americans are somehow more sophisticated... modern R&B isn't actually that different from the trash we hear here..