What are your inherent biases?

[oldgrayman]

A lot of people tend to " text speak " . Spelling words phonetically to save time . THAT gets my hackles up .

 

[KGMtech]

Anti:
Toyota - they are boring and my father loved them, so I have to avoid
Subaru - they are praised for being tough but I see so much rust and engine issues
Hunting - for just the kill sport with no gathering and sharing of the meat
People who read a post anywhere and feel they now know just as much as the person who has degree or Phd in same field.
Castrol - just because
Lucas Oil - dumb marketing
Rolex - far too expensive for what you get.
Petro Canada - it's because I was born in Western Canada.
Peanut Butter that requires refrigeration once opened...*** !! how does anyone spread that !!
Stretch fit lycra type mens underwear.
Coatings on eyeglasses that never give you anything other than a smudged lens.

Pro:
Car brands - Nissan for example, that show how basic oil changes, air filter changes can be done in the printed owners manual.
Canadian Health Care System. I've had lots of use over my 61 years and it has never let me feel cheated or poorly treated.
Pennzoil, Valvoline, Shell, Mobil, Kendall, anything Warren.
Coke Zero, Chapman's Ice Cream, Oh Henry bar, Smarties, Toblerone. - now in moderation due to type 2.
Wendy's, A&W. Watkins brand spices & hand soaps.
Bourbon.

 

[ATex7239]

Against:
Threads that are closed for no apparent reason other than the staff member is bored by the subject. Not talking about my threads, just a trend in general.

General Sub OP: Hey guys, do you like mustard in your potato salad? Any good recipes out there?

Mod: Hate potato salad. Locked.

 

[ATex7239]

Likes in no particular order:
Motor Oil
Buying Motor Oil
Collecting Motor Oil
Smelling Motor Oil
Using Motor Oil
Saying the words “Motor” and “Oil”

Pet peeves in no particular order:
Abbreviations
Traveling by unicycle
Anything new or different to what I am used to or consider satisfactory
Whipped cream (be cream or be nothing)
Men not named Bob and also women not named Bob
Sunbathing (enjoy your melanoma hippie)
Belly buttons
Swimming which should just be called not drowning.
Happiness
And Lists… which is why I’m going to end this here.

 

[Nmr1981]

Heinz > Hunts ketchup
Short intervals (like 50% of MM) > factory MM in my Honda

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Japanese vehicles and Amsoil products.

Edit: no aircraft manufacturer bias.

 

[Pew]

Biased against:
Anything Korean; although I do have a Samsung TV

Biased towards:
Anything that takes 5.56.

 

[PandaBear]

Pro:
Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Lenovo, Dell, Trader Joe's, Whirlpool appliances

Anti:
Any European, maybe Tesla at the moment, Nissan, HP, Ford, Buick, Whole Foods, Korean appliances

I'm sure I have a lot of subconscious bias.

 

[Number_35]

The use of lean for lien doesn't bug you at all?

I have become desensitized to the use of apostrophe's for plural's. Certainly not going to cite example's.

"Everyone has them, even scientist's"

Apostrophes are used by small-business owners here to warn you that an s is coming up at the end of the word. (Credit is due to Dave Barry.)

 

[Speedbird001]

For:
- oem parts
- local small business’
- top shelf liquor
- Japanese brand cars (reliability)
- pure bred dogs

Against:
- Non oem wiper blades
- Cheap tires
- Rail liquor
- The rotten, smelly squeegee tub at most gas stations
- coffee at all gas stations except Dunkin Donuts or WaWa or Buccees
- made in Mexico vehicles

 

[3783-KC1]

For:
-Old Honda (1986-2017)
-Old BMW (E39 is the newest Beamer I'd consider)
-Pre-W140 Mercedes
-Prolly some pre-73' domestics.
-Continental tires
-Airbus
-NJ Transit
-AMD computer parts
-Flip Phones (Using Sonim XP3+ currently)
-Plain NY Pizza
-Old Boeing
-Old NY style rap (1986-early 2000s)
-70s Jazz and funk
-80s metal (Except glam)

Against:
-Social Media (New YT, SC, TT, IG, WA, TG, you get the picture...)
-Modern Germanic Cars
-New Boeing
-Nvidia
-Most GM products
-Chryslers
-Trap (New-school rap sound that has been overused since 2010)
-Michelin (Seriously why is the X-Ice 3 the only tire in 225/55r16 in the US?)
-Tattoos (Some people pull it off. Most don't)
-Piercings (Same as tattoos)
-Dyed hair. (Most people, especially women, tend to look better with their natural hair color)
-Modern culture. Seems too materialistic in the big picture.
-New metal (Death/anything really heavy)
-Amsoil (Nice oil, just too thin for my use-cases)
-People who are too certain of their way of thinking

 

[John105]

When someone bumps me, I assume they are doing something untoward.

In a mall recently a guy bumped me and not crowded. My reaction is to take their pic immediately. If they have a problem with that, let’s go.

Two weeks ago at SFO a guy pressed me at the baggage carousel. I observed him. He never picked up any bags so I stared at him and he left the area entirely. Unfortunately didn’t take his pic.

 

[tbm5690]

When someone bumps me, I assume they are doing something untoward.

In a mall recently a guy bumped me and not crowded. My reaction is to take their pic immediately. If they have a problem with that, let’s go.

Two weeks ago at SFO a guy pressed me at the baggage carousel. I observed him. He never picked up any bags so I stared at him and he left the area entirely. Unfortunately didn’t take his pic.

Seems a bit extreme? Maybe I'm just a bit sheltered living in an area where hardly anyone has mal-intent.

 

[Kira]

Glad I read through this thread....
I was going to say I'm biased against "honey-mustard" and "sugary pickles".
Jack Daniels thickened chicken wing coating....never had it but I believe I could puke just thinking about it.