" It ’s just compeer imperativeness from dead people . "
Honestly, there’s no good reason why we have to keep doing certain things a certain way just because others have done it like that. I think one commenter,u/Anoscetia, said it best: traditions are “just peer pressure from dead people.”
So, without further ado, here are 22 traditions that people would like to see dead and buried:
1.“Tipping. Just pay the server a real wage and stop leaving it up to the customer.”
— u / naterzgreen
" Companies need to pay a living wage — every company , but especially restaurants and other tipped industries . IF you could’T AFFORD TO pay up YOUR EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE , YOU DON’T DESERVE TO live AS A BUSINESS ! "
— u / IncandescentMonk
2.“Funerals. That person is already dead.”
— u / ALI4MHR
" Modern embalming and burials in jewel casket . If this go along up , the whole satellite will eventually become a graveyard . Everyone ’s bodies should be allowed to disintegrate whole and go back to the ground . Our human compost should either be retort to the family ( like cremated ashes ) or used to cultivate national common and forests . "
— u / Kimataifa
3.“Smashing someone’s face into their birthday cake.”
— uracil / Arlington817
" I ’m not trusted why this is even a thing . "
— u / ShadyK55
4.“Those over-the-top gender reveal parties.”
— uracil / Widepaul
" you’re able to still have a party if you want to have a party . Just do a gestation announcement party , or a first trimester company , or a horoscope reveal party ffs . But perpetuating outdated gender stereotypes by put inordinate importance on a tyke ’s genitalia is just profoundly weird to me . "
— atomic number 92 / aggibridges
5.“Presenteeism (when showing up to work is more important than literally anything else). Even now, I have colleagues coming in when they’re sick.”
— u / Seleniuret
" The same go for those ' perfect attendance ' awards at schoolhouse ; sure , it ’s POSSIBLE that a kid has n’t been macabre on any school mean solar day from kindergarten through the twelfth class , but it ’s not probable , and that means that a sick / infectious child has had to go to school intuitive feeling like garbage while also passing it on to others . "
— u / well - it - was - rubbish
6.“Using the same first names through generations of boys. Isn’t carrying on the surname enough?!”
— u / LucyVialli
" My cousin ’s kid is the seventh of his name ( as in Bob Jones the 7th ) . He ’s just a little youngster , but he ’s the 7th . The funny thing is , his pappa ( the 6th ) goes by a sobriquet , and his grandad ( the 5th ) also goes by a unlike sobriquet . They ’re not even their middle name ; they ’re just completely made - up nicknames . "
— uracil / captainstormy
7.“I love my lawn, but grass that has to be maintained is kinda dumb.”
— uracil / bigmistaketoday
8.“Respecting parents/elders — no matter what. Some of them are just bad people.”
— uranium / Mossberg500 _
9.“There are a lot of weirdly accepted social norms surrounding pregnancy: asking newlyweds when they’re going to try for a baby, assuming a woman is pregnant because she’s not drinking, assuming a woman is pregnant because she’s gained weight in her belly area, and touching (?!?!) a pregnant woman’s belly without her consent (?!?!). Women are women first before they are mothers! Can we please remember that?”
— u / catsandthat
10.“Super extravagant and expensive weddings.”
— uranium / llcucf80
" I always told myself this would never happen to me . I tried to do a minor wedding and keep everything miserable - cost . We were at $ 30 yard before we even flash an eye . The hymeneals industry is an absolute sham and needs to die a fast death . "
— u / BlueFalconer
11.And while we’re on the subject of weddings, “Shoving cake in your new spouse’s face during a wedding reception. I hate it.”
— u / whomp1970
" This tradition issobad . The bride perfects her make-up and gets her facial expression slathered with patty and ca n’t just moisten it off like a guy would .
At my friend ’s wedding ceremony , the bridegroom chased her down , grabbed her by the neck opening , and smeared the cake all over her face . It was like watching a 10 - year - honest-to-goodness teach his 6 - year - old sibling a lesson . "
— u / abe_froman_king_saus
12.And one more wedding one: “The groom pulling off the garter with his teeth and throwing it into the crowd of single men. And similarly, the bride throwing bouquets at a crowd of single women. Yuck.”
— u / Visible_Product_286
" It ’s uncomfortable for everyone and archaically sexist . "
— u / NoCashStillSpend
" The supporter toss has always rubbed me the awry way , and check kinfolk members cheerfulness is borderline creepy . "
— u / dolphinjelly
13.“Hazing in fraternities and sororities.”
— uranium / DJlonghammer
" When a friend test to explain hazing to me , I just could n’t help but keep asking ' why ? ' And his response was fundamentally that hazing is something everyone just has to deal with to become closer , like … what happened to just talking over a beer or something ? "
— uracil / PlagueOfLaughter
14.“Giving your kids the boot right when they turn 18.”
— u / DeathbySnuSnu84
15.“For Americans, Black Friday shopping. It’s dangerous, selfish, and ruins Thanksgiving. Go spend time with your families while they’re alive.”
— uracil / WeaponX-92
16.“Five-day work weeks. The worst is when people defend it and call people who don’t like it lazy. I don’t mind working, but selling all my limited time on this earth is horrible and a bad deal.”
— u / Whole - Bank9820
" You drop five days of your life each workweek making money . You get two for yourself . And you have to drop those two day doing all the work your life history needs . How is that fair ? "
— u / JackPoe
17.“Having women do all of the kitchen work at parties and get-togethers.”
— u / colleen2163
18.“Forcing children to give hugs and kisses to family members. Children deserve bodily autonomy. You would never force a grown adult to do the same, so why a child?! I value my personal space so much and think my children’s personal space should be as well. Mine say hello and goodbye but typically only offer a wave or a fist bump.”
— u / books_and_tacos
19.“Celebrity idolatry.”
— u / Mr_Alan_Stanwyk
20.“Asking the father’s permission to marry a woman. In this day and age, it’s just creepy.”
— u / endorrawitch
21.“Paying for things always being a man’s responsibility in a relationship. It should be a shared thing to do. Both sides should be trying and working on building a healthy relationship.”
— u / willy_the_seahorse
22.And finally, “The idea that it’s important to keep traditions. Or just generally the overall line of thinking that ‘because a large amount of people have always done this/thought this/believed this, it must clearly be a good idea (for everyone).'”
— u / FoilHattiest
Note : Some response have been edit for duration and/or clearness .
