# Hot takes and unpopular opinions about everyday life

> Hot takes about everyday life from the app’s Classic theme: habits, work, friendship, little quirks. For each one, the real share of players who agree and the number of votes.

- Source: https://unpopular-opinions.app/opinions/classic/
- Author: the team at Unpopular Opinions (https://unpopular-opinions.app/legal-notice/)
- as of: 2026-09-17
- App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unpopular-opinions/id6739219396 · https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.unpopularOpinions

Classic is the theme almost every game starts with. No politics, no sex, nothing that ends friendships: the small rules of life everyone follows without ever having discussed them. Arriving early or late, surprise birthdays, naps, socks in bed, cutting spaghetti.

It is also the theme where the verdicts surprise the most. You are sure you are in the majority, and the app says 30%. The opinions below are the ones published on this site for this theme; the app holds several hundred more, refreshed every week.

## How to read this page

Three short lists first: the most divisive opinions (where players split down the middle, ideal to start a debate), the most unpopular (good luck defending them) and the most consensual (for when you want everyone to agree). Then the full list, sorted by number of votes, each with its agree / disagree bar.

## The most divisive

The ones where players split closest to 50/50: the best to start a debate.

1. **Ultratrail harms nature more than it promotes it.** 50% agree · 4,645 votes
2. **Surprise birthdays are anxiety-inducing.** 50% agree · 1,901 votes
3. **Energy drinks are better than coffee.** 50% agree · 1,901 votes
4. **Smoothies are just sugar disguised as healthy.** 50% agree · 1,870 votes
5. **Targeted advertising should be banned.** 50% agree · 1,844 votes
6. **Smartwatches are gadgets and useless.** 50% agree · 1,803 votes
7. **Social media algorithms should be public.** 50% agree · 1,802 votes
8. **Cryptocurrency is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme.** 50% agree · 1,643 votes
9. **Everyone is wrong except you.** 49% agree · 4,982 votes
10. **Tea beats coffee.** 51% agree · 4,967 votes

## The most unpopular

1. **Amusement parks are for kids.** 6% agree · 1,867 votes
2. **Reading is for geeks.** 8% agree · 1,211 votes
3. **Singing in the shower is dangerous and very stressful.** 8% agree · 1,210 votes
4. **Sleeping more than 6 hours a night is laziness.** 10% agree · 4,932 votes
5. **You can forgive your family for anything.** 11% agree · 5,003 votes

## The most consensual

1. **The rules of UNO are never the same depending on the person.** 97% agree · 1,209 votes
2. **You can succeed without straight As.** 96% agree · 1,931 votes
3. **A few good friends beat a lot of average ones.** 96% agree · 1,904 votes
4. **Elderly people should be required to take tests to keep their driver's license.** 96% agree · 1,882 votes
5. **Admitting you're wrong is a sign of maturity.** 94% agree · 4,984 votes

## All published opinions (127)

- **Oreos aren't that great.** 54% agree · 16,098 votes
- **A healthy couple has a lot of fights.** 58% agree · 15,003 votes
- **Hot chocolate is better than coffee.** 72% agree · 5,565 votes
- **Arguments make a healthy relationship stronger.** 71% agree · 5,544 votes
- **Living with your parents until you're 25 is perfectly fine.** 75% agree · 5,530 votes
- **Finding a job you love is the best way to end up not finding any work.** 55% agree · 5,379 votes
- **Jealousy is proof of a lack of trust in the relationship.** 52% agree · 5,208 votes
- **Giving flowers is a mediocre gift.** 15% agree · 5,191 votes
- **Couples' anniversaries are pointless.** 32% agree · 5,190 votes
- **Routine is the real killer of love.** 71% agree · 5,150 votes
- **Splitting expenses 50/50 from the start is a mistake.** 32% agree · 5,142 votes
- **We should stop talking to our exes.** 64% agree · 5,133 votes
- **Sleeping apart is a sign of a mature relationship.** 30% agree · 5,130 votes
- **A childless couple is happier.** 31% agree · 5,115 votes
- **We should celebrate Valentine's Day the day after to avoid getting screwed.** 37% agree · 5,101 votes
- **Putting ketchup on pasta is criminal.** 45% agree · 5,081 votes
- **Passionate love only lasts about three years.** 31% agree · 5,077 votes
- **If you love food, you can't be vegan.** 59% agree · 5,077 votes
- **It's easier to cook than to order in.** 39% agree · 5,064 votes
- **Eating well is just a matter of willpower.** 66% agree · 5,063 votes
- **It's gross to eat in your room.** 24% agree · 5,063 votes
- **Distance can make you stronger instead of pulling you apart.** 35% agree · 5,062 votes
- **Lentils are good.** 74% agree · 5,062 votes
- **Peanut butter is just gross, it is so dry.** 43% agree · 5,056 votes
- **We should stop trying every chip flavor.** 30% agree · 5,048 votes
- **Coffee isn't that good.** 47% agree · 5,046 votes
- **Too much spice always ruins food.** 46% agree · 5,046 votes
- **Golf is a sport for old people.** 52% agree · 5,045 votes
- **Soft sandwich bread is better than a baguette.** 12% agree · 5,043 votes
- **Pizza is one of the best foods ever created.** 46% agree · 5,041 votes
- **Sauce really makes a difference in a good dish.** 93% agree · 5,039 votes
- **Knowing how to cook well isn't hard.** 64% agree · 5,036 votes
- **Breakfast is salty, not sweet.** 34% agree · 5,029 votes
- **We need to stop cooking pasta al dente.** 34% agree · 5,023 votes
- **Taking a loss in stride is a real sign of a good athlete.** 86% agree · 5,023 votes
- **Sweet and salty is a total fail.** 23% agree · 5,022 votes
- **Throwing trash in nature is a disgusting and irresponsible thing to do.** 92% agree · 5,018 votes
- **Rice is best when it's sticky.** 46% agree · 5,010 votes
- **People who go to college are smarter.** 16% agree · 5,009 votes
- **A hamburger patty is best cooked well done.** 32% agree · 5,007 votes
- **You can forgive your family for anything.** 11% agree · 5,003 votes
- **Wine is the best drink before dinner.** 18% agree · 5,001 votes
- **People who are too competitive ruin the joy of sports.** 68% agree · 5,000 votes
- **Arriving early is just as rude as arriving late.** 26% agree · 4,996 votes
- **Sports records will soon be impossible to beat.** 46% agree · 4,996 votes
- **Gaining weight is harder than losing it.** 47% agree · 4,994 votes
- **Tartiflette is the best French dish.** 23% agree · 4,993 votes
- **Napping is a waste of time.** 25% agree · 4,988 votes
- **Admitting you're wrong is a sign of maturity.** 94% agree · 4,984 votes
- **The Christmas season isn't magical.** 37% agree · 4,983 votes
- **Everyone is wrong except you.** 49% agree · 4,982 votes
- **Over-the-top action movies are boring.** 55% agree · 4,974 votes
- **Watching sports is too expensive.** 66% agree · 4,974 votes
- **Athletes perform better with fans in the stands.** 85% agree · 4,971 votes
- **Tea beats coffee.** 51% agree · 4,967 votes
- **Martial arts are the best sports for kids.** 43% agree · 4,958 votes
- **Mountain sports are way better than water sports.** 47% agree · 4,957 votes
- **Climbing is an incredible sport.** 58% agree · 4,948 votes
- **Time goes by way too fast.** 93% agree · 4,940 votes
- **The important thing is to participate; it's a real philosophy that helps you enjoy it.** 62% agree · 4,933 votes
- **Sleeping more than 6 hours a night is laziness.** 10% agree · 4,932 votes
- **French tacos are better than Mexican tacos.** 55% agree · 4,930 votes
- **Traveling with family is better than traveling with friends.** 30% agree · 4,927 votes
- **Padel is better than tennis.** 41% agree · 4,926 votes
- **There is no difference between cheap vodka and Grey Goose.** 46% agree · 4,825 votes
- **Iron Man is a much better written character than Batman.** 48% agree · 4,797 votes
- **Strava has gotten toxic; people compare themselves too much instead of pushing themselves to improve.** 71% agree · 4,717 votes
- **3x3 basketball is better than NBA basketball.** 26% agree · 4,676 votes
- **Ultratrail harms nature more than it promotes it.** 50% agree · 4,645 votes
- **Turkish toilets are better.** 12% agree · 4,631 votes
- **The strongest human can beat the weakest adult gorilla** 29% agree · 2,015 votes
- **Giving gifts is emotional blackmail** 13% agree · 1,956 votes
- **Carbonara is made with fresh cream.** 47% agree · 1,949 votes
- **Showering every day is too much.** 19% agree · 1,948 votes
- **Being an influencer is not a real job.** 49% agree · 1,944 votes
- **McDonald's will always be better than Burger King.** 48% agree · 1,937 votes
- **Mayonnaise is the best sauce.** 32% agree · 1,931 votes
- **You can succeed without straight As.** 96% agree · 1,931 votes
- **Mint syrup is disgusting** 48% agree · 1,927 votes
- **Winter surpasses summer.** 31% agree · 1,921 votes
- **Cutting your pasta is heresy.** 51% agree · 1,918 votes
- **Pineapple on pizza is a crime.** 73% agree · 1,915 votes
- **Smurfs are better than Dragibus.** 46% agree · 1,915 votes
- **Keeping your socks on in bed is fine.** 39% agree · 1,914 votes
- **Everyone should have a vegetable garden.** 54% agree · 1,912 votes
- **Cheese mold is disgusting.** 51% agree · 1,911 votes
- **Voice messages are 40 seconds MAX.** 68% agree · 1,907 votes
- **Splitting the bill on the first date is normal** 58% agree · 1,907 votes
- **A few good friends beat a lot of average ones.** 96% agree · 1,904 votes
- **The Swiss are right: French should say "septante", "huitante" and "nonante" for 70, 80 and 90.** 32% agree · 1,903 votes
- **Family gatherings are toxic.** 46% agree · 1,902 votes
- **Surprise birthdays are anxiety-inducing.** 50% agree · 1,901 votes
- **Energy drinks are better than coffee.** 50% agree · 1,901 votes
- **Eating local is a rich person's privilege.** 54% agree · 1,893 votes
- **Marvel is overrated.** 49% agree · 1,890 votes
- **Industrial sliced bread is better than bakery bread** 12% agree · 1,889 votes
- **The mosquito is the most dangerous animal.** 48% agree · 1,883 votes
- **Dogs are superior to cats.** 53% agree · 1,882 votes
- **Elderly people should be required to take tests to keep their driver's license.** 96% agree · 1,882 votes
- **Artists should have a guaranteed minimum income.** 51% agree · 1,880 votes
- **A crepe and a galette are almost the same.** 19% agree · 1,879 votes
- **Television isn't dead.** 52% agree · 1,877 votes
- **Smoothies are just sugar disguised as healthy.** 50% agree · 1,870 votes
- **Karaoke is an underrated form of artistic expression.** 51% agree · 1,868 votes
- **Amusement parks are for kids.** 6% agree · 1,867 votes
- **School after 14 is useless.** 13% agree · 1,856 votes
- **Fast fashion should not exist.** 53% agree · 1,846 votes
- **Pan-fried gnocchi are better than homemade.** 53% agree · 1,845 votes
- **Targeted advertising should be banned.** 50% agree · 1,844 votes
- **Friends is bad.** 48% agree · 1,838 votes
- **Domestic flights should be banned.** 48% agree · 1,831 votes
- **Smartwatches are gadgets and useless.** 50% agree · 1,803 votes
- **Social media algorithms should be public.** 50% agree · 1,802 votes
- **Instagram was better with the number of likes.** 51% agree · 1,771 votes
- **Salmon roe is better than caviar** 47% agree · 1,712 votes
- **Cryptocurrency is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme.** 50% agree · 1,643 votes
- **Running with music is better than running without.** 87% agree · 1,217 votes
- **Cat before dog.** 46% agree · 1,212 votes
- **Sleeping on the floor is better than a mattress.** 18% agree · 1,212 votes
- **Reading is for geeks.** 8% agree · 1,211 votes
- **Singing in the shower is dangerous and very stressful.** 8% agree · 1,210 votes
- **Animals can pull a person out of depression.** 91% agree · 1,209 votes
- **The rules of UNO are never the same depending on the person.** 97% agree · 1,209 votes
- **The real rules of Monopoly are too complicated.** 54% agree · 1,209 votes
- **Everyone wants to be understood. Very few truly want to understand. Listening has become rarer.** 93% agree · 1,209 votes
- **Mermaids and unicorns exist.** 28% agree · 1,208 votes
- **The marine aquarium is better than the tropical aquarium.** 52% agree · 1,202 votes

## Frequently asked questions

### Why start a party with the Classic theme?

Because everyone has a take without thinking, and nobody gets offended: morning or evening shower, toilet paper direction, voice messages that run too long. It warms up the table in five cards before you move to couples or food.

### What does the percentage next to each opinion mean?

The share of app players who swiped “agree” on that opinion, out of all the votes it received. 6% agree means 94% of players voted “disagree.” Every opinion listed here has at least a thousand votes.

### How do you play without the app?

Read an opinion out loud, everyone votes at the same time by show of hands, and whoever is in the minority explains their choice in thirty seconds. With the app, everyone swipes and the real percentage of other players shows up at the end.

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