How social media is ruining holidays for all of us.
A time where you could spend winter in Australia, relatively ignorant of the fact there is a whole subset of people who gracefully parachute out of the southern hemisphere’s driving rain straight into the glamorous warmth of the European summer.
The Instagram feed has become the 21st century holiday slide night that happens in real-time, but is no less interminable. And what would a holiday slide night be without pictures of all the food you ate? When dining on holiday, it seems the first bite is with the iPhone. Less fortunate souls back home are taken on a culinary journey from hotel buffet breakfast right through to the warm summer evening nightcap under festoon lighting.
If you follow a number of influencers on social media you have most likely copped a barrage of bikini photos with a backdrop of emerald green water . You can almost smell the spray tan fumes from here. These swimwear snaps are usually met with a flood of women throwing flame emojis and commenting “HOT!” — presumably in the hope that when it’s their turn to post similar photos you’ll return the favour. There seems to be some kind of “flames for flames” reciprocal deal going on.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why Australia sends its waste overseas, and what we should do about itAnalysis: Why Australia sends its waste overseas, and what we should do about it | jamesmassola
Read more »
Why NASA is looking to Australia's north in the search for life on MarsOf particular interest are 3.5 billion-year-old fossils found near Marble Bar, believed to be among the oldest evidence of life on Earth.
Read more »
Why the interest rate cut won't spur new home lendingComment: Why the interest rate cut won't spur new home lending | EKnightOfficial
Read more »
Why voluntary euthanasia was doomed to fail: former chief ministerThe architect of a short-lived euthanasia scheme says people are taking up to two weeks to die in palliative care as painkillers are progressively increased.
Read more »
Ellyse Perry: 'Hopefully we’re almost at a point where women’s sport is, just, sport'She's among the world’s top female cricketers – an Australian who consistently wins big for her country – so why doesn’t anyone recognise Ellyse Perry in Melbourne?
Read more »
'Why there and not here?': Will Canada's recognition of 'colonial genocide' affect Australia?As more members of the Commonwealth, including Britain, delve into its bloody past, how are other settler-colonial states dealing with renewed efforts to challenge their histories?
Read more »