Owning an Android is officially the UK’s biggest turn off for 2021

Kieran Galpin

What gives you the ‘ick’?

A recent study has revealed that owning an Android is officially the UK’s biggest ‘ick’ of 2021 – and honestly, nothing has ever made so much sense.

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But what is an ‘ick’? The term sprung to life from social media, most notably Instagram and TikTok, but was allegedly coined by 90’s show Ally McBeal. Usually used by women, the term essentially refers to some minute detail that is an instant turn off.

The study comes from the dating app POM, which matches singletons together based on their music libraries.

The thought of being in a Tory WhatsApp group with the likes Nadine 'no gay marriage' Dorries is giving me the ick 🤢🤢

— Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 (@JackDunc1) December 19, 2021

Apple versus Android has been a long-fought battle, with many soldiers jumping ship from either side to join their former technological adversaries. However according to the survey, which spoke to 3,000 Brits of different backgrounds, owning an Android is the ultimate ‘ick’.

I just saw a tiktok where someone said they got the ick when they saw the man use the tiny menu you get with a box of chocolates and I’m beside myself

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) December 16, 2021

Other top ‘icks’ include not having social media, smoking, using pet names, wearing muscle fit shirts and people talking about themselves in the third person.

Surprisingly, 74 per cent of men agreed that “dirty or unpainted nails” were at the top of their list, while 78 per cent of women think refusing to learn to drive is the ultimate turn off.

The age of single pringles clearly has an effect on your likes and dislikes, as 56 per cent of singletons over the age of 30 believe having a TikTok account is awful. Contrastingly, 24 per cent of those surveyed under 21 think not having social media is an inexcusable offence.

While owning an Android phone was consistent across all demographics, there were others that repeatedly sprung up during the study. Commenting on celebrities social media posts came in at number three and number four is the age-old ‘ick’ of speaking in slang.

I’m all for ‘panny D’, ‘locky D’ and ‘latty flow’ but ‘Rona’ for some reason massively gives me the ick

— Amber Middleton (@ambermiddletonn) December 20, 2021

Covid even made an appearance – and while anti-vaxxers are unfortunately not on the list – wearing your mask beneath your nose comes in at the tenth spot.

The top ten includes:

Owning an Android phone
Refusing to learn to drive
Commenting on famous people’s social media posts
Speaking in slang
When they are the only one to laugh at their own jokes
Wearing gym clothes to a date
Dirty or unpainted nails
Getting food stuck in their teeth
Singing the wrong lyrics to songs
Wearing a facemask under their nose

While we all have those little ‘icks’ we would probably keep them to ourselves – it’s important to remember that Android users have feelings too, despite regularly reminding iPhone users that their processing power is s**t.