I've always liked them, I like the feel of the bass of the explosions in my chest.

Plus I work between two displays in London so it gives me a job.

Having said that, they should be banned for use by the public because the majority of the public are fucking morons and can't use them responsibly.

No, they're also bad for the environment, bad for wildlife, and bad for domesticated pets, especially puppers.

In Switzerland, theres an upcoming vote on banning private fireworks entirely in a few weeks. And it looks like it might pass by a big margin. People are just tired of it.

It was fun as a child, but back then we had very little fireworks, and only on the national holiday. Nowadays, theres constant banging for several days around both new year and the national holiday. I hate the fucking noise and will vote yes on the ban.

I think they should be restricted to organised displays only.

The general public can’t use them responsibly.

I don't care for them, but I don't hate the fireworks as much as I hate the dickheads setting them off at 3am when it's not anywhere near a holiday.

Fuck fireworks. They scare war vets, wildlife, companion animals etc. they’re super super fucking toxic.

Fuck fireworks.

I've come to hate things exploding outdoors in general, over the past 4.5 years.

No, I'm sure a lot of people hate them and feel the same as you do about them. But a lot of people enjoy them too 🤷 they are exciting, thrilling, traditional and a sociable event. Me personally, I'm not fussed either way by them.

These days I despise them. It puts my cats on edge and some arseholes decided to set some off at 23:30 a couple of days ago, waking up my toddler.

The only time I truly hated fireworks was one New Year's Eve years ago: I had fallen asleep on the couch before midnight, and our cat was sleeping above me on top of the couch's back. At midnight, the fireworks went off, and the poor cat got so scared she peed herself right there and then. And a few seconds later, I woke up feeling something wet dripping on me...

Just chiming in to agree theyre awful. Just stop with them altogether preferably, but DEFINITELY dont just let the general public have free reign of them

Woof, woof, rrrruuuufff, rufff, RRERRUUFFF, WOOOOOOFFF, nnneeeoooooooooooooo, (licks own butt).

I liked them as a kid, but now I just see the pollution, the traumatization of wildlife, the fire hazard and risk of injuries. I also have asthma, which doesn't make it more appealing to me.

Also, with the advent of drones, I think we do have better alternatives now.

Yeah they suck, and I'd like to see heavy regulation on them if not banning them altogether. My dog hates the noise, and we don't need more microplastics spread everywhere for a bit of entertainment,

I'd rather listen to fireworks a couple or three days a year than the incessant, random barking of all the fucking dogs around us. Not to mention clearing up the cat shit on the front grass every few days. Fucking hate your pets. They're noisy and dirty and I have to stand in the cold clearing up after them.

In the USA we have them mainly for independence day and not so much new years, so it's not cold. Idk I love them, I still think they should be banned because they trigger people and animals, but I enjoy watching them. If you're cold, get drunk, it's new years anyway.

As a teenager I loved it. Blowing stuff up was always fun, honestly that part still is but these days I blow up electronics.

As an adult. I fucking hate it and can't wait for it to be globally banned. The stress on household pets alone is enough reason to ban it, never mind the teenagers blowing off their hands or the huge mess it causes. And of course the mess gets cleaned by other people than the ones that made it.

Thankfully the Netherlands banned it, however our neighbors didn't. Trash people will buy overpowered fireworks from Germany and set them off here which is arguably worse.

Well the cold part is easy to solve, just get to the other side of the planet and it is nice and hot summer.

No, you're not alone. I absolutely hate everything about fireworks. As somebody who also enjoys loud, chaotic noise from time to time, I know that the very least I can do is put some headphones on while I listen to it.

It’s statistically improbable

Fireworks would be fine if they were less bangy

I have a window with overview of the town, so last year I figured, I won't be able to sleep, so might at least watch what the others set off. Yeah, it didn't take long for me to remember that they're actually pretty boring...

I think they should not be purchasable by the public. I like them but too many idiots abuse them.

I have ptsd and I’m neurodivergent, I fucking despise them. They also upset my dog. They’re just such a low brow form of entertainment on top of all that.

I don't mind a single occasion for 5-10 minutes, maybe twice a year.

Yesterday it felt like I was living in a microwave, next to the popcorn bag. That's less preferable.

It's a first world problem, but I've been playing a game where relying on sounds is key. Including distant explosions. Wearing headphones (otherwise I would have hated bonfire night even more) it was hard to tell what's real and what's not.

But even outside of the game, after a while it gets pretty exhausting for me. I don't think the general populace is responsible enough to use fireworks safely and considerably.

Oh no we didn’t do anything at all for Bonfire Night! Saw some cockatoos by the canal though.

Is there a fire code / regulation in your area which seems totally pointless & unreasonable? You can thank an asshole setting off illegal fireworks for that

same here, the noise and environmental devastation. I understand childrens thinking they're fun but audits? Most depressing though is others don't see it like this, that a few bright sparkles are all it takes to distract is more the issue

I like them well enough. They are environment dependent but I can watch them on tv with a low volume or muted. Its the colors and shapes really. Ill admit that watching the around the world new years ones are at least as much about seeing the locations. Also my dog hates them big time so im not wild about them going off locally. Lastly I worry they are just wasteful and not good for the environment. I kinda wonder if drones are better but they would need to be used a whole lot over their lifetime so im not sure if they are resource wise.

I don't like them either. If they were invented nowadays they would never have been allowed.

I'm not sure that what I dislike are the fireworks themselves, so much as the notion of drunken amateurs playing with cheap Chinese incendiaries. If they're manufactured, handled, installed and detonated by licensed sober professionals, my only remaining grievance is the amount of rather polluting compounds being combusted in free air.

I like big professional displays but I hate them otherwise.

Why stand in the cold for fireworks. Do fireworks on july 4th like us americans. Celebrate american independance because it's when we stopped being your problem.

the boom boom crowd doesn't have the brainpower to know how selfish and stupid their explosive fetish is. we deal with it twice a year at minimum here in the US (4th/new year). It's absurd. and every fucking year some poor kid blows off a bunch of fingers because their parents don't realize kids should be supervised WITH EXPLOSIVES.

edit: ah here we have the downvotes from the low iq boom boom blow fingers off of children crowd, right on time

Burning heavy metals in the atmosphere is a bad idea

You're far from the only one. I used to be indifferent. For most of my life I lived on the outskirts of the suburbs of a major US city. Homes were far enough away from each other that it wasn't too big of a deal to hear them in the distance.

Then I moved into a city proper. I hate them. I hate them so much. What once was a minor and predictable annoyance was now a month long game of "Fireworks or Gun Shots?" twice, sometimes several times a year. Because you can't just launch them on the proper holiday, no. You gotta do it a week in advance.

One time I lost the coin flip. It was gun shots, not fireworks. My wife and I are lucky the strays were above our heads.