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What does “ having fun” mean?

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Cabbie21 Fri 29-Nov-24 11:40:42

What does it mean to “ have fun”? Obviously different things to different people.
On Bargain Hunt, contestants say they “ want to have fun.” Experts describe an article eg a vase, as “fun”.

To me, having fun is something children do.
I enjoy certain things, but I rarely think of them as “ fun”. I am not going partying or to a skate park. 😱
What does it mean to you to have fun? 😀

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foxie48 Fri 29-Nov-24 15:12:58

I had fun yesterday, I went to a pottery painting morning with a couple of friends from my art class. I'm really quite excited to see how my decorations on a sushi dish look once they have been fired, three seabirds with a border that looks like sand and the sea. I have lots of fun. I used to play a lot of sport, that was fun. Fun to me is anything that I do that I enjoy regardless of the outcome so it's totally for my pleasure.

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Macadia Fri 29-Nov-24 15:26:31

Cabbie21

Some things are more ” fun” with other people, but like Pascal, I enjoy doing something rather than having fun. Maybe it is just semantics.

You used the word "enjoy" and that means you are having "fun". They are now the same feeling. I am sorry to say: you have fun doing something.

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 29-Nov-24 15:31:07

Well I’ve had a fun time today at the Trafford Centre believe it or not! A pleasant experience as I got the 5 items on my list and I did have enjoyment in choosing them - plus I was with one of my book club friends, same age as me (70) and she is great company.

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LucyAnna2 Fri 29-Nov-24 17:30:23

DH and I often have fun - we have a similar sense of humour and enjoy doing things together.

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