Gah.
People who say "each to their own" or "whatever floats your boat" when they encounter someone interested in something considered to be slightly outside societal norms, thinking it makes them seem quite considerate and accepting.

However, it has the opposite effect, usually being heard not as "each to their own", but as "I don't understand and can't be bothered to try" or "you fucking freak".

(I realise some people do mean these phrases literally when they say them, but even then, there's less cliched and potentially euphemistic ways of going about it.)
(non_the_road, Tue 6 May 2008, 11:11, Reply)