Father’s Day: 30% of Dads do THIS Classic Dad-ism – Do Yours?
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday 15th June, a time to celebrate the generosity, support and love of the father figures in people’s lives, but what are the classic dad traits that makes them who they are? A new study by thortful, questioned Brits to find out the most common “classic dad” behaviours in the UK. From replying ‘OK’ or a thumbs up emoji to any message, doing famously loud sneezes, complaining about money saying “how much?!” and many more.
Card creators at thortful have also created a range of cards dedicated to the endearing actions for the ideal Father’s Day gift.
The most popular dad behaviour, with almost a third (30%) of Brits confessing that their dad is guilty of doing it on a regular basis, is when their father falls asleep on the sofa after saying “he’s just resting his eyes.” This is followed by blunt message replies, when dads reply ‘Ok’ or a thumbs up emoji to anything you send them (21%). The champions of a loud sneeze, sneezing loudly is ranked third with almost one in five (19%) people claiming their dad does them.
| The most common “classic dad” behaviours | Percentage |
| Falling asleep on the sofa after saying he’s ‘just resting his eyes’ | 30% |
| Replying ‘OK’ to everything/thumbs up reaction in text messages | 21% |
| Sneezing really loudly | 19% |
| Complaining about money, saying things like ‘how much?!’ | 16% |
| Choosing the same spot on the sofa | 16% |
| Stand staring out the window with hands on hips | 16% |
| Forgetting friend’s names | 14% |
| Getting to the airport ridiculously early | 13% |
| Complaining about too many lights being left on when at home | 12% |
| Never asking for directions | 12% |
| End of the world if he’s ill with man flu | 11% |
| Not wanting a pet, giving in, and then becoming the pet’s favourite person | 9% |
| The TV stance | 9% |
| Singing every message off with ‘dad’ | 6% |
| Pretends to hate reality TV but stands and watches it | 4% |
| Watching videos on his phone on full volume | 4% |
The classic dry questioning of money when saying “How much?” is ranked fourth, whilst having a photographic memory of a map comes in at 12%. The dramatic “end of the world” complaining when a dad has man flu received 11% of the vote, whilst the loveable nature of dads and their pets has 9%.