It's not easy to become liked, it's quite hard to be wanted.
The thought of people hating you is not one to be confronted.
You try to charm the crowd, you put on a really good show, but when the people look at you, they give a resounding no.
You can't please all the audience, this much is very true, but there is nothing more disparaging than when the crowd starts to hiss and boo.
Some of us have charm and wit and always do things right, while others put off or divide the crowd and are referred to as Marmite.
There is a very interesting expression that is often used in British English.
It is used to describe something that is loved and hated in equal amounts.
A thing that divides the audience or society might be described as being
Marmite.
This particular product is a thing that can be bought in the supermarket.
Some people love it, whilst others hate it.
Some people enjoy the taste of it, whilst others find it disgusting.
Something that is described as being like marmite is a thing that is liked by some people and disliked by as many people.
It divides the audience.
It is something that you either enjoy straight away or you hate.
It is like Marmite.
One of the things I've learned doing this over the many, many years that I've been here on YouTube is that I am a little bit like Marmite.
Some people hate me and some people enjoy what I do in equal amounts.
It is just like Marmite.
You either love it or hate it.
So in British English, when there is something that divides opinion, or maybe something that is liked and disliked in equal amounts, we describe it as being just like Marmite.
You either love it or hate it.