Little things people do that are irritating....

Stopping in a shop doorway or the top/bottom of an escalator

Looking at things on the supermarket shelf but standing right back across the aisle in front of the shelf at the opposite side so you feel rude walking between them and what they’re looking at but have no other option!

Standing on the same side as the things they’re looking at but putting their trolley next to them so than between themselves and their trolley they’re taking up a lot of shelf space so you can’t get near to look

When I’m doing the speed limit along the road up from us, which is 60mph, and people zoom past the second it turns into a brief bit of dual carriageway (which is still 60 at that bit), looking as if I’m holding them up from their very important business.

People not indicating (especially at roundabouts)

At the moment it's people who stand in doorways. When I need to enter a room at work it's annoying when I have to say excuse me to someone who is leaning against the frame having a chat to someone inside. Worse than that are the ones who are walking backwards out of the room not watching where they're going because they're still chatting, leaving you to stop and make your presence known so they don't bump into you. Just commit to the room you want to talk in and finish your conversation before starting to leave, please!

I hate people who pop over without telling me . My DPs are the same.

If we have something for each other or to do something- we ring each other in advance.

I was going to write something similar.

‘We’ll pop in on Saturday’

So am I expected to be sitting patiently for their arrival anytime between say 9am until 8?

Relatives who say "Would you like to...", for example, "Would you like to help me with my shopping bags" rather than just asking outright so they don't feel guilty/rude.

This is so funny - I thought "that's a shame" when I heard - then considered that last time I went in there I thought it was shite.

Oh yes - it's really annoying how many interviewees on radio do this now and I have to turn the radio off.

I have a new one… people who join a different thread to pounce on you because what you said on their original thread was at odds with what they wanted to hear and everyone agreed with you! Transferred anger?!

valensiwalensi · Today 09:17

People that cross the road into traffic when there’s a crossing twenty feet away in the direction they are headed!

Or the ones - loads round my way - who cross at a 20° angle, instead of perpendicular. Wankers!

I see it all the time too - I can only think people were never taught the difference - or just didn’t pick it up naturally, same as good, better, best.

You don’t hear or see people confusing better and best. I haven’t, anyway.

Not an Americanism AFAIK - I’ve only ever heard or seen it written by Brits.

What really irritates me in here is a big long story with all the Df said to Dh that Fil and Dc will go out after Sil comes home.
I give up straightaway.

People that cross the road into traffic when there’s a crossing twenty feet away in the direction they are headed!

AT LAST I thought I was the only one who had noticed the worse and worst thing - where is it from? I don't think it's US English.

Give unsolicited opinions on decisions you have already made, never wanted or asked for opinions on and are very happy with.

I mean all the "ooh, but you should have done xyz instead of abc". Usually said by the thickest of people. I have just, finally, blocked one of them (have never blocked anyone before) and it is a very satisfying feeling.

You are right GreenWheat.
Several years ago I was part of a small social group who used to do the occasional theatre/coach trip etc.
One trip was a short internal UK flight. I checked the airline for details about luggage.
I emailed the rest of the group saying that the airline made a point on their website about exact measurements of overhead luggage, a photo of a luggage basket’ pointing out that if your case won’t fit it won’t be allowed on as hand luggage. I gave the group the maximum measurements etc etc.
You can guess what happened. Mine was the ONLY case which fitted.
They all made an indignant fuss, one had to pay for her case to go into the hold, which meant we to bloody well wait at the carousel at the other end! the others took items out of their cases and squashed the bags in. Airport staff pissed off with them.
The most infuriating thing was that they had ignored my information, clearly thought they knew better, considered they had done nothing wrong, thought the airport staff were unreasonable and they moaned all the way to the plane.
I said ‘ I did tell you about the measurements’
I was furious. After that, I bowed out of future trips.

Oh yes, and by extension, people who can't be bothered to exert the mental energy to retain this information, and instead prefer to ask you every time they fancy it. It's exhausting.

Residents down my road park on the road and not in the space at the back of their home. Laziness.

A couple of residents down my parents’ road who have drives which can fit 3 cars on each - park on the road. Why?

Mercifully my travelling days are over! I'm in Australia. It's bad enough in the main shopping street of my city.

I love this thread and I keep thinking of new things…
you send people a text/ email with time/place venue/ cost etc and there’s always someone later who asks What time? where?
I want to text back with READ or SCREENSHOT the f*cking text!!
Bloody lazy.

Haha, never go to Poynton.

When people post screenshots of photos instead of downloading them to post or cropping out the bits that aren't the photo.

When people drive really slowly and you're not sure whether to cross or wait

People driving really slowly, under the speed limit, approaching a set of traffic lights. They then floor ot, make it through the lights and leave you sat at the lights waiting. Drive to the fucking speed limit and then we could have all made it through.

I absolutely HATE vocal fry! Equally with ‘up-talking’ - making a statement sound like a question. I want to scream.
Sounds v unfair but, if I were interviewing someone and they used either of these speech habits, I wouldn’t give them the job as I couldn’t bear to work them!