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Little things people do that are irritating....

410 replies

TooTiredAndFedUp · 27/04/2024 22:48

Just for fun.

I'll begin...

Taking the toilet roll of the toilet roll holder and not putting it back on...why take it off to begin with.

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CarpetSlipper · 28/04/2024 08:39

I get public transport a lot and I cannot stand people who sniff constantly (use a tissue) and people who eat loudly on buses.

There is absolutely no need to eat a full meal/share bag of crisps/pasty/Mcdonalds on a 20 min bus journey.

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 28/04/2024 08:38

Hélène79 · 28/04/2024 00:47

Or the other end of the escalator, especially on the Tube when a group with suitcases just congregate right at the bottom because they don't whether to turn left, right or just go forward.

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Yes, and instead of just moving aside they stay there then are shocked when people concertina into them as they have left no where for other commuters to go.

Mama2many73 · 28/04/2024 08:38

Drivers who don't indicate especially on a roundabout, how hard is it??

Also drivers who stop as they approach a roundabout when they dont have to! The whole point of a roundabout is traffic keeps flowing, otherwise they would have kept the junction that was originally there.

Indicating is not just for drivers but alao for pedestrians. Waiting to cross at a local crossroads and trying to guess are you not indicating because you're going straight ahead or because you're a selfish shit who doesn't feel they have to, and then they turn at last minute and I could have easily been across. Take more notice of what's going on around you?

People who are waiting at a bus stop/till /station barriees etc and seen surprised that they need their pass/ cash out and then spend time finding it?! Once you're in the queue get it out ready.!

MrsMoastyToasty · 28/04/2024 08:33

Cyclists who use the road when the pavement alongside actually been designated a cycle track.

toomanyy · 28/04/2024 08:32

greengreyblue · 28/04/2024 08:30

@toomanyy No. Read the post. She hates bad grammar and too many emojis….

I did read it but I think she has genuine issues with grammar as well.

greengreyblue · 28/04/2024 08:30

@toomanyy No. Read the post. She hates bad grammar and too many emojis….

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 28/04/2024 08:27

People that use a shopping trolley as a mobility aid, hunch over it and shuffle along

How does this impact you ? Be grateful you don't need mobility aid FFS.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 28/04/2024 08:26

CJ0374 · 27/04/2024 23:47

  • Yes, I will be flamed!
  • Dying brown/dark hair 'blonde' in an attempt to hide the grey. It doesn't hide the grey at all!
  • 'Blonde hair' with brown/black/grey eye brows and obvious dark regrowth
  • People walking along a pavement that stop suddenly for no reason
  • People that sit facing me on an otherwise empty train!
  • Colleague that has a twitch/tic that is startling and makes me jump every time. I'm aware she likely can't help it, but it drives me insane and I'm constantly on edge ready for the next fright
  • People that use a shopping trolley as a mobility aid, hunch over it and shuffle along.
  • People in supermarkets on a phone, staring at a wall or otherwise just staring at produce that have no concept that their trolley or body is obstructing others from getting to an item. I'm actually very patient, but FFS, there are others waiting too!
  • People that fanny about at the END of checkout and only then think to look for cash/cards/loyalty cards- and then can't find them 😡
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I have always had black eyebrows and blonde hair even from a small child when my hair was white blonde.

whoknows2 · 28/04/2024 08:23

Absentminded drivers plodding along at 40mph in a 60, but then when the speed changes to 30 (going through a village for example) they continue to do 40!!

Isittimeformynapyet · 28/04/2024 08:23

When people do the "we must meet up" dance when both of you know you're never meeting up. Annoying and very UK-specific.

Good choice @anonymous98

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 28/04/2024 08:21

TotteringonGently · 28/04/2024 08:13

People who say 'yourself' and 'myself' when they mean me or you.
It doesn't make your sound more professional or clever, it makes you sound thick, stop it.

'So the initial phone with yourself would be with my manager...' AAARGH!

Oh my goodness, yes! I absolutely detest this horrible habit, I used to work with a terrible culprit, but thankfully herself has now moved on.

Not to mention the neologism "needs gone" on marketplace-type listings. That really makes me internally shudder.

WildBear · 28/04/2024 08:21

WOMANDOWNN · 28/04/2024 06:51

My dad does this horrible sniffing thing constantly.

My Dad doesn't cover his mouth when he does a small sort of deliberate cough to clear his throat. Apparently as it's not a proper cough, you don't need to? 🤷‍♂️

He also picks his teeth with his fingers after dinner while at the table 🤢

He's also a complete twat 😂

toomanyy · 28/04/2024 08:20

greengreyblue · 28/04/2024 08:18

@toomanyy the bad grammar was a joke! 😂😂

I thought that but I think she genuinely had bad grammar too.

StuntNun · 28/04/2024 08:19

People that knock twice on my desk at work as they walk past it. It always makes me jump but I don't think they even realise they're doing it.

greengreyblue · 28/04/2024 08:18

@toomanyy the bad grammar was a joke! 😂😂

NoNameNoOne · 28/04/2024 08:14

hourstokill · 27/04/2024 22:55

hubby puts his dirty crockery on the kitchen worktop... above the dishwasher.. wouldn't take 2 secons to place it IN the dishwasher.

never closes a drawer fully and leaves kitchen cupboard doors open

Is he leading a double life with both of us? 🤣

TotteringonGently · 28/04/2024 08:13

People who say 'yourself' and 'myself' when they mean me or you.
It doesn't make your sound more professional or clever, it makes you sound thick, stop it.

'So the initial phone with yourself would be with my manager...' AAARGH!

SinnerBoy · 28/04/2024 08:13

greengreyblue · Today 08:06

Drivers not using indicators.

And as bad, or worse, indicating incorrectly. And idiots who go round roundabouts in the left lane, when they want the fifth exit.

Ourshoddyhouse · 28/04/2024 08:10

People it using Facebook groups like Google;
"What's the phone number for the doctor?"

You clearly have access to the internet, just use Google. Although Google wouldn't reply with "U ok Hun?".

greengreyblue · 28/04/2024 08:06

Drivers not using indicators.
Drivers undertaking in motorways.
Teaching assistants that are too loud in lessons.
Performance parenting in public places.
Yes to pp who mentioned whole family food shops. Surely one parent can stay home with the kids? Heard one mum yesterday repeatedly ask each child what they wanted her to buy!!! Rule no 1!

Brandnewskytohangyourstarsupon · 28/04/2024 08:06

Typing!! Enthusiastically… no idea what’s going on!

onedayiwillbecontent · 28/04/2024 08:06

People who are lost in their own world with no awareness of others around them, for example, blocking supermarket aisles when you want to walk past, walking across car parks when there is a car (me) behind them and they don’t notice! Standing still in a shop doorway when you want to enter/leave, people sitting in their car blocking my driveway and when I start to reverse, they don’t take the hint that they need to move even when I beep them 🤦‍♀️

Brandnewskytohangyourstarsupon · 28/04/2024 08:05

Also “know” fuck all. I was tying fever enthusiastically and misspelled!

muddyford · 28/04/2024 08:03

Bogeyes · 28/04/2024 07:12

And they tell you about something they "BROUGHT" from a shop instead of BOUGHT

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And 'loose' instead of 'lose'. And we keep getting told about how wonderfully educated people are these days.

Coastalcreeksider · 28/04/2024 08:03

Whole families who do the shopping. Mum picking items up, dad and two kids, usually miserable looking teenagers slouching behind her. Why do you all need to take up room in the aisle? 😡

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