Little things people do that are irritating....

My ex MIL used to have long nails and used to click them together all the time. I don't think she realised she did it as she was widowed and lived alone. She also used to ring me, talk at me for about ten minutes, and then abruptly ring off without giving me a chance to say anything.

I would add people who take 10 minutes to withdraw cash from an ATM.
That's a 90 second job, surely??

@CultOfRamen my MIL does this. It’s so weird!

My dad has no concept of personal space and will come mere inches away when speaking. If I take a step back he takes a step closer it’s awful.

”gentlemanly” behaviour like stopping to let me walk through a doorway first or rushing to grab bags from me bringing in the shopping it drives me fucking nuts

I have to do this otherwise I literally can’t turn pages, but I absolutely hate myself for it and cringe and die inside every time I have to do it.

I need one of those little wet sponges they have in post offices

Shoppers that park in the pick up/drop off area in front of supermarkets and do a shop! My work fortunately doesn’t have one.

As last week i entered a supermarket at the same time as a woman parking up in the drop off. She left the store when I was putting trolley away with 3 bags!

Woman was one of those mid 40s with Botox hair dyed silver and obviously extensions (too straight) with oversized sunglasses

@Applescruffle I agree with the Christmas tree in November thing!

Had a colleague who puts up her tree mid Nov and about 10 days before Xmas Day, she’s moaning about she’s sick of the sight of the tree etc. DON’T put up your tree that early then!

Based on the few households in my road, my parents’ - those who have their Christmas decorations and tree up in Nov, most of them are down by 27th Dec!

People who think other people's boobs are their business 😛

No, seriously, before I had mine reduced (34G, for the statisticians) I had to make the hideous choice between putting a horrendous strain on my back and shoulders and being the oldest swinger in town. No fun at all.

People who sit holding a retractable pen and constantly press the top - the ‘click, click, click’ goes right through me.

The person in front of me in a shop not putting the divider between their shopping and mine. I know it’s not a compulsory thing, but it’s polite, and it maddens me when they don’t do it 😕

Yeah. She was a total user she just wanted me to fill an hour (and for my 9 year old to babysit her youngest so she could sit on her phone). She wasn’t interested.

You actually ditched her over this? Blimey.

Definitely this. Its so annoying.

Some dishes really do need to be eaten straight away when served or it spoils them completly. Dishes made with fresh pasta, for example. The sauce won't be the same if you leave it.

I expect them to appear 5 secondary after I have called

Being behind someone at a junction and they do that awful stop-start movement while the light is still red. Several times. Like they can't be arsed applying the handbrake and just waiting. It really really irritates me.

The term 'like I said or as I said' when they never said it beforehand!

@CJ0374

Haha - my friend often says "like you said.." when I have said no such thing. I think he's trying to "cleverly" convince me that I agree with him.

It won't work though because he's an idiot and talks a lot of nonsense 😄

Hmm where to start?

People that try to get in the lift before everyone has come out. This also applies to buses and trains

People who play their music or watch youtube/tiktok in public

People who don't listen properly

People who don't read properly

People who zone out on their phones while you are talking to them

People who fuck about ate the checkout or cash machine while there's a queue behind them

People who have catch-ups in the middle of the supermarket aisle, bonus points if they leave their trollies sideways

November Christmas tree People.

November Christmas lights people

November Christmas lights/tree People that say "it doesn't affect you"

People who let their cats roam outdoors

People who stop their cars on pedestrian crossings when the traffic slows.

People who whisper in the cinema

People who massively over-react when a bee or a wasp comes near them

People that stand really really close to you in a queue

People that don't RSVP to invites

People that complain constantly but never want to listen to anyone's suggestions or advice or come up with any
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People that are never on time

People that ask endless fucking questions when you've already told them all the information they need, they just haven't bothered to write it down or record it somewhere.

People that put their bags on seats on busy public transport

People that sniff constantly instead of just blowing their nose

That's it for now. Might think of more

I have literally ditched a friend for this nonsense on a regular basis:

her: hi! Do you fancy meeting up with the kids tomorrow?
me: yeah sure, we’re around in the afternoon.
her: great!! Just let me know what you want to do 😊

Fuck offfff you were the one that suggested we meet up!! At least fucking SUGGEST something!!

Calling a cup of tea a "brew" or a "cuppa". Both make me want to involuntary heave.

The two idiots I saw yesterday on their bikes on the pavement, with their unleashed dog, and crossing in front of me on a busy road. They were right near two retirement villages, and it's not a dual use path (there are very few of those here). So they were putting their dog's life, elderly people's, and last and least, their own, at risk, all presumably because they couldn't be arsed to actually walk their dog safely.

People walking their dog on the pavement towards me who would rather make me step into the gutter/traffic than pull their dog out of the way. I think they're probably the same ones that decorate the poo bag tree.

Do families really need to shop with both parents, 4 DC and another relative?

A certain group of young mothers all with a pushchair or pram, that visit my store together as just one of them buys just one item! They clog up the aisles and self scan areas. Why do they all need to go into the store?

Customers that think it’s ok to have their chats with other customers in front of the milk and bananas. Or even worse the recess area where the doors to the warehouse etc are.

😆😆😆

People who I call the 'Say it, don't spray it type' can't speak normally without sharing their saliva round.

People who don’t put the toilet seat down on those toilets where the flush button is literally hidden behind the open toilet seat so that you have to put it down and stop shit and piss particles flying at you, to reach the button.. how are these people flushing and not putting the seat down?!

I have bags ready in the trolley and am always ahead of the checkout staff.

When Aldi first came to the UK I did the correct thing, swiped all my stuff back into the the trolley to pack at the bench and the checkout person said, You can always tell those who've lived in Germany!