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Things you hate.

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divorcinganabsolutewanker · 05/12/2025 12:16

We've had 2 birthdays in work today and I didn't join in with the singing of happy birthday. I hate it. Have a great day and all that but I don't feel the need to go and join in.

I also hate Christmas, it's a waste of money. Love the time with family but the rest of it can fuck off.

I also hate going for a wee and stopping for diesel.

What do you hate?

OP posts:
the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 17:24

Public transport is a challenge isn’t it..
My dh who was told that his g/ child aged 1 and a half probably wouldn’t like the ( annoying ) singing Christmas tree much and was disappointed when I was right ( she shrugged it off as a bad Christmas tat purchase I think , wise one)

ThePeachHiker · 05/12/2025 17:21

Managers who take any suggestions as a personal insult.
Colleagues who barely do any work over the summer then make snide remarks when you’re tired.
CEO’s who barely show their face then wander in expecting massive changes.
Being on the minimum wage and having to tolerate being everyone’s verbal punchbag because you can’t find another job, not even cleaning, despite having a masters degree.
Thanks, that was quite cathartic.

Charlize43 · 05/12/2025 17:20

What is it with young kids standing in the exit door off the bus, not attempting to move out of the way, and also not hearing your request of 'Excuse me' because they've got their buds in. Everyone has to squeeze between them as they block the exit.

Surely, it is just common sense not to block a doorway?

Disgruntled101 · 05/12/2025 17:20

When a radio show phones someone live on air and you her the ring tone and then inevitably the person doesn't answer. Then they try two or three times with the same result. Makes me unreasonably rageful. Im thinking the Sara Cox Totally Teavoted shtick. To be fair, I hate it when they do answer and say some inane phrase too haha

Monty34 · 05/12/2025 17:19

People who are unkind. To others, to animals. Cruelty. I hate it.

LoveSandbanks · 05/12/2025 17:19

People
the short, dark days of winter
housework of any type.

Kingsleadhat · 05/12/2025 17:17

HalfWayAroundTheLoop · 05/12/2025 12:21

Fucking everyone 😃

Is the fucking a verb or adjective?

TheBewleySisters · 05/12/2025 17:17

The current trend to call everything 'iconic'. I'm going to start counting up the amount of times it's used in tv shows, ads, the radio. Stop saying everything is iconic!!!

Franklyannoyed · 05/12/2025 17:16

Starmer and Reeves. They can both fuck off.

FlyingUnicornWings · 05/12/2025 17:16

coronafiona · 05/12/2025 12:18

Hoovering the stairs too

Honestly the worst job

ChocolateCinderToffee · 05/12/2025 17:15

People who do everything in a group: shopping, walking from a to b, going to the loo in a pub.

Monty34 · 05/12/2025 17:14

That the large Sainsbury's car park is full almost all the time.

Iceisnice · 05/12/2025 17:06

Reform
Mansplaining
Middle lane hoggers
Food shopping
Meal planning
Last minute requests from the school
Cost of living crisis
Scraping the ice off of a windscreen
Remembering everyone's pronouns
Fussy eating
Lack of jobs available that coordinate with school hours.
Decorating trends
All the tat in the shops for the holidays
Long travelling times
Traffic
Rude people
Lazy partners
Being the default parent
Clutter
Noise and overstimulation
Cleaning the cat litter tray
Putting the bins out
Getting the bins back in
Backstabbing people
People who are users.
YouTube videos aimed at kids - so much noise and nonsense
Noisy kids toys
Having to get car repairs
How much month left at the end of the money

So many more things....

Tryingnottobeamouse · 05/12/2025 17:04

Slamming doors. People who don't listen. MIL eating with her mouth open or while talking. Fireworks. Men who walk around with their hands down the front of their grubby grey joggers. Shellfish. People who let their dogs chase wildlife. Cleaning the car. Racists. Homophobes. Arrogance. People who think they can do and say what they like because they believe in God. Flashing Christmas lights. Fairgrounds. Hard sales tactics. Burpees. Artificial grass. Littering. Middle lane hoggers

Drones, and the people who think they're entitled to fly them everywhere.

Balloon releases - why on earth is littering thousands of pieces of plastic across the countryside a good way to honour someone's memory?

People who play loud music in their gardens or public places so that everyone in the vicinity is forced to listen to their choice of music

People who have the sound turned on on their phones or tablets in public places

nopiesleftinthisvehicle · 05/12/2025 16:59

x2boys · 05/12/2025 12:34

People who unload a massive trolley full of stuff and only then realise they have to pay for it and start looking in bags and pockets for their purse

Lidl and Aldi customers who do this.
Don't they know the polite, customer friendly etiquette of Sainsbury's, Tesco etc do not apply here! 😂

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 05/12/2025 16:58

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:44

How every thing is on line.

Yes, I was thinking this yesterday eve. I don't think we even have the option to give up our devices anymore!! Id love to escape from the online world for a few weeks. Hide out in a jungle somewhere 😅

MissNowt · 05/12/2025 16:57

Titasaducksarse · 05/12/2025 12:24

Putting the food shopping away. I HATE it.
Deciding what to eat for dinner every night. The ballache. I need someone just to feed me!

I love putting the food shopping away. It’s such a treat! Maybe I should get out more. 🤣🤣🤣

Hicupping · 05/12/2025 16:54

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 05/12/2025 16:41

If I have to wait till pay day to do something, especially for my kid. It just feels like a waste of potential. A persons productive years are limited considering things like age/illness/caring responsibilities etc and by the time we mature the most productive time is between 30-45. Holding back growth because of money bugs me. It would be great if society worked on a system where if you need it you get it and if you don't, hand it over to someone who does. Or maybe it's just my weird perspective 😏

Edited

When I grew up things like Fountain's Abbey, Brimham rocks etc etc all used to be free. Now it's over £23 for an adult and nearly £60 for 2 adults and up to 3 children for Fountains. And if they don't get you with tickets they'll get you with parking charges. So many things children will miss out on.

BarbieShrimp · 05/12/2025 16:52

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:50

Barbie , get it off your chest ! 😂
your not wrong though.

I have so much pent up rage about the bloody tube, lol!

I swear I'm a very patient person but public transport brings out the demon in me.

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:50

Barbie , get it off your chest ! 😂
your not wrong though.

BarbieShrimp · 05/12/2025 16:48

People who come to visit London, don't bother to learn how public transport works, and then get vocally bitchy at strangers around them as if they are the only sane person in the world.

Get your card out before you get to the barrier. Don't try to convince bus drivers to take cash. Don't stop in doorways. Stand on the right on escalators. Take off your big coat on the tube. Don't slow to a leisurely dawdle if you're taking up most of a walkway. And DON'T act shocked and horrified if you've chosen to travel at rush hour and you and your huge suitcase have to contend with packed tubes.

...and then don't mouth off loudly about how "Everyone's so rude! Why is it so crowded? Who on earth would live here?". You don't look clever and you're not going to make Londoners feel bad. Learn, or stay in your leafy paradises and watch Mama Mia on DVD instead.

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:48

Too many people think that they are invincible in a car. They are not. They need more respect.

Hufflebuffs · 05/12/2025 16:46

People that drive along taking videos of themselves singing along or chatting to post on social media. Twats of the highest order.

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:45

Having seen the tv schedule for this years Christmas , I feel that the tv companies have given up too.

the80sweregreat · 05/12/2025 16:44

How every thing is on line.