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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:
Gloriia · 04/01/2026 15:58

MellowNewt · 04/01/2026 15:03

Women putting up with colossal amounts of shit for completely unremarkable men. I just don’t get it. It’s just a MAN. I was single for 5+ years in my 20s until I met dh. Being single is really not THAT bad. Get a vibrator. The lives some women have and for what?? I can’t stand to witness it. I have a cousin who has a an actual lump of shot for a husband. He talks down to her. No idea why she puts up with it. The woman has a phd!

Sadly, many people are financially reliant on another. So shared mortgage bills etc. I think if those in bad relationships had a lump sum to leave and live separately they would jump at the chance.

MellowNewt · 04/01/2026 15:03

Women putting up with colossal amounts of shit for completely unremarkable men. I just don’t get it. It’s just a MAN. I was single for 5+ years in my 20s until I met dh. Being single is really not THAT bad. Get a vibrator. The lives some women have and for what?? I can’t stand to witness it. I have a cousin who has a an actual lump of shot for a husband. He talks down to her. No idea why she puts up with it. The woman has a phd!

Crispychillifriedbeef · 04/01/2026 14:59

Inverted snobbery and jealously towards people who are perceived to have more.

janj52301 · 04/01/2026 14:46

He says it's because he laughs on the in breathe not the out or the other way round.....

Gloriia · 04/01/2026 09:06

janj52301 · 04/01/2026 07:59

Elaine Paige's laugh is far worse than Jimmy Carr's, I love the music on her show but can no longer listen to it because of her laugh

Why does he do that whooping thing, it can't be genuine surely?

Gloriia · 04/01/2026 09:05

JudgeBread · 05/12/2025 12:17

People who congregate in shop doorways or the middle of shop aisles to have a chat.

Fuck off out the way you weapons, go to a cafe or something to have a catch up, not the middle of the fecking veg aisle.

I hate this. So many people have no spatial awareness at all. If you want to chat fine, just move to the side and let others get past Angry

pictoosh · 04/01/2026 09:02

BadLad · 03/01/2026 22:52

I’ve never heard Elaine Paige’s laugh, but is it really worse than Jimmy Carr’s?

I can confirm that it is. Poor woman, not her fault...but yes, it raises the heckles.

janj52301 · 04/01/2026 07:59

Elaine Paige's laugh is far worse than Jimmy Carr's, I love the music on her show but can no longer listen to it because of her laugh

joeninetey · 03/01/2026 22:53

Without a doubt, not being able to find things that you want/need, but when you don't want/need them, there they are ?!

BadLad · 03/01/2026 22:52

theyregonnaknow · 03/01/2026 20:53

Ooh am I too late?! Here’s my (not exhaustive) list:

• Elaine Page’s laugh - her Radio 2 show is unbearable.
• My husband’s snoring - I want to murder him.
• Lie-ins beyond 8.30am, such a waste of time.
• Social obligations - I like being at home or walking my dog.
• Other dog walkers - no thank you I don’t want to talk. Jog on.
• Crocs outside of the home; just no.
• Also parents who think it acceptable to shod their small children in crocs. You’re fucking their feet up!
• Women who carry all of their belongings in their hands, ie. keys phone purse vape ffs haven’t you heard of a handbag?
• Selfish pricks who smoke by hospital entrances
• Grown men who wear joggers. Acceptable in the gym. Trampy anywhere else.
• All these fake teeth and blown up lips/fake lashes/fake nails/fake brows/fake curls lots of women subscribe to now. Faces used to be interesting!
• My son’s teachers insisting on being addressed as Mr/Mrs even by parents; whenever I email a teacher I sign off with my christened name. Come on, we’re both adults fgs just let me call you Mike/Linda.
• Supper/dinner/evening meal. If I lived alone I wouldn’t even bother. The most overrated meal and we are forced to put together when are our levels are at their lowest. What is wrong with a bowl of cereal or some cheese and crackers? Fuck’s sake.
• Just lately my husband’s chewing.
• In the summer when my neighbours entertain a constant stream of visitors in their garden. Whenever we wake up to a sunny day we know they will have visitors and they seem to persistently laugh so loudly in unison. What IS so funny??

Gosh I sound a right laugh don’t I 🤣

I’ve never heard Elaine Paige’s laugh, but is it really worse than Jimmy Carr’s?

grumpygrape · 03/01/2026 21:50

theyregonnaknow · 03/01/2026 20:53

Ooh am I too late?! Here’s my (not exhaustive) list:

• Elaine Page’s laugh - her Radio 2 show is unbearable.
• My husband’s snoring - I want to murder him.
• Lie-ins beyond 8.30am, such a waste of time.
• Social obligations - I like being at home or walking my dog.
• Other dog walkers - no thank you I don’t want to talk. Jog on.
• Crocs outside of the home; just no.
• Also parents who think it acceptable to shod their small children in crocs. You’re fucking their feet up!
• Women who carry all of their belongings in their hands, ie. keys phone purse vape ffs haven’t you heard of a handbag?
• Selfish pricks who smoke by hospital entrances
• Grown men who wear joggers. Acceptable in the gym. Trampy anywhere else.
• All these fake teeth and blown up lips/fake lashes/fake nails/fake brows/fake curls lots of women subscribe to now. Faces used to be interesting!
• My son’s teachers insisting on being addressed as Mr/Mrs even by parents; whenever I email a teacher I sign off with my christened name. Come on, we’re both adults fgs just let me call you Mike/Linda.
• Supper/dinner/evening meal. If I lived alone I wouldn’t even bother. The most overrated meal and we are forced to put together when are our levels are at their lowest. What is wrong with a bowl of cereal or some cheese and crackers? Fuck’s sake.
• Just lately my husband’s chewing.
• In the summer when my neighbours entertain a constant stream of visitors in their garden. Whenever we wake up to a sunny day we know they will have visitors and they seem to persistently laugh so loudly in unison. What IS so funny??

Gosh I sound a right laugh don’t I 🤣

If I didn't hate the expression....... I'd say 'I've found my people' ! 🤗

the80sweregreat · 03/01/2026 21:20

Make up because I can never get it right or it just looks weird.

theyregonnaknow · 03/01/2026 21:18

Baby showers! WTAF.

I once was invited to one, but declined.

Also having to wash my face/remove makeup on my work days (I don’t wear it on my non working days) is such an effort.

theyregonnaknow · 03/01/2026 21:03

Oh and forgot to add the current trend of using the phrase “reach out” instead of contact us/get in touch. JUST NO 🤢

theyregonnaknow · 03/01/2026 20:53

Ooh am I too late?! Here’s my (not exhaustive) list:

• Elaine Page’s laugh - her Radio 2 show is unbearable.
• My husband’s snoring - I want to murder him.
• Lie-ins beyond 8.30am, such a waste of time.
• Social obligations - I like being at home or walking my dog.
• Other dog walkers - no thank you I don’t want to talk. Jog on.
• Crocs outside of the home; just no.
• Also parents who think it acceptable to shod their small children in crocs. You’re fucking their feet up!
• Women who carry all of their belongings in their hands, ie. keys phone purse vape ffs haven’t you heard of a handbag?
• Selfish pricks who smoke by hospital entrances
• Grown men who wear joggers. Acceptable in the gym. Trampy anywhere else.
• All these fake teeth and blown up lips/fake lashes/fake nails/fake brows/fake curls lots of women subscribe to now. Faces used to be interesting!
• My son’s teachers insisting on being addressed as Mr/Mrs even by parents; whenever I email a teacher I sign off with my christened name. Come on, we’re both adults fgs just let me call you Mike/Linda.
• Supper/dinner/evening meal. If I lived alone I wouldn’t even bother. The most overrated meal and we are forced to put together when are our levels are at their lowest. What is wrong with a bowl of cereal or some cheese and crackers? Fuck’s sake.
• Just lately my husband’s chewing.
• In the summer when my neighbours entertain a constant stream of visitors in their garden. Whenever we wake up to a sunny day we know they will have visitors and they seem to persistently laugh so loudly in unison. What IS so funny??

Gosh I sound a right laugh don’t I 🤣

Katemax82 · 03/01/2026 20:49

I hate washing up. I've no room for a dishwasher and 4 kids so I spent my entire life doing it and gives me back ache.
I hate sorting out complicated shit for my husband and oldest son because my son's autistic and can't do certain things and my husband's a drongo.
I hate meal planning
I hate wiping my arse (my son got me a bottle bidet which helps)
I hate the rigmarole of making sure my son and daughter get their repeat prescriptions on time

Katemax82 · 03/01/2026 20:45

Strawberrygingerbread · 07/12/2025 22:20

When people buy from wish/AliExpress/temu/shein type websites. Nobody needs anything from those places no matter how cheap.
Mother in law does it all the time then complains the items are broken, not as described, can't be returned, poor quality etc. Stop buying from them then!!!

I agree mostly but I found the best trousers I've ever owned on shein so I look on vinted for them so I'm buying ones already in circulation

EdithStourton · 03/01/2026 20:00

Kazzaa46 · 03/01/2026 18:30

Going to the GP due to a mix of medical anxiety and previous bad experiences.
That a lot of female painful procedures are done without pain relief e.g a cervical biopsy
Cleaning the bathroom
Being outside when it’s really cold
Blue cheese
Cornwall
The rise of misogynistic men getting airtime on social media

That a lot of female painful procedures are done without pain relief e.g a cervical biopsy
Aren't they just! I had a uterine biopsy a few years ago. I have a decent pain threshold (3 deliveries with gas and air and nothing else) and it was so painful that the doctor couldn't get enough cells for a proper test, so it was a waste of everyone's time. I had cramps for about a month afterwards.

I don't mind being outside in the freezing cold, though...

Kazzaa46 · 03/01/2026 18:30

Going to the GP due to a mix of medical anxiety and previous bad experiences.
That a lot of female painful procedures are done without pain relief e.g a cervical biopsy
Cleaning the bathroom
Being outside when it’s really cold
Blue cheese
Cornwall
The rise of misogynistic men getting airtime on social media

janj52301 · 03/01/2026 18:10

re the Lurpak, we now have two tubs on the go, one on his shelf full of disgusting bits and my pristine one, he also tried to use his butter knife for jam but I tore him a new one and he how uses a spoon,

Oioiqueen · 12/12/2025 21:54

The countries sense of entitlement of 'as long as I'm alright'. Don't want to wear a mask thats absolutely fine as is your right. However for the love of God please sneeze/cough/splutter into the crook of your arm. Wash your hands when go to the toilet and actually just act like a decent human being to others.

I've had several hospital appointments over the last fortnight and terrified of catching something from people that just can't do basic hygiene.

whatsnewpussycat34 · 12/12/2025 21:48

Thrush
Brushing my teeth
Health anxiety
Going to the hairdresser
James Corden

MoonWoman69 · 12/12/2025 21:35

FlorbelaEspanca · 12/12/2025 21:02

Combine your visit with a ride on the railway from Embsay, then you can park at the Embsay end.

Ooh good idea, thank you! x

FlorbelaEspanca · 12/12/2025 21:29

A few more:
Latte, on two counts. 1) It's repulsively sickly. Coffee should be strong for God's sake, or as a minimum taste of coffee. 2) The chances are the person in front of me in the queue will want one and they're such a lot of arseing around to produce.
Hotels that supply shower gel instead of soap (that's most of them nowadays).
Delivery drivers who leave their engines running while they come to the door.

RunningNananananananananana · 12/12/2025 21:12

The word Legos (Lego is fine).