Stupid things that annoy you

You don't have to voice everything that crosses your mind. You could think about how it might make other people feel.

The title is 'stupid' things that annoy you. That commenter knew it was a stupid thing. We can't help what annoys us, no matter how stupid they are.

Really annoying on so many levels.
Spikes on the white lines would be so useful.

I never said all men are useless. And no, not all parents work the way I have described but I seem to encounter plenty that work the way I have described and it's bloody irritating!

And believe me. That's not the only weird thing that annoys me. There is plenty more!

Coming back to my small car, parked neatly in the middle of its space in the car park, only to find it's been invaded on both frontiers by a pair of monstermobiles which have strayed over the lines into my space, meaning I can't open my door without it touching someone else's bodywork. I annoy myself having imaginary arguments with drivers who don't actually come back to see me touch the precious gigantacars while I struggle to get into my little VW.

Thinking of a great topic for this thread.
And then forgetting what it is.

You are my people!!!

The Mum pushing the trolley whilst various kids stand in it or run round and Dad just stands in the way and is as much use as a chocolate fireguard

What a weird thing to be annoyed about. It's nice for families to do anything together including mundane stuff like shopping. I used to love going to the supermarket with my mum and dad as a kid and have fond memories of it.
Not all parents work the way you describe and not all men are useless. Some parents work as a team and my dad always pushes the trolley when shopping with my mum. We were very well behaved though and not allowed to run around!

Whole families doing the food shop. The Mum pushing the trolley whilst various kids stand in it or run round and Dad just stands in the way and is as much use as a chocolate fireguard. Can he not just stay in the car with the kids or stay at home with them and keep out of mine and everyone else's way.

Transgressive 🤣🤣 do behave.

Putting plates in the kitchen sink to soak in water before putting them in the dishwasher.
If you have to rinse food off, just... rinse it off.

Why does it annoy you?

to look at me you wouldn't know I have a disability, but I do. I get an online delivery from Tesco (who are brilliant) but sometimes I just feel like getting something u fancy in person or having a look/walk around. It's rare I'm well enough to do it, but when I do I need to lean on the trolley sometimes (usually just pushing it/ holding onto it is enough, but not always.

i drive & I put on a good face when I'm out of the house, but in reality I'm in pain & struggling & get home exhausted from very little activity.

but you judge away & get annoyed ... it's fine. You'll be kess judgy if you ever find yourself disabled (invisibly) overnight as I did (literally).

People who say 'lay ' instead of 'lie'. For example, 'I had a lay down' or 'She was laying there.'

I'm not much of a pedant actually (feel free to point out any errors or typos) but the misuse of 'lay' is like nails on a blackboard for me!

@Worried198423

Talking of subtitles.
When they don't match with what's being said onscreen.
They miss whole lines of dialogue in subtitles.
It really cannons me,as I depend on the subtitles being accurate

This is a deliberate choice because of the demands of subtitling. I read an interesting article about subtitling in relation to the first series of Squid Game subtitles. Basically it is a very skilled art and the people writing subtitles have to balance getting across the information in a subtitle that both relates to the dialogue but also can be read at speed as the dialogue moves on. There is only so much text your brain can take in so it often can't be word for word as it would be too long.

It was interesting in relation to Squid Game because the English subtitles for the English language dubbed version were different from the English subtitles for the Korean language version. This is because they related to different dialogue - one was a subtitle of the Korean speaking reduced to text. The other was a subtitle of the English language translation reduced to text - so it's gone through two processes.

The conclusion was if you are watching a foreign language film or tv prog and it is an option to watch it dubbed, you are usually better off watching it in the original language with English subtitles because it will give you a more accurate and closer feel to the original.

I'm loving this post, laughing at my own absurdity as well as others.
However, I still think you should all put the loo lid down before flushing! Yuk, think of the germ infested spray. 😁

People who call holidays holibobs. It really really irritates me. I know it's trivial 🤷‍♀️

I know.

If you're writing for thousands of people to read, these things are important to get right. We all learn as we go. It's helpful to make sure you don't make the same error again.

The pp was wrong anyway @justhowdoyouknow. There was nothing wrong about using ‘aggravate’ in the sense OP did.

People who comment on threads about the OP’s spelling, grammar, punctuation, use of a word etc etc

That drives me mad too, and often the text is so tiny.

People who cross the road, half jogging, looking at you driving along and then when they get half way turn their head so they can't see me o therefore I can't knock them down.

@GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf my parents had a loop system for the TV. I'm not entirely sure how it worked but my dad could watch a football match with loud commentary in his ears and my mum could read in silence.

My husband.

When you ask someone a question and they answer a completely different question. I know I used the correct words… so what has gone wrong here?

I know I do this, because it drives DH nuts, and he’s probably the only person impolite enough to tell me so 😂 If he asks me what time the post office opens, I’ll reply “do you need a stamp?” If he asks if he should book a table at the Red Lion for when we meet Mark and Claire, I’ll respond “are you coming from the office that day?” Always solutions focussed, me.

Why not just buy a few lingerie bags tgat you can put them in, in the machine?

When you ask someone a question and they answer a completely different question. I know I used the correct words… so what has gone wrong here?

One particular lecturer at my university does is all the time. And not just to me. Just constantly misunderstands what people are asking and it drives me crackers because then she gets annoyed when they try to rephrase because she’s convinced she’s answered them.

Also there’s a cycle path directly across the entrance to my road. Cuts right across it. And the cyclists never seem to care that I need to walk across it to get home.