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Lighthearted- What petty thing(s) bother you?

288 replies

AllaMova · 26/03/2026 14:03

I have quite a specific example.

I have a family member who saves photos from my social media page, saves them and then posts them onto her own page. (Without permission.)

It has been driving me nuts, even though it’s so petty!

What about you?

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UnimatrixZeroOne · 26/03/2026 16:30

Silly of you.
These are all things which shouldn't be irritating but they are! They just simply are. So there's no need for you to be so reactionary. 😆 People can feel things.

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AllaMova · 26/03/2026 16:29

shellyleppard · 26/03/2026 15:03

When someone rings the doorbell/knocks at the door then starts hammering the door before I get the chance to answer it

That happened to me yesterday when my Gousto box was being delivered. I wonder if it’s because they are always running late/on a tight schedule…

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DeftGoldHedgehog · 26/03/2026 16:22

Enrichetta · 26/03/2026 15:03

The change in pronouncing proven, from Pru ven to pro ven it really really gets my goat.

What? Where?

Surely not 😱

That and H "haitch" is just different accents though? Parts of Scotland say proven not pruven. Haitch is an Irish rendition. Not incorrect, just different and nothing which should irritate you.

LoveheartBear · 26/03/2026 16:20

I know I moan about it a lot on similar threads, but I can honestly say my biggest lighthearted peeve is when I see the words ‘loose’ and ‘lose’ used incorrectly.

I accept I often make errors in my posts, so I’m by no means saying I’m perfect, but it really bothers me for some reason (as I know it does others).

DeftGoldHedgehog · 26/03/2026 16:19

Petty but amused me this morning. I got up to let the woman next to me off the train. Guy behind me loudly tutted and huffed because he was delayed by probably one second in getting off the train himself.

Ihateboris · 26/03/2026 15:53

The phrase "game changer "

ERthree · 26/03/2026 15:51

shellyleppard · 26/03/2026 15:03

When someone rings the doorbell/knocks at the door then starts hammering the door before I get the chance to answer it

When this happens i answer the door panting like i have been running and say sorry i took so long to answer, i was in the East wing.

NimbleHiker · 26/03/2026 15:38

People who feel the need to drone on about themselves endlessly. They don't grasp the concept that conversations are meant to be 2 way. People who have loud phone conversations and they have their phone on speaker. I don't want to virtually attend your meeting and i don't want your medical history.

ToadRage · 26/03/2026 15:23

People who say Haitch for the letter H. It's sounds stupid and wrong. People who completely ignore disabled people, I went to the bank with my Grandma cos her card stopped working and the person we spoke kept talking to me about not her, I had to tell him to speak to her, its her card.

CruCru · 26/03/2026 15:20

One of my children went to A&E recently and then had a few follow up appointments (NOT life threatening, just something worth sorting). My husband has handled all the appointments, attended them all and has been the one to ring the hospital.

BUT they always ring me when they want to get in touch. They have both our numbers, there’s no reason for having to speak to me rather than him.

Thepeopleversuswork · 26/03/2026 15:18

People blaming everything that goes wrong in their lives to the menopause or “peri”, particularly when it’s used to explain their reasonable reaction to shit behaviour

People self describing as “introvert” when they are actually just anxious or grumpy

People watching video or reels or listening to music on public transport without headphones

Jhm88 · 26/03/2026 15:17

@honeylulu just realised you said similar!

Jhm88 · 26/03/2026 15:15

When someone call when whatever they wanted to say could've easily been said in a text. Especially when they call multiple times in a row when I'm not picking up.

shellyleppard · 26/03/2026 15:14

@honeylulu that would drive me absolutely batshit.....my old boss used to do this. I refused to answer the phone while I was driving

momtoboys · 26/03/2026 15:11

Anyone chewing gum
Boys or men in sleeveless tops

DancingFerret · 26/03/2026 15:10

People who knock the door even though our Ring doorbell is clearly visible.

People who start a sentence with "myself".

Anyone who parks nose in.

Anyone who parks nose in at an angle and takes up two spaces.

honeylulu · 26/03/2026 15:08

shellyleppard · 26/03/2026 15:03

When someone rings the doorbell/knocks at the door then starts hammering the door before I get the chance to answer it

Yes, I hate this too.

Also, when my husband phones me and I don't answer because I'm driving (which he could work out because I always answer otherwise), rather than allowing time for me to reach destination before calling again, keeps phoning over and over which makes me really stressed and distracted. I have an old car without the Bluetooth hands free thingy which he is also well aware of.

Enrichetta · 26/03/2026 15:03

The change in pronouncing proven, from Pru ven to pro ven it really really gets my goat.

What? Where?

Surely not 😱

shellyleppard · 26/03/2026 15:03

When someone rings the doorbell/knocks at the door then starts hammering the door before I get the chance to answer it

confusedbydating · 26/03/2026 15:01

People who walk slowly on the pavement blocking any way to get past.

TigerRag · 26/03/2026 14:59

Making a typo (the post does make sense if you ignore said typo) and realising when it's too late to edit

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 26/03/2026 14:56

My little toe nail - which has just decided it needs to dig into its neighbouring toe. Only trimmed it two days ago wtf?

Imisscoffee2021 · 26/03/2026 14:53

NotAnotherScarf · 26/03/2026 14:17

People who wear odd socks.
People who don't wait their turn in a pub.
The change in pronouncing proven, from Pru ven to pro ven it really really gets my goat.

Oh god is this a thing? I've yet to hear that pronunciation and pray I never do.

I hate hearing "on accident" and "I could care less", can't be chewed with being that person who corrects them but die inside whenever I hear it.

Qashgal · 26/03/2026 14:52

People who start a controversial thread and never come back to it despite hundreds of following posts.

Getting pills out of blister packs - really hurts my fingers as Ive got arthritis and takes forever to get teeny tablets out of several packs for a weekly organiser.

Mothers day flowers from M&S dying after just over a week. I bet they were expensive too.

Me wanting to treat myself to 'something' but cant find any tat I like on Haul or Temu.

PearlSpam · 26/03/2026 14:51

Anything claiming to be salted caramel flavour that isn’t actually salty.