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Lighthearted- What petty thing(s) bother you?

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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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Bertiebiscuit · 26/03/2026 23:56

Most food packaging - i need sharp scissors and a knife to get into most packaging these days, and more often than not i spill milk, juice, food etc etc all over the worktops

CarbGoading · 26/03/2026 23:53

When people 'help' when you never asked them too. It's kindness, so you really can't scream in their face even though you are inside. Don't they know I have a specific undisclosed system to adhere too??

Katemax82 · 26/03/2026 23:26

People who put things that have L on the label in the M section on vinted, because they decided it's a size 14 or whatever. Also people who lost things in the M section but don't show the label and don't respond when I message them asking "is this a 12 or 14?" ( Seller of a black dress I want I'm looking at you)

beasmithwentworth · 26/03/2026 23:18

People who say that that have ‘done’ countries when they have visited them.

’oh yeah so I’ve done Thailand but not Vietnam’ (for example)

I don’t know why but it conjures up the image of these places in the world being there purely to be on their tick-list and for their own personal enjoyment rather than countries where people actually live. Makes me feel irrationally annoyed.

DinoLil · 26/03/2026 23:17

*Creeps quietly away as wearing odd socks...

Katemax82 · 26/03/2026 23:13

DeftGoldHedgehog · 26/03/2026 16:22

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.

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It irritates me... especially when teachers say it (and bollocks my 6 year old for correcting them)

Parkrunnerlpl · 26/03/2026 23:07

People who walk leaned over trolleys. Not only do they look stupid, it slows everyone else aka me down.

Allseeingallknowing · 26/03/2026 23:05

Whatisfrenchtoast · 26/03/2026 23:01

Walking down the road and having 20 different ring doorbells probably recording my movements and conversation along the way.
I know they are a great invention in many ways and can be really useful, but I find them intrusive.

They won’t be recording your conversation

Whatisfrenchtoast · 26/03/2026 23:01

Walking down the road and having 20 different ring doorbells probably recording my movements and conversation along the way.
I know they are a great invention in many ways and can be really useful, but I find them intrusive.

padampada · 26/03/2026 22:50

'I was sat.' Makes as much grammatical sense as 'I was ran.' You were SITTING!

NotAnotherScarf · 26/03/2026 21:58

Quokka2 · 26/03/2026 18:43

Scottish people say proh-ven. "Not proven" is a Scottish legal concept and that is how it is pronounced (even when said by e.g. English people on the news)

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But it's said all the time on the BBC in terms like "it's not been proven that Greggs make the best sausage rolls". An English person should still say proven as Pru ven in my opinion

ThisSunnyBee · 26/03/2026 21:57

Shmee1988 · 26/03/2026 17:21

What wasn't clear? 😂

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Any of it😅

NotAnotherScarf · 26/03/2026 21:55

MiddleAgedDread · 26/03/2026 19:21

That’s a very Scottish thing!

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But being said by people on radio 4 with RP voices...it's perfectly fine if Dr Finley or Andy Stewart says it that way...I can't say the word idea without pronouncing it ideal because I'm from the west country

Pricelessadvice · 26/03/2026 21:52

LoveheartBear · 26/03/2026 14:46

honeylulu · Today 14:39
Opening a pack of tablets and getting the leaflet end every time

The leaflet is at the end where the expiry date/batch code is, so just make sure you open it the other end ☺️.

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Is that true? You’ve just changed my life!
The leaflet thing always annoys me when I open a new box of tablets.

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 21:44

Flamingojune · 26/03/2026 21:11

It means i'd get served more easily

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Not if your at the back..

UnNiddeRides · 26/03/2026 21:30

Random spacing before / after punctuation marks.Sometimes none at all , sometimes either side. Also ‘this is a none event’
Fern Cotton advertising Tesco mobarl. It ‘s fucking mobile.
The tablet/leaflet issue irritated me to the degree that I marked the hit rate when opening at the alleged correct non-leaflet end. Then I gave up & now open the box according to whim and if it’s leaflet end I take the whole lot out & shove it back in leaflet down. I think this probably saves me less than 2 minutes a month, but an awful lot of ire.

WormHoleInSpace · 26/03/2026 21:30

I only ever see it on mn but people that start a post with

So , listen , hear me out , this one is going to be long to get in all the relevant info but i had to change all most of the details but I will make it short . Let's call him A , B * not his real name , I can't tell you his hobby because it's outing

For the love of God just get on with it !

Flamingojune · 26/03/2026 21:11

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 21:05

Weird.

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It means i'd get served more easily

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 21:10

Helicopter parents.
People who won't speak on the phone to anybody because of 'anxiety'.
Adults who can't drive.
Adult children who get their parents to collect them places after nights out or concerts.
People who play lawn bowls.

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 21:05

Flamingojune · 26/03/2026 20:47

I wish all pubs queued

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Weird.

Flamingojune · 26/03/2026 20:47

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 19:23

These arseholes who queue up at the bar in a pub. Looking at you, Wetherspoons wankers.

I wish all pubs queued

LlynTegid · 26/03/2026 20:43

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 19:23

These arseholes who queue up at the bar in a pub. Looking at you, Wetherspoons wankers.

People who go into Wetherspoons when there is an alternative pub nearby.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 26/03/2026 20:42

People who go 40 in a 60.Slow cyclists.

Fizbosshoes · 26/03/2026 20:41

Stickers based on "baby on board" ones
Because I dont know why it matters who is in the vehicle....and I doubt people change them if the passengers change.

This week i saw one that said little shits on board , which i thought was the cringiest thing ever and im amazed that there is a market for something that bad.