What behaviour from strangers that is not affecting you in any way really gets on your nerves?

[NancyJoan]

For me, it’s people who keep their coat on when they sit down in a restaurant. We went out for lunch today, two women in ENORMOUS coats at the table next to us, kept them on until partway through their meal.

Disclaimer: I know it’s none of my business, I’m lucky I have nothing bigger to worry about and they might just (both) really feel the cold.

My boss who every time he talks or does a presentation jiggles the coins in his pocket. Gives me the rage!!!!

My husband does this makes me murderous jingle jingle jangle jangle

Every one of them things annoy me. Every one! I must be a total crank.

When people don't carry their weight properly.. I'll elaborate

My friend is plus size (as am I- this is in NO way a plus size hate post!!) and she just can't seem to walk correctly, constantly bashing into me and walking AT me. We will be walking along and if she wants to turn or go a certain way I'll know as she starts like barging my side.. this may be a personal space thing but honestly no need!

^Men who trail aimlessly about supermarkets looking glum while their wives shop. They aren’t adding anything and they just get in the way,

Why are they there? Why don’t they stay at home and do something else, or sit in the car & listen to the radio? Anything except stand in the way. Drives me to distraction^

^^ This. And even worse clothes shops or if they are on their phones while they trail after their wives and get in the way.

Talking on phones but not having your phone to your ear just talking into thin air annoys and confuses me

^^ This too. WTF is this about. Especially those people who hold their phone at right angles to their chin. Why?? They look like twats.

Littering. No excuse, not one.

People who say 'can I get'. I realised yesterday that I just would not be able to work in a coffee shop etc and spend all day having people say 'can I get' to me. I simply would be unable to make it through the day without shouting 'no you cannot fucking get'.

People who pack at the till in Aldi. The infirm and people juggling small children excepted, if you cannot follow the system, you do not get to shop there. Go to a slower and more expensive supermarket if you want to pack at the till.

I was in there yesterday, stuck behind two consecutive people who packed at the fucking till slowly. And the assistant sat and waited . Whatever happened to them throwing your shopping at you and pushing it into the trolley if you didn't keep up?

People who just HAVE to pull out onto a main road just in front of you, forcing you to slow down (when going the correct speed limit!), when they could easily have waited a little to pull out after you pass.
People who attention seek on FB with obviously 'staged' photos with a glimpse of their flash car/house etc etc.

Performance parents - especially the lady on my road who always stops outside my house to start the "show"
Spitting
Long nails that tap when typing
Long fringes that look dangerously close to the person's eyes
People who drive incredibly slowly when there is a red light or delay ahead (rather than driving at a normal speed and coming to a stop) that then forces everyone behind them to also drive at the same ridiculous pace
Drivers who shoot out of a side road incredibly fast, giving the impression that they are in a hurry, but then drive at a snail's pace

I love this. It reminds of Grumpy Old Women that was on TV years ago!

Another you asked about the cutlery question, I appreciate that different cultures hold their cutlery differently but whichever culture you are from there is still a ‘correct’ way to hold your cutlery IYSWIM.

My particular annoyance is when adults hold their cutlery in a clenched fist, it just gives me the rage (& can’t be very easy to eat that way). Obviously accepting any disability, although I was recently at a function siting next to a guy when one hand and he managed his cutlery perfectly well.

When people talk loudly enough for you to hear every word of their inane conversation. No Cheryl, I really don’t want to know who Shelia bonked down the pub on Saturday night.

Barbara DH says "Can I get". It drives me potty, particularly given that he's very particular about grammar in general.

And little girls in my son’s swimming lesson who have to stop every couple of strokes to push their hair out of their face

I couldn't agree more. Buy a swimming hat.

Oh and people who swish their hair about when you're in a queue at a bar. Hairspreading bollock heads!

People who say Haitch instead of Aitch especially if they work in HR. I get very stabby.

Sorry, I say "Can I get?" It's quite normal in Scotland.

People who take forever to start crossing the road when the green man appears.

Sorry, I say "Can I get?" It's quite normal in Scotland

Quite normal where I live too. I'm trying to think of anyone I know who doesn't say it and I can't think of anyone.

I agree with Ragwort. It particularly annoys me when the people doing it think they are a cut above intellectually. MIL

It's can I have or please would you pass.

I get really upset when people are bad with money... their own money... which has nothing to do with me. *hides

I just looked up 'get' in the dictionary (I know, it's tragic) because I was starting to doubt myself. But if 'get' means obtain, or acquire, then surely 'can I get an Americano please?', or similar, makes sense? Just the same as 'can I have' makes sense.

Groups of teenagers being shrill and loud. I know why they do it, I used to do it too, because they think they're very funny and everyone wants to look. but now I'm old I find it annoying.

People that shop for things they don't need. Eg, browsing. I only go clothes shopping when I need something. I know exactly which 2-3 shops I like and will be done within 30 minutes at the most. I know it doesn't affect me but I just don't understand shopping for pleasure.

People who say 'boils my piss' it's absolutely disgusting

Why do people keep using caps on here?

'Yoof' with faded, previously bold-coloured dye jobs, it gives me the absolute RAGE. If you're going to do something like that, you have to be prepared to maintain it!

I nearly drove into a postbox yesterday because I passed a (presumably perfectly nice and quite innocent) girl with a really horrible faded blue/green balayage.

And no, I'm not a stylist or fashion-type, just old and angry.

Watching other people type or do things on a PC without using the shortcut keys.

You're doing it wrong!

It reminds of Grumpy Old Women that was on TV years ago!
I loved that show.
Amusingly if Grumpy Old Women was a MN thread someone would turn up 30 minutes in and accuse them of having empty lives for even noticing half that shit.