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What irrationally annoys you?

135 replies

palooka47 · 05/12/2018 21:22

That you know shouldn't or is unreasonable to be annoyed by?

For me It's

-Seeing people reading menus. Haven't a clue why.
-Seeing people sitting around in their house in their coats.

OP posts:
treaclesoda · 06/12/2018 06:34

Martyrs. 'oh, don't worry about me' types.

Grow up and stop being so passive aggressive.

LivinLaVidaLoki · 06/12/2018 06:40

People who like their own Facebook posts.
People who say could of or would of.
People who post on local chat groups asking what time the local supermarket opens.....just Google it ffs!

Nakedavenger74 · 06/12/2018 06:43

People who eat in restaurants with their coats on. Sent by the devil

Buildalegohouse · 06/12/2018 06:48

Pictures on property sites that are just a close up of an inanimate object, especially if there aren't many pictures of the actual house.

I saw one listing the other week that was just a picture of the outside of the house and then a close up of a vase of flowers. Who would view that?

Stringofpearls · 06/12/2018 06:56

When the postman arrives and instead of putting the post all the way through the door he leaves it wedged half way. It lets cold air in and shows everyone around that we're not home - annoying!

WhipItGood · 06/12/2018 06:58

Being expected to share my umbrella.

People sneezing.

Clothes descriptions online that say below knee without actually giving the measurement. Below the knee is a useless description, it depends how tall you are ffs.

Non easy peel stickers on things you buy. There is no place in the world for a non easy peel sticker.

noenergy · 06/12/2018 07:02

Traffic, I hate driving in traffic and get such road rage, especially when people leave a huge gap and crawl when traffic is actually moving steadily and make lights turn red.

When someone at a checkout doesn't let me go in front of them when I have one or two things and their trolley is overflowing. I know I shouldn't expect this.

Lunaballoon · 06/12/2018 07:09

People in busy public spaces wearing massive headphones and staring at their mobile phones. Every day when making my way to work, I usually hit a wall of these shuffling zombies who are oblivious to all around them 🤬😤

ForalltheSaints · 06/12/2018 07:10

The 'short trouser virus' that is currently fashionable.

noenergy · 06/12/2018 07:43

Another one, when at tills the staff are too busy talking that they ignore you when they know fine rightly you are standing there waiting. They often look at you then continue talking. Gives me such rage!!

Hippopotas · 06/12/2018 07:58

People who use the phrase “that will learn them”
Anyone who says I “borrowed” them a pen etc

Klobuchar · 06/12/2018 07:58

People who refer to themselves in the third person. Nope, you sound like an idiot

A gleaming top set of whitened/ straightened teeth yet haven’t done anything to their bottom set, which look like raggedy yellow stumps in comparison. Do you think we can’t see them or something?

The word “wally”. It’s not 1983.

DammitOedipus · 06/12/2018 08:51

Biccies
Chocs
Spag bol

Maverick66 · 06/12/2018 08:59

Tv/radios on at high volume when nobody is watching /listening.
People with prams/buggies and children in them wrapped up for snow storms whilst in a packed shopping centre! The children then get too warm and become cantankerous.

IdblowJonSnow · 06/12/2018 09:03

Almost everyone and everything! Hence why I live on mumsnet these days! And people who cough everywhere. Go home and be ill. Grr. Works nights outs where is all about a clique of the same people every year and then they act surprised why more and more people choose not to go every year. My mil. Sorry to be a cliche on this one, I know there are some lovely mils on here. Mine is a brilliant grandmother to my dc to be fair.

MrsBosh · 06/12/2018 09:04

People parking outside my house even though my car is on the drive. In my head the space is for my visitors. Silly I know and I'm very grateful for a drive.

Bits of film on food packets that won't come off in one so you're scrabbling around thinking tiny slithers are in your food. Then the tiny slithers stick to your hand. My blood boils at this.

My MIL tends to always have a coat on in restaurants, says she's cold. So am I but it looks flipping rude! Want to stay 'are you not staying?'

msnowtybach · 06/12/2018 09:09

People who plod, I'm a brisk walker and have no patience for those who plod along at a snails pace, I always have unreasonable unkind thoughts when stuck behind them.

People who don't have any manners, I imagine them to have terrible, miserable lives.

DancingintheSpoonlight · 06/12/2018 09:13

People who reply to the phrase "can I help you" with "Oh I wonder if you can"

Just fecking spit it out.

nowshesaturtle · 06/12/2018 09:14

People who say 'slithers' when they mean 'slivers'

arealmummakesherownluck · 06/12/2018 09:29

People who say hence why and think it makes them sound clever.

Yourself/myself instead of you/me.

The hypercorrection of me to I even when me is perfectly correct in the sentence.

Incorrect use of less and fewer

Wintermam · 06/12/2018 09:33

@Thejezebel just because we've commented on this doesn't mean we don't have 'real problems'
The OP asked for things we shouldn't really be annoyed by not for our real problems

SeeMoreStars · 06/12/2018 09:35

Overuse of the word 'amazing.'
'We have an amazing connection'... with usually a cheating twat.
'My DH is an amazing dad'... No luv he leaves the donkey work to you and is sleeping around.
'I've met an amazing man, I lurve him and now I'm pregnant after only knowing him 5 minutes'... actually he's married.
Ok I made these up but they are based on stories I've read on here. Quite depressing.

Jojobythesea · 06/12/2018 09:37

If I get into a lift first and press the floor I want and then start getting requests off every other person who steps in! I'm not a bellboy or whatever they're called!! Press your own button!!!

Chinks123 · 06/12/2018 09:41

“Do you want a cup of tea?”
“No thanks I’m alright”
“I didn’t ask if you were alright I asked if you wanted a cup of tea” Angry

Chinks123 · 06/12/2018 09:42

Should add I’m the one saying “I’m alright” might be my fault I should just say no Thankyou, but it still winds me up.

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