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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:
Joanne721 · 07/12/2018 23:31

People who don`t put their arms through their sleeves

People who don`t close their curtains. I can see you!

The80sweregreat · 08/12/2018 12:19

Who took,
we call the ' one up on you' type people ' toppers' as they can always 'top ' what your doing , saying or have.
Folk who brag irritate me more than anything else. Just don't.

Nakedavenger74 · 09/12/2018 09:32

Oh just had 2 more today:

When you order in a restaurant and the waiter/ess looks at you like you have two heads despite the fact it's on the bloody menu. I know it's a bloody hard job but customers are going to request you fetch them dishes from a predefined selection, it's not difficult to get familiar with that selection so this doesn't happen (which it does for me very frequently):

Naked: 'I'll have the calamari please'
Server: 'WHAT?!'
Naked: 'Err the Calamari please'
Server: ' head tilt over menu looking confused'
Naked: 'it's there, on the menu'
Server: writes it down with a baffled look on face'
Naked: 'and then the salmon for main course'
Server: 'the WHAT??!!!'
Etc etc etc! Even if it's your first day this is inexcusable. When I was waitressing I made sure I knew the menu inside out before my first ever shift

Similarly in bars
Naked: 'a glass of the craggy cliff Chardonnay please'
Server: 'WHAT?!!!'
See above for what then ensues but then there's often a baffled riffling through all the bottles (both white and red)
God almighty.

And then at a very high end label concession in duty free yesterday. I was browsing face creams and was immediately accosted by a staff member
Staff member: 'hello!!! Can I help you?!'
Naked: 'oh hello, I was wondering what the difference was between these two serums'
Staff member: 'oh I don't know'
Yyyaaaagggh!!

ChodeofChodeHall · 09/12/2018 10:01

People who use their middle name as a surname, as a stage name.

Eg:

Duncan James
George Ezra
Nikki Lilly

I have no idea why it infuriates me so much Angry

Philomensapie · 09/12/2018 10:11

My cousin who's a film producer does this.

hmmwhatatodo · 09/12/2018 10:17

People who blow there nose with other people around them. Especially when others are eating. Is this normal? I can’t stand it.

Prestonsflowers · 09/12/2018 10:31

People who don’t know the difference between their and there

hmmwhatatodo · 09/12/2018 12:01

Aaarrggghhh me to (joke... too) Preston. I’m blaming it on autocorrect.

People who don’t use full stops at the end of THEIR sentence. Hah!

Loyaultemelie · 09/12/2018 12:39

People who ask the teacher morning and night for an update about their child's every move then find things to criticise.

People who leave a gazillion cardboard loo roll tubes there until I finally crack and throw them out (dh and Dd1 looking at you)

People who cut food up that has no need to be cut, I'm 36 I can manage thank you. Likewise stirring things and oven temperatures (again dh!)

People who run into the road in front of you then dander at a snails pace assuming they won't get knocked down

People who expect me to freeze in restaurants that don't have their heating high enough, I have fibromyalgia and being cold really hurts

Greenteandchives · 09/12/2018 13:21

Inappropriate use of the word literally.
Inappropriate apostrophes.
A smokey eye, or a red lip . Only one?
Most people at my gym. Particularly ‘Spa Day’ people. Especially in the swimming pool and taking selfies in the changing room where some of us might be in a state of undress. I could go on, but I getting cross just thinking about it.

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