What do strangers do that most annoys you?

[amandacarnet]

I mean everyday things, not things like genocide.
For me it is standing blocking doorways as they chat away. It is the total lack of awareness of other people that really annoys me.

Men getting drunk, swearing and having crap fights at public events. You know the sort. A pair of them get mouthy with each other over some imagined slight. There's a bit of chest poking and one of them throws a really crap punch. Then there's a bit of collar grabbing and two or three friends pulling each antagonist back, two or three more hovering about repeating "Mate. Mate. Leave it. Leave it. Mate. " like ineffectual dog owners who can't control their pooch, the associated WAGs of all the blokes hovering about in a more high pitched fashion, one of whom will immediately get on her phone (why?) and another who will go and appeal to the nearest unenthusiastic security person.
One of the protagonists then stomps off and stews at a distance for a while, then comes back and stops 10 yards away hurling abuse. Then there's a bit more circling and pushing and a lot more loud swearing before the reluctant security guard eventually arrives and tells them to wise up, and the huffy blokes and hangers on disperse.

The whole thing takes up a lot of space and time and is unpleasant to listen to. I wish there was some sort of universal arrangement whereby they would decide whether they were going to fight or not, and if not then both move back a bit and let the "leave it" friends fill the space between them, or if so then take off their jackets, roll up their sleeves and mill into each other properly until one is thoroughly beaten and surrenders or they are both a bit sick of it and mutually agree to stop. Shake hands, job done.

These annoying people who make a late running bus even later e.g

Annoying person gets on
"The bus is late" (we know)
Chunters at length about lateness of bus
Then "Why are you so late" Err, because you're the 5th person to do that so far...

Not moving inwards on buses, so that more people can get on the bus. Also endangering those who are squashed at the front of the bus. Just move in will you?!!

Talking loudly in the gym.

Walking out of a shop right into the middle of the pavement without looking around them to see if anyone is there and you have to swerve or stop to avoid barging into them

The woman who crossed over to the pavement I was on (very wide pavement, no one else about) and walked right slap bang in front of me and I had to move or else I would have stood on her heels. Plenty of pavement for her to walk on but she had to get right in front of me

For me it is standing blocking doorways as they chat away. It is the total lack of awareness of other people that really annoys me.

That, and walking pass and loudly shrieking to their friend but aiming at my ear rather than theirs (does everyone have deaf friends????).

Those bloody scooters - especially in shops. People who spend ages answering their phones (when they have it in their hand, so you have to listen to their most uninteresting ring tone).

People who either stop right in front of you - especially on an escalator, or also on an escalator, suddenly dodge in front of you from the left hand side, as you are about to get off.

Oh and the right pillock who sits on the aisle seat and won't stand up to let me past, so i have to heave myself past him (pervert). My rule is , if someone is polite enough to say "excuse me please" as I do, then you move out the way for them. If they don't even grunt then just move your legs!!!

That's quite a list, I know.

Oh and people who ask when the next bus is. I look up and say, It says 5 minutes. If it is not there in exactly 5 minutes they get shirty about it.

People who wait until they get to the till before they start rubber necking to see what petrol pump they were at. They've stood there filling up staring into space but couldn't be bothered to take 2 seconds to look at the number that they know they will need.

Spend ages doing stuff like putting a couple of items through the self checkout or using a cashpoint.

Also humming and whistling

Adults who encourage their toddlers to go and poke my dog in the eye stroke my dog without asking first

Oh and asking if they can go in front in the supermarket queue as they only have 2 items. It’s just so fucking entitled. Yes I have a whole trolley but i’ve Queued up fair and square and why is their time more important than mine

See, I think it’s pretty mean minded not to let someone jump in front of you. If you’re still unpacking your trolley it makes zero difference to you. You’ll still be unpacking by the time they’ve paid for their milk and gone.

I never ask to go in front of anyone and just wait unless someone offers but I must admit if I see someone unpacking a whole trolley and they can clearly see I only have one or two things and don’t offer to let me go in front I do think they’re probably a bit of an arsehole. As I said I would never ask though but I still think it. I always let people in front if they’re buying a couple of things and I’m buying loads, it makes zero difference to the time I am in the shop for.

In France they beckon people with only a couple of things forward if the person in front is still unpacking, wish they’d do it here too.

Walking along and then suddenly stopping dead in their tracks. I'm a wheelchair user and I can't just stop dead, or if I stopped the chair dead, I'd be propelled forwards out of it. They would likely end up with me ramming into their heels (and most likely being thrown forward so hard that I fall on the ground, not before face planting their arse.....urgh). I'd then be on the ground unable to get up, and would have to waste vital resources ringing an ambulance so the paramedics could help me up again.

People who don't use an indicator, and then get angry when I start crossing the road. I'm not fucking telepathic! I only know that you're turning if you switch your fucking indicator on!!!!!

People with loud exhausts

Old people who have all day, who insist on doing their shopping at peak times like the lunch hour and then want to spend ages chatting about their friends and family as the queue snakes around the shop behind them.

People falling asleep and loudly snoring on trains. Or doing that things where they drift in and out of sleep and wake up with a loud snort. Grosses me out for some reason

Never sit next to me then, with my sleep apnoea!

Old people who have all day, who insist on doing their shopping at peak times like the lunch hour and then want to spend ages chatting about their friends and family as the queue snakes around the shop behind them.

Not just old people. I used to tell my SAHM off for shopping at lunchtime when workers would be out buying their sandwich etc etc. I guess the oldies want to be out when there are lots of people about, as they feel lonely. Mind you they used to fill the buses up before 9.30 and grumble at all the other people on the bus!

Talk loudly about controversial topics on the bus.
Keep the windows closed on the bus.
Play music without headphones on the bus.
Be unwashed & smelly on the bus.

Stopping me to tell me how beautiful my sons hair is, as though I've never noticed it before 🙄

Stopping me to tell me how beautiful my sons hair is, as though I've never noticed it before 🙄

What bastards! How dare they.

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People who run for an approaching bus and charge straight to the front of the queue,in front of people who've been standing waiting for 10 minutes! I see this so often,and it makes me so cross.

Oh,and window slammers on the bus. It doesn't seem to matter if it's 30 degrees outside,they just can't bear the feeling of a waft of air on their skin,and slam the window shut with such force it always makes me jump. They act like the window has personally offended them.

Most things really. Spitting is pretty much no. 1, I hate it, it's vile, there's no need. Hoinking phlegm, grim! People standing far too close, esp when at a cashpoint or a till. Smelly people, fucking wash your body, clothes, teeth! People who seem to think everyone needs to hear their argument, no we don't it's embarrassing, unnecessary and makes you look a dick, 100x this if it's at 3am outside my fucking house. People who rev their engines and screech the car /bike etc, unnecessary, fuck off! People who get road rage. Calm down, it's unnecessary. People who insist on fucking camping in my fucking house, fuck off, I hate the smell, I didn't let you smoke in the house. Why do you think I'll let you vape your shit in my house? People who leave their engines running, pollutants! People who like the sound of their own voice. People who think they know everything. Noise, I hate noise, I don't want to listen to your phone call, argument, slirpy kisses, music, just fuck off. People who are slower than a fucking sloth, move out of the fucking way. People who pretend to be homeless, just to sucker someone who has been kind, me, two fucking times I've been caught, by them a nice hot drink and food, and they don't fucking want it. The list is endless.

Whoops, obv I don't allow people to camp in my house, that would be just odd! I meant vaping...

Re the 'letting people go in front of you' in supermarket queues.

If you are standing in a queue holding only a couple of items, and the person who is in front of you but has half a dozen items, tells you you can go first...DON'T TAKE THEM UP ON THEIR OFFER AND THEN SPEND TWENTY MINUTES CHOOSING A SCRATCHCARD/CASHING IN A YEAR'S WORTH OF LOTTERY TICKETS/MUSE OVER WHICH TYPE OF CIGARETTE YOUR OH MIGHT WANT.
Just for the love of god, pay for your two items and go. Or say that you'll wait your turn because you need more stuff!