Really, really, really petty things that annoy you

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(and which have zero impact on your life!)

My list includes:

• Companies which have the owner's initials as the business name. I have no problem at all with (say) "Clare King Picture Framers", but "CK Picture Framers" winds the shit out of me.

• Similarly, businesses which merge two names to create one made up word as the name. For example, Clare goes into business with Jenny and they call it "Clajen Picture Framers" Grrrrr!

• People who use lame examples as brilliant suggestions. E.g. say someone (not me, I assure you!) wanted to organise a really original/unusual theme for a party. The Lamer would say "how about tarts and vicars". Nasty AND boring!

I'm sure I have a million more...

Any kind of whistling, especially the guy whistling in my face as he walked past me today like we never had a pandemic.

When you introduce friends from separate friendship groups to each other ie you know them both but they don't know each other. Then skip forward a few months and you find out they have been messaging and meeting up for coffee ( before lockdown ) and haven't involved you at all. Major petty sulk.

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People who recite your phone number back to you in a different (aka WRONG!) format.

You say 07711 123 456
They say 077 111 234 56

It makes it impossible to confirm if it's correct or not!

Omg this gives me the RAGE! Only sociopaths would mix up the format. Makes my eyes twitch

The overuse of the word intervention. Every news bulletin it's used several times. Now when two people are saying something and another butts in it's called an intervention. NO! you are interrupting.
I hate buzz words and phrases generally especially 'a window of opportunity'

The overuse of the word intervention. Every news bulletin it's used several times. Now when two people are saying something and another butts in it's called an intervention. NO! you are interrupting.
I hate buzz words and phrases generally especially 'a window of opportunity'

My MIL sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to the wrong tune. It makes me want to punch her in the mouth. Which is unfortunate becayse she's actually very nice.

Popover blouse/shirt

Why the popover irritates me so much I don’t know but it really does annoy me (for those who are unsure what a popover top is they are pulled over your head usually have three buttons)

When people talk about mental health but what they're actually referring to is bad mental health..
Like when someone posts saying mental health is nothing to be ashamed of. Well no because mental health can be good or bad.
What they actually mean is mental health problems!

"pinkie promise" gives me the rage. It's so twee and half arsed. If you mean something then mean it!

"Them ones"
My bad
Moving forward
Harden up
Small steps haha!
I work in public service the 50-60yr old men who "look out for me or will look after me".
Thanks.. I think 😂
Unfortunately I am a single person and I'm sure some know this being a small town.

Actually, this isn't that petty, but it does fit with the drift of many other posts, so here goes. People who cannot use the words "I" or "me", somehow thinking that the word "myself" is preferable. As in: "Myself and my friend went to the shops" or (grinds teeth) "If you have any questions, please phone myself." What?

I want to punch people who say "ickle", "hospikal", "bokkle" or "bokky". Stfu you morons. Reading this thread really shows me how irritated by people I am. I have a regional accent. I hate it, I sound like an idiot, so I've worked hard to try and improve it.
I don't like stacey Dooley AT ALL. She doesn't ask the right questions on her documentaries so it has me shouting at the television.
People who say "cock" as a term of endearment. "Altight cock". Makes me want to vomit.
People who put loads of hashtags on their Facebook posts. Why, just why? You just sound like a bellend.

When I say I'm off to Morrisons am I supposed to say 'Morrison' then? It sounds odd.

Madame no, you're fine. Morrisons is plural, but Tesco is not. So you can go to Morrisons, but not Tesco's.

@Notenoughchocolateomg

I want to punch people who say "ickle", "hospikal", "bokkle" or "bokky". Stfu you morons. Reading this thread really shows me how irritated by people I am. I have a regional accent. I hate it, I sound like an idiot, so I've worked hard to try and improve it. I don't like stacey Dooley AT ALL. She doesn't ask the right questions on her documentaries so it has me shouting at the television. People who say "cock" as a term of endearment. "Altight cock". Makes me want to vomit. People who put loads of hashtags on their Facebook posts. Why, just why? You just sound like a bellend.

Aw I quite like the whole 'cock' thing It's regional I don't say it myself as didn't grow up around it but I live in a place where some say it. It always makes me smile 😊

@Lemononachair

On the coffee subject - people who seem to not understand the concept of STRONG coffee. Strong as in lots of coffee.

They think this means I just want less milk - No. I want EXTRA coffee, yes that means 2 or even 3 teaspoons instead of one as it's a weak ass instant coffee and otherwise just tastes like brown water. I drink espresso if I can get it but if not I like to try and get the closest approximation using instant. I have no problem with instant, I use it at home. I just use the good expensive stuff and put lots in! Drives me mad and then I have to drink it all and pretend to like it meanwhile desperately looking for the nearest sink to dump it in.

Someone I know is self employed and works alone, yet he's just come up with a new company name and had a load of signs made up that use a plural - think 'the London Coin collectors'. Collectors?! You're one guy!! He also isn't from London. It actually annoys me so much I've had to unfollow him as it makes me rage every time I see it pop up.

Bf has an extremely annoying habit of leaving the lights on in every room he goes in to. In the DAYTIME!!!! Makes me want to strangle him, it's really not that dark in here, I have windows on 3/4 walls!

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I think we were separated at birth Your London Collectors made me properly lol!

Though my leaving-lights-on idiot is DH. Our kitchen and bathroom both have windows to the E and S. On a sunny morning he always switches the lights on as he leaves the room - apparently because it’s so bright his subconscious thinks they were on when he went in & he’s turning them off

(tbf both rooms are correspondingly dim in late afternoon and do sometimes need the light on but it’s still irritating!)

DH has many other pettily annoying habits. He clonks the plate with knife and fork multiple times for each forkful, really loudly.
When he fast forwards on sky Q remote he goes click-click-click to 30x, misses the start, then goes click-click-click to 30x to go back, misses again, etc etc I’ve told him it would be quicker, & enrage me less, to just do it slower in the first place, but no. I miss the old remote with the soft buttons

He breathes REALLY LOUDLY. This is extra annoying when he’s fast forwarding as there’s no sound to drown it out .
He fidgets, endlessly, with face/hair/beard - if he’s anywhere in my eyeline I can’t not see it.

There is more...

I am faultless of course

Balconies on houses make me stabby. Especially when they’re on the front of a house.

As if your going to get much time to use them in this country anyway because of the weather anyway & what are they for? Breakfast? You’d have to either have a kitchenette upstairs or go all the way downstairs to make breakfast and take it back upstairs to eat it on the balcony when you probably have a garden that’s private & you’ll be massively overlooked so you need to get dressed too.

It’s pointless & you’d be better off having that space as part of the bedroom & then you could use the space all year round.

It’s wanky & you’re paying to buy space you can’t use when you buy the house.

My parents had a balcony on the landing. My mum used to sit there to read.

Obviously it was outside the landing!