Petty things that annoy you

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People who say they don't drink . But couple months later they are pissed at a party Or just have a drink with their meal.

When someone advices what you should do with your hair or other personal stuff when you never asked then on the first place.

When you say no thank you and the person keeps going on and on.

When someone gets on the bus stinking of stale fags. And when you breath you can literally taste it. 🤢

@burritofan

My shopping ire is saved for the idiots who put their shopping on the belt before the person in front has finished unpacking their trolley - only ever had it happen to me in Aldi for some reason Mine is the inverse of this, people who pack like they’ve never met a hurry or a purpose in their life after they’ve paid so the cashier starts putting my stuff through and it piles up on theirs and there’s no room to put my bags out or move my trolley through and I just want to RAM it at their snail-like selves.

What’s the cashier doing putting yours through when the person in front is still packing theirs?

"I was stood"
"I was sat"
"Are" instead of "our"
"I seen"
"I done"
Noisy eaters

The older I become, the more things annoy me. I had to curtail my list!

@SirChenjins

I think so! It doesn’t make any difference time-wise to whether people stop/pay/continue packing or continue packing/stop/pay. My shopping ire is saved for the idiots who put their shopping on the belt before the person in front has finished unpacking their trolley - only ever had it happen to me in Aldi for some reason but I’ve learned to block the entrance to the conveyor belt with my trolley and unpack backwards.

Yes or move too close when you are still paying at the till.

Why shouldn't someone continue to pack their shopping, not every supermarket is like Aldi/Lidl

I'm speedy anyway but try to be patient behind others

People who don't know the difference between lend and borrow.
But autocorrect often fouls up my their /they're and you're /your these days.

People that park right damn next to you… when the car park is virtually empty😡😡 it drives me daft!!
We had it at a motorway services last week…. Got a nice spot away from everyone else, got our food, came back to the car for lunch, to find some chump jammed up against driver door!! WHY????
Bloody idiots!!!
He was still sat in the car, but didn’t wait for my (tubby) DP to try & squeeze in…
Our Tesco’s is bad for this… usually park way away from the store as I don’t want someone jammed in next to me. Very often the only car in this part of car park…. But not for long…🚗🚕🚙
Also, people who gawp at you if you are eating in the car… so rude😟

I live in a Victorian terrace where everyone has to park in the road. As in nuts places like this there are more cars than spaces. There is a girl who lives across the road who either parks in the middle of 2 paces or parks right on your bumper. Drives me absolutely insane!! Every time I see her car I silently rage to myself!!

Most not nuts

People who grab your arm when they're talking to you, as if to emphasise how much they don't want you to escape!

Half arsed whistling. I'd prefer you to stop it completely, DP. But if you insist, I wish to fuck you'd do it properly and stick to some kind of recognisable tune.

When you are talking about a problem and someone responds "have you thought about ^insert most obvious and basic answer here^?"

Why, thank you. Without your genius help I don't know where I'd be?! Of course I've bloody thought of that!

@MissJeanBrodiesprime

When people eat noisily / with mouth open / make a sucking noise when they put food in their mouth. When people are given a knife and fork but don’t use the knife, just shovel their food around their plate and into their mouth. When car drivers think they’re being helpful by slowing down and waving you across the road, and sometimes there’s no one even behind them - surely just go past, then I’ll cross in my own time thank you very much!!

Ugh, my ExH is a fucker for never using his knife - he just pushes food onto his fork with his finger. Watching him do it with peas covered in gravy was a special kind of grim.

We went to a very nice curry house once, it has a lovely owner who always visits every table at the end of the meal, to thank diners for coming.

ExH started pushing the last of his rice (covered in curry sauce) with his fingers just as the owner came up to us. The poor guy caught my eye and looked at me with a pure "WTF?" expression - he probably found it as grim as I did.

ExH has no sensory issues or anything like that, he was just too lazy to use a bloody knife. It's probably extremely petty of me, but it was incredibly unattractive in a man in his 40s.

I can’t see how this affects you? Either way they have to do both packing and paying. Are you an encroacher? Do you shuffle right up behind the person in front as though your impatience will make it all happen faster? When people do this I take my time and I’d definitely pack my shopping and load it back into the trolley before coming back to the till to pay
Well the thing is that it's usually just a few items and those can be packed while you are waiting for your receipt so it does affect me, and I'm clearly irrational to be annoyed by it but I am. And you will be pleased to hear that I'm definitely not an encroacher, in fact encroachers flipping well annoy me as well.

@burritofan

My shopping ire is saved for the idiots who put their shopping on the belt before the person in front has finished unpacking their trolley - only ever had it happen to me in Aldi for some reason Mine is the inverse of this, people who pack like they’ve never met a hurry or a purpose in their life after they’ve paid so the cashier starts putting my stuff through and it piles up on theirs and there’s no room to put my bags out or move my trolley through and I just want to RAM it at their snail-like selves.

If the cashier starts scanning before I've finished packing, I slow down. I remember someone literally ramming my hip with her trolley because I wasn't moving fast enough once. When I'd finished packing, I used the same hip to ram the trolley straight back at her.

@SquirrelFan

Related: People who rephrase what they said instead of repeating. I just didn't hear you--you don't have to explain what it means!!

My parents will only repeat half of what they said. It drives me potty! I have no idea what they're talking about and they act as though I'm a bit thick.

People who wait in line at the petrol station then get to the till but have to crain their necks to see what pump number they used. It's not a shock that you'll be asked.

Those who idle while the cashier is scanning their goods at the supermarket and then seem to miraculously realise once she announces the total that they have to pack their shopping.

People who don't indicate

People who weave when walking. You try to pass but no, they have walked in front of you again. Infuriating.

When waiting at a crossing those who push through and start to cross the road only to backtrack as there is heavy traffic. It's like, dude, why do you think we'd be standing here if the road was clear?

[quote LorenzoVonMatterhorn]**@Frazzledd* 'I do this alot' 'A lot of people do'. Right or wrong* 🤔

Alot is not a word. It is always ‘a lot’.

You can, however, allot something / an amount of something. So, an example could be ‘the newspaper made the decision to allot a page of advertising to each candidate.’[/quote]
Thanks for rising .I especially love the explanation of a completely different word!

Things that annoying me.....'ll add....people on Mumsnet googling information they don't actually know but posting like they're an expert...

Whole families or groups that spread themselves out across the pavement or aisle or whatever and walk reaeeeeeaaallllyyyyyy slowly so no-one can get past them

Thatll learn them....not, its teach.
Pacific.
Walking slowly
Walking slowly while using phone
Walking and not looking forward...why should I move out of the way
Was instead of were...
Living your best life
Husband breathing
Sex sulking
Noisy eating
Slow drivers
Fog lights in the rain

Panic buying

Mine is the inverse of this, people who pack like they’ve never met a hurry or a purpose in their life after they’ve paid so the cashier starts putting my stuff through and it piles up on theirs and there’s no room to put my bags out or move my trolley through and I just want to RAM it at their snail-like selves.

Why on earth would you think you should move through before they’ve finished? And why would the cashier start scanning your stuff before the person in front has packed? Now you are an encroacher! I go the other side of my trolley and use it to block people like you, and this is why I’d never pay before I’d finished packing. Wait your turn!

@Mariell

Walking behind someone who doesn’t pick their feet up. I have to call out, “Pick your feet up!” as it annoys me so much! 😂

How rude what the fuck has it got to do with you how someone walks? You also have no idea if they have a disability or are exhausted from a medical condition. How vile.

‘Alot- it’s TWO WORDS! You don’t write alittle so why do people write alot’

@PrincessPaws couldn’t agree more! People missing or putting apostrophes in the wrong place also irrationally irritates me!

@Willtherebeoctobersnow

Dyslexia doesn’t mean you think alot is one word.

It’s a common misconception but a really irritating one.

Eh it definitely can mean that.

People that moan and moan and do nothing to take responsibility to change their situation. I can barely listen to them when it's a constant pity party.

@PinkTonic

Mine is the inverse of this, people who pack like they’ve never met a hurry or a purpose in their life after they’ve paid so the cashier starts putting my stuff through and it piles up on theirs and there’s no room to put my bags out or move my trolley through and I just want to RAM it at their snail-like selves.

Why on earth would you think you should move through before they’ve finished? And why would the cashier start scanning your stuff before the person in front has packed? Now you are an encroacher! I go the other side of my trolley and use it to block people like you, and this is why I’d never pay before I’d finished packing. Wait your turn!

Yes

Dyslexia doesn’t mean you think alot is one word.

It’s a common misconception but a really irritating one.

Eh it definitely can mean that

@Neonplant I agree with you . I could not be bothered to point it out though.