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When were YOU a twat?

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IncompleteSenten · 05/05/2022 19:55

Threads on here are normally tales of other people being arseholes and I wondered how many of us have had times when we've been total wankers.

I'll offer up a parking one.
I live in a tourist area. People are always parking up and fucking off. It's a bugger to park.

I once drew a map to the massive public car park in the middle of the village and stuck it under a car's windscreen wiper after I watched them park up and grab their bikes.

After a few hours I came to my senses and realised I was a wanker but they came back before I could sneak out and remove it.

Twat level - gold.

OP posts:
WorryMcGee · 06/05/2022 10:57

Whenever I get behind the wheel of my car I morph into an absolute rage filled bellend. I absolutely hate it about myself and I don’t do it anywhere else at all - I’m a total people pleasing pushover normally…

Georgeskitchen · 06/05/2022 11:03

I was a twat for all of my teens and most of my 20s. Calmed down a bit when the kids came along. Fast forward to late 40s/early 50s and twattism reared its head again mainly through having to manage a team of such unbelievably workshy skivers who would go to immense levels to not actually do any work. I know I probably came across as unsympathetic but at the time, working to tight deadlines , it was frustrating when someone couldn't carry out a task "because my finger hurts"
I'm pushing 60 now and don't really care anymore 🤣

Gardeningfool · 06/05/2022 11:04

I'm an introvert, and my first response to being asked to get involved in something social is to say no before I've even thought about it, which sometimes comes over as being quite twattish. Really good example was when my thoroughly nice neighbour asked me if I'd like to pop round to theirs to have a jolly evening, with booze, to watch the Eurovision Song Contest. I instantly said that I couldn't because I was on a diet. Twat.

HopingForMyRainbowBaby · 06/05/2022 11:09

MsAdoraBelleDearheartVonLipwig · 05/05/2022 22:28

I do this. I once shouted at a lorry driver who’s lorry was on the path. I was sick of people driving along the path to pass people rather than wait until the road is clear. The poor bloke was actually trying to angle his lorry to back into someone’s driveway. 🙈

Similar thing happened a few weeks ago to my OH he was delivering to a shop he'd never being to before and whilst trying to reverse his truck into the delivery area had no choice but to go close to someone's fence. Guy came storming out f-ing and blinding at him (I was on the phone via Bluetooth) other stores with houses near by refuse to let them park anywhere near. Pisses me right off cos non of them have any problems with buying the products from said store!

Ilikewinter · 06/05/2022 11:19

Ok ill admit mine.....in a queue, stationary at traffic lights, - its 2 lanes, the RHL is a turn for Morrisons, a car comes past me and clips my wing mirror and carried on. When the lights turn green I pulled alongside the culprit car (their lights on red) and went ballistic at the driver.... it was an elderly couple who were profusely apologising and wanted me to pull into Morrisons with them. I felt so guilty shouting at an eldery couple 🙈 ... I ended up apologisong to them and drove off, there was no damage to my car.

Wnikat · 06/05/2022 11:29

I once dinged someone's car by reversing into it, and didn't leave a note.

Two decades ago! But still feel I should namechange, if I knew how to do it.

purpleboy · 06/05/2022 11:33

Years ago I went out for cocktails with some new school mum friends. I didn't realise they were planning on eating, so ate before I came out. They all had a rather expensive dinner and dessert, which I didn't have. When the bill came they said to just split it between us all I asked for mine to be done separately as I hadn't eaten, what I didn't factor in is I had been guzzling cocktails at £15 a pop throughout the meal and my bill was twice the amount of theirs 🙈
Luckily they are all very lovely women and we still have a good laugh about it when we go out.

Burgerqueenbee · 06/05/2022 11:34

I have asd so fairly sure that I come across as a bit of a twat to people frequently!
Also rather prone to driving and supermarket rages when people are not following the rules/social convention (even if they are my own made up rules Blush).

Franklyfrost · 06/05/2022 11:37

I hang up on cold callers without saying anything.

I don’t make small talk AT ALL if I’m not in the mood for it.

Feckingfeck · 06/05/2022 11:37

TheProvincialLady · 06/05/2022 06:38

I’m a twat all the time. I was once trying to get off a bus when a young, shiny, incredibly smiley woman got on without waiting, which blocked the exit. Reader, I huffed and rolled the eyes as I almost barged past her. Her little face crumpled as she realised that the world was no longer the wonderful, welcoming place she thought it was. I felt like I had kicked a puppy.

The heartbreak!

Sounds like she should have let you off first though...

Perhaps the experience has twattified her 😉

Feckingfeck · 06/05/2022 11:39

Fed up of the parent and baby parking at the gym being used by people without children... i told one off last week. Its my absolute pet hate.

When I cant get a parent space i park in the middle of 2!

MardyOldGoth · 06/05/2022 11:41

Too many times to mention. I'm impatient at the best of times and if my anxiety is bad I'm unbearable. Really huffy! And I've got no patience with my DM's struggles with modern technology, even though she's nearly 80 and she's very, very good to me. Bad daughter!

the80sweregreat · 06/05/2022 11:41

I get a big flustered in supermarket car parks and sometimes not followed the arrows properly, but I think it's because I'm a nervous driver when it's busy and it can be confusing if the arrows are not clear or faded away. I tend to try and go at quite times and park away from others.
I am also one who doesn't reverse into spaces as I'm terrified of hitting someone's car, so I do park miles from everyone if I can

Purplehonesty2 · 06/05/2022 11:43

Yesterday on the way home. Single track road

Lady in car drove past her passing place and expected me to reverse back down the hill to find one.

If I ever meet her on the road I'm always the one to reverse and she never waved or even looks at me.

Last night I just stopped the car and refused to move. I pointed to the passing place behind her and sat with my arms folded.

Literally two minutes (or it felt like that) went past until she reversed. I smiled and waved thank you and drove home.

I was a twat but I felt justified!

Thethreecs · 06/05/2022 11:43

I've so many 😳😳 the most recent one, I was booking blood tests with my GP for my heart condition, the receptionist told me that there was a 5 week wait as they were fully booked up. I asked to go on the cancellation list and she told me that was an A4 page long. I took the next appointment and was telling dh, he tells me that he also needs Bloods done and picks up the phone not even an hour later and she gives him an appointment for the following week. I was so pissed off that I rang her back and rambled off some shite about "if I was a man I would have got a sooner appointment" and some other things I can't remember 😳😳 tbh when dh rings or any of my ds's they get what they want and me and the girls have to wait.

kalespun · 06/05/2022 11:47

Burgerqueenbee · 06/05/2022 11:34

I have asd so fairly sure that I come across as a bit of a twat to people frequently!
Also rather prone to driving and supermarket rages when people are not following the rules/social convention (even if they are my own made up rules Blush).

Same here! Apparently I can come across as quite blunt, and I often forget to smile where 'required' if not concentrating very hard.

Though I'm extremely polite, possibly to compensate. I don't know if it helps, but only a couple of close family members know I have asd, as I keep it private.

MysteriousMonkey · 06/05/2022 11:48

Yep I am occasionally a twat. Mostly I'm not but every now and then it's like my twattiness bursts out! One I'm particularly not proud of was parking somewhere I knew I shouldn't and instead of moving when politely asked I insisted I was only going to be a couple of minutes and stayed. There was no need. I knew I shouldn't have been there but nope in my head that day I was right and the world was wrong.

walkersareback · 06/05/2022 11:50

Sunnysidegold · 06/05/2022 06:33

I sometimes hear my self saying something that I think can be construed as smug or a humble brag. I hate myself for it.

I went to vote yesterday and on the way in I was handed a leaflet by a man. I took it, but when I looked properly realised it was for a party I would never ever vote for. Inside of just putting it in my pocket I handed it back to him with a "no thank you". He was fine about it but I just I was unnecessarily mean.

I think that's fair enough - you weren't rude

colouringfoxes · 06/05/2022 11:52

Once I was taken ill at work, and a colleague very kindly drove me home, walked me up to my flat and pretty much put me to bed (I'm 20 years younger than most of my colleagues so she went into full mum mode). This was before the Christmas holidays and when I went back to work I never mentioned it. Obviously I thanked her at the time, but I should have taken her some chocolate or something and thanked her properly while I wasn't totally out of it, and I just...didn't. Too ashamed of needing the help to even acknowledge it properly. What a twat.

colouringfoxes · 06/05/2022 11:53

Apart from that I'm autistic so I'm sure I come across as a twat all the time unintentionally, but I don't know I'm doing it because that's how the disability works, so I don't really beat myself up about it.

octopusdweller · 06/05/2022 11:56

We are all arseholes sometimes. We have bad days, or maybe our life has gone to shit, we get short-tempered, we are meaner than we should be.

its normal.

walkersareback · 06/05/2022 11:58

I have loads!

In my early 20s (now mid 50s) I went skiing for the first time. Without being asked my boss brought her kit in for me to borrow. When I got back the goggles were cracked - I hadn't used them so I don't know if they were cracked when she gave them to me but obviously I should have offered to pay for them - instead I just handed them back saying "it wasn't me".

octopusdweller · 06/05/2022 11:59

Thethreecs · 06/05/2022 11:43

I've so many 😳😳 the most recent one, I was booking blood tests with my GP for my heart condition, the receptionist told me that there was a 5 week wait as they were fully booked up. I asked to go on the cancellation list and she told me that was an A4 page long. I took the next appointment and was telling dh, he tells me that he also needs Bloods done and picks up the phone not even an hour later and she gives him an appointment for the following week. I was so pissed off that I rang her back and rambled off some shite about "if I was a man I would have got a sooner appointment" and some other things I can't remember 😳😳 tbh when dh rings or any of my ds's they get what they want and me and the girls have to wait.

There's clear research evidence that women get poorer health care. For example, women presenting with pain are much less likely to be investigated thoroughly for the cause than men.

You are not a twat, the system is (a sexist) twat.

Lockheart · 06/05/2022 11:59

Everyone is a twat sometimes. The key is to remember that, be self aware, and be gracious / patient with other twats when you come across them. Most people are generally pleasant, if sometimes oblivious or impatient.

This is a bit of a contrast to MN, where minor social infractions which have been overthought are often met with calls for what amounts to criminal damage, harassment, or poisoning.

Feckingfeck · 06/05/2022 12:00

More like the receptionist is a twat!

No wonder the waiting list is so long!