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What irrationally irritates you?

153 replies

Gonnawashmymouthout · 12/07/2023 20:01

Fucking tiktok memes where people are doing stupid fucking dances to “green green grass”. What is the ducking point of it?!

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MyMachineAndMe · 13/07/2023 17:49

Those people who drive at 40mph regardless of where they are.

People who lean around me when I'm standing in front of what they want. Just wait a minute or ask me to move!

mycatcontrolsmewith5g · 13/07/2023 17:52

menus in hipster cafes that mark the prices in decimel points. flat white 5.5 etc etc

thistimelastweek · 13/07/2023 18:05

Family shopping at the supermarket.
A whole family meeting round the cheese section ? Really?

BadgeronaMoped · 13/07/2023 18:05

When describing a place, people saying setting. The school setting, or the hospital setting. No idea where that came from. I was in a garden setting, in a pub carpark setting, a sainsbury's setting...
And PLAYDATE, disgusting word.

Also I hate the papers saying "X hits back at blah blah..." or "X speaks out", ugh.

BadgeronaMoped · 13/07/2023 18:06

Also, DH Grin he's always standing in doorways or in front of cupboards.

Mrsjayy · 13/07/2023 18:08

Sunshinesky1981 · 13/07/2023 16:53

People who scrape out every last trace of yogurt from the pot making a horrible scrapey noise that makes me want to stab them.

glares across office desk

My dh actually walk out the room it's yoghurt not crack !

Sweetashunni · 13/07/2023 18:08

Teenagequeenwithaloadedgun · 13/07/2023 16:59

People whonfulm themselves crying then post it onto social media. I hate it.

Ill go one step further and say mental health posts in general. I follow accounts about everything else yet my news feed looks like a depressive’s journal

CallMeDiaz · 13/07/2023 18:09

People who pronounce percent as 'pissent'

There is an R in the fucking middle of the word!

AffIt · 13/07/2023 18:09

@BadgeronaMoped, absolutely this!

Much like a cat, my OH has an uncanny sixth sense that places him in EXACTLY the spot I need to be in at EXACTLY the same time.

It's spooky.

Spanielsarepainless · 13/07/2023 18:10

People refusing to accept that the signal in Lidl won't support the app.
Ditto paying by 'phone almost anywhere.

Mrsjayy · 13/07/2023 18:11

Those tik tok/,Fb "actors" who do "hilarious" skits in their front rooms I can't stand them please stop .

Finlesswonder · 13/07/2023 18:12

When someone sits in the wrong seat on the plane or train so that they can sit next to their friend or the window, forcing the person whose real seat it is to be like "Sorry can you move?". I always think "what a cunt", maybe a bit OTT of me. I don't know why but it annoys the hell out of me

Sidge · 13/07/2023 18:15

People who drive with one arm hanging over the door out of the window.

People who stop suddenly when coming out of the shop, usually right in the doorway.

Applebobbins · 13/07/2023 18:18

When chefs put cooked food that’s resting onto folded blue (hopefully clean) j cloths!
I just can’t get regular j cloths and their cleaning function out of my head so it looks so unhygienic and I can’t stand to look at it!

Applebobbins · 13/07/2023 18:20

Oh and when people say ‘issoo’ rather than ‘Ishoo’ for issue (I appreciate the irony in the spelling).

AllAboardTootToot · 13/07/2023 18:41

Jim Fucking Carey - smarmy faced git!

Riapia · 13/07/2023 18:46

Stupid phrases.
“ Perfect storm “. Eh?
“ Back in the day. “ Which one.
” It is what it is “. Really? Fuck me
“ That sucks. “ So does a baby.

SleepyHedgehog · 13/07/2023 19:00

Paid for streaming services still having adverts. I am literally paying to watch TV without adverts and this fresh hell rears it's capitalist smarmy head.

All greenwashing. SUV in a forest? Shove that concept right back up your exhaust. Fake grass that 'needs less watering'? Yeah except for all the dog pee and burnt toes under the tap. The list is never ending.

Horse noises in films when the horse is clearly not moving/in the emotional state of the sound.

AffIt · 13/07/2023 19:11

@SleepyHedgehog The 'Wilhelm Neigh' - yes!

This bugs the shite out of me. Horses DO NOT communicate the way Hollywood thinks they do.

CurlyhairedAssassin · 13/07/2023 19:13

Gonnawashmymouthout · 13/07/2023 16:49

Yes!!! Me too! Why are they doing tha

it's not irrational to find this irritating. Who cares about these people? It's so attention-seeking it's unbearable.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 13/07/2023 19:26

Slow walkers

Mouth breathers

People who stop dead at the top of an escalator - apart from being annoying it can be incredibly dangerous

People who don't automatically sit next to the window of a train, especially on busy services meaning you have to climb over them to get to a seat. And then invariably climb over them again to get off because - who'd've guessed it - they're going all the way to the end of the line and don't need to suddenly leap out into the aisle t a moments notice

Anyone on public transport using their phone without headphones

Chuggers

People who use the ONE self service till in my local marks that takes cash, and then pay by fucking card, when there are literally 8 card only tills standing unused.

People who say " Hi how are you" and then before you've said anything say " I'm fine thanks!"

Yes I am a steaming mess of petty and irrational irritations, thank you for asking.

Jongleterre · 13/07/2023 19:29

Those clickbait posts that fools share on Facebook along the lines of a random photo of a disabled adult or child or even a puppy with three legs and the phrase, 'I'm ugly and it's my birthday today.'

Then a whole bunch of idiots come along and share the post and write, 'Happy Birthday sweetheart! ❤️💕❤️'

Lilibert456 · 13/07/2023 19:31

People who say "f" instead of "th" and "of" instead of "have".

Girlattheback · 13/07/2023 19:43

Restaurants serving food on wooden boards. They’re toooo flat, use a plate ffs.

AffIt · 13/07/2023 19:49

Ooh, I've just remembered another one - servers in restaurants who won't write down your order.

BUDDY, I DO NOT CARE HOW GOOD YOU THINK YOU ARE: THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TIME AT THIS PARTICULAR RODEO AND I JUST WANT MY FOOD AS I REQUESTED IT PLEASE.

I've got money and everything.

It's SO fucking annoying: I'm not entirely sure what they're trying to prove (and I used to work in hospitality), but for the love of dog, please just stop.

I do not think you are an intrinsically superior human being by dint of your not writing down my order.

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