Things people do that make you cringe?

[Cleanfreshsheets]

People posting photos of their holiday on social media with a caption like “this is how my Monday morning is looking”. Like calm down Joanne, you’ll be back in the office by next Monday.

Middle management telling me they pay my wages.

People thinking that are different and edgy because they wear Dr Martens (I do still love the boots though)

See also 'family friendly'

So the Irish?

Women who hold up everyone else to take selfies / Influencers doing photoshoots while you're trying to shop / browse. I was recently in a bookshop and there was one who couldn't decide which book to hold while her friend or assistant took photographs. In the end she picked one that matched the colour of her outfit and spent around 15 minutes posing with it.

Sickening display of vapid narcissism and so cringe.

@SM4713 you win. So cringe, I couldn't finish reading your post...

Grown ups who drink squash? Huh?

Saying ‘sat’ when it should be ‘sitting’.
Holding cutlery wrong.

People that are so socially awkward that they try to be funny in every social interaction but instead come across as weird, intense, or even borderline offensive. They then spend the next 48 hours replaying that interaction in their head and feeling a deep burning shame that they are such an awkward twat and should not be allowed out in public.

It's me, I am people.

My ex-boss used to say "wee wee"... as in, "I'll be joining the meeting in a minute, just need to go for a wee wee".

He's in his mid-50's and it always makes me cringe.

Another one for adults who like Disney.

Dogs in places people eat. Dogs in shops. Disgusting. I was going to say dogs in parks but I recognise that one is too far …I just don’t like dogs.

People without kids who park in parent and child spaces.

People who recite poetry etc. The only person who’s allowed to do this is Judi Dench.

People who say "serviette" instead of napkin and "pardon" instead of what, sorry or say again.

People who use twee euphemisms instead of swearing like saying "fudge" and "sugar".

Most "genteel" manners make me want to die inside to be honest.

Wee wee 😂

@Nounderwireplease couldn’t agree more about parent and child bays, I’m sure I saw the pharmacist attached to our superstore park in one once!!

Every single contestant on every frigging game show starting every sodding sentence with "So".

Men in dressing gowns (but ok if wearing pyjama bottoms).
Just can't explain how much I hate seeing the hairy legs poking out with massive feet 😂

I can't bear "whoop whoop" on social media posts.
The same applies to "nom nom". In fact that's even worse.
I've got Slovakian friends who write their whole posts in Slovakian and there's fucking "nom nom" stuck in the middle. "Nom nom" has even managed to pollute other languages.

I cringe when I see loose instead of lose.

Also pronouncing words beginning with ‘S’ as ‘Sh’, ‘shreet’ instead of street

Men who follow their wives / gf's around in lingerie departments. I find it soooo cringy!!

Class WhatsApp has a lot to answer for, in terms of oh no moments. People who try to flog stuff, not talking about looking to get rid of some gerbils or raising money for charity but promoting their self-published novels/ beaded jewellery/cupcakes. I get particularly bad vicarious embarrassment when the messages just hang there, unacknowledged. Also the edgy maverick dads who pop up now and again to show others the errors of their ways. We recently had one explain the concept of ‘money’ to the class rep.

When people make a second social media account for their baby under babies name and post photos with captions like "I love mummy and daddy so much love🥰" "My mummy is awesome!" "So excited to be earthside so I can play, yippee!"

People who flush the loo with out putting the lid down
two close friends do this and one I know never
washes her hands
Ukkkkk

Orange tans
Botox ( too much )
knickers on show
Brown teeth
boasting
wolfing/ shovelling down food

People allowing their children to ride scooters in the supermarket. There was one zooming up and down the aisles in my local Aldi today. The shop has just been renovated and the aisles are mercifully wider than they used to be so luckily the child could steer past shoppers, but I personally think that letting your kid do this is wrong.

People who push their choice of charity onto other people. If it's important to you, make your own donation rather than worry over who did not donate to your cause.

The competition in life over how "busy" people are and glorifying being oh so busy and rushing around like a headless chicken. Not a moment to rest sort of thing like it's a badge of honour.

So many of the above mentioned too ...

Holiday humble brags of "Wish you were here on a Monday morning like I am. This is the life"

Posing pouting nit wits on social media and that annoying muscle pose some men do, too.

Check ins at hospitals and long winded details/photos of young or elderly family members' health struggles without their consent.

Posts that seem to start off as deep and thoughtful and then you find out it's copied and pasted and ends with "You must do X or Y. I know who will or won't". So passive aggressive social media "chain mail" and lack of original thought over posting.

Use of the phrases furbabies or Nom nom nom. A lot of adult sort of baby language.

I do like Disneyworld, though as I think there's something for everyone there and I'm a fan of never being too old to enjoy whatever at any age.

😂No, not just you. I have often thought this!

DH works from home, mostly on shouty Teams meetings. He has shortened his 'you know what I mean' punctuation to 'yanna meeen' and says it every 3 or 4 words. I cringe.