What "type" of person drives you crazy?

[ErikaReadsTheDailyMail]

I was describing a woman at work to my DH earlier, and he said "oh I know that type, I work with a guy like that".

For context, this "type" of person (Erika in fact, hence the username):

Thinks Farrage has got a few good ideas actually, and he will definitely be getting her vote.

Doesn't think women should return to work full time after maternity leave because focussing on your career and not your children is just selfish.

Thinks that the people in boats should "go back to where they came from" and "stop taking our jobs" but "no wonder they come here, with all the free handouts we give them" (simultaneously, apparently)

Relishes in other people's unhappiness and uses it as some kind of horrible gossipy currency, ever terminal illness.

Has gleefully welcomed her (feckless) poor darling adult son back home after a messy divorce because his wife has treated him so terribly and he never should have married her in the first place. She's hoping he'll go for full custody of his daughter so that her former daughter in law can't poison her further (metaphorically, I assume).

I know I should be bigger, but she's just such a caricature of bigotry she really gets up my nose. She epitomises everything I dislike, all rolled into one person.

I wondered if anyone has one individual who really sums up everything they dislike? Bonus points if you name them!

I dislike very few people, but sentimentality really annoys me - people who gush, for instance.

Compulsive wisecrackers. Especially middle aged men who pepper their conversation with wisecracks, puns and innuendo while chortling at their own utter hilariousness. Grim. Will cross road to avoid.

People who just talk and talk and talk. Learn the art of conversation. Stop talking at me.

People who are wasteful and/or do not care about the environment at all.

People who are work shy. I hate laziness.

Oops, you’d hate me

Yep!

Also Uber dog owners. Many school gate mums all with the same breed of dog, which tend to be badly behaved fashion accessories!

Oh yes that's a good one. Deeply religious people who are arseholes and hypocritical.

Totally with you on this. As if their brand of honesty is some sort of gold standard. They are usually cry baby bullies - good at dishing it out, but mortally wounded when anyone bites back.

My boss is a nasty narcissistic piece of work. She's a bully but everyone thinks she's wonderful; she's so like Amanda from Motherland it is startling. No sense of humour or irony but giggles all the fucking time. I absolutely hate her with my whole heart.

Yes came on here to say this. The “I just tell it like it is” types.. except you’re not telling like it is, just the way you specifically see it. They also think people admire their honesty.. eh no people just think you’re rude and obnoxious. No manners essentially! There is one in almost every work place.

"Wacky" people that try very hard to be "Wacky"

Often thinking they're the life and soul and repeat lines like 'I'm dead crazy me'

Where the wackiest thing they really do is collect fleeces with Wolves on.

"Yes Brenda, you're very wacky, everyone thinks you're really very interesting and a crazy... No Brenda, they don't roll their eyes and think your an ass hat really"

People who are 100mph, seemingly everywhere like roadrunner. Just always 'on' - they exhaust me and bug me. Calm the fuck down, step away from the 'Like' button and lay off the Red Bull.

Overfamiliar people who instantly start shortening names and telling YOU about people you've known for years as though you're the new kid. 'Ohh classic Rach.' Ummmm her names Rachel, she's my sister and you've met her twice.

Mean gossips who masquerade as good people. 'Did you know Cath's been on happy pills since Bob died?' 'Well I went and cleaned Caths kitchen from top to bottom while she was out, because she might think it's clean but it's absolutely filthy. I had to clean that floor 5 times.' And you want to know if there's anything you can do to help ME? Umm. Nope.

Narcissists. I go through life assuming a lot of people are narcs until they prove otherwise… not that they know 😉

Im wary of uber religious people. I’ve had bad experiences growing up with nuns. I’ve met die hard Catholics. A lot of them think their religion somehow excuses their actions.

a fellow colleague that tries to micro manage the team even when they are not the boss but the moment people try to micro mange them and its omg how dare you etc

perfectly intelligent and capable women who suddenly come over all ditsy and helpless when a man appears.
'I,m crazy me' type people.
Drama llamas, who turn minor inconveniences into histrionics, wailing and wafting their mascara

People who describe themselves as quirky, you're not really.

Elevenerifes

My boss who turns everything I say into a put down

People who talk at you constantly, never let you get a word in and talk about the same things over and over again

The pious eaters - I never eat junk food

The gym bunnies who like to tell you how often they are at the gym (to be fair I think I annoy them as I have got to the stage in my life where I’m menopausal and can’t be bothered and can barely drag myself to work and am a size 8 and eat what I want and the two women I work with are obsessed with eating and working out and loosing weight)

rude people

back stabbing snakes

'People Pleasers'. A very thin cover for being manipulative.

Has anyone ever encountered a 'been there, done that, tried it' type.person?

Whatever anyone says they've already done it.
They've already tried it. Already thought of it. Already been there.

Jack Monroe was very much like..

"Oh Jack you should try mixing Lemon and toothpaste in your lasagna"
"I tried that and it was great."

No you fucking never..

"Ok jack, I rinsed hoops and beans and blended them with cabbage and sprouts and made a dish i call Fake Hummus"
"I did that last week and it might be in the next book"

No you fackin didn't.

So on and so on.

People who talk at you constantly, never let you get a word in and talk about the same things over and over

I've got a friend like that who I'm very fond of but omg does she not get sick of the sound of her own voice every now and again

People who never, ever, stop moaning about how terrible their lives are but who always have thirty six reasons why they can't do anything about it.

The asshole who decided to drive right up my ass today, because me doing fifty on a very twisty country road notorious for deer jumping out was too slow for him for all of the two miles until the next 30mph zone. No my friend, that would not make me speed up any day of the week, least of all when I have my kid asleep in the back.

The person who is keen to tell you at every opportunity about your ‘ white privilege

People who like to pretend that they're zany (god I hate that word!) and a bit quirky when really they are as dull as ditch water and there is nothing remarkable about them.

Competitive under-eaters. 'Surely you're not going to eat ALL THAT?'. Said as I am just about to eat a perfectly normal sized plate of food.

Total strangers who ask you personal questions about health issues. I use a walking stick as I have osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in my knees and hips,and I frequently get nosy people saying 'Ooh what happened to you then?' assuming I've had some sort of mishap. It's none of your fucking business!

Religious people who,the moment they find out that I'm not in the slightest bit religious,think it is their duty to try and 'convert' me.

Sounds exactly like my ex MIL! Loved other people's misery and defended her Son and blamed me when he cheated, even called me "deluded"

I can’t stand people who say “What you didn’t know X Y Z?! OH MY GOD!!”

No Keith I didn’t know that. I wasn’t born innately knowing the difference between Rugby league and Rugby union, and guess what dickhead - neither did you until someone told you.