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!

Definitely agree with the 'tell it like it is' folks. And anyone who's obsessed with fucking football (please note, I don't mean just folk who enjoy watching it!).

Men with anger issues-they can try to hide it but I can spot it a mile off.

The' I call a spade a spade ' folk don't like if or when you do it back to them though ! ..
they tend to be shallow like that

The type of people that drive me crazy are:

"The funny guy / girl". He / she confidently thinks he / she is hilarious, and cannot be serious about anything. Every comment is a self-perceived funny comment, except nobody but him- or herself find him / her funny. These kind of people are so obnoxious and tiresome.

The insecure "funny guy / girl". This person is like the regular "funny guy / girl", but without the confidence. So when they make their "funny" comments, they always end their sentence with "just kidding" or "just joking". Still extremely obnoxious and tiresome. And if you have to let people know when you are trying to be funny...it means you are NOT funny! Just stop it!

Loud and attention-seeking people. They also tend to talk too much, and don't allow anyone else a chance to speak. If, by miracle, someone DOES get to speak, these sort of annoying people show zero interest and usually end up interrupting the person speaking. Infuriating.

"The victim". The kind of person who thrives on attention, sympathy and pity from other people by constantly oversharing / telling them about their sad, sad and hard, hard life. In very great detail. Even people they don't even know. They are inappropriate, lack boundaries, make people uncomfortable, and they somehow think the whole world is interested in hearing about how hard, sad and tough their life is. Get over yourself. We all have a hard life.

Oversharers in general. If I'm not your close friend or family, sorry, I don't want to hear about your abusive exes, your mental health problems, your child's ADHD, your sex or love life, or anything else that's super personal. Some things are reserved for close family and friends only, not colleagues, random strangers or acquaintances.

People who lack social awareness and consideration for others. Like people who take their shoes off at the cinema and plonk their stinky, rotten, disgusting, crusty feet on the empty chair in front of them. Just gross, vulgar and inconsiderate. Same goes for speaking during films at the cinema, jumping queues, tailgating other drivers, etc.

Young girls / teenage girls who scream giggle in public for no reason. Just, why? It's annoying as hell, and so unnecessary. Same goes for young men / teenage boys who yell laugh in public for no reason. Very strange behaviour.

There are more, but I can't think of them right now.

Oh yeah, the "be myself / be yourself" brigade piss me off, too. I think people misunderstand what it means to "be oneself". Being oneself isn't a green light for you to proudly put all of your negative, toxic, gross traits and habits on display, and then demand acceptance from those around you. Nobody sane is going to accept your farts and burps, they are disgusting. And if your authentic persona is farting and burping you should indeed aim to not be yourself.

How big is the Venn diagram overlap of those two types, I wonder?!

Parents who are neurotic bundles of self-diagnoses who have teens they've made just as neurotic and unable to function in the world.

Agree with the people who 'tell it like it is' who are basically just rude.

Americans who are very insular and religious but absolutely not living by anything close to Christian kindness.

People who are older than 40 and snobs. That they have so little understanding of life that they think such petty, regionalistic nonsense is important is beyond me.

People who don't like animals.

People who just keep talking despite all your body language screaming at them to shut up and let you get on with something else.

People who are both ignorant and arrogant, whose opinions are entirely free of facts yet they manage to be convinced that you are the dumb one.

People who think they are morally and intellectually superior to you because they believe in bullshit conspiracy theories and you don't.

People who cannot conceive that other people might not be just like them and judge others poorly for not being just like them.

Loud people irritate me quite a lot. And my lovely natured, calm and quiet husband has two friends that are real show offs. I can't abide either of them.
I'm quite nice as long as people aren't loud or opinionated at me...I hope! If people irritate me I tend to just wander off. It's probably quite rude of me though.

I thought of more.

People who think they know everything and impose their knowledge on others. They don't accept anyone else's information as correct, because, of course, they always know everything. They also tend to explain YOU to YOU, because even in your own personal matters they know better than you. They have no issue letting you know what you need to do to be on the right path.

The people who constantly talk about all the great things they are going to do, 99% of which they never act upon or follow up on. They just like making people believe they are busy, ambitious and driven when, in reality, none of their grand plans ever materialises. This sort of person is also good at making empty promises, and assuring people they will give them the world. Often, they even love to criticise others, and using others shortcomings as an opportunity to big themselves up. No bueno.

The "I'm ooooooh soooooo busy" kind of person. Sorry, but I refuse, REFUSE, to believe that someone is SOOOOOO busy in life that they NEVER have 30-60 minutes to spare for anyone, even good friends and family. They supposedly never have 15-20 minutes to spare for a quick coffee and chat. They are so rigid, and so obsessed with busy-ness that they plan their weekends months in advance, with no allowances for spontaneity. At all. No room for a random picnic in the park with family. No room for an unplanned beach day. No room for an impromptu barbecue with friends. What a dull, ridiculous, miserable way to live life. Being so busy that you miss everything that happens beyond your month long weekend plans and kiddie clubs. I can't stand people like this. It's funny how these "busy people" always have time for social media, though. If not posting on it, then absorbing content from it.

On the opposite end of the scale, it's equally annoying when people can't commit to anything. It's so difficult to arrange anything with them, because they will only make up their mind at the very last minute. And you always end up risking getting a "no thanks" 30 minutes before you're heading out. Annoying as hell.

I like your style @SirenDiMare 'Busy' does seem to have become quite competitive and almost a badge of honour.
I dropped this link on another thread and I think you might enjoy it:

https://zenhabits.net/simple-living/

I think mumsnetters pet hates are just people. No one here likes anyone.

Woke liberals.

People who boast and name drop , people who bullshit. I know it’s all from a sense of insecurity and one should pity but it’s still irritating.

People who get on at work despite being useless .

People who refuse to do things asked for by people junior to me and then when I ask are amazingly helpful. Hated this when I was more junior and on the receiving end and hate it now I am more senior. Kind of people I think who would be mean to shop workers.

People usually men I’m afraid who try and draw you into their moan. So in a queue moving too slow for them - ridiculous this etc etc. Mate I’m fine, just enjoying standing here please shut up.

The type of person who has a choice between buying seated or standing at a concert/event, buys seated and then proceeds to stand up the whole time blocking the view of every around them and looking surprised when everyone is pissed off at them

I have a colleague who sometimes sits at the computer next to mine. Her constant running commentary is along the lines of “I’m just going to … ooh, hmm, oh, oh dear! No, don’t worry, it’s working now. Right, now I just need to find the … hmmmmmmm!”

She is a lovely lady, but bloody annoying.

Same here. If anyone ever describes themselves, or is described by someone else as bubbly, mad, a bit of a character or similar I know I’m going to despise them.

I have two other colleagues who give constant running commentaries.

B talks about herself all day and isn’t really interested in any replies. She might as well be a radio on in the corner of the room.

C has had a hard life and complains non-stop. I’ll sometimes join in as I enjoy a good moan myself, but C’s negativity has become so relentless that it’s starting to drag me down.

C hates B with a passion, but I don’t think B has noticed. 😆

People who are permanently stressed and need several holidays a year , yet they think that everyone else should work harder than they do , because they are the only ones who do any , of course!
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Anyone who gets embroiled in or enjoys any kind of drama. No thanks!

The super-confident.

Colleagues who consider themselves above you, even when they're really not.

People who refuse to educate themselves about politics.

People who cannot function without a partner for longer than 5 minutes, and bounce from relationship to relationship constantly - see my first point. I've had too many friends like this, and they can be draining.

Oh, and moaners.

The group of women in my local coffee shop absolutely bellowing at each other. No they weren't arguing, just bloody loud and before anyone says they are probably deaf, they probably weren't before the encounter! So loud, a bloke who insisted on everyone hearing what he was listening to on his laptop, actually gave up and turned it off!

Thank you for sharing, I'll read it tonight. I completely agree with you. I just don't understand why anyone would want to be, supposedly, constantly busy. And worse yet: teaching their children that they need to be constantly occupied with SOMETHING. If the kids aren't enrolled in 30 different clubs every week, they have 30 playdates or birthday parties to attend. And when they aren't doing that, the parents are fretting about "keeping the kids busy". Why? Why do kids constantly need to have something to do?

I'm with you op. Also narcissists.

Ex best friend is a narcissist. She threw a tantrum whenever she didn't get her own way and could not cope with losing even a tiny bit of limelight or leadership status. For example, I was in a WhatsApp group with her. I sent the group a message with a link to one of Michael Mosley's podcasts (before he died) saying that "some of you might like this". Anyway, ex bestie then replied with 2 screenfuls of messages saying that the has known all about this health thing for 40 years and she did it every single day and had done for many years etc etc etc. Very odd. I believe she was so worried about me upstaging her that she actually lied that she did this thing (she was always telling me about her health tips over the years and never once mentioned this thing). Any normal person would have just replied with a thumbs up or something or not replied at all.

Those that love the sound of their own voice in a meeting and have to make pointless comment after pointless comment

They fail to notice how bored the rest of us look and drag out every single meeting

Inspired by a recent training day.
People who ask questions about something that has just been discussed and constantly interrupt the course leader.
eg:

Tutor: "So today we will be looking at spiders under the microscope, specifically big hairy ones".
Annoying interruptor "What kind of spiders will we be looking at?"
Tutor, "As I just said we will look at big hairy ones, to look at their leg structure"
Annoying interruptor " Will we be looking at their leg structure today"

this went on for two hours. It was like the guy didn't listen to a word that was said and constantly asked useless questions.