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What is the one thing that other people do that really annoys you?

238 replies

Carefreebie · 17/07/2024 23:25

What is the one thing that other people do that really annoys you?

Mine would be people who constantly sniff when they have a cold and don't blow their nose. I just want to give them a tissue and scream at them to blow their nose. Especially if I'm next to them on a train.

OP posts:
nutella8 · 17/07/2024 23:59

Chewing loudly; anyone else suffer from passive aggressive mastication anger?

TheHuntSyndicate · 18/07/2024 00:00

Someone walking in front of me who doesn't pick their feet up. I have to call out ' Pick your feet up!' as it bothers me so much!

Cracking finger joints.

meemawww · 18/07/2024 00:04

loropianalover · 17/07/2024 23:31

Hit the fork off their teeth while eating.

If I do this while I'm eating I have to stop it knocks me absolutely bald 🤢

Youcantellalotofthingsabouttheflowers · 18/07/2024 00:06

Drink till they vomit. Vile.

SemperIdem · 18/07/2024 00:07

People who repeat the last few words of a sentence someone has just uttered, to signify they agree.

A silent nod will suffice if you have nothing additional to add, no need for an echo!

Gorgonemilezola · 18/07/2024 00:07

Breath

SemperIdem · 18/07/2024 00:08

meemawww · 18/07/2024 00:04

If I do this while I'm eating I have to stop it knocks me absolutely bald 🤢

I have never come across the phrase “knocks me bald” before, I will be using that 👏🏻

LondonLass61 · 18/07/2024 00:08

People who say 'I text him yesterday' - no! It's 'I texted him yesterday'.

Aquamarine1029 · 18/07/2024 00:08

There's not enough paper in the world to write my list.

sprigatito · 18/07/2024 00:11

Say "not gonna lie" and "if that makes any sense"

Talk around the food in their mouths in a completely unnecessary and exaggerated way

Make "jokes" intended to make one person feel uncomfortable and embarrassed, in a way that makes any retaliation/self-defence look petty

Use crude conversational devices and gestures to "scoop" other people into appearing to agree with them, usually with the intention isolating or embarrassing someone else

Gingerisgoodforyou · 18/07/2024 00:11

People who nose their car out of a junction into a queue, particularly when you can't stop them e.g. box junction. And then don't give a wave of thanks! In fact, all impolite drivers wind me up.

Zoflorabore · 18/07/2024 00:14

People who don’t indicate. Winds me up
so much.

SGANDRUE · 18/07/2024 00:15

People who say anythink, or everythink. Or your doing brilliant! No it's brilliantly!! I'm old school, I know! And people who talk at you instead of with you.

Carefreebie · 18/07/2024 00:19

serialcatbuyer · 17/07/2024 23:36

When people write like I went to park instead of the park. It reads like they're little babies, little tellytubbies or something

😂

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LadyCrumpet · 18/07/2024 00:22

TheHuntSyndicate · 18/07/2024 00:00

Someone walking in front of me who doesn't pick their feet up. I have to call out ' Pick your feet up!' as it bothers me so much!

Cracking finger joints.

Fuck me, the shuffling in broken fake UGGs makes me want to gouge my eyes and ears out 😡

Wishitwasstraightforward · 18/07/2024 01:22

If it has to be one thing I'd say dropping litter.

Other contenders: sniffing, loud eating noises, loud scraping of plate to get every last scrap of food.

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 18/07/2024 01:34

People who are early - does my head in!
They say I'll meet/pick you up at say 10am yet they turn up at 9.45am & be all passive aggressive because they think you're late 🙄😬
FFS turn up at the time we agreed or even a few mins later!!!!

Drivers who do not indicate!

marshmallowfinder · 18/07/2024 03:40

Gorgonemilezola · 18/07/2024 00:07

Breath

Breathe breathe breathe. Breath rhymes with death. Breathe rhymes with seethe.

TigerRag · 18/07/2024 07:26

People who walk far too close. People who can't walk in a straight line and with every step , they're getting closer and closer to me

juggleit · 18/07/2024 07:35

People who dominate conversation and do not show any interest in your life, it really irks me!

The art of conversation really is fading away. I have encouraged my kids to show genuine interest in others when conversing.

DustyLee123 · 18/07/2024 07:37

Driving really slowly while looking for somewhere, rather than indicating and pulling over to letting traffic pass.

the80sweregreat · 18/07/2024 07:42

People that boast about things
Can't bear them

BogRollBOGOF · 18/07/2024 07:45

People that "eat healthy"

Eating healthily is fine.

Poor, poor neglected adverbs.

Bonjovispjs · 18/07/2024 07:46

Smoke 🤮

BigDahliaFan · 18/07/2024 07:47

Walking in the countryside playing music not through headphones. I nearly started a thread on that.

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