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

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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.

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Lavenderblossoms · 19/07/2024 12:18

Spitting all over floor or anywhere really. Just absolutely disgusting.

Only justified if accidentally have a fly in your mouth or eaten something bad haha.

NellyTimes · 19/07/2024 15:24

When relaying a conversation
"So I turned around to him and said....then he's turned around to me and said.." WHY ARE YOU ALL TURNING AROUND I DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERYONE IS FACING

momtoboys · 19/07/2024 15:25

Gum chewing
Smoking

Bringbackspring · 19/07/2024 15:44

Be late
Spitting
Not saying thank-you when I give way, make space for them on a pavement, hold a door, etc
Stand really close to me in a queue, and edge constantly closer as I try to move away

Bringbackspring · 19/07/2024 15:46

Also, vaping knowing full well their vape cloud is drifting right into peoples faces. If I'm walking behind a vaper, I try to get past them or cross the road, they're just gross!

ForestAtTheSea · 19/07/2024 15:52

cookiebee · 18/07/2024 12:28

Its funny for me to read someone else mentioning this, I’ve encountered this on a couple of occasions recently, same thing, walking on a countryside and coastal woodland walk, full walking gear, so not the stereotypical person you imagine playing music without headphones, like scallys on a bus, but hiker types.

I found it funny that these people are so self important and suffering from main character syndrome, that they have to have their own theme tune/entry/exit music playing. I’m sure if I’d followed them the recording would have gone on to narrate their thoughts/feelings and what they were planning on doing 😂.

Why not just use headphones or enjoy the sounds of nature. Il probably be shouted at because they clearly have some sort of avoidant nature syndrome I’ve never heard of and loud music helps them cope being outside.

I noticed a variation of that which wasn't so significant a few years ago: walking along a river path that is for pedestrians and cyclists, many cyclists who appeared to do a day-trip / road-trip (more luggage on their bike) had loudspeakers, too. They thought everyone would benefit from their great taste in music. I know that car drivers do the same (which is even more noisy), but the idea that bike travel / bike commute is less noisy (for others) than a car goes out the window that way.

The music in the countryside ("where there is no-one") will disturb animals and wildlife too, not just other people.

In essence:
People who are so unaware of their surroundings and so sure of themselves that they think everything is enhanced by their taste in music. I, too, see it as marking territory / manspreading by everyone. The noise increases every year with better tech, too. And then you see articles like "living next to a busy road will elevate your blood pressure" and everyone avoids making the connection.

Spatial unawareness and unawareness of a situation, being very self-absorbed; that includes many examples mentioned already, walking next to each other on the pavement and never giving way, standing in the way on principle, not noticing when others need help.

For example in waiting rooms with limited amount of chairs, when someone enters who is less mobile, obviously can't stand for a long time, then often it is not the healthier looking group of people who offer them a seat - I don't just mean doctor's waiting rooms and even when accounting for invisible illnesses there is a clear pattern of the above.

When people live in close proximity, everyone being more considerate would improve health considerably - less stress, less noise, less garbage.

mondaytosunday · 19/07/2024 15:58

People who say 'I'll let you know' when you try to make plans. No, I'm not waiting on you to see if you get a better offer or if you 'feel like it' on the day. Commit or decline.

MostlyGhostly · 19/07/2024 15:59

People who laugh really loudly at the end of every sentence, even the most benign, descriptive one, and expect you to do the same in the name of “having fun” or “having a laugh”

BeaRF75 · 19/07/2024 16:09

Being late.
Talking loudly on phones in the Quiet Carriage.
Talking loudly on phones anywhere.
Letting their kids use screens in cafes etc.
Tailgating.
Eating in the theatre.
Eating in the cinema.
People who park too close because they use radar and don't think about how you're going to get out.
People who have poor spelling and grammar, but especially misuse of reflexive pronouns ("Myself and Dave went to the pub").
No doubt many, many more..... 😂

suburburban · 19/07/2024 16:15

mondaytosunday · 19/07/2024 15:58

People who say 'I'll let you know' when you try to make plans. No, I'm not waiting on you to see if you get a better offer or if you 'feel like it' on the day. Commit or decline.

Yes I have a friend like that, find it really annoying

Yay or nay?

coldcallerbaiter · 19/07/2024 16:32

Tradespeople that say they will get back to you and then don’t, even after you remind them and they still say they will and then just don’t. It’s soooo unbelievably rude and unprofessional. Just say you are too busy, or the job is too small straight away instead of ghosting.

the80sweregreat · 19/07/2024 16:49

Cold caller baiter
I've actually given up on the trades or builders
Too many all know each other and all help each other out doing up older houses to sell on here to worry about any work I could put their way.
I think you need to be ' in the know ' to get anything done these days ( or married to one or a relative of one)

xxSideshowAuntSallyxx · 19/07/2024 17:42

People who swear at their children. It's a lovely day but all I've heard are women effing and blinding at their children.

Not just swearing but telling their young child to "shut the fuck up and watch the bloody programme".

Yes you may be frustrated at the child's whining but swearing at them isn't going to help. They're hot and tired and you're the adult who should know better.

Summer is such a wonderful time!

BreakfastAtMilliways · 19/07/2024 18:33

People who pick up and bag their dog’s poo but then leave it hanging on a random gate or a tree branch. 🤢

Find the nearest poo bin or take it home with you, you disgusting creatures.

Lavenderblossoms · 20/07/2024 09:42

BeaRF75 · 19/07/2024 16:09

Being late.
Talking loudly on phones in the Quiet Carriage.
Talking loudly on phones anywhere.
Letting their kids use screens in cafes etc.
Tailgating.
Eating in the theatre.
Eating in the cinema.
People who park too close because they use radar and don't think about how you're going to get out.
People who have poor spelling and grammar, but especially misuse of reflexive pronouns ("Myself and Dave went to the pub").
No doubt many, many more..... 😂

Eating in the cinema? 🤣 Really? But don't most people eat at the cinema...

Fair enough if it was loud crunching or rattling. However, I'm more annoyed at twats with their phones on during the film.

Flumpie59 · 20/07/2024 11:05

''This bloody weather! It's raining AGAIN! It's too hot! It's too cold!''.... blah blah.

Why do people moan at ME as if it's ME that controls the weather?!

I can't stand sun/heat/summers, never could and never will, I love winters/cold but I don't go moaning to the bloke who works at the ironmongers about it!

When in a restaurant/cafe and there's someone with a cold/flu who has to cough, OK, no problem, it's part of the bug but I hate it when they have REALLY LOUD REPEATED really snotty throaty coughing ...it's enough to put you off the meal you've just paid a fortune for! Then they blow their nose and LOOK IN THEIR HANKY! UGH!

Kids that do nothing but scream and shout and run around in shops, libraries etc. Parents, control your brats! You insisted on having them! I don 't want to be knocked over by them!

Those who want to tell me the most excruciatingly boring details of their lives that I have no interest in like they bought a new pair of socks from a charity shop for 50p! ''Grey they are, with black speckles!'' B.O.R.I.N.G!

In shops/supermarkets when they have the stereo blaring ridiculously loud. Our local Spar is a sod for it! Hello! Managers... It's a shop, not a nightclub and I can't think my own thoughts because of the loudness! I'm partly deaf so your ''music'' blaring out interferes with my in-ear gyro systems!

When having a meal in public and ''friends'' try to fat-shame me. I'm on the big side so they made snide remarks about my mug of hot chocolate with all the trimmings and my vegie/vegan Full English. What business of it of yours, nosey gits?!

pictoosh · 20/07/2024 11:21

MostlyGhostly · 19/07/2024 15:59

People who laugh really loudly at the end of every sentence, even the most benign, descriptive one, and expect you to do the same in the name of “having fun” or “having a laugh”

Oh my god...I had to end a friendship with a kind and genuine lady because of this.
Everything ended with a ear-splitting cackle while she looked at me for my reaction. I found it disconcerting, demanding, weird...annoying because I can't fake uproarious laughter over unfunny things.
Too much. I phased her out.
I still feel bad about it because wasn't a bad person at all...but she was bossy too and all the cackling.
No.

Arraminta · 20/07/2024 11:33

Poor spoken and written grammar. I know it makes me an evil person, but it's honestly like nails down a blackboard for me.

Very similar, but when adults say 'I had to go Doctors' or ' I had to go Asda'. Aaargh! Stop talking like a bloody 3 year old.

Twee nail art. It makes me wince.

People who don't hold their cutlery correctly. I find it hideously fascinating and struggle not to glare at them.

seagullstolemypie · 20/07/2024 11:56

People who step in front of my mobility scooter as if I'm invisible - I wish I had a loud blaring horn to blast 'em. Sometimes, sadly, my wheels clip their heel because I've not been quick enough to stop.

People who tut and moan or complain on social media about my speed when walking, because walking at less than a snail's pace, they can't see that in my head I'm running.

People who illegally park in a disabled space because 'it's only for a second whilst I wait for somebody, or pick up my Amazon parcel because I'm too lazy to walk a few yards further ...' - in that same second, you have prevented somebody who needs it, from using the space.

People who park on pavements and prevent wheelchairs, disabled mobility scooters, pushchairs from getting by.

People who are selfish and entitled.

If I am only entitled to one vote then it's: people. 😁

MoonWoman69 · 20/07/2024 12:42

Anyone who feels the need to say "Know what I mean?" after every single sentence they utter! Bloody awful habit!
People who you are in company with, who watch videos on their phone, then laugh hysterically, start the video again, then hold it out so you can also share the most definite (non) hilarity. Especially when this habit can go on for half an hour at a time.
Those who expect things, when other people have more money than them. The "well they can afford it, why shouldn't they treat me/buy me that/let me have it for free" attitude. Makes me want to scream!
And as an aside to the above, people not saying thank you for offers of things. It's the blatant expectation. Manners cost nothing.
God I need a gin and tonic!!! And that's not even a chip off the list!!! 🤣

RaraRachael · 20/07/2024 14:52

Young people who say "like" in between every other word

NineChickennuggets · 20/07/2024 15:04

People with dogs on long leads who block the pavement with their tripwire or think it it is OK that their dog is sniffing around you and yapping at you "because it is on a lead".

JohnTheRevelator · 20/07/2024 17:42

Faffing about. Stopping dead in a shop doorway. People who say 'Can I get...' when asking for something in a shop,instead of 'May I have...'. People who cough/sneeze without covering their nose and mouth. People in coffee shops/cafes who stir their cup of tea or coffee for 5 minutes. People who try to get barge in through the exit doors of a bus before letting passengers get off. Ditto people who try to get in a lift or on a train before letting passengers disembark first.

TigerRag · 20/07/2024 18:57

When there's a tiny gap one side of me and another bigger gap the other side and someone tries to squeeze through the smaller gap

Theredjellybean · 20/07/2024 18:58

@LadyCrumpet ...you articulated for me

Breathe....