(lighthearted) petty things that make you judge a person

[witchycat2]

People who don't like any hot drinks. A hot drink for me is the ultimate comfort. Someone told me they don't like them because they don't want to have to wait for their drink to cool down if they let thirsty. Who drinks a hot drink due to thirst?!

People who say they don't like water. How? You need water to survive. Not liking water is like not liking oxygen. And when you're dehydrated there's nothing like water.

Personalised number plates. What a waste of money and why would you want to be recognisable when driving.

It always surprises me when people in professional roles don't know how to use there/their/they're correctly. Similarly, use of should of/could of. (Before I'm accused of snobbery/classism, I say this as someone in a professional role who went to a bog-standard comp and was first in the family to go to university).

Pathetic.

No manners

Internet stalking

Thinking it's ok to judge / criticise people wealthier than them, in a ‘petty’ way, but god forbid it’s the other way round (already seen on this thread, shocker!)

Internet boasting / humble bragging 🤢

Even odder when people use alternative silly non-words with the same amount of syllables, so no quicker to say:

Hubby instead of husband;
Crimbo instead of Christmas;
Famalam instead of family;
Holibobs instead of holiday.

Weird!

Have a cold drink!

100%

Have you never come across this? :o

It's really common in the hobbies I do, which albeit are all quite nerdy. I'm really into things like board games, DnD, video games etc. Those kind of hobbies generally rely on building communities. A common example is excluding women who game and like cosy games, such as Stardew Valley, Sims, etc. You get people going 'well they're not proper games, you're not a real gamer'. Or people rolling their eyes when someone likes playing Monopoly, instead of heavy euro games. If you've ever been in a board game type shop that hosts Magic etc, you will understand what I mean.

The metal community is also bad for gatekeeping and is very elitist.

People who say ‘why’ instead of ‘how’. And people who use ‘our’ instead of ‘are’.

Example: “We our going to the garden centre.”

I see it on FB. I think people think it sounds cutesy. It doesn’t.

Grown arse adults who stop at the top of escalators to get their bearings and act surprised when you walk into them.

Those plastic false teeth people get where their actual teeth are shaved down to nubbins. They look really cheap. I’m all for a bargain but don’t skimp on dental care.

They always remind me of Vic Reeves on Shooting Stars, deliberately boorishly asking Richard E Grant which country he was from (Swaziland, as it was then known) and then patronisingly saying "I think you'll find it's pronounced Switzerland!"

Sadly, there are lots of people in real life who think this way!

My 25yo DS has never drunk tea or coffee
Very rarely he;ll have hot chocolate but only a teacup size not the huge mug with cream and marshmallows type

He drinks water , dilute squash , Nesquick milkshake , sometimes zero sugar orangeade

I do look at him with suspicion as I neck my coffee .
Usually the exchange is

Me:"Weirdo"

Him: "Caffeine Addict"

Depends on where one is travelling to but some passengers clap on landing because they have just happily landed in their country of origin, not because the pilot has managed not to crash the plane. Ever been on a Virgin Atlantic flight to the Caribbean? That’s what I’m talking about.

people who suck on vapes like they are permanently attached adult dummies - although so long as it’s not affecting me (ie puffing away on the bus or public building and pretending it’s normal ) crack on with it I suppose 🤷‍♀️

bloody range rovers (or Chelsea tractors as we call them ) these do affect more directly as they seem to manage to take up one and a half spaces in all car parks

Likewise the pronunciation of the letter H. When I say ‘aitch’ people correct me and say “it’s Haych”. No. No it’s not. But what can we do.

Lol. I'm 56 and still call my father Daddy. If my mother was still here, I'd call her Mummy. It's just a word, not worth getting into trouble over.

People who drop litter
People who fly tip
People who have bad manners
People who boast
People who turn conversations into contests

• When people use 'borrow' instead of 'lend' (can you borrow me your pen?). The first few times I had to stop and rearrange it mentally as I was thrown off by what they meant, but I've heard it so often now that I guess it's an actual bit of Eng colloquialism. It still invokes an UGH reaction in me but I keep my mouth shut and resist correcting...

• People who say "Oh, I don't judge"
??? Surely you do. We all do. It's called being thoughtful, or having an opinion or personal moral compass. You can even change your judgement based on experience, knowledge, or learning. Whether/How you act or speak out upon your judgement is another thing, but to not judge what someone has done or told you is to be a weak, wishy-washy, facile, incurious, passive member of humankind. SO THERE.

Manchesterbythesea · Today 08:42

lol 😂 my two children call me mummy in the house. Never heard them call me it outside. They are 12/14.
Im not Irish (Scottish) or posh, as you usually hear posh folk call mummy.
Im just as normal as you can get, work in a warehouse, partner an electrician.
They just call me mummy and I think it’s endearing lol

Anyone who describes themself as 'an empath' or claims that they can 'feel the room' or 'feel emotions'.

Also, those who claim to 'have been awakened',

It's not even like I don't believe people are these things I truly believe there are true empaths but I think it's very rare and anyone who has ever claimed this in my presence, even those on YT or TikTok videos, have always seemed to have an arrogant, and often very mean energy about them.

If you truly are an empath it shows through, just like if you're honest or funny, you don't need to tell people you are these things.

A lot ( see I didn't put alot because that isn't a word ) of pronunciation is due to local accents though.

My DS says "Haitch" and "wa'er" and "bu'er" ( I sometimes ask him "and how are we spelling this then" to tease him.

But he has a Masters so he's a clever young man , I just chose to raise him in that Larndarn

Long acrylic nails and nail art.

Agreed! I once read a comment that "empaths" are just making it about themselves.

Pierced ears on young children or babies

Cyclists

No desire to ever learn anything new or broaden knowledge

People that don't like cats and dogs

So what you don’t like is dogs jumping on you? Why would that mean you dislike all dogs?

I don’t like kids putting sticky/messy hands on me but would never say I don’t like kids.

Somebody I grew up with called her father ‘Dad’ for twenty years. I recently reconnected via Facebook to hear her repeatedly refer to her father as ‘Papa’. It doesn’t affect me either way but I do find it puzzling.

People that get dogs and dont walk them
People that say brought instead of bought
People that don't parent their kids
People that are ungrateful