Strange things that give you a kind of "ick" in everyday life

[CariahMary]

I don't mean getting the "ick" about a sexual or romantic partner. And I don't mean being put-off by things that are actually pretty grim. I mean random things that you inexplicably find a bit off-putting in everyday life.

For me, I get a kind of "ick" when I read other people talking about food on forums MN I honestly had no idea why. It's so odd, I really like reading food descriptions in books but in forums I find it really off-putting.

In the real-world, I also really hate opening other people's fridges. They always smell weird (different from my own). I have to hold my breath.

People with bits of food on their teeth and around their mouths. Even worse if they start speaking and spit bits of food out at you. This actually happened earlier today at a medical appointment, I was disgusted and still feel sick thinking about it.

What about using your and you're incorrectly? Gets me every time 😖

People who use the phrase ‘throw up in my mouth’. Just the thought of someone doing that - eeewww!

Bananas are a whole world of wrong. Firstly there are the dangly strings which have to be pulled back before I can eat it. Then there is the end bit, which can't be eaten because it's the end bit. But snuggled inside the skin of the banana, I have to say that it feels like a limp uncircumsised dick in one's hand. I don't know why I bother with bananas really.

Has someone said honestly said poo??

What the hell do they go for then?!?!

People who don’t understand that regional colloquialisms sometimes mean that their speech contains bad grammar. It’s only a problem when people don’t understand the correct usage when it comes to writing for a wider audience.

Disney.

People on LinkedIn who change jobs every 12-18 months. I'm sure it's because they are very ambitious and driven but in all honesty, it makes me think they are shit employees that have been "forced out" or that they've been caught out for applying for a job they weren't ever qualified for

Or they are freelance contractors?

Not common in the industry I'm in. They are for corporate positions in Banks

Performative sneezing.
I share an office with a man (it would be a man wouldn't it?) who, without any warning will sneeze at hundreds of decibels.

There are dents on the ceiling from where I've leapt out of my chair in shock.
And the thought of all the germs shooting around the room like something from the Hadron collider makes me want to throw up.

Barely scratches the surface.

Those little figures made from felt. Felt craft? Needle felt? Lots of talented people I’m sure but they make my mouth feel funny

Those little figures made from felt. Felt craft? Needle felt? Lots of talented people I’m sure but they make my mouth feel funny

Love the mice😍

DH eats hard mints in the car, and the sound of them clanking and crashing against his teeth makes my stomach clench in disgust.

I absolutely love these, but felt really does seem to give a lot of people the ick. I had a pair of glasses a while back that came in a felt case and the poor girl on the counter in Specsavers could barely bring herself to touch it because the texture made her go all shuddery.

One of my friend’s teenage kids similarly recoils at the texture of cotton wool.

Silky smooth social skills. Its a red flag for sociopaths.

The whole wearing your sports socks on the outside of your leggings trend.

People who crack their knuckles. Makes me feel sick just thinking about it.

Absolutely agree and they’re usually set up high on the wall so that shorter people like myself have to lift our hands up much higher so the drips run right up our sleeves.
horrible on a cold day.

People who follow the social media checklist of “things to post while pregnant” and “things to post after having a baby”. The baby showers that all look the same. The intimate pregnancy photo shoot (does anyone want to see this?). The newborn baby shoot. Those monthly updates with a number card next to the baby, captioned “3 months of loving you.” etc.

Oh dear, I have dozens because I’m a proudly intolerant (of some things) woman.

Maternity photo shoots. Double ick if they’re in a field with a button down dress open to expose their bare belly.

Many icks are man-specific: long fingernails, shorts above kneecap length, excessive grooming, especially a really sharp, straight line on a beard, and dear God the snorting and spitting. 🤢

Kid choirs. I know. I’m going to hell. But that tuneless shout-singing little kids do makes me cringe inside out.

Pretty much all ‘performance’ that isn’t done by professionals. People’s Mums getting up to sing at their graduation party. The cousin that launches into Leona Lewis and demands an audience at Christmas lunch. I even have to leave the room during first dances at weddings, they make me so uncomfortable. Even worse were those diabolical rehearsed dance routines that had a moment…

People that call in to the radio. I have to switch it off.

Seeing little girls all dressed up for gymnastics, dance or cheer performances covered in glitter and makeup.

I think, fundamentally, people who try to draw attention to themselves give me the ick…

Also my DP who thinks it’s fine to fart during dinner, but that’s not an ick, he’s just a disgusting pig.

The whole wearing your sports socks on the outside of your leggings trend.
Are you supposed to wear them inside leggings?
I wear my socks outside my leggings, because leggings by definition are tight and don't accommodate socks inside. I don't pull them up to their fullest extent, though (that pisses me off), but try to sort of rumple them artfully.
Which I'm sure just actually achieves the Nora Batty look.

I hear you. I find them less icky chopped up in a bowl of cereal.

Agree with many of these.

Babies/toddlers with food on their faces YES! And people put up photos on social media of this. Makes me feel physically sick. You wouldn't put up a pic of an adult with spaghetti sauce down their chin, so why is it any different with a child?
Weak handshakes Yep. I judge.
People being scared of pigeons I know. Grow up.
HCPs saying ‘baby’ instead of ‘the baby’ or ‘your baby’ <<rage>> A dear friend of mine did this while she was pregnant and I spent nine months biting my tongue so hard.

However, you're wrong/weird/both about soup enthusiasm and Morrisons.