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 who lose long words when short ones will do perfectly well. Like 'purchase' for buy and 'property' for house. There are many more that I can't remember right now.

This. I’m scarred for like after an Irish music festival last year where the toilets were unisex.

It's not only men who are capable of massive poos though.

Yes that's completely fair enough, I was just responding to the deaf not illiterate comment, as I didn't realise until recently that not all deaf people can read.

Oh God I hate that as well! It’s as if they think it makes them sound more intelligent. Similarly, I hate it when people use ‘I’ and ‘myself’ incorrectly. The incorrect use of ‘me’ doesn’t bother me at all, so it’s the act of people trying to make themselves sound more intelligent and getting it wrong that gives me the ick.

Do you feel the same with all family members visiting loved ones in hospital?

If a new mum is absolutely exhausted after giving birth but needs to stay in for a few days, would you rather force her to stay awake or occupy a HCP's time with mundane baby-care tasks that the new father could easily do?

When someone who can’t play piano sits down and taps out Happy Birthday or Chinese Chopsticks (I also can’t play the piano so have probably done this too).

There was a question on The Wheel last week about which instrument of four options did the most British people say that they could play - and the answer was piano.

I did wonder how many of those people who answered in the affirmative were accomplished players and how many of them said Yes on the strength of their ability to bash out a few bars of Chopsticks!!

The sickly smell of warm popcorn
Spotty bananas
People using reflexive pronouns incorrectly - “me” is a perfectly good word & “myself” isn't posher.
People who don't like dogs.

😂🤣 One of the saddest parts of growing up is the realisation you’re not the genius or musical prodigy your parents always made you out to be. You can’t sing or draw. You’re not funny. And your cakes taste like shit. Thanks mum & dad.

The taste of food tainted by some other food that it has been stored next to in the fridge or freezer 🤢

Just thought of another one. People who always refer to their house by its name: "We are having a little get-together at The Hawthorns on x date". "We are having a new kitchen fitted at The Gables". And so on, ad nauseum.
This is, admittedly, coloured by memories of a relative and her goings-on at 'The Cottage'.

I'm really weird about this, to the point that when I worked in an office I could not take my own lunch in; I couldn't face it after it had sat in the fridge all morning. It's so irrational; I was perfectly happy to get a sandwich from Pret or wherever that had obviously also been sitting in a fridge all morning.

Oh yes I have a colleague who is afraid of pigeons too!

That's quite extreme but can see why. I'd recommend getting some ice packs to keep in your lunch bag for future to avoid the 🤢

Thank you. I work at home now and still have issues with making my own lunch, although I'm a bit better – I can make, say, a big grain salad and eat it over a couple of days, but have to really force myself to do so rather than just popping out to buy something.

This has just reminded me of a thread on here where the OP was upset because her sister had told her it was tiresome to keep calling her house '[Family Surname] Towers' when inviting people round, and a large proportion of replies were from people saying 'Yeah, I'm with your sister on this one'.

Photo shoots of naked new-borns, i get you want to show off your baby and a photo shoot is nice way of doing that but I do not get why they insist on doing it with the kid naked. Yes, cute bay but ffs put some clothes on it.

People who name all their kids with the same letter and it's even worse if their surname also begins with that same letter. In school I knew 3 sisters whose names all began with L and their surname did too and a little while ago i met a woman with 4 daughters (including a set of twins) whose names all began with M. Imagine the confusion with post!

Purely by coincidence two of my DD's have the same initial, it didnt occur to ex and I when naming the younger that it might be an issue, we just liked the names.

Yes it was problematic with the post, so both girls incorporated their middle initials whenever it was possible, especially as they both have accounts at the same bank!

The word ‘jammies’ for pyjamas. It really makes my toes curl.

Is 'jim jams ' more acceptable😁🤣🤣

I've had to bookmark this comment and will go back three days to continue reading but....

People who eat the horrid nubbin on the bottom end of a banana, instead of removing it and putting it inside the skin ready for the bin

There are people that eat the bananus?! But it tastes disgusting - I can still taste it and I was in single digits when I (accidentally) ate one!

eggs with white shells

That really made me laugh “ bananus “ 🤣 agreed though. That’s always binned with the skin!

People who lick their fingers before turning a page. Especially if it’s shared reading material: a newspaper or a book. Disgusting.