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.

Omg- I have this one too. How can anyone drink a hot drink and in a glass or a cold one in a mug!! I also cannot stand mixing savoury and sweet food from a buffet on the same plate. I have to have at least two plates. I hate eating food with a spoon unless it is soup, ice cream or cereal. I cannot use throwaway wooden or plastic cutlery. Cutlery must be metal.

Aw I love babies feet 😍

If I am in a queue or public space and someone close to me has dirty hair. The sight of greasy, unwashed hair makes me queasy.

Feeling water inside rubber gloves when wearing them give me the ick and irrational rage.

Pulling hair out of the plughole/drain, even knowing it's our hair, is revolting

I'm not keen on people eating very quickly and messily. I eat very slowly though which might be annoying to others!

People who use the word “hubby”.
People with greasy hair.
The smell of HP sauce.
Mayonnaise left on a plate that’s gone clear and jelly-like.
People who swear a lot in everyday speaking, especially F and C words
People who touch coins and don’t wash their hands (especially in food prep).
Pigeons

Croissant and porridge have very little odour. Egg and bacon butties are much more offensive in enclosed spaces!

Calling food sexy 🤢or orgasmic🤮

Men in shorts with horrible veins like knotted rope. I actually said “ooof” out loud in Tesco in the summer. Long stained toenails. Long fingernails like claws on men. Couples walking with their arms round each other. Stop it. It’s not comfortable it’s just for show. People who drag their feet so all you can hear is the shoes scraping. Yuk yuk yuk

Showers at campsites
Public toilets

i have the exact same thing with food on Mumsnet. It’s for to the point I can’t stand to hear the words “treat” “hot choc” or “tasty” in real life! I thought it was just never g weird as usual!

When the seat is still warm 😫

Seeing someone wearing nude coloured leggings, with a short top, from a distance.

It looks like they have forgotten to put trousers on.

People saying the word "the ick"

People eating lunches at work that they’ve brought in from home

Babies/toddlers with food on their faces

Chewing gum in any context whatsoever. It looks gross, sounds gross and absolutely fucking stinks

People who say they ‘devour’ books or read ‘voraciously’

People describing food as ‘yummy’

Seeing people apply hand cream

Any form of contact with other people’s hair, especially if it’s frizzy

Weak handshakes

People who push their food around the plate before taking a bite

People being scared of pigeons

The term ‘cosplay’

Tomato juice

Hairdressers who handle your hair in a feeble way

Shop assistants in clothes shops who fold things in that sort of limp, listless manner

The Headspace app

The funeral director who kept referring to my dad’s ashes by my dad’s name, eg “And then we’ll contact you to let you know when John is here for you to collect” or “You might wish to scatter John in the garden of remembrance”

The word ‘play’ as a noun (unless referring to a theatrical performance), eg ‘Imaginative play is important for children’

HCPs saying ‘baby’ instead of ‘the baby’ or ‘your baby’, as in ‘When baby needs to feed,’ or ‘We’ll just need to check baby’s heart’

Referring to all technology and tech-related activities as ‘screens’ or worse ‘screen’, eg “How much screen should I allow”

Soup in mugs

Soup in tins

People being enthusiastic about soup

Morrison’s

Strangers’ feet in socks (ironically my first job was in a shoe shop)

The word ‘juices’

Dogs. Yes, all of them and no, yours isn’t cute.
Men wearing chain necklaces 🤢🤢🤢

I do this too! It’s so cringe I can’t bear it!

Weird one but other nationality spellings. E.g "Flavor." It gives me an image of someone wiping their nose with a wet tissue.

Men in flip flops
Men buying big packs of toilet roll
People starting teams meetings early
Cotton/canvas tote bags that are stained or dirty
White over-stitching on black leather bags or shoes

Chewing gum. The smell of it makes me want to heave.

I also have a phobia of cash. Not notes, just coins. I can't bear them. Men jingling change in their pockets is horrendous. My French A Level teacher did it constantly and I learnt nothing.

I also really hate the trend for making every description a verb. I see it on here a lot. 'Plating up' 'Gowned me up' (I saw this on a hair dresser thread).

long pointy beards on men with bald heads.
any noises from phones in public
i I really don’t like dirty plates left in front of me - both at home and in restaurants. I get really tetchy if they don’t get cleared away promptly. (obviously I sort mine out at home).

unironed clothes. Unless someone is ill or unable.

People wearing trousers that have extra buttons on them for no reason.

Guys in light grey jobbie catchers

When people to their parents as just mum and dad in conversation, eg I’m taking mum to the Christmas markets or dad’s coming for dinner. It’s nauseating and they’re your parents, not mine.

People ordering a cappuccino and then using a teaspoon for the foam before drinking the coffee. Also adults using a spoon for food such as curry. Use a fork!!

‘Ripped out’ as in we ripped out the old kitchen or whatever. I hate the word in that context. Ripping is for cloth or tights!