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 say 'vom' instead of vomit or puke!

I love my Peugeot 107! 🚗♥️

People who read things aloud to me. Particularly if I have told them that I’ve already read it.

If I wanted to read it, I would. Otherwise I am not interested.

Same.

or people that show me ‘funny’ Tik Tok videos. I never want to see them. They’re never funny. But I always do that fake smile and blink while I’m watching, then pretend to laugh at the end. I hate it.

Drinking milk - I can’t drink it and can’t watch other people drink milk.
Tea or cold coffee
Anybody picking their nose or anything to do with snot literally makes me gag

The Strictly judges during the Results show when Claudia calls them to the sofas and they walk up doing a shitty little cringy dance. Gives me irrational rage

Anything to do with the public

• Using public toilets 🤢
• Smelling other peoples food on a train/bus and then they’re eating it with their lip smacking foul noises
• Public changing rooms
• People asking you to ‘feel this’ ie a scar, a bump, a movement in their body, for example, my mother in law said her kneecap was clicking and lifted her pant leg up for me to feel it click, wtf! No I don’t want to feel that thanks!
• Keyboards / desks at work if people haven’t cleaned them / dirty keyboards / cups etc.
• People constantly coughing, spluttering, sniffing.
• People being too loud, attention seeking, obnoxious.

Have an ex who calls spaghetti Bolognaise "Spag Bowl". No that is not a typo.

Editted for a typo, ironically!

A related food one. People at hotel buffets, usually breakfast who make their own buffet by bringing plates of stuff for the whole table which then just get left. Do a plate of four apples which no one touches. It’s absolutely awful and when I rule the world that food will be bagged up and you’d have to eat it every day.

Golfers .
The game is great .
just most of the entitled nobz who play

People who record themselves at the gym.

“yummy treats”
“cheeky vino”
“delish”
“date night”
“hubby”
“this one”

Anyone who tries to talk to me when I am in a different room or a different floor. I can hear that they are speaking but I can’t understand them. Come to me and speak, don’t yell.

Oh they do
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002n1pn/the-marvellous-miniature-workshop-series-1-1-library

We don't want to talk to you we want an excuse to shout.

The word ‘nourishment’ 🤢

It's "pocket" for me, in a food context. Or perhaps it's only when uttered by MiL in her "this is so precious" special voice 🤢

Men who wear tops that are too small to cover their pot bellies gives me the ick. Very rarely see women letting it all hang out.

Oh that is a horrible word i didn't realise it till now 😳

I hate that! And people who call their pets my son/daughter.
It's gone even further, with plant mum, crystal mum, and some people are even using mum/mummy for women they think are attractive! Seems to be a thing online.

Actually seems people are hijacking words that have a perfectly good meaning already. Gooner to me means an Arsenal fan, not a porn addict. Had to look that up.

Just saw on another thread someone has Christmas plans of "sofa snuggles and a mountain of choccies" 🤢

Good god!

Good god!

🤢 my god

I just saw one and someone wrote “eek” 🤢

It’s sometimes a bit awkward when people who are not my children or husband do it. My children / husband just get “No! Come here and speak!”