Perfectly reasonable things which you unreasonably unreasonable about

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Names with umlauts in them, unless you live in Germany or nordic lands. I don't mind accents in names, or that funny dot above the i in Irish names, but names with umlauts in get on my tits. Especially Zoë. Everyone can pronounce it when it is spelled Zoe. It is just attention seeking.

Children (other than my own) who have no concept of personal space and zoom up on bikes or scooters and stand between you and whoever you are talking too, or swing off your clothes.
Actually it drives me nuts when mine swing off my clothes...

I do like children ....honest

Slightly Jaded - I fucking hate that! I get caught out as well...pick something up..."that looks nce"...turn it over and it has a great big picture of Dora smiling gormlessly at you.

DP putting the washing up "in to soak" when it is turn, or not putting toothbrush in toothbrush holder.

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esp in Mighty Might/Stripper mode

Yy to any children on any phones ever.

Was meeting my friend the other day in a crowded place. She got her 10 year old to call me to arrange a spot to meet. She was with the 10 y/o - I just know he nagged her to be allowed to make the call and she let him. Grrrrr.

When DH is still without shoes, wallet, phone, whatever despite me asking him 10 mins previously if he is ready to leave as soon as I put DD into baby car seat which she hates and will yell immediately she gets into. grr

Work colleagues that call you on mobile 15 minutes before you are due to be at work. I start at 8am, not 7.45 you dumb ass!

I think I agree with you all. I really am unreasonable, aren't I? :) Here are my favourite pet hates:

Coffee

Dogs

People who do not wring and lay out facecloths and dishcloths and leave them in a sodden festering heap (ok, this is a peculiarity of my DH and I know I am not being unreasonable here)

People using the words 'babe', 'darling' or 'mate'. Use their bloody given names, please!

People who try to have tweeting conversations with Stephen Fry. FFS don't bolster his ego even bloody more you idiots!

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Fishmongers not being open on Mondays. I know it's because there is no fresh fish, but it is the day of the week I most want to buy it. Gah!

Smokers. YOU STINK. Even when you don't have a cigarette in your hand. Just stay away from me.

People who make shmecky noises when eating/kissing. I don't want to know what is going on inside your mouth, yeuch.

Other people's dogs. And having to be nice when hyou just long to shut them in the garden.

I love my MIL dearly, however I hate going there and having anything to eat, the fucking dog sits there looking at you whilst you eat. I shoot it the filthiest looks you can imagine however it does not take any damn notice.

People who have 'partners' not 'husbands' or 'boyfriends'. For example, it makes me cringe to hear: 'My partner is picking our children up at 3pm' I am also wholly unreasonable about why they aren't married if they've got kids. Oh why don't you just get married for eff's sake? You know if it really is that serious that you've got a mortgage and children together?

People who ask you what book you are reading, and then proceed to ask you all sorts of questions about said book. I don't want to have a conversation thank you, I just want to read the damn book without being interrupted!

Megonthemoon - my dh does that with dishcloths too - he dumps them in the little drainer section between the sink and draining board (iykwim), and they go slimy and stinky. I've even waved one under his nose and asked him if he thinks it would be hygienic to wipe the worktops with it, and he still bloody does it!! Just rinse them, wring them out and hang them over the tap or the edge of the draining rack, ffs!!!!

My DH flossing on the sofa next to me - he does it every day - honestly - every day..
have been married 17 long long long years..........

People who don't eat spicy curries (yes, I am looking at you dd) and stick witj boring korma.

And then when I cook curry (which I do a lot) I have to do a myriad of version, spicy for me and DP, vegan for stepson and tasteless non-spicy for dd.

And dd has the SAME curry when we go out for one - a bloody butter makhani. How blardy boring.

myriad - it's that word again!!!!

I have a pathological hatred of the word 'tipple'. Sets my teeth right on edge.

People on public transport who have obviously runny noses trying to sniff the bogies back up their nostrils. Ugh. I spend a fortune in giving out tissues on the tube so I dont have to listen to their sniffles...

So glad I'm not the only one with this issue, SDTG. It is quite possibly the thing that annoys me most about DH. I don't see anything wrong with wanting my cloths to be wrung out until they are bone dry slightly damp. And DH has the cheek to get annoyed that I change the cloth every night and he then has to find a new one to wipe surfaces - I keep telling him that it wouldn't need to be changed every night if he actually didn't leave it in a festering heap but he just does not get it. My head, brick wall, RSI. Sigh.

Thereisalight - I never use the word myriad. I must have seen it upthread and used it subconsciously

i forgot to add earlier (how unreasonable of me) that the woman that had the limp handshake also stank of coffee.
i wanted to vomit.

People who put clips/hairbands on their baby girls when they have NO HAIR. What do they do? GLUE them on? It looks fucking rediculous and makes me want to hit them with a blunt object (the parents, not the babies).

Ah yes DSil drinks weak, weak water tea....just about sums her up really ...

"I have a pathological hatred of the word 'tipple'. Sets my teeth right on edge." - another one of SILs is 'cheeky' when referring to alcohol...shall we have a cheeky glass of wine? - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Let's just get arseholed woman...

ROFL at speaking like Dobby.