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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

What things are you unreasonable about?

205 replies

Mumofaflump · 19/04/2011 12:44

Mine is old people driving fast cars slowly. While wearing hats...

FFS, if you can't drive down a dual carriageway at 70 then:

A) You shouldn't be allowed a license.
B) If you are going to drive slowly then buy a slow car and save the money.
C) If you are that cold that you needs hat, turn the heating up.

Now, I know I am BU about this, but it bugs me. What bugs you?

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Mumofaflump · 19/04/2011 14:45

Oh yes Worraliberty "one lick for me, one lick for you" it is wrong and just icky.

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Get0rfMoiLand · 19/04/2011 14:47

I cannot bear pre-read papers either. Or preread books. I once found food scum inside a library copy of a book. I don't go to the library any more.

PLUS the paper/book may have been read by those types who lick their fingers in order to turn the page. I also once saw someone sneeze fruitily into a copy of Metro, then fold it up and put it on to the seat next to him.

I buy my own papers and books.

LindyHemming · 19/04/2011 14:47

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dickcheeseandthecrackers · 19/04/2011 14:48

the posh mums from the private school over the road who double park all over our road as they can't park 5 mins walk away. Red MIST!

MsToni · 19/04/2011 14:48

....not just unreasonable but drives me totally mad

i) People who park in front of my house and worse

ii) Park their cars and go on vacation!

iii) Males and females who go practically naked as soon as a tiny bit of sun comes out

iv) Drivers who hog both lanes while driving....i tailgate and zoom past them just to show how irritated i am

v) People who post long threads without punctuation, paragraphs etc.

vi) People who jump on a thread to comment without reading the entire thread.

It goes on and on.....

Hammy02 · 19/04/2011 14:52

People that come to work on a Monday burnt from the sun after the first sunny weekend of the year. It looks ridiculous.

grovel · 19/04/2011 14:54

People who can't bear pre-read books.
People who buy M&S Dine in for Two.
People who think that other people parking in front of their house is unreasonable.

MsToni · 19/04/2011 14:58

@ grovel

NOT when I have to park my own car, carry a wailing baby, and bags and bags of groceries...

Completely reasonable if you ask me.

whimsicalname · 19/04/2011 14:59

the people in my office slurping tea right now

None of them offered me a cup.

People who chain their bikes to my railings and then visit a different house.

Mumofaflump · 19/04/2011 15:00

Oh, and I'm also unreasonable about my MIL. Just in general.

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wibblewobble · 19/04/2011 15:00

people who can't be polite - it's costs nothing except the ability to be well- manered.

grovel · 19/04/2011 15:02

People who put dill on food. It's disgusting.
Most of Scandinavia should be nuked for this culinary abomination.

5GoMadOnAZ650 · 19/04/2011 15:02

People who ask "can I get a ..." instead of "please can I have..."

crazycatlady · 19/04/2011 15:03
  • I am slightly unreasonable about pre-packaged sandwiches. I simply cannot eat them and would rather go hungry.
  • I am very unreasonable about cyclists, scooters, motorbikes and buses. You all get in my way when I am trying to drive. London would be far less congested without you. Especially the cyclists who pull in front of my car at the traffic lights then take ages to accelerate...
Hammy02 · 19/04/2011 15:07

crazycatlady if everyone that used a bike, motorbike or a bus, especially the bus, used a car instead, the roads would be faaaaar more congested than they are at the moment. Think about it.

LucretiaInShadows · 19/04/2011 15:09

Cyclists on the pavement,
Half-mast trousers of any sort, but especially those that taper, so as to make your arse look ginormous,
Sleeping in the daytime. Not appropriate for a healthy adult unless there are extenuating circumstances, eg working nights/up in night with kids. DP is half way to convincing me I'm unreasonable about this, but it just feels WRONG.

grovel · 19/04/2011 15:09

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooosh!

limitedperiodonly · 19/04/2011 15:13

Lucretia Are you one of those people who fling open the curtains at 10 past dawn shouting: 'Come on people! The best part of the day's nearly over!'

If so, I'm never coming to stay.

Mumofaflump · 19/04/2011 15:13

Reminder Before this gets heated please remember these are things we know we are being unreasonable about. Therefore flaming or getting uppity about another persons post is not allowed.

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crazycatlady · 19/04/2011 15:21

Err, Hammy this is supposed to be a fun thread. Heard of tongue in cheek? Read the thread title Hmm

TrillianAstra · 19/04/2011 15:22

OTW

moondog · 19/04/2011 15:24

Television. I can't understand how anyone willingly allows random folk to shout drivel into the privacy and calm of their homes. The idea of being advertised to is insane.

People who lean on trolleys and breather heavily in the supermarket. Invariably overweight.

Ready prepared food. So bloody lazy. Have some pride and standards and look after your family properly. I would feel I had failed as a mother and wife if i fed my family the shit some people happily give theirs.

BringBackGoingForGold · 19/04/2011 15:26

Is it me or is this thread turning into Unpopular Opinions Mark Whatever? Smile

crazycatlady · 19/04/2011 15:26

Actually, you know what, I don't think I am being that unreasonable about the cyclists and scooters... in London, especially when it gets sunnier, there are hordes and hordes of them everywhere on roads that just aren't designed to carry them. There are so many it's almost impossible to know where to drive sometimes. Hammy I'm guessing you're not in London otherwise you'd know this and probably would share my irritation!

grovel · 19/04/2011 15:27

People who call Tesco's Finest cauliflower cheese "shit" just because some illegal immigrantnice factory worker grated the cheese.