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To ask whats your biggest pet peeve

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TheLoneWolfDies · 20/03/2019 22:04

Just curious to see what really gets on peoples nerves?
Heres just a couple of mine..
-Loud chewers.
-People who are rude to anyone working in customer service.
-Mopeds.
-The fact that DP rolls his socks off his feet and everytime I'm doing the washing i have to go through it and open out the socks (this is a big one)
-The colour yellow 😂

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ISpeakBecauseICan · 25/03/2019 23:03

Sniffers, closely followed by noisy eaters Angry

GingerbreadTeen · 25/03/2019 23:42

"So" at the beginning of sentences.

"Defiantly" for "definitely".

Drivers not understanding yellow hatched junctions. Yes you can drive in to them if you are turning right. It's if you are queuing straight across that you can't enter them. By staying behind the box only your car is going to get through this green light!

Tony Blair.

TV dramas where the actors are mumbling (Baptiste, The Bodyguard etc.) against very loud background music.

Shaky camera work (Baptiste et al). It's not clever, it's annoying and nauseating.

Very few vegetarian options in restaurants anymore as restaurants can't be arsed to offer both a vegetarian and vegan option. So now dishes are only vegan as vegetarians can eat either. So, no more veggie offerings with cheese or eggs.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 28/03/2019 00:20

Signage with a misused apost'rophe. Somebody paid for that, why didn't they have it proofread?!!

Yes! Also when people use initials and bizarrely don't put a dot after the last letter. I'd say it's much more common to see this than the full complement of dots.

Thus tradesman Arbuthnot Bertrum Cooper's van will be emblazoned with a purposely designed logo proclaiming 'A.B.C Plumbing'. Either use three dots or, if you prefer, none, dingbat!

People often also do it with abbreviations for phrases such as Rock and Roll or Bed and Breakfast, where they'll use an apostrophe to signify the omitted 'd' but not one for the missing 'a' - 'Rock n' Roll', 'Bed n' Breakfast'. Don't even get me started on people who like 'Rock n' Roll from the 60's'. You have the right total number of apostrophes there - just not in the right places!!

steff13 · 28/03/2019 00:44

When people mix up brought and bought. I understand that there's one letter difference, but brought is the past tense of bring. They both start with "br." It's not that difficult.

NikNackPaddyWhack · 28/03/2019 05:30

Militant vegans. Using emotional manipulation and pseudoscience nonsense in an attempt to forcefully convert people to their lifestyle should be viewed as an act of terrorism.

SoftBlocks · 28/03/2019 05:55

People who are rude to wait staff/ shop assistants/ call centre staff.

Misuse of apostrophes.

Irresponsible dog owners.

People who stare into the middle distance and say nothing when their child is behaving badly but can’t wait to give your child an extended lecture as soon as they do anything.

People who use phoning you as a handy opportunity to eat. I don’t want to hear you eat your lunch, wait until you’re off the phone!

SimonJT · 28/03/2019 06:05

Upstairs neighbours who clearly wear concrete shoes

People who treat you like a moron for not understanding an English word, especially when they only speak English and can’t be bothered to learn an additional language.

People who piss on the tube and then get off, just wait 30 second and piss on the platform, it’s still gross, but not as bad as literally pissing on the tube.

Tourists.

RangerLady · 28/03/2019 06:14

I could have a nice long list. I am tired so longer than usual.
Dog owners who think everyone loves thier dog and let it bound up to you.
Dog poo everywhere especially in the bags on trees.
DH leaving stuff on the counter ABOVE the dishwasher.
People who sniff. Just wipe your nose!
Guilt trip vegans. I'm in possession of the facts (including your rainforest destroying alternatives) and I can use my own brain.
People who don't recycle, it's not that hard.
Anti vax pseudo science articles shared on social media.
#soblessed types who love very moment of parenting. No one loves being screamed at, scratched and bitten at a 3am feed morons or cleaning up weaning poo.
Using bare instead of bear, defiantly instead of definitely....

I'm easily irritated.

GlitterPixie · 30/03/2019 00:37

People who say Draws instead of Drawers. I don’t know why this irritates me so much. I do laugh whenever I see Chester Draws though

echt · 30/03/2019 01:20

Anti-vaxxers. 'Nuff said.

Jet-skis - noise that spoils the whole of the beach for the many, for just one arsehole.

Helicopter parents.

Music in restaurants.

Noisy eaters.

Dog owners who don't pick up their shit. ( Am a dog owner)

hopl · 30/03/2019 01:42

PDA

Slow walkers

Slow drivers

When people have a cold or a stuffed nose and the just snort up snot really loudly instead of blowing their nose

TrendyNorthLondonTeen · 30/03/2019 02:07

"Parents who dont clean their childs snotty nose"

Omg this. I can handle most secretions but seeing a child with their nose tripping them makes me want to vomit.

OutOntheTilez · 30/03/2019 16:24

When people say, “I should have went.” It’s “I should have GONE.”

When DS2 (but I love you, son) takes the last pancake and leaves the empty plate in the fridge.

I’m driving on a main road and someone coming from a side street or a driveway turns in front of me, cutting me off, and then drives reeeeeeaaaaaaally sloooooowwwwly.

Arrogance and entitlement.

Children’s clothes with “cute” sayings: “Little Princess,” “Of course I’m cute. Have you seen my mom?”

Whenever I’m in a grocery store, department store, Walmart, etc., I inevitably end up in the “wrong” check-out lane, i.e., someone’s credit card isn’t working, or someone has more stuff than I realized, or someone has 15 coupons that need to be scanned, or a manager needs to be called over. Every. Single. Time.

Pretentious business-speak: “Circle back,” “Think outside the box.”

People who wear their racism on their sleeves (I’m looking at you, former slave-driver tyrant psychopath boss) Angry Think whatever you want, but keep your mouth closed. You’re bringing the rest of the world down.

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