Things other people do that you just don't 'get'

[DebbieFiderer]

Mine are -

Starting to drive off, then putting your seat belt on whilst trying to control the car at the same time. Why? It can't save more than a second, looks awkward, and is dangerous!

Putting bananas into a little plastic bag before putting them in the trolley - the only reason I can see for the plastic bags is to keep loose veg together, or to keep edible parts clean, neither of which applies to bananas, so what's the point?

Taking shopping trollies back to the trolley park but not actually connecting them up with the ones already there - you've done about 95% of the effort, is it really that hard to make someone else's life a bit easier by putting it away properly?

( Yes, mine do seem to be mostly supermarket related but I suppose that's where I come across other people most of the time!)

Actually, I do have one non-supermarket one - people only using one half of a set of double doors when there is a queue of people all wanting to go through - they all line up patiently to go through the one door rather than just OPENING THE OTHER ONE!!

this MN thing about not answering your door when someone knocks "unexpectedly"

That isn't odd at all. Why would people open the door to cold callers or chuggers to be hassled?

I once had a go at someone for doing this. I said it was like an aeroplane and people nearest the door got to get off first and he could wait his turn.

the nearest seats might have been taken already when he boarded the train, and it's the same with aeroplanes, where people SHOULD hurry but waste everybody's time by taking forever to get the hell out of the plane. Selfish at best, not everyone has time to leisurely stroll out and hours to waste.

so I understand why they do it but it doesn't make it any less annoying
why is it annoying? It's sensible.

Local comprehensive children walk across the zebra crossing without looking, which also drives me mad

Don't know why - they have priority. As I said on another thread, it's not much good being right if you are squashed, but if you are crossing a zebra crossing or a side road someone wants to turn into, you have priority. Go and read the Highway Code.

Morondela - some of the trains I go on have fold-up seats by the door so I would sit on one of those. I didn't mean sit on the floor.
On the other hand, you shouldn't be pushing people to get out so I think it's your responsibility to put yourself in a position where you can get out easily if you have a tight connection.

Shall I ask my friend to play Barbie with me next time lol.
I find having to play these things with small children bad enough (I don't have any of my own by the way).

Nah, I wouldn't want to play with Barbie. However, sometimes when I'm going through the Argos catalogue for stuff for DD, I do often see something and go "ohhh, I wouldn't mind having a go at that myself". DD is 3

why is it annoying? It's sensible

because they do it before we've even reached the station before, which is annoying for the people who actually want to get out at that station and in turn don't want to have to get up at the station before theirs. Where do you stop? I just wish there could be an unspoken pact that nobody will move until the "the next station is []|" announcement.

And when the guy got on my train he got on when I did so had plenty of opportunity to choose a seat near the door but wanted a table in the middle of the carriage. Well you can't have it both ways. Table or quick exit (this was on a commuter train going into London, so you come into a terminus, you're not changing onto other trains). I sit near the door so I can get out quickly.

When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up - CS Lewis

I don't game or do anything else 'childish' (DH does tabletop gaming, which I imagine will really provoke your derision), but I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with someone else doing it, unless it became obsessive. If you did want to play with Barbies - where would be the harm in that? Who would it hurt or bother?

"people SHOULD hurry but waste everybody's time by taking forever to get the hell out of the plane. Selfish at best"

I'm not going to hurry on holiday, thanks. If you have a bus from the plane to the airport you have to wait for everyone anyway. I generally just let everyone else get off first in case they have connecting flights/trains.

On the other hand, I do get annoyed with people who turn up at security without having taken off jewellery, belts and coats, but I know that some people don't travel often.

"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up - CS Lewis"

Very good.

Ohhh love this thread pulling up my judgey pants

People who let babies and toddlers suck dummies all day long

3 and 4 year olds in buggies

Those to cater to kids every whim ( separate meals, nuggets for tea etc)

Sister who complains about her weight but does nothing about it

Smoking
Climbing
Being vegan

Leaving your car keys out in plain sight/downstairs when you go to bed at night......

Where do you put them?

If someone was to break in to my house and intent on stealing my car then I’d rather they just did it than spend longer in my house looking for the keys. It’s insured at the end of the day.

I'm not going to hurry on holiday, thanks. If you have a bus from the plane to the airport you have to wait for everyone anyway.

how selfish! It's rare that the entire plane fits on one of these buses anyway, if you miss the 1st one you have to waste time waiting for the next one to fill in and go.

People are just as slow even when the door opens directly in the airport anyway.

YOU might be on holiday, someone else might have a connecting flight, might rush to a funeral, feel unwell

No one is asking you to dash and sprint, but a bit of consideration and be ready to get out as soon as the door open, not taking your time getting out of your seat, fussing about with the hand luggage and delaying the entire aisle behind you would be great.

3 and 4 year olds in buggies
where do you stand on 3 and 4 year olds in car seats when the mum prefers to take the car when she could be walking?

People who watch tv all day with their dcs or allow the dcs to watch tv all day themselves.

People who blame the government when it's clearly not the fault of the government. Recently my sister told me about a South African family illegally in Ireland where the parents both died of stab wounds and a neighbour went on record saying they had been let down by Ireland in general.

Dp and his obsession with having butter and milk in the house .

Schools who will not allow salt added to dinners but happily serve nuggets, ketchup and sugary puddings

Ds school has so many kids and he comes home with little choc treats from the birthday kids a few tjmes a week.

The whole 'no winners, no losers' in today's culture especially at school sports days. I mean, kids need to learn to deal with this stuff before they become adults in the big bad world

@ihatethecold you're suppost to rinse all the dishwasher stuff anyway before using the dishwasher

"YOU might be on holiday, someone else might have a connecting flight, might rush to a funeral, feel unwell"

Yes, and I said I let others go first when I'm not in a hurry. I sit in my seat until everyone else is up and then get out. I don't hold other people behind me.
I'm certainly not going to run around like a headless chicken when I've paid to go on holiday to relax.

I don’t get why the entitled brat of a woman who lives opposite me still finds the need to partially park across the entrance to my drive in her 4x4 tank when she has her own large drive that remains empty.

People who say something like 'I'm so fat' or 'my skin is so spotty' or 'I feed my kids wotsits. I'm such a bad mum' and smirk 😏 because they just want praise and attention

"People who watch tv all day with their dcs or allow the dcs to watch tv all day themselves."

I watched a lot of TV as a child. There are a lot of things wrong with me as an adult, but none that I can easily blame on watching TV. I'd like you to tell me what exactly it's done to me.

Don't even get me started on people who take containers to a buffet and fill them to take home.

I know someone who does this! They justify it by explaining that they don't eat very much, so are only taking the same amount as other people who are eating more. They do it in all-you-can-eat restaurants as well!!

What's up with climbing whiskey?

Don't even get me started on people who take containers to a buffet and fill them to take home
What? Really?
God, that's rude!

@Gwenhwyfar I haven't a clue who you are or your circumstances . I simply left an answer to a question about what irks me.

This is also something that annoys me- these days everybody gets offended about everything. Even especially if it's a simple statement and not a personal insult 🙄