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!!

@cherrypavlova dog faeces can cause stillborns in pregnant cows. Then same cow is unable to carry to term ever. Its a parasetic amoeba in dog poop.
Definitly best to pick it up and bin it....plus rural kids still play outside (at least i hope they do)

@Sicario
"skincare routines"
I'm in my 20s and still have the most awful skin if I don't do my routine. Went away for a week to my mums and forgot everything and boy did I pay the price!

Bananas in plastic bags, completely agree. To the poster who said they are sticky and have banana goo, WTF, are you buying them black and over ripe? They no way need plastic. Ruining our planet.

To the person who doesn’t get why people go to the supermarket on a Saturday - Online supermarket shopping requires you to plan 2 days ahead to get a delivery slot, spend a certain amount to not pay a ridiculous delivery fee, but the main reason I mostly shop myself is that the end dates on food selected by the packers is usually awful. So you can’t do a big shop online for fear of some of it going off before you’ve had a chance to use it. Also I always forget stuff as I can’t see it.

I often do my seat belt up after driving off, reason being I’m usually in a massive rush, and I have to sit at end of my road (20 meters from house) for 5 mins before I can pull out. May as well have something to do!

People that reverse park drive me nuts. I don’t want to wait whilst you go back and forth 20 times...

People who dawdle driving and walking with no concept of impact on others. People who leave massive gaps in traffic, when they are having a knock on effect by someone not being able to turn etc down the road.

Kids in trolleys isn’t adding any hygiene issue that isn’t already there. Trolleys are disgusting and anything you want to buy without plastic wrapping like fruit and veg you can stick in the shopping bags you bring. Kids in trolleys save you dodging them when they’re unruly or tired around the store. I do this when needs must. They don’t fit in the seats any longer.

Abandoned trolleys are often near parent and child parking with trolley seats. Further where I shop there’s usually a separate walk way area to leave them - Useful IMO. No need to leave two toddlers whilst you find one with a double seat etc. Abandoned through laziness is another issue.

People that walk slow, or have no spacial awareness when out and about drive me nuts. I’m really busy and always trying to judge if I have time to get xyz done before I need to be somewhere else. Cannot be doing with dawdlers.

People that do not prepare themselves when in a queue - bank card out at cash machine, money ready at parking meter, etc etc.

People who take selfies constantly. Urghh why? People who constantly hashtag stuff on Facebook. It’s not fucking instagram and further no one gives a shit #happyfamilyof8 #bigfamilies #familytime #lovemyfamily #lovemyhubby #bestboyfriendever - Fuck off!
People who only post boasty positive best bits of life on social media drive me bananas. Id rather see humorous posts eg about parenting failures etc keeping it real!

People who say they haven’t had time to shower as they just had a baby etc. Fuck off! You stick them in a bouncy chair and shower for 5 mins. I had 2 under 2 whilst working from home full time with no maternity leave, I had time to wash daily - sometimes twice daily, dry my hair, put my makeup on, clean the house, walk the dogs, shop, cook and clean. I’m not super human - I just got organised!

People that chastise others drinking and smoking when it’s perfectly legal to do both. The reason they smoke by the entrance to pubs is because that’s where they put the ashtrays.

People that had a relatively stable or privileged upbringing thinking that those that struggle in adult life have brought it on themselves. Not having any concept of how the nurture of your childhood massively impacts your adulthood success. Pretty much middle class Tory voters, trump voters, or those with no empathy.

I do not understand the working classes voting Tory. They keep you down by selling you mis information about foreigners taking your jobs or people on benefits being a drain on the public purse as the major societal issues! Fools.

Massive fiterol to vegans and vegetarians. It’s really obvious it’s to cover your own insecurities on killing to eat. Those people also banging on about plastic, flying etc, whilst not facing up to the fact meat production is the largest polluter to the planet today. Eat meat, I don’t care. Just make sure you are honest about pain to another loving creature, and impact on the planet. Rather than deflecting it by making out all non meat eaters are loonies!

you don’t ‘like all music’. You don’t come across as someone with a broad eclectic taste, you come across as someone with no passion or real interest in music yeap, that's me

who likes to pretend you have a broad eclectic taste. It’s so transparent. ahem, no, that's you projecting. Why should I have any passion or interest in music? My playlist has modern and classical bits, I like a bit of everything, don't pretend to know anything at all about it. I like a good background sound when I run, drive or clean the house.

People who constantly hashtag stuff on Facebook. It’s not fucking instagram
my instagram posts are also posted on FB

Bothering to buy a bag to scoop up dog shit
Bothering to take it out with you
Bothering to scoop up your dog’s crap and put it in a bag
Bothering to tie a knot in the bag

And then dumping it on the side of the pavement

The hanging of dog poo in plastic bags on trees really riles me! It makes the tree look ugly and it's much better to leave it to decompose if they are not going to dispose of it properly. I don't know why they even bother bagging it.

People who drive straight in. I prefer to reverse as find it easier plus I live on a main road and it's down right dangerous to reverse out onto a main road. The amount of drivers who assume I'm driving in forwards though annoys me. And people that come round who can't be bothered to reverse in but would rather have more hassle reversing out when they leave.

Credit cards. If you don't pay it off every month you end up paying so much more because of the interest and if you can afford to pay it off you might aswell buy it outright in the first place.

MorondelaFrontera you don’t have to have passion for music, that’s fine. I’m talking about the people who pretend they do while they’re unable to name a single artist or band they really love or an album or song they really value. It’s fine not to be passionate about music just don’t try pretend you’re a ‘massive music lover’ if all you can say is ‘yeah I love all music’ while having nothing of any further depth to say.

I don’t like sports or follow football: I might, every few years, watch the England game in those massive competitions if it’s on. It’s like someone asking me what team I support and saying oh yeah I support lots of football teams, I love football! But then not being able to name a single one or one footballer I admire. Just don’t pretend to be really into something you’re not. It’s posing.

You don’t pretend to be a massive music lover who has a deep interest in or love for music, you’re not the person that irritates me at all. You respond honestly.

Credit cards. If you don't pay it off every month you end up paying so much more because of the interest and if you can afford to pay it off you might aswell buy it outright in the first place.

I have never ever not paid mine off in full every month.

The perks are brilliant. I get cash back. >£550 over 18 months on one

I am the ones that goes to Ikea as a family. Need DH opinion / help to carry heavy stuff and the IKEA is quite far from home to leave the kids alone at home. My DH enjoys going to supermarket as a family. I hate it but he sometimes try to trick me into going on the way back from somewhere.
I don't get people that get the tube/ train to work in high heels. It must be exhausting. It's a lot after walking, stairs, etc. It looks a bit dangerous too.
Drawn eyebrows.
Too much make up specially on young girls with lovely skin that they choose to cover in yellowish gunk. There is a girl at work like that. The other day she was coming from the gym and had forgotten her makeup bag. Everyone was commenting on how lovely she looked without make up ...
People with massive cars that they can't drive and block roads because they don't even know how to slide into a gap to let others pass. Get a smaller/ narrower car please.
People that pay lots of attention to their children appearance... Even if are you just taking them to the park play ball. It seems unnatural
Table clothes everyday. They are lovely and I own several ( mainly gifts from my mother in law) but find them too much fuss on everyday life and prefer to spray/wipe the table before and after meals without adding to my already massive laundry pile

Credit cards. If you don't pay it off every month you end up paying so much more because of the interest and if you can afford to pay it off you might aswell buy it outright in the first place.

Makes sense for people like me who are proactively building their credit rating after it being knocked for various reasons. I use it whenever and pay it off on online banking usually before I’ve even left the shop. I do pay a £24 charge annually for using it, but it’s worth it as one of the fastest most reliable ways to boost my credit rating. Doubt I’d have been eligible for a mortgage had I not been using a CC for the past few years.

Plus you have more consumer rights when purchasing goods over a certain amount on a CC than on a debit card.

Surfskatefamily Around here, the few children there are tend not to play off their own land. They are usually quite busy anyway. I don’t think I’ve ever passed a young child playing on our footpaths or byeways.
Most of the landowners and estates ask for a stick and flick into undergrowth rather than plastic bags. Obviously you don’t let your dog go in the middle of a field of cattle but then we don’t take dogs through livestock areas. I don’t think any locals do - plenty of woodland and open downland to choose from without worrying livestock. The village farmer diverts the footpaths if there are cattle or sheep in the field - seems a sensible arrangement for all.

@MorondelaFrontera if it’s a shared Instagram post to Facebook it says as such. Hash tagging on Facebook for the sake of it? Urghh so dull and pretentious. Frankly its also dull as fuck on Instagram too unless you’re sharing some awesome product or discovery. Why would I want to search I’d find hashtags of #lovemyfamily #bestdayever - ie aren’t you a smug cunt.

I don't get people who don't use a credit card to shop online. How unsafe is that

People who think it’s perfectly acceptable to have a conversation with a friend or relative they just bumped into in the middle of the walkway in a shopping centre, blocking an aisle in a supermarket or taking up most of the pavement. They are seemingly completely unaware that anyone else might need to walk there and when you say excuse me and try to get passed you get a look of complete bafflement

Iwantdoesntget
as you are not on my friends list and can't access any of my posts, I don't really give a damn what you can think.
Even if you could see them, I wouldn't care about your opinion either.

You sound extremely bitter and angry over a few SM posts. #looser.

Picking up dog pooh in a little plastic bag rather than flick it into undergrowth when in very rural area

That Poo can make grazing animals ill and miscarry. Many animals are known for listening to what they should and shouldn't eat. Bag it and stick it in the bin insead of being lazy. Hanging said bag on a tree or hedge is downright disgusting.
I don't get the driving around for ages for a close to the shop spot. I've usually done half the shop by the time they come in.
Ironing teatowels and sheets seems pointless, my aunt used to iron knickers and socks too.

@morondelafrontera

Ha... hit a nerve about boasty posts? I’m not bitter in any way shape or form. Just find the ridiculous need to post boasty utter shite, particularly under hash tags ridiculous. You never truly know someone until you see their ‘filter’ or lack of on social media. I may we’ll know you - and are looking at your posts thinking STFU! But I’m too polite to delete you or comment as such as your a random school mum that added me.

Also ‘I don't get people who don't use a credit card to shop online. How unsafe is that’

Actually it is much more safe than using your debit card. Purchases are protect, you might get cash back or air miles. If the product breaks you can claim, if it isn’t delivered you can hold payments for it.

Iwantdoesntget
not really, I am just amused that someone can get so worked up about nothing and needs to call people smug cunts for doing so. You could just ignore or not be on social media at all.

I won't even bother to comment on your reply about credit card, it speaks for itself.

Also ‘I don't get people who don't use a credit card to shop online. How unsafe is that’

Actually it is much more safe than using your debit card. Purchases are protect, you might get cash back or air miles. If the product breaks you can claim, if it isn’t delivered you can hold payments for it.

I think you totally misunderstood the post you thought you were disagreeing with iwantdoesntget ;)

" ‘I don't get people who don't use a credit card to shop online."

I don't even have a credit card, so how could I use it?

Workers who come your house and spend half their time telling you how awful their job is, eg plumbers moaning about being plumbers, builders moaning about being builders. Be something else then!

@MorondelaFrontera so this whole thread should be non existent then. It’s about things you just don’t get. I don’t get the need to post utter boasty drivel with hashtags on social media. It’s dull as dishwater and not representing real life if it’s the constant tone of someone’s posts.

My Credit card comments are completely factual. You must be missing some basic knowledge to not understand this. I earn 6 figs, but I use credit cards online all the time when there is plenty of cash in my bank. Avois points and free companion tickets for my credit card loyalty got me 2 business class flights to Singapore last year. Only paid the tax £600, instead of £11k. Must be an idiot hey! Jog on love - go hashtag some other bit of bullshit to your #followers.

"People that had a relatively stable or privileged upbringing thinking that those that struggle in adult life have brought it on themselves" wow! That comment on a post where you clearly have no empathy or compassion or understanding of others lived experiences is astoundingly lacking in self awareness, not even a hint of irony!

"Relationships. Perhaps its because I'm asexual but I've steered clear of that side of things most of my life because I dont understand it all. But then I analyse things that most people wouldn't at all and don't do things I don't understand."

I'm not asexual but I've never understood really people that ALWAYS want to be in a relationship. First saw it when at high school friends started hating being without a boyfriend which can be a phase at that age but several have continued to be like this way into adulthood (we're in our late 40's now) to the point of preferring to be in a bad relationship than no relationship.

I've never felt that way and if it's not working I'll end it. I've been single for years, would take someone seriously impressive to make me give that up.

See it on here all the time too. I'm not talking abusive relationships which are a whole other ball game, but just generally shit relationships and when pps say "why are you with him?" You get "he's a great dad" (he's usually not!) "but I love him" (they have a fucked up idea what love is) or its desperation to get married and have kids - well marriage is what you do if you have a good relationship and kids don't necessarily require a relationship these days, plus often these posters would be better off cutting their losses, ditching the loser and finding someone more suitable.

On mn it's mainly women posting about this but I've male friends and relatives who've stayed in relationships well past their best by date for no good reason. Don't understand that at all.