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!!

People who don't use their recycling bins and just bung everything in their big bin, which then is full to overflowing. Even if they don't care about saving the planet, surely they must realise that with their big bin getting full, and their recycling bins being empty, there's a logical way to sort it all out...

People who smoke near pub entrance/exit so you end up walking through the smoke. Or again smokers who walking along holding their cigarette at the same level as a child. As you can tell just not a fan of inconsiderate smokers in general.

People who wait in the little car park at my local spar with the car engine running. I get that they are waiting for someone to dash in and buy something. But is their (usually quite flash) car so unreliable it might not start up again?

People who drive with only their sidelights on when it's raining or dusky. Put your proper lights on so I can see you.

Tories.

Mountain climbing.

People who don’t iron. You DO look a mess.

I don't get BLW

Give it a try - it's working great for us.

People who vote Labour. I’m on minimum wage and I’m far better off than I was under labour. They want you poor.

Getting lip fillers.

I couldn't agree more, it's hideous. So many are badly done too, lumpy and too big. I look and thing Why??

I was shocked to see Mel B with pumped up lips that completely ruins her face.

I liked BLW (DS2 did not) but no angst about it here. TBH I struggle to understand angst for parenting decisions in general - few things are that important.

I don't understand the whole skin cream thing - baffling and I have no idea what any of them are supposed to be for, or why women apparently need them but men don't. Obviously if you have dry irritated skin or something fair but people put all kinds of lotions and potions on perfectly normal skin to keep it young or something as though a chemical solution can somehow change a biological process Also applies to baby creams, oils, lotions. We've got hundreds of samples, gifts etc and I only ever use one tube and if we continue at the same rate it will last until he's about five.

@Alassie - how are you better off now than you were "under Labour"? Can you give some examples? I'm genuinely interested, not a trick question.

People that step off escalators and just stand there-if you don't know where you're going, move over so that the rest of us can get off!

Mine is not ironing. As much as someone thinks ironing is not necessary, it really is. I honestly think someone is so frumpy and untidy wearing clothes that's clearly not ironed. It's very obvious.

People who vote Labour. I’m on minimum wage and I’m far better off than I was under labour. They want you poor.

You can't argue with statistics like that.

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?
Bananas are often sticky, they smell vile and I don't want banana gloop on the inside of my shopping bags or over the rest of my shopping.

The minimum spend is £40 isn't it? There's just the two of us so we don't spend that much.

That's a very valid reason, and I'd put that in the same category as people shopping in Aldi/Lidl - I totally get why people would do it to save money. It's the people hauling two trolleys worth of stuff up to the tills after a solid hour gathering it all that I don't get.

I put salt on my food every time. It tastes so much better. I also put two spoons of sugar in coffee. I'm as common as muck.

People who get involved in the same family drama over and over again but act like it’s a whole new drama that’s never happened before.

People who say they are broke while buying takeaway multiple times a week, getting a new phone when their contract is up instead of getting a cheaper deal now that they have paid it off, buying new clothes when their old ones still look great, and so on.

People who don't take trolleys back and just leave them in the carpark. You are lazy and inconsiderate.

People who inject stuff into their lips.
It looks absolutely unbelievably horrific.
Saw Denise van outen on something yesterday and she looked like she had the shit beaten out of her face but then plastered a tonne of makeup over it. Awful just dreadful.

People who drive at 18mph in a 30 zone, then move into the middle of the road and slow down to 3mph to do a left turn.

People who use their phones while driving.

Grown women posting pics of their cocktails on a night out, really? Get over yourselves, have a drink by all means but no need to post pics of your overpriced lurid cocktails on social media!

Having a "system" for towels; who uses which one, says between washes etc

Spa days- I don't 'get' them , I can't think of anything worse!

"I don’t get fancy dress either. Whatever the fun element is, it bypasses me. I’m not saying that people shouldn’t enjoy it, that’s up to them, but I don’t understand why they do. "

In most countries 'joke' fancy dress is just for children. I don't know why adults do it here.
I'm not talking about carnivals and the like, but actually having a fancy dress party when you're over 21.