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Unreasonable and petty things that put you off a person

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touchtheceiling · 08/04/2020 21:41

NC, penis beaker, wailing michaelangelo etc

Just wondered if anyone else can relate to this - I seem to be easily put off people due to very petty things in the scheme of things.

For example, last month I had to pick up a male colleague on the way to a work meeting. I had to go in his house to help carry some things, which meant going through his garden. He had washing on the line, including his pants. I don't know why but this made me lose respect for him and feel a bit embarrassed for seeing a colleague's pants (not sure if I was embarrassed for me or him). He didn't seem to notice though. He's in his late 50s and I really didn't want to see his pants under any circumstances!

Another was a guy I was seeing years ago. On one occasion he tried for a kiss and I wasn't expecting it, and seeing his lips pierced ready for a kiss when I was completely off guard just disgusted me. It put me off and I didn't see him again Confused

Once something like this has happened my view of them is tainted. Is this a known thing or am I just an unreasonable cow?

OP posts:
Lou12124 · 10/04/2020 19:10

People who say cant be asked instead of arsed. Drives me up the wall!!!

EarlGreyT · 10/04/2020 19:14

@Greyeye
I think you would probably hate gender reveal parties even more.

Although I think that’s neither unreasonable nor petty.

kennycat · 10/04/2020 19:17

People who say ‘haitch’ for the letter h

The wearing of tracksuit trousers if not doing sport or actually unwell

People walking along eating a bag of crisps or sausage roll type thing

I have definitely done the last two at some point but not as an adult.

They now make me cringe and go all judgey pants.

EarlGreyT · 10/04/2020 19:17

The only one I can think of which hasn’t been said already is men who wear salmon pink trousers with red socks and brown shoes (extra bonus hatred points if the brown shoes are either brown deck shoes or brown suede slip on loafers)

DreamTheMoors · 10/04/2020 19:18

@springydaff

But it would have put me off.

It would of put you off, surely, Cattenberg

No, @Cattenberg is correct.

vincettenoir · 10/04/2020 19:19

Anyone who says ‘hubby’.

AngusThermopyle · 10/04/2020 19:21

Bluebeck. Ah ok, yes I do know now, just couldn't place him. Good actor but still don't like the v neck 😁

anothernotherone · 10/04/2020 19:23

People who refer to completely average or below average actions / performance/ people/ as "amazing" or "brilliant"

As in "he's an amazing dad, he often remembers both children's names and knows which months their birthdays are in, and he sometimes plays football with the eldest in the garden for a few minutes so I can have some brilliant time to myself to cook dinner and tidy up the toys while giving the younger one some amazing one to one attention."

KisstheTeapot14 · 10/04/2020 19:23

Head bands on girl babies. I worry they might get strangled in their sleep.

People with fashionable dogs that probably have breathing issues/were unable to be born naturally/encourage puppy farming. All 'really cute'.

Women who totally remove their pubic hair - eww.

Pork pies

Bryan Ferry

Surly shopkeepers/PO staff

Kids who mither (looking at you DS, and your bloody play station)

Prosecco and Pandora lovers.

Makes me think of Villanelle rolling her eyes and saying '' Boring!'' before she does them in with either one of the items above.

'little man' = appalling.

No one ever calls a girl child 'little woman' - do they?

FlapAttack23 · 10/04/2020 19:28

@MitziK 😂😂😂😂😂😂

theschoolonthehill · 10/04/2020 19:33

No one ever calls a girl child 'little woman' - do they?

Oh yes they do!!!!!

LuxLuxLux84 · 10/04/2020 19:35

Men who stick out their fat stomachs and are proud of them- expose them to sun etc.
Fat bottoms in tight clothing either sex-undignified.
Use of Gonna or Wanna.
Saying Pardy not party.
Rubbing own thighs.
Licking fingers when cooking.
Naff manicures and gel nails.
People who go to cheap high street nail salons and key exploited young people tend to their manky feet.
Anyone who talks about Mani Pedis.

theschoolonthehill · 10/04/2020 19:35

People who call. Hold ten ‘kiddies’. I can handle them using the word ‘kids’ but saying ‘kiddies’ sounds like something a paedophile might say.

theschoolonthehill · 10/04/2020 19:36
  • excuse the typos ^
LunaMay · 10/04/2020 19:38

Short hair on females, anything shorter than a jaw length Bob really. It puts me off, especially a character in a movie. Dont know why, my mum got a pixie cut when I was a kid and I couldn't look at her properly for weeks.

beeline · 10/04/2020 19:38

I have noticed a certain type of guy normally a builder conducting a 30 minutes conversation about nothing with my neighbour from SA who I adore, but he just loves stopping every single trader type outside is door, for a period of crescendo huffing and puffing.. its warm and am enjoying open windows as little traffic now and I feel calm 😇 apart from

LuxLuxLux84 · 10/04/2020 19:39

Let exploited people tend to their manky feet.

People groping each other in public in particular women fondling men’a
bums e.g In front of the cactuses at Kew Gardens.

People filing their nails or clipping their nails anywhere except alone on their own bathrooms.

People with white spittle in the corner if their mouths.

Seeing men’s sex faces when they play musical instruments.

Men with blonde highlights.

Rachel709 · 10/04/2020 19:39

People with immaculate homes where everything matches.

Toomuchtooyoung01 · 10/04/2020 19:42

People who take alot of selfies. People who when having their photo taken in general adopt a moody glare and think they look sexy.

Rachel709 · 10/04/2020 19:43

People who jig their leg up and down when sitting next to me.

TwistyHair · 10/04/2020 20:04

@Lou12124 who the fuck says that??? That’s bonkers

TwistyHair · 10/04/2020 20:13

Anyone who says ‘you got this mama’. Hate it.

People who film gigs. The light from their phone is so distracting. Also, why would you want to watch a live gig through a tiny phone screen. And finally, you’ll never watch it back and if you do it’ll be shit.

bubblesforlife · 10/04/2020 20:17

Seeing people's toes, even in sandals.
Being loud
Being on the phone at rush house on train/tube
Mismatching socks... what is wrong with people?
Wearing white Shirts that have faded
People who talk about themselves
People who make everything about them

Oh I could go on

CoffeeRunner · 10/04/2020 20:18

People who feel the need to argue every single word I say.

And takes enormous self satisfied joy from proving me wrong in some minute, insignificant, way. Even when 99.5% of what I’d said was indisputably correct.

Yes ‘D’ H I mean you!!!

browneyes77 · 10/04/2020 20:20

Many years before meeting my OH 6 years ago, I met a guy off a dating website and his profile said he was 5ft 11.

I’m 5ft 7 and I wore 3in heels when I met him, making me 5ft 10 in the heels. He was still shorter than me. So not a good start.

But then I noticed his nostrils flared every time he talked and it put me right off. I couldn’t tell you what he talked about to this day, because I was so fixated on the flarey nostrils.

Other things that put me off people are:

  • Poor grammar/spelling
  • An annoying laugh
  • Nose picking
  • Addressing me by my surname in an email, when my email to them clearly has my signature included, with my actual name on it. Not to mention my email address, is my actual full name (my surname is also a first name)
  • Having a love of Ed Sheeran
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