To ask what winds you up even though you know it’s irrational

[Butterflyfluff]

Lighthearted (I think!)

A few things popped into my head today which irrationally annoy me and I figured I can’t be the only one who gets irrationally angry about stuff like this

Those I can think of now are

• People who say ‘I don’t drive’ when they actually can’t drive - you wouldn’t say you ‘don’t perform brain surgery’ if you can’t so why is it different with driving

• People with double barrelled / hyphenated first names, eg, Peggy Sue - I’ve never heard one that doesn’t sound twee and they just make me think of weird American cults

• people who still have their Christmas trees up

I realise none of these things actually affect me - they just annoy me! 😂

What winds you up?

I hate when people leave a little dreggy bit of tea in their mug. What was wrong with that bit? Why not empty the cup? It's weird.

People who say ‘go gym’ or ‘go Tesco’ instead of ‘go to the gym’.

@Biffbaff

I hate when people leave a little dreggy bit of tea in their mug. What was wrong with that bit? Why not empty the cup? It's weird.

I think it’s a hangover from when people used loose leaf tea rather than tea bags to make tea. The leaves were in the dregs at the bottom (even if you used a tea strainer some leaves always got through into the cup) so you left that bit to avoid having a mouthful of leaves. Since almost everyone uses teabags to make tea now, I’m not sure why people still do it.

Nish Kumar. He's like a sixth former. I can't believe he's managed to make a career as a comic. How has it even happened? That intonation in his voice! The way he does that massive fake laugh whenever he's involved in the joke, but sits there stony faced when it's not about him. I can't stand the sight of him. I get embarrassed for him. And then I feel guilty about it. I think other comedians must think he's a real bellend... and that makes me feel sad for him.

It's easy enough to avoid him, but he has ruined some programmes for me. He's awful. Awful.

@Darklingthrush

Good vanilla is the best!

Just ask the Barefoot Contessa

What currently annoys me is the couples around our village (NB: it really is a village) who insist, when taking their daily Covid exercise, on ostentatiously walking just a little bit in the road, rather than on the pavement. Why? What are you trying to demonstrate? Just walk on the perfectly good pavement FFS.

people who say "I give 110%" in terms of effort eg in a job interview
Anything about giving it more than 100%

Its not possible!!! 100% is the most you can give - if you can give more, then your initial efforts were not at 100%!

@TheCap, can’t you just fold down the top bits of the cutlery holder, so you just have the relatively big sections? That’s what I did with ours - couldn’t be doing with all that fiddle and faff.

I thought it was just me, @Bluesrunthegame!

Yes, the ‘shtreet’ thing is everywhere now, like the sodding pandemic.

People who put kisses after messages. Multiple kisses is annoying and twee. And the WORST crime to humanity are those who do it AFTER ONLINE REVIEWS.

What the hell is going on inside their heads as they type

"this bookshelf is perfect.
xxxxx "

Illegal number plates on cars - there seem to be more illegal than legal ones around here

@LongDistanceClaret

Shoes/boots that are described online as Vegan. Wtf? They are synthetic! It just annoys me.

It’s not just about whether they are synthetic vs leather, shoes might have animal-derived glue which you wouldn’t be able to rule out unless marked vegan.

People who eat a bowl of cereal and constantly smash the spoon off the sides of the bowl.

That noise

People who eat a bowl of cereal and constantly smash the spoon off the sides of the bowl.
Yes!! This is my dh. He seems incapable of stopping. Does it with pasta too.

@Naticus and @FenellaVelour you do both realise that 'needs cooked' needs repaired' etc is part of Scottish speech, albeit reasonably specific to a particular area, don't you.
It went to the USA with emigrants where it is a recognised part of Pittsburgh English.
But it is ridiculously annoying when used by English people who think it is special Facebook speak!

@GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER

I thought it was just me, *@Bluesrunthegame*!

Yes, the ‘shtreet’ thing is everywhere now, like the sodding pandemic.

It's me and DH too, fwiw.

[quote DameCelia]**@Naticus* and @FenellaVelour* you do both realise that 'needs cooked' needs repaired' etc is part of Scottish speech, albeit reasonably specific to a particular area, don't you.
It went to the USA with emigrants where it is a recognised part of Pittsburgh English.
But it is ridiculously annoying when used by English people who think it is special Facebook speak![/quote]
Ah thank you, I've never heard it spoken (DH's family Scotish too although all living down here for years) and only seen it on FB and here so it seems really alien to me.
I'll try and be less irritated by it now

Priti Patel not being able to pronounce her ‘g’s’. ‘Goin’ to brin’ the meetin’ here’ . What the hell is wrong with her? It makes me grind my teeth.

Haven't rtft but:

People who respond to the questions 'How are you/ how's things? What've you been up to? What's happening?' Etc with;

Yeah..............

Why?? It wasn't a yes or no answer.

Being called ‘hun’ or ‘lovely’ !!!!!!!!!!! Especially by acquaintances. I don’t know why I don’t like it either.. can anyone help me with this?? I just don’t feel like it’s genuine..

@Peachee

Being called ‘hun’ or ‘lovely’ !!!!!!!!!!! Especially by acquaintances. I don’t know why I don’t like it either.. can anyone help me with this?? I just don’t feel like it’s genuine..

That’s not an irrational wind up at all! Being called ‘hub’ or ‘lovely’ is annoying.

*hun not hub

People who use words when they have no idea what they mean and therefore make no sense. Misnomer is top of my current list.

@babasaclover

The driving one really annoys me too, especially as most people don't drive just assume because we do that we are happy to be there Taxi on a night out et cetera

Like its a life choice.

Megan off Springwatch - no gravitas, little knowledge to contribute, and only there because of her "stepfather" - her mum and Chris Packham aren't even married, yet "being his daughter" will be the excuse that she ends up as a permanent presenter, like the Dan Snow of naturalism

People licking the lid on yogurts! Given that the majority of the population do this, I don't know why it bothers me so much!

people who say pacific when they mean specific.

People who say doNiMo instead of domino!!!