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Minor things that repulse you

252 replies

Ugzbugz · 23/01/2021 03:46

I just wiped the sides of my mouth which felt really rough and has utterly grossed me out and now feels really sore.
Other things include
The area younger blood from
Giving blood, see above
Feeling of Jeans, towels and flannels
Smear tests
The list goes on

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MuchTooTired · 23/01/2021 17:50

Oooh, and the smell of any fish counter. And maggots and fleas. Which has just made me think of nits, now my head is all itchy!

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 23/01/2021 17:52

All long fingernails are grim. I remember being treated in hospital (not in the UK) by a nurse with long nails and thinking about the millions of bacteria lurking under them. Worse on men though, especially the classic druggie 1 long nail.

Other people's hair if not attached to them. Pre-Covid, I was repulsed by women with long hair combing it next to me on the Tube/bus, with hairs always coming out. Just no.

Poo smears in the loo.

Used tissues left in pockets.

Facial hair on men though, weirdly, when my brother had a beard, it didn't bother me - possibly because I'm never considering kissing him Wink

VanillaAndOrange · 23/01/2021 17:54

Children (well, anyone really, but it's usually children) touching the bottoms of their shoes. I used to work in a school and it's surprising how many of them sit on the carpet just casually fondling their shoes, which could have been in all sorts of crud.

People picking their ears, especially if they look at the earwax!

Long nails on me - I hate the feeling and can't stop fiddling with them.

People doing anything in a way that just looks uncomfortable and difficult. I once watched a right-handed boy cutting out a round shape... clockwise! It looked really awkward and I could almost feel my own hand aching in sympathy.

Undercooked bacon.

Touching a slug, especially unexpectedly.

Teddypicker · 23/01/2021 17:57

People drinking milk/juice straight from the bottle/carton then putting it back in the fridge.

That ‘clacking’ noise people do with their mouth when they’re asleep (DP’s PB is 11times on the trot - Yes, I count)

Toast crumbs in the butter.

Coffee granules in the sugar.

Most of the above things listed by everyone else.

AintPageantMaterial · 23/01/2021 18:04

Sneezing - anything other than the most discreet sneeze caught in a tissue is gross to me

Vocal fry - I didn’t know what it was until it was discussed on a MN thread and someone had linked to a video of some Kardashian doing it and, now I’m aware of it, it makes my heart beat a bit faster and I start to feel a bit nauseous of someone does it near me.

NeverDropYourMoonCup · 23/01/2021 18:20

Just the usual things - luminous green snot on children's faces, the hawking sound before gobbing out a load of snot (just blow your nose, you fucking animals), seeing food whilst it's in the process of being consumed -

And the sound of DP

a) using my beautiful, eye wateringly expensive Japanese knives on the hideous glass cutting board he purchased, rather than the beautiful Butchers' Block or other lovingly cared for and cherished wooden boards,

b) using a metal utensil on my equally hideously expensive pans, and

c) finding out when I go to use said pans, he's cooked with them and 'washed up' the inside but not bothered with the outside, so there's a greasy, blackened layer of filth that won't come off.

Food is a serious business. And so is the equipment you use to make your food. Why anybody would treat the tools that feed you so carelessly, I have no idea.

ETA (I stopped before posting): He's just said the Nikiri is 'in the washing up bowl somewhere'. I wasn't anticipating needing a new patio so soon after Christmas.

tsmainsqueeze · 23/01/2021 18:24

Other peoples babies smeared in food ,especially the smell of butter on them .
Tea with milk , especially in glass cups.
spitting.
Human hair ,fine with animal hair .
Greasy sink / washing up bowl.
Dirty dishcloth.
Pubic hair .
I thought i was the only one who disliked over iced cake !
Fried egg next to either beans or tomatoes on plate .
Watching or hearing adults brush their teeth .
Women with hairy armpits.
Piles of started toilet rolls in a bathroom , just leave a full one out !
Cooked duck , blurghh.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 23/01/2021 18:25

Spitting
Underarm hair on men or women
Putting clothes on when damp after a bath
Stepping in random slime - cat related
People eating crunchy things
The list goes on, I am a grumpy old hermit really

Pe55yP00 · 23/01/2021 18:31

Women who still have a long Plat... What's that all about?? just grow up.
Plus I agree with a heck of a lot already posted.

JohnBarron · 23/01/2021 18:34

Really long manicured fingernails.
Bad teeth.
Chest tattoos.
Finding people’s hair in places like changing room floors etc.
BO

InFiveMins · 23/01/2021 18:37

Morning breath
Bad teeth
People eating with mouths open
People eating food in bed like pizza or crisps etc

All just grim

AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter · 23/01/2021 18:41

Grown adults sticking their tongue out in photos. Looks pathetic and seeing the tongue plaque is just vile

YES! There seems to be a slew of young women doing this right now on social media. They seem to think it looks sexy and quirky but they just look utterly revolting. Noone wants to see your gross furry tongue that makes it obvious you're pissed because your tongue is covered in red wine patches or some kind of yellow fur. hork it makes me want to vomit

Nutrigrainygoodness · 23/01/2021 18:44

The sound of people being sick, even on TV.
People with dried food around their mouths.
My friend let's her kids stay in cereal and milk stained PJ'S all day, that can't smell good by lunch time.
People that lack their fingers before handing me cash. 🙄

JohnBarron · 23/01/2021 18:45

Yes I hate seeing adults sticking their tongues out in photos, it’s gross.

Adults who wear bows in their hair. Grow up you aren’t 7.

Russellbrandshair · 23/01/2021 18:56

People who leave skid marks in the toilet or on underwear.

Like- what in the actual fck is wrong with them? They are animals. It’s not difficult to wipe yourself properly- you aren’t 2. Or, give the loo a quick brush with the loo brush, that’s literally what it’s there for.
Barring people with digestive disorders, it should be illegal for people to do this and they should get a court fine for their disgusting, unforgivable behaviour. 🤢🤮

namechangetheworld · 23/01/2021 18:56

Sniffing. Just blow your effing nose!

midnightstar66 · 23/01/2021 19:00

* It’s not difficult to wipe yourself properly- you aren’t 2. Or, give the loo a quick brush with the loo brush, that’s literally what it’s there for.*

** sharp intake of breath
People on mumsnet do NOT have loo brushes!!!!

speakout · 23/01/2021 19:01

Tattoos.

Fleamaker123 · 23/01/2021 19:06

Drinking soup out of a mug
Soup in a flask
Women who share details of their menstrual cycle.. I don't need to know if you're 'due on' , 'come on' or 'been on'
Hairy moles

Peasbewithyou · 23/01/2021 19:08

I can’t abide sleep in eyes or snot peeping out of someone’s nose. Literally can’t concentrate or look at them without staring fixedly at it feeling slightly nauseous.

Also hate finger lickers. Especially when handing out paper or turning pages in a book.

Toenails.

Long nails (always grim underneath).

People with lots of rings and bracelets or long nails preparing food.

Eating with mouth open / talking while eating.

sortmylifeoutplease · 23/01/2021 19:17

Limp handshakes, overly fake gushing, my toes!

Maves · 23/01/2021 19:20

Hair it makes me feel sick. Changing rooms at the swimming baths is the worse I do feel physically sick. A year or so ago I had a friend round for a cuppa and she sat on my sofa pulling stray (long) hairs out and letting them fall into my sofa/floor I was fucking seething and had the hoover out as soon as she'd fucked off.

RhubarbAndRoses · 23/01/2021 19:22

Smear tests. I almost always faint.

thejollypostwoman · 23/01/2021 19:22

Tinned Tuna!

MrsPworkingmummy · 23/01/2021 19:22
  1. The smell of public ladies' toilets/cubicles - particularly after someone has just been in or in a hot service station.

  2. the smell of genitals underneath a warm blanket, clothing or wooly pyjama bottoms

  3. spitting. I, unfortunately, work in a SEMH school and witness this hundreds of times a day

  4. the smell of weed

  5. the smell of cooking in hair/clothes

I've definitely got an issue with smells

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