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AIBU to ask your irrational hates....

216 replies

Manth0914 · 19/04/2021 22:27

Is there anything that really shouldn't make you annoyed or that you hate but don't know why? I'll start, I hate those long coats that look like sleeping bags! I know its ridiculous to be annoyed by a coat, but... also people who talk into their phones but don't hold them to their ear. Aaaargh.

OP posts:
BeingATwatItsABingThing · 20/04/2021 14:59

@maddy68

Eating with your mouth open

Burping

Not washing hands after going to the toilet

None of these are irrational!
Bramblebutter · 20/04/2021 15:01

Blue jeans with black shoes! Eugh

wendywoopywoo222 · 20/04/2021 15:03

Radio 2 and their serious jocking Fridays. It makes no sense, makes me irrationally angry when they talk about it earlier in the week. I change stations on a Friday.

TheRattleBag · 20/04/2021 15:08

People who turn and follow me down the same aisle in a car park, making me stress about having to decide on a spot and manoeuvre into it while they're hovering behind!

Tana433 · 20/04/2021 15:09

People saying "Im not being mean but......" You just know that what comes next will be mean and just doesnt need to be said. The same with "Im not racist but........." Emm, yes you are.

Summertime21 · 20/04/2021 15:11

I live by the sea and loads of people have started wearing dryrobes as coats just out walking

Whanganui · 20/04/2021 15:11

People who sit by you. There’s loads of room, the place is empty but they have to sit almost on my fucking LAP.

JaneJeffer · 20/04/2021 15:14

Crumbs. Little bastard things.

Toilenstripes · 20/04/2021 15:14

The person who insists on using the toilet stall next to mine when the other ten are empty.

Neonprint · 20/04/2021 15:17

Threads like this which are thinly veiled unpopular opinion threads.

Bipitybopityboop · 20/04/2021 15:19

When the switch part of a plug socket is switched on but there is nothing plugged in.

I cannot help myself and have to switch it off.

In my own home mind. Not other peoples.

JaneJeffer · 20/04/2021 15:20

@Bipitybopityboop

When the switch part of a plug socket is switched on but there is nothing plugged in.

I cannot help myself and have to switch it off.

In my own home mind. Not other peoples.

Me too Grin
Mydogisagentleman · 20/04/2021 15:21

Being called Hun
Open mouthed eating
Mouth breathing
Damp hand towels

anxietyaunt · 20/04/2021 15:29

Vocal fry.

“My bad!” with a giggle.

People eating and drinking while on the phone.

shuddershuddershudder

Moneypenny007 · 20/04/2021 15:31

Radio quizzes

CooperLooper · 20/04/2021 15:36

I have a 4month old baby I'm exclusively expressing for so have been around a lot of breastfeeding stuff recently (online info, midwives, other mums etc). I absolutely despise people saying 'suckle' or 'suckling' when talking about babies feeding. I don't know why but god it fucking annoys me and I know it's irrational!

LawrenceChaney22 · 20/04/2021 15:37

People parking next to me in an empty-ish car park.

People not lifting their feet when they walk, especially when wearing slippers.

People standing in a supermarket aisle having a chat blocking the way.

People in general it seems..... Grin

FireflyRainbow · 20/04/2021 15:38

I hate it when babies or kids are loud. Went out yday and 3 little girls were on the next table chatting and playing together and it was pissing me off. Even though they looked adorable. I smiled, as you should, but inside I wished they would shut up and leave. Also babies crying, can't stand it for any amount of time. I'd never say anything though.

BoredatHome321 · 20/04/2021 15:46

Drivers that drive 20/25 in a 30.
Driver that drive 40 in a 60 but carry on driving 40 in a 30.

RubyTrees · 20/04/2021 16:04

I know this has been around for years but when I hear statements being made with upward inflection I still get irrationally irritated.

stillcrazyafterall · 20/04/2021 16:33

Cars parking right next to me when the whole fuckin' car park is empty!

I went to a park and there wasn't a SINGLE car in the (huge) car park. Went off for a very quick trip, back within 10 mins and there was a car parked EITHER SIDE OF ME. Worse, they were together and had loads of baby stuff to get out of the boot before they could get the baby out of the car. I had to stand there while they fucked around laughing and joking because all the bloody doors were open.

Tossers.

JorisBonson · 20/04/2021 16:34

Matthew McConahey

BumCat · 20/04/2021 16:45

Making tea.
Cleaning the bathroom and putting new bed sheets on. (I do it, obvs, but grrrrrr!)

Cas112 · 20/04/2021 16:59

When I'm eating my lunch at work and people come to my desk and ask what I'm eating and linger. I don't ever go to someone's desk whilst the eat there lunch just to be nosey haha

Whatisthisfuckery · 20/04/2021 17:03

I hate it when people have conversations on speakerphone in public. I was walking along the street the other day and there was a woman on the other side having a conversation on speakerphone. I felt like going over and very conspicuously listening in. Then if she’d asked me what I was doing I’d have said I was listening, and surely she didn’t mind as she was broadcasting her conversation to the whole sodding world anyway.

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