Pet Hate - what makes you Cringe?

[marton4710]

For me it is the habit of drinking out of bottles. Everywhere you go people are swigging out of bottles. Had a bank appointment and even Manager was drinking out of a bottle. Agh I must be getting old. Give me a glass any time.

People wearing rings on their little fingers. I have no idea why I hate it but I do.

@Staffy1

Also, "speaking my truth". Either it's THE truth, or it's not. It means nothing if everyone has their own version of the truth.

But everyone does have their own version of the truth because no two people can ever experience the same thing in the same way.

@Bluedeblue

People who can't form a sentence without using the word "like"

"And she was like"

"And I was like"

"And then John was like"

And people who say "I turned around and said to her , then she turned around and said to me'. I always want to interrupt and ask ' why were you both rotating during this conversation?'

"Curated"

"Price point"

"I'm loving xxxxxx."

"We heart xxxxxx."

"...these bad boys"

Here on MN, "Are you me?" and "I, myself..."

Thumb rings.

Infant clothing with suggestive slogans.

Hair bands on baby girls.

Food served on slabs of wood or slate. Drinks served in jam jars or Kilner/Mason jars.

Grammar wankers. No one cares outside of formal communication

I care. The mistakes make me cringe ...

Those who take every opportunity to be hyper sensitive and ensure they are inadvertently offended or make themselves offended when no offence intended on anything even that which has nothing to to do with racism, ethnicity, colour, privilege nor equality. A fine example is this particular MumsNet thread discussion on apparently non inclusive sticking plasters playing the woke victim card:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4247759-If-your-DC-are-of-a-black-or-minority-ethnic-origin-does-it-bother-you-if-school-gives-them-white-plasters

@Time40

Grammar wankers. No one cares outside of formal communication

I care. The mistakes make me cringe ...

They make me cringe, too. Also the frequency of typos and erroneous words in MN threads and thread titles.

I know that many posters will be posting from a phone and using predictive text but it is tiresome trying to fathom what some posters actually meant to say because they haven't checked their post for major errors or previewed what they are about to post.

A good example a few weeks ago was "...ask him to fetch a Muslim" (presumably "muslin"?).

What is MN Admin's rationale for not having an edit facility - even if it only permitted editing a post within a five or ten minute window?

Will you borrow me xyz. No, I can lend you the item or you can borrow it from me.
It's our little man's birthday referring to the dog, especially if I am invited to send birthday wishes to the animal.
Blue sky thinking, touch base and other office jargon.
Swearing.
Young children in inappropriate clothing such as t-shirts with vulgar slogans or being sexualised.

@ShrinkingViolet9, yes to "are you me?" Type posts.

@Confusedandshaken sometimes I say "turned around" and then think eh? Why have I said that. So I do apologise for that cos it is rather a stupid thing to say

When people use the emoji and put not envy. Like it isn't already obvious.

People not using ear/headphones in public so everyone has to listen to their music.

When people use the word literally incorrectly. I.e "I literally died" nope because how are you able to say it if you "literally" died.

When people don't pull over/ out of the way for emergency vehicles.

When those who work for police act superior and above the law. I do have huge respect for them I just feel some give them a bad name.

I think I do a lot of things that would annoy others so I can't complain too much

@Aposterhasnoname

People calling their partners bae. Even writing it down infuriates me. When I rule the world it will be 20 years in jail for even thinking about saying it.

I would be happy for you to rule the world if that was the case! Makes me shudder.

When people add an 's' onto the end of nouns.

"I'm going to go to Tesco's"
"Can't wait to go shopping at Westfield's"

[quote merryhouse]@HintofVintagePink what about children who aren't taught it as such, but say "ta" as their first proper word because that's what their mum always says when their dad brings her a drink?

(happened with both mine )[/quote]
Far be it from me to comment on your manners
No, it’s the “say ta, go on, say ta” that I can’t bear. Yes it’s unreasonable, yes it’s priggish, but for goodness sake if you are going to the effort of teaching a child manners why not reach for ‘thank you’..?!?
And breathe…..

The First Dance at weddings. Plus Little man and little lady when referring to small children. Also the phrase "I hear you".

I once dated a man who used the phrase "squeaky bum time" if something was tense or a close call.

People / restaurants who/that 'source' ingredients, nope you bought them.

Use of the word acronym when it isn't, sorry MN but can you at some point correct this?

Youths who speak with a Jamaican accent, even though they were born in Brum.

I always cringe at songs that tell you to do certain actions. When superman or music man was played at school discos I would hide in the cloakroom while everyone else had a great time in the hall. I also feel an idiot when clapping to a beat. I have no idea why 🤷🏽‍♀️

Youths who speak with a Jamaican accent, even though they were born in Brum.

It's called Jaffaican

People / restaurants who/that 'source' ingredients, nope you bought them

Especially when they go on to 'prep' lunch.

Cash bars at weddings or parties.

People who say “woke” - it feels like when my dad used to say “street cred” when I was a teenager - it makes my toes curl every time I read it (and I only ever see it on mumsnet!)

Adverts. All of them. I find them painful and insulting to most people's intelligence.

@KarensChoppyBob

Adverts. All of them. I find them painful and insulting to most people's intelligence.

The new oral B one. "Do you ever wonder where your dentist goes...?"

No and neither do I care, but thanks for being so patronising. It is worse than the "I know how to keep my body healthy" and that was atrocious.

So so many .

@LeftyLou

Can’t be worse than the covid radio advert. “Just remember when it gets a little chilly outside and the sofa starts to look tempting, remember it’s safer outside”

Just wow.