Things you consider bad manners that others don’t

[Novasmum]

Inspired by an experience earlier today of having to listen to a man whistle for 10 minutes in GP waiting room.

Not only is it annoying but I do think it’s bad manners but I know other people wouldn’t class whistling as bad manners.

what’s yours?

i have degenerative disk disease.. my l1/s5 is buggered, as are my l2 and l3.

The floor is my preferred place to sit should i have no access to a chair upon which to rest my rump while removing my shoes.

I get back up by turning onto my knees first, then getting up from there. I am not slim by any means (i'm a size 24) and can still, with a bad back, and arthritis in my hip/knee/ankle on my right side, get up off the floor without too much trouble.

Pray tell. why can't you?

It feels like even the normal speaker is like a speakerphone these days. I thought everyone had their phones on speakerphone until I got a new phone and realised how loud mine was!

This is number one for me. And then the couples who refuse to let go hands to make room for other people on the pavement - happened twice to me this lunchtime! Why on earth do 50 somethings need to behave like teenagers?

And then the couples who refuse to let go hands to make room for other people on the pavement

Ugh, they are so rude. I've been almost walked into by whole families (at least 4) holding hands in a chain. I feel like asking them "Am I invisible?"

Truth is, they are selfish and thoughtless.

Good manners are basically about consideration for others, particularly in shared public spaces.

People who can't queue full stop.

Parents allowing their children to run around and scream in places (such as restaurants) where they shouldn't be. They'd soon moan if something hot was dropped if the child ran into someone.

Exaggerated loud yawning

Oh God, the wait staff in my local are terrible for this. If you put your fork down for a second (like to take a sip of water) they'll pounce and say "have you finished?" when you've only taken a single bite and have very obviously not finished.

Our old local once hired a stroppyteen who was hilariously rude. At one point she tried to take my plate off me while I was halfway through and still holding my knife and fork. I kept saying 'I haven't finished!' but she wouldn't listen and we ended up having a bit of a tug of war. (I won.)

Passive aggressively saying you’re welcome when someone doesn’t say thank you.

I do this alllll the time. Couldn't give a shit if it's bad banners.. they shouldn't have been an ignorant fucker first.

Groups or families who spread out over the entire width of the pavement, forcing me to scrape along the wall to get past... Only to give ME the evil eye when I (unavoidably!!!) brush against one of them on their way past me.

Happened to me today, but certainly not the first time!

I do it too. Also, I wouldn’t call it passive aggressive, it’s sarcasm. So upfront aggression really!

Eating a McDonald's on the train. Just buy a sandwich if you're hungry!

Why is a sandwich better?

I wondered that.

Cold beef between two slices of bread : not rude

Hot beef in a roll: rude

Oh dear.

Don't be fucking ridiculous @Ylfa

It smells. Revolting fir other people to have to endure that.

Correction:

…for…

I do that. The perps look confused which is amusing if their expressions suggest they wonder what nice thing they’ve done.

I presume you’re not a fan of capital
letters. A comma carefully placed is helpful, too.

I would rather 'endure' the smell of a MacDonalds than that of an egg or a tuna sandwich, personally.

As a hay fever sufferer, this doesn't work. My nose will drip, drip, drip, and blowing my nose doesn't clear it, it just results in a sore red nose that is still going drip, drip, drip.

The descriptions of nose blowing or sniffing are gross. Do you have to? It’s not good manners to discuss such things.

From a car driver who thinks I should thank him for not killing me on a zebra crossing it’s twattish, but I’m not sure it’s actually rude.