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Things other people do that irrationally annoy you

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HuzzahIndeed · 18/10/2022 10:21

What do other people do that makes you really mad even though it really doesn't matter. My mum has made me so cross this morning over something that is meaningless. Logically I know it doesn't matter but I'm fuming. 🤣

The crime? She said that my youngest brother has been with his fiancé longer than I've been with my husband. I started dating my husband before he started school and got married just as he started secondary school so it isn't like she's slightly out. See, doesn't matter and yet grrrr.

Also middle brother announced his engagement at oldest brothers engagement party. Oldest brother and his wife are the most chilled people you have ever met (unlike me clearly) so didn't seem to mind but I was furious as it's such bad form.

Also the cat is a dick. She has several water bowls and fountains but won't use them. Put a mug of water down someone and her head is straight in there. We've taken to leaving water mugs in various places (which inevitable end up getting spilled) and drinking out of lidded travels cups.

OP posts:
Asher33 · 27/10/2022 11:27

When you're eating and someone asks you a question

reigatecastle · 27/10/2022 11:38

Don't realise the petrol pump hose generally reaches to the opposite side of the car

Not that one again. They don't unless you have a tiny car or they are the extra long ones. Which are labelled as such, implying that the normal ones are not long enough.

Motorists who don't let people turn right out of a junction before they turn in. Common courtesy. I do it all the time especially if there's a queue of people trying to turn right. So selfish

I raise you the people who turn right even though there's a roundabout to their left AND there is a sign telling them to turn left and go round the roundabout. It worries me that people have so little spatial awareness.

EvilLynz26 · 27/10/2022 11:41

People who use ... At the end of their sentence, leaving me constantly waiting on another message. Just put a full stop!

Cinders88 · 27/10/2022 11:41

Asher33 · 27/10/2022 11:27

When you're eating and someone asks you a question

Haha, yes! It’s usually just as you’ve taken a bite, and then there’s the awkward wait while you finish chewing and the other person is waiting for the response.

EightyEighty · 27/10/2022 16:45

reigatecastle · 27/10/2022 11:38

Don't realise the petrol pump hose generally reaches to the opposite side of the car

Not that one again. They don't unless you have a tiny car or they are the extra long ones. Which are labelled as such, implying that the normal ones are not long enough.

Motorists who don't let people turn right out of a junction before they turn in. Common courtesy. I do it all the time especially if there's a queue of people trying to turn right. So selfish

I raise you the people who turn right even though there's a roundabout to their left AND there is a sign telling them to turn left and go round the roundabout. It worries me that people have so little spatial awareness.

They do reach at all modern fuel pumps!

yerdaindicatesonbends · 27/10/2022 17:23

People who lie to ‘save feelings’. If you have changed your mind/got a better offer about doing something/meeting up etc then just say. And definitely don’t just ignore the situation or person when you change your mind. We’re all adults.

Loud chewers.

People who don’t indicate, especially when taking a first exit on a roundabout that could have allowed me to come out.

Cinders88 · 27/10/2022 17:41

Friends who don’t tell you that your mascara has transferred onto your face on a night out 😡

Or the unfortunate situation where you have a booger and no one tells you. There might be slight embarrassment when you point it out to me, but it’s not nearly as bad as realising it’s been dangling there all day. I like to carry a mirror for this reason.

People who don’t tighten the lid of fizzy drinks properly, resulting in it going flat 😤

1HappyTraveller · 27/10/2022 17:58

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 27/10/2022 11:11

My in laws referring to shops by their slogans instead of the actual name. B&Q it, Asda Price, Finger Licking, Every Little Helps etc etc it drives me up the wall!

How on earth are you meant to learn ALL of the slogans???? 🤣

mg2397 · 27/10/2022 19:01

When people point with two fingers instead of one. Recently noticed DH does it and it's making me irrationally angry.

Kids putting their feet on me whilst sitting near me.

People who don't indicate.

Robin2008 · 27/10/2022 19:03

Drivers in front of you that are taking their time …… not a care in the world …… Can’t you see the light is about to turn red? The driver behind you (me!) would like to go home too, you know. (I know. It makes a 5 minute difference. I just can’t stand it. So inconsiderate!)

LizzieLoO37 · 27/10/2022 19:23

Charity shop the soup mugs or accidentally smash them - problem solved

ALongHardWinter · 27/10/2022 19:51

People who say 'Can I get....' when asking for something in a shop,e.g. a coffee,instead of 'Can I have...?'. It seems to be a reasonably new phenomenon,more common among younger people. I don't know why but it irritates the hell out of me!

TurquoiseBeach · 27/10/2022 19:54

Drivers that don't 'thank' you. Completely narks me, even though they're only in my life for a second!

Spellcheck · 27/10/2022 20:24

My father and my brother in law. Absolutely lovely people, but utterly infuriating. They’re a bit dim. The family group chat is such banal, stating the obvious, kind of stuff. They’ve never had an original thought in their lives. Everything they do is puerile and irritating, and I really hate myself for getting irritated because honestly, they’re lovely!
It does feel better now I’ve written it down. It’s a struggle to keep it from DH!

TankFlyBossW4lk · 27/10/2022 20:29

People who wear rucksacks on a crowded tube train. People who stand still in the middle of the escalator so those of us who want to walk up or down can't get by. Irrational irritation!

Igglepiggleslittletoe · 27/10/2022 20:42

This is not irrational at all but I cannot see a rational thread but two HOURS on hold to get a human in sky and then they get surprised when you say you want to cancel now you are out of contract. No I do not care if you throw in a dozen puppies and two llamas I am done with you and your utterly maddening customer service. Think I would watch a blank screen rather than stick with them. Buffoons.

Dailymash · 27/10/2022 21:15

Whooping.

We’re watching a comedian on Comedy Central and there’s WHOOPING every time he makes a joke.
I take part in races fairly often; support is great when people actually shout words of encouragement but the WHOOPING - to be honest it makes me run faster just to get away from it.
Go to a concert - more WHOOPING
Any typical Saturday night televised talent show - WHOOPING

WHOOoOoo!!! Fucking stop it!

idonotmind · 27/10/2022 21:16

Builders with noisy music

reigatecastle · 27/10/2022 21:19

Agree about the whooping, the builders with noisy music, people who keep their rucksacks on their backs instead of carrying them in front of them in busy trains and people who say "can I get".

TinaTeaspoons · 27/10/2022 22:18
  1. There's this man of about 65 who lives near me. Everytime I walk down the road, he seems to be following me from behind and either walking really fast or running up too close to me. When I turn round he will say 'Don't worry, I wasn't chasing you ' as though I am the one being weird and irrational rather then him being an inconsiderate weird a####hole.
  2. People who take up the whole pavement when walking, or walking really fast behind me.
  3. Loud sniffing.
  4. Loud, dramatic sneezing.
  5. Parents who think their little darlings are so wonderful that we all smile lovingly when they have a tantrum or even do something as banal as walk around.
  6. Loud conversations on buses or when someone is on the phone having a loud and long chat.
  7. People who get too close to me on public transport.
  8. Rucksacks worn on backs on buses.
  9. Social media show offs
10. Public displays of affection. Nobody wants to see it for gods sake.
pollykitty · 28/10/2022 11:48

People who post messages on any social media or online forum asking for ‘a really good (insert service) for a good price’. I feel like everyone is so entitled now and expects amazing expertise for low costs. I’m not saying services should be expensive to be good, but people who are good are busy and charge their value. I own a business and have 20 years of experience. People always want money off when I feel I charge for my expertise. It drives me crazy.

HimalayaJo · 28/10/2022 14:25

People. Just people.

withaspongeandarustyspanner · 28/10/2022 19:45

Phones with all the sounds on and turned up.

TortolaParadise · 29/10/2022 13:15

Baby bump - OMG.😬

StaceySolomonSwash · 29/10/2022 14:03

FortheBeautyoftheEarth · 27/10/2022 08:45

I'm a bit ashamed of how ageist this is but here goes - when retired people who have a lot more free time during the week decide to go to the supermarket and make everything even more chockablock and crowded and be completely oblivious to their surroundings, when some of us only have a small window in which to do our weekly shop due to working hours and young families. I get that it's their free choice to do so and some may rely on others to take them (completely get that!), but as for the rest, it baffles me!

I was in M&S one lunchtime and overheard two old ladies complaining about how busy it was. "Oh it's because all these people have chosen to come and buy a sandwich at lunchtime, it's disgraceful!"