Things other people do that irrationally annoy you

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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.

The one thing absolutely guaranteed to make me want to commit murder is when people take a drink of tea (and for some reason, it's always tea, never coffee), then let out a huge 'aaah!' (or, even worse, 'that's better / that hits the spot!').

I really don't have a problem with any other eating or drinking sounds, so it's not misophonia - it's just the ridiculously hyperbolic performance of the whole thing.

It's a fucking cup of tea, not the secret to eternal youth.

(And yes, I appreciate this is completely irrational)

The group of male cyclists who took up an entire country lane this weekend, at a top speed of 17mph. Fucking arseholes. I was stuck behind them for nearly 3 miles at this space as the car in front of me just seemed happy to sit behind them, and they had at least 3 passing places where they could have let the trail of cars behind them go by.

I have never used my horn with such utter delight. I was on my way to my Dad's who is dying of cancer, and those 15 minutes were precious ones to me before anyone rips my head off. I don't get what gives people such a sense of entitlement that their right to use the road is more important than anyone elses.

Loud people - some people just have loud voices and probably can’t help it, but it’s still annoying.

People who talk in that high pitch voice to dogs or are overly fussy with them, kissing them on the mouth. Gross.

I know they are just doing their job - but when the (lovely) attentive waiter/waitress comes over mid meal to ask if everything’s ok. I’ve usually got a mouth full or mid conversation/listening to a good story and the interruption makes me unreasonably irritated.

When people make repeated, over appreciative noises to good food ‘ummmm’ ‘nom nom’ ‘soo goooddd’

Yes to parents misrembering their kids childhoods. It's easily done and 99% of the time makes no difference. I have 5 brothers and sisters so I'll let her off a bit! It still makes me cross how much my mum mixes up my sister and me though. It feels like sometimes my mum completely makes up my childhood! I mean who cares really if it was my sister or me who joined swim club? (It was her because I wasn't allowed to even though I begged. OK so maybe I'm not over the swimming.)

Ooh if someone uses my mug they get told off. Not gonna lie, I have to sit on my hands so I don't take MY mug and pour their drink into a different mug.

People who brag about doing a good deed.

People who say, "Oh we always do such-and-such!" as if it marks the out as really special or interesting when it's usually something really inane or naff.

People (native speakers) who can't use English tenses properly: she has fell / I done, etc.

This! Especially when they are THE STAFF!!! Looking at you, M&S 😤

@LaPerduta omg yes!
them: I tret her to some chocolate.
me: You mean you treated her to some chocolate?
them: Yes, that's what I said, I tret her to some chocolate.
Arrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!

Also misuse of the word staycation.

I thought this thread would help me find my inner calm after this morning's discussion and the cat stealing my cup of tea however it has made me sooooo mad!!!

My mum taking 20 minutes to leave the house. She’s very able bodied, she just phaffs around.

People at work who hover to ask you a question when you are mid conversation with someone else.

Drivers who don’t acknowledge when you let them in.

My husband sneezing unnecessarily loudly.

My friend who talks about money way too much (has many other redeeming qualities).

People at work who call in sick at the drop of a hat with no care as to how it impacts others.

People who have the need to show off? I don't get why they would be bothered to do that.

What angers me and irritates me... Many things. Here's one...

People (I know several people who do this) who meet for a coffee, or just for a catch up, (who you haven't seen for a month or two,) who spend half the time they're with you, looking at their phone messages, whatsapp messages, and instagram messages, and checking their emails.

One person I meet for coffee now and again (ex colleague) does this, but she is even worse... She answers phone calls EVERY TIME I am with her... Never important and always from her family... I spent 23 minutes out of the 60 minutes I was with her for a lunchtime coffee last week, talking on the phone to her daughter, and her husband. (Both who decided to call her when they knew she was having a coffee with a friend.)

I sat there twiddling my thumbs, and looking at the ceiling, and after she had been yabbering to her husband for 12 minutes, I nearly got up and walked out. I hadn't seen her for 2 months, we only had an hour, and she sees her daughter and husband every day - coz she lives with them! Yet they decide to call her to ask 'what's for tea' and 'can you get some bread' and then the conversation veers off into family stuff and general chit chat while I am sat there like a fool.

She has done this the last 4 or 5 times I have met her. If she does it again, I don't know if I will bother meeting her again.

People who suddenly stop at the top of an escalator just after they've got off and you're behind them practically having to run on the spot!

People who stop in shop doorways.

Big gatherings for a long chat in a supermarket aisle.

Noisy eating.

People who haven't decided what they want by the time they get to the ordering window in a drive through.

The bin men putting our bin back RIGHT in the middle of our gate so you come home in the car and have to get out to move it before you can drive in.

SHE spent 23 minutes talking to her DH and daughter not me.. !!

I also loathe LOUD sneezers and loud laughers. (Loud sneezers are usually men!)

People doing their running on the road when there is a perfectly good, wide pavement with nobody else on it. Just why? They have a death wish and want to run amongst the traffic?

The Morrison's suits do this too, if I want to ask where something's been moved to this week I never ask one of the green overalled staff, I always ask a suit, it really annoys them because usually they don't know.

I am a runner and I don't understand this either. Sometimes you might go into the road to go round someone, but not when a car is coming. Ditto at night - the lighting isn't good and it's easier to run in the road, but again, when a car comes you move onto the pavement!

I don't get what gives people such a sense of entitlement that their right to use the road is more important than anyone elses I agree if you are out for a leisure bike ride, you move over to let cars by. You don't know why the person is in their car and they might be trying to get to work or see an aged/ill relative.

People who haven't decided what they want by the time they get to the ordering window in a drive through Drive thrus full stop. Just cause litter and traffic queues. And are hardly conducive to resolving the obesity crisis. Ban them.

Why are people always smashing things? Drives me nuts!

So proud that Johnny smashed his driving test!
Little Gloria smashed her gymnastics competition at the weekend!
Let's go and smash Year 3 Amelia-Rose-Mae!
Yeah, smashed it babe!

Argh! I can feel my blood boiling just now!

This gets me from zero to 60 in 0.2 seconds: People who comment on other peoples appearance negatively.

"Oh god, mutton dressed as lamb"
"Blimey she's brave wearing that skirt"
"God those dungarees are a bit of an eyesore"
"Look at his makeup - bit over the top, dont know why he's drawing attention to himself"

Oh my god just FUCK OFF. I dont care if they cant hear you. Just fuck off, its literally nothing to do with you. Literally just let people enjoy their lives. Plus you sound so desperately thick when you say it, just really like... beige minded. If its not your taste, dont dress like it. I dont want to hear your stupid nasty comments. Noone does. Talk about the weather or something instead.
I dont know why it bothers me so much! Im not a particularly wacky dresser and im sure most of the people being commented about wouldnt give a shit but it just gives me the rage.

Same but my sister. My mum wistfully makes comments like above and I have to remind her that it is the wrong child she is remembering.

Also no matter what I am wearing be it clothes, shoes, handbag etc I always get 'I bought you that did i'?' Eh no you did not you have not bought me any item of clothing or footwear since I was 16.

One thing that pisses me off soooooooooo much is my sister and mother insisting they picked my wedding dress for me. They did not. I went shopping alone on purpose (cos they are control freaks) and bought it. My sister swears she had seen the dress and told me about it but she did not do that either. Then to add insult to injury the dress I got for my sister to be my bridesmaid she brought back to the shop and got a different style of dress albeit in the same colour because it suited her better. FOR MY FUCKING WEDDING.

I don’t think I can relax until I know why these mugs haven’t just been donated to a local charity shop!

The soup mugs, are they the ones from the early 90's that have the recipes on them?

My late OH drove me mad with the newspapers, he would flick through it and if he was then passing it to me the pages would all be skew whiff, I would spend ages flattening it out then refolding it so that the edges was aligned. I can't read a badly folded paper, I'm the same if I have to send a leter, it would be folded very neatly, edges matched up.

Colleagues asking a question of you via email when it would be quicker for them to go to the actual internal system themselves and find out the answer.

Bosses walking around the office narrating what they need to do for example when he walks by the printer loudly announces to himself that he needs to print x/y/z or at his desk loudly annoucing to himself whom he needs to email. I am fairly sure he is actually doing it to see if anyone else will offer instead but unfortunately when you treat your staff badly they really are not all that up for extra work.

Get under my fucking feet. Eat. Slam drawers. Don't train their FUCKING dogs.

Actually, is is KoppARberg. With an r in the middle (swede here).