Things that irritate you

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I know these threads get done a lot but I’m feeling irritable so here are mine (they’re not all rational, I admit)

People saying ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’ instead of me and you in an attempt to sound professional.

People starting posts with, for example, ‘dentist here’ or ‘solicitor here’ before giving their opinion. It just sounds really smug.

’good’ anything, eg ‘good butter’, ‘good bread’, ‘good chocolate’. Again so smug.

’crusty bread’ eg “serve with crusty bread and good butter” ARRGGH

The word ‘meal’ eg “I had just finished my meal”. I don’t know why. It just irritates me.

Groups of people standing chatting in the middle of the pavement or supermarket aisle not aware or giving a shit that they’re blocking it.

People talking through long yawns. Just yawn then talk ffs

Ridiculously loud exaggerated sneezes. In my experience almost always men.

Loud eaters. Talking with mouth full.

Busy queues at supermarkets and people waiting till the last minute to pay the full balance all in coins.

People who sniff all the time. BLOW YOUR NOSE.

Overly familiar people.

People who call my work and when I answer finish their conversation with someone else before acknowledging I've answered the call.

People who block doorways with various items while talking to people they have met. Zimmers. Buggies. Just move to the side!

People who come in the exit to places and then tut when you're trying to leave with your trolley.

Entitled people.

On that topic, I don't like it when people refer to 'a coffee'. It's either 'a cup of coffee' or 'some coffee', surely. Tried to de-construct this feeling too, and I think it's because 'a coffee' sounds pretentious - as if you are considering the finer points of a vast array of coffee varieties - Kenyan, Colombian, Italian roast etc etc.

I think it depends on context. I too tend to say “let’s meet for coffee” rather than “let’s meet for a coffee” but If say I was taking a coffee order at work I would say “so that’s three cups of coffee and two cups of tea” not “so that’s three coffees and two teas”?

Blimey, where do I start?

First and foremost, 'D'H. I swear he gets grumpier and more antagonistic every bloody day. Miserable arse.

Rude people. Especially people who don't thank you for holding a door open or whatever.

Neighbours letting their whingy whiny screeching kids out in the garden before 8am at the weekend.

Neighbours who think that everyone else wants to listen to their shit music.

People on SM that overuse #. #makingmemories/#nannytime/#fuckoff - it's irritating!

Listening to people eating. Yuk.

Saying 'could of' instead of 'could have'. That boils my piss.

Leaving the kettle switched on at the wall when you're not using it. I don't know why this irritates me as much as it does but it does.

There's loads more I'm sure!

Yes!

Rich people with no fucking clue about actual problems. Celebrity worship.

Tantrum as a verb! Ahhhhh!

When people, even newsreaders say drawring instead of drawing. Drives me mad.
We are pregnant, arrgh, she is pregnant not you as a couple!!
24/7, don't know why this annoys me but it does.
Also when I give an opinion about something and somebody says 'No it's not that ' Well it is to me. Otherwise I wouldn't have said it.
98% of adverts.
Most of the chatacters in The Archers!

Two people choosing to sit right near me and smoke whilst I'm trying to eat my lunch outside.

When someone parks right next to you in an empty car park, totally irrational I know but I always think why?!!!!

@KimberleyClark

I don't like it when people refer to 'a coffee'

I've hated it for more than 40 years. Its something that Beverly in Abigail's Party would say.

People like 'clustering', I read somewhere. Maybe they want their car to have a little friend while they are away.

When you ask if anyone's free on a particular date and there's always someone who says "not that date. I'm free next weekend". I wasn't asking you! I was asking in general.

"text" rather than "texted".

"I was going to text" - fine
"I texted him" - fine
"I text him" - irritating!

Agreed.

SouthCountryGirl · Today 15:17
When you ask if anyone's free on a particular date and there's always someone who says "not that date. I'm free next weekend". I wasn't asking you! I was asking in general.

Off-topic - sorry -but talking about things which irrationally irritate people...

I used to have a very (don't know what word to use - demanding? OCD?)- boss who would become enraged when, having asked a visitor to the office if they'd like some coffee, they said 'Could I have a cup of tea?' She would make them one and slap it down in front of them and then, when they'd gone, explode with rage. She'd say 'I didn't offer them a cup of tea!'

Just goes to prove we are all a bit weird and there's no accounting for what has the potential to annoy us!

THIS

Oh yes. Drives me NUTS when I pull over for someone in a narrow bit of road and instead of just going for it they then decide to mess about and pull in themselves!

I'm the other way round. It annoys me when I offer tea and they ask for coffee. I don't have instant. Perhaps I should keep a jar for several years visitors.

People (usually American but I’ve noticed it more with friends in the UK now too) ordering in a restaurant: ‘I’ll take the burger….’ Or the absolute worst ‘I’m going to do the chicken salad’ - the first one is rude and the second one doesn’t even make sense! Speak properly!

My SIL

Naughty bratty children

The ‘human’ thing annoys me, all over social media, always about their kids. ‘Love this human’ ‘my favourite human’. I mean, I know your child is a human…

People who block up aisles in supermarkets either chatting to someone or dawdling.
People who walk up really fast behind you.
Those who sniff every few seconds.
Those who blow cigarette smoke over me.
Those who sit next to me on the train reeking of dope.
Loud and over exaggerated sneezing.
Excessive yawning.
Strangers who do small talk when I just want to be left alone.
Those who believe everyone should love this heat and are weird for not enjoying it.
Those who bitch excessively about something and then are all over it the next.
People who think they are superior due to their job or personal status.

People doing jobs around the house but calling them ‘projects’. Worse still ‘just a little project…’.

People smoking outside shops, it stinks, and I don't want myself or my kids having to inhale smoke to get in a shop because someone can't take themselves a few meters away.

The term 'smashed' e.g. 'princess smashed her first day at school'.

Repetition of jokes, once is plenty.

'famalam' 'hubby' 'holibobs' 'furbaby'

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