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Things you hate.

491 replies

divorcinganabsolutewanker · 05/12/2025 12:16

We've had 2 birthdays in work today and I didn't join in with the singing of happy birthday. I hate it. Have a great day and all that but I don't feel the need to go and join in.

I also hate Christmas, it's a waste of money. Love the time with family but the rest of it can fuck off.

I also hate going for a wee and stopping for diesel.

What do you hate?

OP posts:
grumpygrape · 06/12/2025 09:51

My husband's Alzheimer's which has turned him into a regressive child stranger.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 06/12/2025 09:59

Having a cold. Good grief am I a complete wuss when I get something like the common cold! I have one now and I am JUST SO SICK of blowing my nose and feeling pants.

Eliminate the common cold, say I.

the80sweregreat · 06/12/2025 10:22

I’m coming down with a cold and I hate it too!
Achy, runny noses, feeling rough when you have one.
can get in the bin.

Tangyfan · 06/12/2025 10:29

Organised fun. Especially anything work related. But also hen dos. I love my friends and spending time with them but why are we doing this random activity and why am I being told what to wear? Also All Staff Meetings/Away days etc. Anything where I have to be quiet and arrange my face to look interested for over an hour. Why don't you write the strategy and I'll do my bit of it.

Oh and two step verification!!

WalkingWavy · 06/12/2025 10:46

Oh this could by my favourite ever thread on MN. Delicious.
I hate nosiness. Hen dos. Foreign weddings. When you’re talking to someone and they try and finish your sentence for you. Slow drivers. People who stare at you when they think you can’t see them. Small cups of tea. Skimmed milk. Low fat anything. Sugar free anything. RBS. Paying tax. The winter. Travelling home from holiday. Dogs. Dog owners. Slow walkers. Cheap toilet roll. Artificial grass. Heavy metal music. Bath bombs. Wellies. Getting my hair cut. The wind. Papercuts. Shaving my legs. All inclusive holidays. Having things stuck in my teeth. Fussy eaters. Flies, particularly fruit flies. Passwords. Didn’t realise until I read this thread, but primary colours. Crocs.
Generally I’m a very happy go lucky person but this was a delight to jot down!

Thepeopleversuswork · 06/12/2025 10:51

apokeyweeplace · 06/12/2025 04:08

Apps. Aargh Apps.
An App for this and an App for that.
The endless complication of modern life.
Nothing is simple.
Want to renew this or change provider on that? Here's a hundred hoops to jump through.
And if you want to speak to a real person - good luck in:
A) finding a contact number (no I don't want a virtual assistant)
B) navigating the menu and sub menus to achieve speaking to a real person
C) holding nerve long enough to get to speaking to a real person
D) and then the bloody real person can't help you at the end of at all
Aargh

Totally

Sleepybear1234 · 06/12/2025 10:57

Tangyfan · 06/12/2025 10:29

Organised fun. Especially anything work related. But also hen dos. I love my friends and spending time with them but why are we doing this random activity and why am I being told what to wear? Also All Staff Meetings/Away days etc. Anything where I have to be quiet and arrange my face to look interested for over an hour. Why don't you write the strategy and I'll do my bit of it.

Oh and two step verification!!

I second this and work team meetings and huddles held over Microsoft teams where you have to pretend to care for an hour x

Muffsies · 06/12/2025 14:10

Imanautumn · 06/12/2025 09:16

Well that would be exhausting

That doesn't stop some people trying, I gave it a damn good go back in the day.

Hicupping · 06/12/2025 14:22

the80sweregreat · 06/12/2025 09:14

Some white goods can be deactivated to not beep , but how to do this function is usually found in the manual which makes it clear as mud.

My washing machine was chosen with than in mind. No beeps now just turns off.
But I used to have a dishwasher that would beep at end of cycle then keep on beeping until you opened it and of course then because you've opened it, it beeps until you close it. And a quick open and close didn't stop it. So de-beeped it, wasn't too hard but needed to take off front panel.

Don't mind beeps so long as they serve a useful purpose. My Sage coffee machine does a little gentle beep, no problems with it. The Duux was very loud which isn't good late at night in a terraced house bedroom and it's uneccessary because I've changed something from the app so I can see it's happened don't need the beep as well. Not as smart as they claim.

GinaandGin · 06/12/2025 15:17

People asking .."what time does Tesco s / the Dr's open?" On social media.. Google it!!
The super market when there are no tills open and I've a massive shop.
Tailgaters
People who walk 3 abreast on the pavement

Steeleydan · 06/12/2025 17:56

Cheating men
People with double standards
Snobs that look down/talk down to people
Changing the bed
Parsnips

angela1952 · 06/12/2025 18:01

People who push their way to the front of a bus queue, get on first and then fumble in their bag to find their mobile to pay. And then can't make it work.

ToadRage · 06/12/2025 18:01

People who walk right in front of my scooter and pretend I am not there cos it's easier than acknowledging a disabled person that doesn't fit into their perfect little world view. Sorry, it's not my fault I'm unable to walk but I have to Christmas shop too. Shops that are too cluttered or tightly packed to fit a scooter through.

Rednotdead · 06/12/2025 18:10

Noisy fireworks, why do they have to be so loud, or have any sound at all really.

VIOLETPUGH · 06/12/2025 18:13

Oneearringlost · 05/12/2025 12:34

Brushing my teeth.

yea me too !

Elphamouche · 06/12/2025 18:13

Doing the fucking washing. I don’t know why, but I HATE it.
Putting fuel in the car.
Getting in/out of the shower.
Getting in/out of a swimming pool
Grating cheese

Iziz · 06/12/2025 18:13

People outside shops with charities or something wanting to talk about anything get out of my face I wanna do the damn food shop n go home .

Snakebite61 · 06/12/2025 18:15

95% of the population. Right wingers. They've destroyed my country.

Changename12 · 06/12/2025 18:16

Waitingfordoggo · 05/12/2025 12:59

Brushing teeth I don’t mind too much but interdental brushing and flossing- urgh- such a fucking bore and so awkward. I’ve got four different size brushes for the different size gaps which means I have to actually think about what I’m doing and I don’t want to- I just want to get into bed. 😡

Get a water flosser. One with a large tank, not one of the hand held ones.

Vivianebrooksmatsumoto · 06/12/2025 18:20

Certain types of cars and their drivers. I'm convinced some dealerships won't sell you one unless you have proof you're a bellend.

Music played full volume I shops. Well maybe if you turned that tuneless racket down(normally a woman screaming what are supposed to be lyrics)you could hear what I was asking for.

The whole 'live laugh love' grey walled 'prosecco o'clock' chav aesthetic. Enough already!

tabbycatcuddles · 06/12/2025 18:22

I live in London and I hate bad tube behaviour.
People who get to the barriers and only then start looking for a payment method.

People who get to the platform and then stop right by the entrance, blocking the rest of the platform for anyone after them.

People who block escalators or stand on the left.

JungAtHeart · 06/12/2025 18:25

Printers. Blow drying my hair. Emptying the cat litter tray. People talking to me in the sauna. Tourist traps. The cold.

CommonAsMucklowe · 06/12/2025 18:29

Wearing glasses. Would have laser in a heartbeat if I could afford it. I cannot see without glasses and hate having to wear them unless I am asleep.

Vivianebrooksmatsumoto · 06/12/2025 18:33

Oh I thought of some more!

Flag shaggers, and the whole right wing Sun readers shit and the mentality or lack of mentality of it all...

Vinted offers, I've stopped listing anything new on there. People are getting mouthy when you won't give them 60% off or decline their petty offers. Entitlement.

People calling you 'hun' or 'chick' or 'love' or other infantile names and it's not men doing it, it's women. Ugh.

Mum23plusC · 06/12/2025 18:45

santasbaubles · 05/12/2025 12:30

Motherfucking crumbs in the motherfucking Lurpak.

Sometimes when I open that tub it contains more bread than butter Envy

YES!!!