Things people do that just baffle you

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What does either a specific person in your life, or just the general public do, you just don't understand why they do it, and you either can't ask them or you've tried to ask them and they can't tell you?

Write it here and maybe someone else that also does it can tell you why, or has an idea as to why.

Here are mine:

Why do my neighbours across the street bring their bins outside a full 24hrs early? They are retired, home most of the day, go in and out of their house five or six times during that 24hr period, but bring their bins out early Monday morning when they don't get picked up until Tuesday morning?

Why do people talk on their phones on speakerphone in public, what is the purpose?

I completely agree. I would only consider if it it wasn't a disturbance. The park is no noise than all the other mums chatting to each other etc, so of hubby calls to let me know which train he got or something similar I will answer but on speaker. I would never put it on speaker in a setting such as a hospital, office, waiting room etc.

I agree with this. I work in a small firm where my extra effort just goes into the partners' pockets. I still get a paltry COL payrise, told where to improve & they take another holiday. I've stepped back massively. I don't care anymore & just turn up & do what I'm paid for & go home.

Add to that a very hard working staff member had to leave because they're extremely unwell & can no longer work. A partner announced it in our staff meeting, and next sentence was 'so we need a new (job name). If you know anyone come see me or we'll advertise next week'. Perfect summing up of how valuable we are. Why push yourself?

Lol. Well I assure you I do not shout! But yes, I have seen people so that too so I get where you are coming from. And no, I would only do it in what I would consider 'fair' settings that didn't impact others. I've just done it a couple of times at the park. Once hubby called to let me know he missed his train, once the hospital rang to confirm an appointment. I saw no harm in me taking the calls that way at the park and they were calls I would prefer not to miss.

It's possible to want periods to stop without actually wanting to be menopausal. It's simply an unfortunate corollary.

I don't want the increased cardiovascular and osteoporosis risk of menopause. But I do really, really want to drop the pain, mess, inconvenience, expense, and anaemia of periods. That's not baffling at all. I'd love to not have several days a month when I can't be more than an hour away from a loo, and can't sleep for more than 3 hours at a time without waking to an apparent axe murder scene. I'd like to be able to go on holiday without checking what part of the month it's going to be. I'd be delighted to get my circulating iron levels up to numbers that don't make my GP panic and ask how I'm still walking around.

If the price is that I swap all that for needing daily weight lifting and jumping to keep my bone density up, well at least it's a change.

Back in the day it was Romanians who were traduced in this manner.

Why don’t people use indicators anymore 🚗?? Layzee pigs

I would be so annoyed that I'd wait until they got out and Id move my car mwah haw haw

I’m not faffing on with food waste bins. Gross and unnecessary

I do the phone on speakerphone thing! Not sure why but in the last few years I have transitioned to talking like this on the phone. Advent of voice notes? Going deaf? I’m 35. Just doesn’t feel satisfying holding it to my ear these days. Didn’t realise it was so annoying to so many!

For the bin thing. My dh gets a reminder on his phone the day before to put out the bin. If he doesn't do it right then he forgets.. He is in his 70s.

Possibly so he can provide more for their University years etc etc? In this day and age he can keep in touch more regularly than ever and it doesn't mean he won't be back when on leave etc!

I speak on speaker phone because my phone microphone isnt working well and i cannot hear the call without putting it on to loud speaker.

Washing plates, dishes etc before putting them in the dishwasher

I love threads like this. I find it funny to read all the things that people find baffling or annoying. Unfortunately, they quickly get derailed so this thread has now turned into a boring rant about bins.

Wearing things with massive designer labels. You’re saying that you’re desperate for people to think you have money. Which everyone knows is a thing that people who don’t think they have enough money do.

Having more than one watch.

Wearing high heels in daily life.

Bows on bald babies.

Dresses on non walking babies.

The self service thing I do, because if you take anything off the stupid shelf to put into the bag the wretched “unexpected item in bagging area thing goes off” if you put your bag there at the start and try to pack as you go along, you will inevitably have to move things around in the bag (at least I do) and that also sets off the stupid alarm

I get up before the train stops (not planes) because i have mobility problems and am scared that I wont be able to get off in time! People push you out of the way as they get off and new comers push their way on and then the doors shut and you cant get off! Its happened a couple of times so now I stand by the door

You don’t know their circumstances for example, if they do childcare for an adult child all through the week then the weekends might be there any chance to do their food shopping

Drivers who don't indicate where they're going when they're turning. It's a good thing I'm always paying attention as I nearly crashed into someone's car twice last week because of them not bothering to tell me they were going to turn this or that way. It's such a huge safety thing on the road . It baffles me that people think that others need to be mind readers as to what direction they want to take.

I had a friend who peeled mushrooms. Totally stumped me. Also not on board with ironing socks and underwear (explanation for that was that 'they look nicer in the cupboard').

There's generally no need for speakerphone unless you specifically need hands free. It you're where other people are, it's rude and annoying, no ifs or buts. It's bad enough hearing one side of a phone conversation without hearing both. But worse than that, is the way people justify their phone addictions in cinemas etc.

Baffling things:

Not vaccinate their children
Watch reality TV
Talk about celebrities and public figures as if they know them
Freak out over othe people folding the corners of their books as if they're precious artifacts
Jump out of planes for fun
Immediately answer any questions with 'chatgpt says' or 'run it through chatGPT'

There’s a similar version of this for supermarkets or clothes stores. I’ll be aware of someone behind me who has some kind of FOMO. If I make a beeline in an empty shop for a pink t-shirt, you can bet they also want to look at what I’m looking at. So, to combat this (I don’t like people hovering around me), I’ll select a distraction item, go look at it and then once they start following like a zombie, I’ll ditch them and go look at what I really want to look at.

Other shop-related behaviour that baffles me is the phenomenon of people getting to the top of the escalators or the entrance to the shop and just stopping to have a vague look around, regardless of the obvious fact there are people behind.

My mother does that. She is a terrible cook. She says she does it because her mother used to do it. Her mother was a terrible cook too.

Tailgating when the driver in front is driving at/10% over the speed limit.

I saw tailgating in the slow lane the other day! Go around??

My friend also once made me a pizza with short crust pastry! And lots of courgettes on it.... We're no longer friends (not because of her cooking or mushroom peeling though).