whats peoples pet peeves

savingqueen

and got to add another... (sorry for ...!) people inviting you over to their house and leaving the TV blaring away for hours in the background. I really really don't like it.

OrangeProse

gingin wrote: »

Cyclists on pavements, even worse if they ding their bell to get you to move out of the way.

minerva_windsong wrote: »

...I realise that this is very London-specific - tourists standing on the street taking photos of random things and getting in people's way.

pulliptears wrote: »

Also, there is no living animal on this planet called a 'Hampster' and probably never will be.

(They sell them in Fortnum and Mason.)


Agreed with most of these, especially these quoted. As for mine:

- Living in London and using public transport, I'm often annoyed by people on trains who stand by the door button oblivious to the fact that they're blocking it when people are wanting to get out.

- In a similar vein, people who clearly want to get out of the train when there's someone in the way, but are seemingly unable to summon up the words "excuse me" which is usually all that's needed to 'get things moving'.

- Calling a meeting for 10am then not turning up until 10:45 and expecting everyone else to catch them up.

- People who get overly drunk and embarrass themselves at the work Christmas or summer party. Get a grip, you're not with your friends here. The CEO is watching.

- The theme tune to New Tricks.

- Nose-pickers.

- Ear-pickers.

- Bum-pickers (I've seen it on the Tube).

- Superiors at work who swoop in at the last minute, change a comma in the huge piece of work you've spent a week doing, and then claim credit for the whole thing. "Oh yes, OrangeProse and I have worked very hard on this." No you haven't, you desperate brown-noser.

- "South West Trains apologises for the delay this may cause to your journey." Being apologised to by a machine.

I could go on. But I won't.

LandyAndy

pulliptears wrote: »

My husband who insists on pulling a grubby handkerchief out of his pocket in public and loudly blowing his nose. It riles me, I dont know of any other bloke who carries a hanky and its all a bit 'mummy's boy' to me. The foghorn sounds he emits wind me up even further. Problem is he knows it winds me up so does it all the more. lol

People who spell 'Disgusting' as 'Discusting'. If you have to be disgusted about something please be disgusted, not 'discusted'. Also, there is no living animal on this planet called a 'Hampster' and probably never will be.

You do now.;)

I can't understand why people don't carry hankies.

*Redhead*

Savingqueen. I'm with you on the swearing in front of kids thing.

We were in a quite nice restaurant last week, (myself, OH and 5 year old DD) and there was a group of students sat next to us. Every other word was the f word, or a c word, the words were totally unnecessary in the convo they were having and in the end my OH said something to them.

I hate it when I hear kids swear. It goes right through me.

elvis86

tea_lover wrote: »

I am so totally with you on this one. I can't leave it, it really affects me to have a messy home. I can't bear getting up in the morning and the kitchen still being a mess. But as others have said, there's no incentive for him to do stuff himself if I keep doing everything. It's been 10 months so far - hopefully I'll work out a new training method soon!

Kindred spirits!:)

The only idea I have had, is to put things that are left out of place in a secret box somewhere, so he learns that things that aren't put away get "lost".;)

I did have a small triumph with the teabags, I installed a dedicated used teabag deposit (ie - spoonrest), so that at least the hob/worktop doesn't get stained, and they can be easily cleared up (if I encouraged him to put them straight in the bin - I would undoubtedly face the new stress of a tea-stained floor). He's been compliant on that so far.:)

We're about a week into co-habiting, and coming to the end of a bit of a house renovation (so there are annoying "bits" left to do now - nightmare for me, but at least we did the majority before moving in!) so it's early days. Fingers crossed.

flutterby_lil

People who lick their knife.

Children who wipe their snot on their sleeve.

Cigarette ends on the floor.

Chewing gum on the floor.

Cars that don't indicate and pull out in front of you.

People who are late - that is my biggest.

Children who say they don't need the toilet when you ask then 4 seconds later tell you they have wee'd lol.

Tea spoons left on the draining board lol.

People who say comdom.

Mandles

Oh dear, i do ...... that a lot!! (as well as exclamamtion marks). I just can't stop. Maybe there is a self help group somewhere me and your bil can go to .

Dog poo gets me wild. I could go really mad at lazy dog owners that do not clear up their dog mess...... now that is annoying! (did that on purpose)

tea_lover

flutterby_lil wrote: »

People who lick their knife.

Yes! Your knife shouldn't ever go anywhere near your mouth, what is wrong with these people??

flutterby_lil

Gillyx wrote: »

People who misuse words, DRAWER not DRAW. :mad: "I left those stamps in the draw" What?

Also the word borrow, "I borrowed her that top"

No you lent her the top.

Can you borrow me a tenner?

Similar to - teach and learn. Can you learn me that.

I agree Gilly, very annoying.

Saturnalia

People who don't put one thing away after using it before starting the next messy project, which isn't put away for a fortnight either! If my 2-y-o nephew can get the hang of "bricks away before the trains come out" it clearly isn't complicated.

Seeing the same word mis-spelled in several different ways in one string of text - pick one and stick with it!

Public loud swearing/discussion of sex/any other top of your voice inappropriate talk. Keep it at home or keep it quiet, others don't want to hear it.