The things that annoy me

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Name your top three pet peeves

This is pretty much an endless list not just three and for ten years I’ve been on WordPress I’ve almost never moaned on here so maybe it’s about time? As if anyone gives a sh** anyway, but here goes:

People who walk two or three astride on the pavement incredibly slowly not allowing others to pass (exceptions made for the elderly or disabled) why do you do this?

People who don’t smile back if you smile at them or are friendly to them in public. This used to really upset me but as I’ve gotten older I take things less personally and instead I feel sad for people like this, it means they have a really shitty life or are having a shitty day.

People who loudly have phone conversations on public transport. Do you honestly believe anyone on the train cares about your cringy property portfolio or your child’s boring antics or what you had to eat earlier? ๐Ÿ˜œ

People who listen to their music on loud speaker through their phone instead of using headphones on public transport – a douchbag move.

People who are physically abusive to their pet in public. This is less of a pet peeve and more something that will hardcore trigger me into action. I say something like “what the f*** is wrong with you? You should give away your pet because you don’t deserve them!”. The Polish Bear has to physically stop me from intervening in these cases and he cringes so hard he shrivels up into a raisin. ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿคฃ

Anyway that’s the moan over with  ๐Ÿ˜†

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11 thoughts on “The things that annoy me”

  2. Are you Swedish, by any chance? ๐Ÿ˜. Many swedes are annoyed with exactly the same things you said here. People listening to music without headphones and having full blown conversations on their phone on speaker is an epidemic here. Everybody is super annoyed with it.

    Personally I’d add being drenched in a bad smelling perfume to the list as well. It makes visiting shopping malls, or even a grocery store completely terrible.

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    1. No not Swedish…but I think the ultra sensitivity to noise, light and a lot of people and their peculiar loud behaviour comes with being Neurodiverse, at least for me. I know exactly what you mean with the strong perfume smells…this is a massive pet peeve for me too! It is like being assaulted by an invisible cloud! Most people love strong smells like this, I really don’t. I love some smells though, mostly they are from nature – woody, green scents of the earth, trees, flowers and rain I like a lot.

      If Sweden is like this, are people more considerate there? if so I want to move there!

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      1. I think that consideration for other people is starting to become a thing of the past. Nobody seems to care anymore, no matter where you live.

        Being sensitive to those things is awful. Thankfully I’m not, besides disgusting smells, but I know many people who are neurodiverse and are very sensitive to many things.

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      2. Yes very true about that…many people have the manners of wild animals. For example just the other day I saw a young woman on the train in full view of a group of guys, pick her nose. WTF! I see this a lot, like what are you people thinking? That nobody can see you? Have you no shame? Also see this with people burping and farting openly in public…embarrassing shit! I feel deeply embarrassed for them.

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      3. Burping I can understand, because I do it without thinking that I am doing it. I probably do a lot of things I never think about while in public, but I understand your point and I agree. If you have control over such things, you should absolutely try and not do them publicly.

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  3. One that is more relevant to 2024 is when you politely ask someone a question and they don’t want to answer you, so they rudely snap at you for asking.
    This would not really happen before 2000. But now it’s very common. G

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