What are your pet peeves?
Seeing this question today really made me laugh: Have you ever been in deep thought and had some random guy say, “smile it can’t be that bad”?
This has happened to me many times, and I’ve always wondered why would someone make a deliberate effort to make me smile? Do people really hate seeing others with a look of contemplation? Do they think being told to smile by a random stranger is really going to improve my mood? Or are they just a compassionate person who really is concerned.
Even if it is the latter, I’ve always found it patronising and rather annoying. To give someone a boost, I always think it’s better to give them something they didn’t expect, like open a door for them or even just flash them your own pearly whites. Much better than reaching out and tugging someone’s mouth into a smile as poor Neo had to put up with!
It made me think about other little things in life that get on my nerves. You know, those pet peeves that almost seem insignificant when they’re said out loud but when you’re having a bad day, boy do they grate on your nerves.
One of mine is the inappropriate use of mobile phones. I hate being out with friends who have a new love in their life and insist on texting or talking to them all night. Why hang out with me when you’ve obviously got someone more important to talk to? I also hate seeing people using their phone when they’re driving. Not only is it illegal, they are distracted from driving properly (I almost got run over by someone on their phone this morning when I was attempting to walk across the crossing).
The other thing that really gets my goat is the office kitchen. At every company I’ve worked at, the office kitchen has been a cesspit of dirty dishes, smelly fridges and food everywhere. I’ve never been able to understand it – we’re all adults, our mothers aren’t there to clean up after us and there’s a dishwasher right there! But still, no one manages to open it up and put their dishes in it. Do people live like that at home? Ew I hope not.
Aah I feel better now that’s all off my chest! So what are your silly little pet peeves?
Caitlin
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Cruelty to children and animals would be the worst thing anybody could do. Violence is bad concerning everyone. People shouldn’t be violent, but violence seems to be more prevalent these days. Every day on the news you hear about violence somewhere. It’s like things are going back to barbaric times. Sometimes I think that maybe the world would be better off wothout people in it. I think in some ways that animals are better than people – dogs or cats don’t ram planes into buildings or do these suicide bombings or any other sort of bombings. I think this world is getting worse, not better
Believe it or not but there are many like me who have no interest whatsoever in sport and when it appears on TV we are really peeved off and go and do something else.
There is so much of it,together with advertising and station promos that a lot of the more intelligent people hardly watch TV at all and prefer reading good books or getting on the computer.
As for the antisocial activities of footbrawl players….enough said.
I think cruelty to children and animals would be worst anyone could do. Violence to anyone is not good, but it seems to be more prevalent these days. Sometimes I think the world be better off without people – it’s like the world is going back to barbaric times, Animals are better than people i think – dogs, cats etc dion’t ram planes in buildings or use bombs
People who don’t put a new toilet roll on and leave the empty one there!! I mean come on how hard is it to put a new one on!!! Last time I checked it’s not rocket science
biggest pet peeve??? EAVESDROPPERS!!!
also, Liars!!!
then there is the toilet lid-it must be kept down to keep out snakes who are stalking the frogs!
yeh! and people saying to you to smile when all you are really doing is thinking of something or someone else…
cant stand people bringing people down for there own enjoyment EG GORDAN RAMSEY
I agree with what most people say that is cruelty to children and animals, plus all the bad mannered things folks do using phone in cinema’s ,resturants and letting everyone know thet have a phoneby yelling my two major pets hates are when people have done wrong morally or criminal do gooders jump to there aid why not let them take responsibilty for their actions regardless if they are teens they should know right from wrong, my second is all those peole who say sports persons are hero’s no they are not they are doing something they enjoy and get good money they are not putting their life on the line, Police Fireman Military personal and other emergency services do they are the hero’s of the world not actors and overpaid sports people.So all you media writers and commentaters get it right they are not hero’s don’t put them on pedestals and maybe they will behave like normal people.
Anything bad towards kids. I cant stand people who bash their kids. And another pet peeve is people who have no manners or patience. I cant stand rude people. I was in the checkout at my local coles yesterday and was having trouble putting my change away and the lady (if you would call her that) was tisking and sighing and carrying on because I was holding her up. It’t not my fault that I have bad hands at times and it takes longer to do simple things.
And one other is OLD people who treat kids like crap. Seriously, if a child is waiting in a checkout line, who gives the elderly right to push in front of them? One person did this to my son, so I just got my son to move in front of them. They turned and said, excuse me… So i turned and said your excused. you did push in front of my son… They looked at the ground and didnt say another word. Just because they are old, they do NOT own the world and cant do whatever they want when they want!!
Drivers(and i use the term loosely)who tailgate,and who also refuse or don’t know how to use indicators.
Poeple who pick their noses;
people who don’t wash their hands after visiting the toilet; people who cough or sneeze without covering their mouths (I am highly susceptible to coughs and colds because of this and constantly have to cover my mouth in public which makes me look antisocial but I have to to avoid catching stuff!)
and people who sneeze or cough just seconds before you are expected to shake the hand that was used to cover his cough/sneeze (yes, I do appreciate they did try to cover their mouths and not spread diseases, generally but what about me?)
I have trouble when you ask “Why The Queens Birthday is Celebrated in June”?, and post on your Yahoo home page Queens Birthday Monday, outdated answers that are all wrong, and award the most logical. Do you want the question properly answered or not?.
People who leave their pets or God forbid, children in the car while they run in to make a purchase. Should be jailed!
Nobs like Gordon Ramsay, who should be banned from Australia forever.
Some might like his ways, but i don;t.
I agree that violence against children is the worst, also violence against pets.
The Fashion Industry……..and every sleezy pretentious aspect of it. The Fashion Industry with the designers, the models, the magazine editors etc is as fraudulent as a three dollar bill. These people are neither Artists or original thinkers. Talk about a corny bunch of pretenders!
Those companies and businesses that do not accept cash but will only accept a credit card. This should be against the law!
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My pet peeve is drivers who dart out in front of you from a street on your left and then slow down to 40km or less.
Another one is tail-gaters. Grrrrrrr!
I have a list of pet peeves. (doesn’t everyone)
long cues, slow elevators, smelly public loos,Sam Newman, lukewarm coffee, bad food, plastic bags, bills and of course, rude shop assistants.
Animal cruelty, liars, thieves, people who are rude, people who have no manners. People who don’t control their kids.
Ali, why not show some courtesy and move to the end of the register to put your change away instead of holding up the line? I too can’t stand people who hold up ATM’s or shop cues while they reorganise their wallet. Move away and do it so other people can get on with their lives!
Bad grammar and especially horrid spelling (not just a typo).
People who don’t know the difference between simple words like: there, their, they’re.
My pet peeves are people who cannot control their brats at shopping centres & when the brat screams for something in a condensending voice say sorry darling you can’t have that, Just give them a good smack on the behind , These idiots say that smacking harms the child are nuts I’m a baby boomer & if I played up I got a smack, It hasn’t harmed me & I don’t go around belting kids & I don’t agree with people who really bash their kids but as the old saying goes spare the rod & you spoil the child
The bad sevice you get in shops in Australia ,rude attitudes they have .People who are pro abortion yet moan about whales ,elephants ,polar bears ,seals getting killed, so hypocritical and double standard
My pet hate is the dear folk who find it necessary to sit in the fast lane at five to twenty k under the speed limit then accuse every one else stuck behind them, thanks to their inconsiderate attitude, of tail gateing. If your not doing the speed limit or somewhere near it, move to the left as your the one who’s acctually breaking the law. And its called bonnet surfing.
pet peeves…many… Why wont yahoo change their newspoll. sport,crap tv ,over reactive media. stupid ugly celebs.
I agree with a lot of others, cruelty in any form is unforgiveable, as are theft, vandalism and violence. On a lesser note, but still unacceptable are bad manners, bad spelling and grammar and annoying speech habits such as saying “like” every second word. Actually I could save space as the above all apply to gen Y!
I hate when toilet papers are put on upside down. I also hate people asking me to “smile”. I also hate people who tell me I shouldn’t be smoking when they’ve no idea how many I smoke a day and considering their fat guts and bad skin I probably live more healthy than they do.
People should learn to understand there’s more to a story than what they are told or can see.
Vox pops!
I hate it when people complain to me about how much work they have to do, the time they spent complaining about it they could have it done already
When people blame their failures on other people or just make up heaps of lame excuses
When someone says ‘Hey whats up’ comes back five minutes later and asks the same question. My life hasn’t changed that much in five minutes or asks ‘So how’s life’.
HIGH FIVES!!!!!
People who burp loudly in public and don’t cover their mouth
and yeah I hate the whole smiling thing to
and I can’t stand people who make up nonsense lies!!
SICK SICK SICK of the obsession with GET INTO A RELATIONSHIP –on day-time talk shows /night current affairs and everyone in between.
How about something to interest the 80% of people who are single, divorced — too young for a relationship- just plain OVER relationships–or NOT interested in HAVING a bedbuddy!!!
get over it –tv presenters, print media editors etc etc etc!!!
The stickers on apples.
Where to start? 1 Picking your nose, 2 farting, 3 men adjusting their testicles, 4 burping loudly in a restaurant, 5 screaming undisciplined children anywhere, 6 teenagers shouting across the street at each other 7 children at school with mobile phones, 8 impatient drivers, 9 overhearing loud arguments between neighbors. I’ll stop there, but I could go on all day, and that would annoy someone!
my pet peeves are people who dont respect each other for who they are and also people who scam the elderly
Slow drivers who don’t stay left, power trippers who belittle others, disrespectful children and parents, tightarses, people who tell endless stories about their dogs and who have birthday parties for them, and arseholes who don’t take responsibility for their children. Just to name a few!!
I hate hate hate those stupid ads made by the big greedy banks that must cost thousands , that try to say how much they care about the customers. Then they close a few more branches, put up their fees and give their big nobs huge payrises and bonuses.
Definitely cruelty in all shapes and forms.. however on a less serious scale: people who do not indicate at round-a-bouts!! Friends who ditch you to spend time constantly with their “other-half” CALM DOWN PPL YOU’RE ONLY 15-17! People who blatantly ignore the “do not smoke signs”
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Ignorant stereotypical people to who categorise gen Y as the uncaring kids of the future, who don’t give a rats ass about anything or anyone. aka Gypsy =)
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I hate speculative news reporting. I am sick of gay people “coming out.” Who cares? So… over it.
Those people that think they know everything and everyone else must know nothing … those are usually the ones that have no tolerance for anything different from themselves … I think the term is “BIGOTS”.
People who think they can do a better job then me at raising my son. And they tell me straight to my face “Your doing it wrong.Do this instead” I’m a young mother but don’t put me down because I’m doing a great job.
But definetly cruelty to animals. I have a dream to start up my own animal shelter as soon as I get funding. It’s disgusting. Animals deserve more resect then greedy humans.
What are my pet peeves…… hhhmmmm! i think my worst peeve is over indulged generation y females…. these self proclaimed “princesses” who walk around in T shirts that say things like “It’s all about me” are a travesty….. These little darlings spend half their time going “eewww” but then post videos of themselves on the internet bum up over a toilet seat vomiting like a wino, exposing parts of themselves that we really DON”T want to see, then whining when guys dont respect them and pass them around like a discarded rag….WAKE UP GIRLS ( i was going to say Ladies but —-well you know). we are not impressed, there is a saying in the Jewish community, and a good one too, “There are girls you **** and girls you marry, no prizes for guessing which catagory YOU fall into.
Some of my pet peeves… People who stand in the door when there is plenty of room to not block the door, people who zone out walking across the road, talk drivers, text drivers, people who add unnecessary detail when you already know what they mean, people who drink and drink (alcohol)because sobriety is not an option.
Detest when you are having a conversation with someone and there is a third person in the room..listening both you and the 2nd person you are talking with on a certain subject know what each of you are saying is correct.. yet the third person in the room .. somehow becomes an instant know it all and when one of the 2 people question them.. the 3rd person insists that both people are wrong..!!
I hate it when people do discreet bitchy stuff (or not discreet) and then don’t say why they did it, and what their problem is. I also hate it when people get pissed off at people for small stuff because they have their own pet peeves. oh, and when people make assumptions about people. I also hate it when people wave at you in that way like ur a five year old. or when they point out bad stuff or annoying habits about you. do i wanna hear it? no, not really.
Biggest Peeve at the mo.? People asking me ‘if I’m okay’.
I know people mean well, but after being asked the same question at least 10 times a day can begin to get annoying.
Also, people being disrespectful, hurtful or just plain childish.
To cut it short, I have a LOT of pet peeves!!!
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People who write lyk dis n dnt no hw 2 spll.
People who have no manners.
People who push and push on getting a love life. I don’t need someone to validate me.
Fashion obsession.
People who make hurtful comments for fun, not realizing the damage and hurt it causes.
Bad grammar.
Liars, Cheats, big mouths who attack women eg: Gordon Ramsey , School Bullies, Internet Bullies &
Bullies in general. People who come to this country swear on the bible that they will follow our laws and way of life then try to change it to suit themselves ,if you can’t live our way of life then leave and go back to your own country and see how well you get on,people who are cruel to animals ,and firebugs who haven’t got a brain and haven’t got any respect for property ,lives and the animals they destroy.
Stupid questions….like this one? Waste of time!!!!Ask your selves: How is this going to improve what peeves you off? Do something about it rather than just posting a stupid comment about what are your pet peeves.
Answers by williamvi and cheyrl follett are on the money.
I’m glad to hear you liked my question, and enjoying all the responses here
People, including media & newscasters, who say “on the increase” or “on the rise” instead of “increasing” or “rising” and similar “on the —” expressions.
People who say “different to—”. The English idioms are “different from—” and the opposite is “similar to—”
I also cant stand cruilty to animals or children, i hate liers, cheaters backstabbers, people who think they have the right to judge everyone i take everyone as i see them, big one is alcaholics i have put up with more than enough of them, people who say one thing and do another and people who think they are above everyone else.
People that havn’t got a disability, parking in a disabled parking space, nothing annoys me more.
People who tell others how to live there life.
Yep..It’s the mobile phone thing !!Standing in a line at a Supermarket while the jelly-brain in front of you is trying to put the goods on the desk while yelling into a mobile phone..Aaaargghh!!Not to mention the boring dolts who text and talk while sitting at a table with you..Rude!!Rude!! Rude
People who don’t find it necessary to thank you with a simple hand gesture when you have let them in/out of traffic or lane changing on the road… grrrr that really plucks my duck.. how hard is it ?!
I am sick of logging on and finding ad pop ups on my home page.
the tea spoon in the sink when i turn on the tap.
The continued repetition on TV news (all stations) of bad behaviour of sportsmen and women. As an example – Ben Cousins I have never heard of this person before and after the continued boring repetition by the news media hope to never hear of him again. Why is some one who takes drugs acts ludicrous and smirks at the attention he is getting – news. Come on there are more important things in this world than brow beating the watching public with these type of people.
my pet peeves are old people that thinks the world owes them something,eg yesterday i was shopping and had my groceries on the belt waiting for the person before me to be served and one behind me and this old man went on about how us young people should let him through because he had just a small basket to put through and other things to do before he went home, so what i had other things to do as well, only to see him (after i had done my bits and pieces) have lunch. and my other pet peeve is all these non australians that don’t mix in with society but do nothing but winge,
Is it just me or are BMW drivers the most arrogant and law breaking drivers this side of hoonism? Also, drivers who are not conversant with the road laws here but have somehow managed to get a driver’s license (HOW, I ask you, how??!!) but are SOOO unaware of anything (which is about everything) they are doing wrong!
my pet peeves are old people that thinks the world owes them something,eg yesterday i was shopping and had my groceries on the belt waiting for the person before me to be served and one behind me and this old man went on about how us young people should let him through because he had just a small basket to put through and other things to do before he went home, so what i had other things to do as well, only to see him (after i had done my bits and pieces) having lunch. My other pet peeve is all these non australians that don’t mix in with society but do nothing but winge, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WAY WE LIVE THEN GO HOME.
I would definitely have to say it is people taking the time to reverse into a space in a carpark. This is presumably to make it easier on departure although when one ways the whole effort, surely any efficiency gained on exit is lost with the effort expended on the reverse entry. Not to mention the annoyance of anyone waiting for them to complete their precious reverse entry.
many people who are not disable & they park their car in a disabled parking space, really annoys me very much.
Parking Sensor
When people insist on being close to me, physically or emotionally. I’ve a problem with being close with someone, because of a few sexual assault incidents that happened as a child. Everyone insists that I hug them when they leave, which has resulted in me having a BIG aversion to hugs.
My personal pet peeves, even if they sound weird (:
People driving in the MIDDLE lane on a freeway/motorway doing 10-20km/h below the speed limit in fine weather. (When they could move into the left lane.)
Everyone has to dart around them on either side!
Generation Y Males!!! My god, there all stupid and act like gangsters. They insult random people they have never met on the street, challenge everyone to a fight, only think about their d*cks, GIRLZ, CARZ, GANGSTANESS. those stupid “pimped” cars that blast cRap music out of them.
Im a male in gen y, and i hate it.