Things that make you irrationally angry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I go on Goodreads trying to find out if I should start some book and a bunch of the reviews are like, “I hated this, there were no good characters, everyone was so unlikeable!!!!!” What do you want?!?! Everyone in real life is unlikeable! These appear to be grown adult women writing this. Do they want the protagonists to all be perfect Pollyannas? It strikes me as immature.

Yes, or people who can’t read between the lines and want everything spelled out for them in the plot.

Low inference skills I call it. It’s weird how many people like that exist (I’d say that’s a sign of lower intelligence) and are gainfully employed at white collar jobs. Baffles me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL, when alone, I do sometimes "study" the pasta sauce aisle, comparing sales, $/oz, glass versus plastic jars, sugar content etc, when I could just grab and move on. When with my teen kids, we talk and laugh and negotiate splurges or treats, and probably annoy OP in both scenarios.
I get annoyed at adult couples buying groceries together looking very serious and strategizing how to split the aisles as if this were a timed game show with big stakes or a very serious difficult two-person task. I'm probably just envious, right?

Agree on the adult couple grocery shopping together. Big production. Clog the aisle. Lots of drama. I am not envious of their togetherness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who are just lingering in the aisle at the grocery store and are in your way. I just need to grab a salad dressing-who has the time to stare at the dressings all day? Just pick one and keep moving! And people who have no business being in self-checkout. There should be a basic test you need to pass to use it.

In regard to self-checkout in the grocery store. Large sign saying "20 Items or Less." Folks then breeze to a register with at least 40 items, many of which are produce which need to be individually weighted. Mayhen ensues. My head explodes.

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Anonymous wrote:People who stop and block the flow to back into parking spots enrage me.

Yes!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People saying “plant-based”.

When people don’t put the quotation mark outside the period. I’m serious.

Proper business grammar. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Bikes outfitted with an extension platform (?) so two small kids can straddle said platform, crammed together. Must be an electric bike, or Mom would have a heart attack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of cases on here where a loud
"Pardon me!" or "Excuse me." (I put the punctuation in the quote for the PP) will go a long way.

Maybe it will shake some of these obtuse narcissists out of their self-indulgent stupor. Who knows? Try it and report back. I truly want to know if people are apologetic, indignant or what!

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People who act like a food is objectively bad or gross because they don’t personally care for it.

My MIL, who is otherwise as much of an old money snob as you can imagine, literally pretends to retch at the mention of medium rare steak or sushi. I can’t stand it.

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Anonymous wrote:Rn I am irrationally angry after scanning my kid’s phone (yes I keep an eye on his online activity to try to keep him out of trouble) and discovering that some girl thought he was gay. He is lean and swanky but I never got the vibes, and he told her he wasn’t fwiw. I don’t care either way, I just thought it was kinda bold of her to make assumptions?

Umm, really? Seems like ya do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I go on Goodreads trying to find out if I should start some book and a bunch of the reviews are like, “I hated this, there were no good characters, everyone was so unlikeable!!!!!” What do you want?!?! Everyone in real life is unlikeable! These appear to be grown adult women writing this. Do they want the protagonists to all be perfect Pollyannas? It strikes me as immature.

Yes, or people who can’t read between the lines and want everything spelled out for them in the plot.

Low inference skills I call it. It’s weird how many people like that exist (I’d say that’s a sign of lower intelligence) and are gainfully employed at white collar jobs. Baffles me

I'm so sorry that you are personally offended by people not as smart as you. It's a hard life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dog owners who don’t hold the leashes if they see someone approaching.Not everyone loves dogs.

People crossing the parking lot without paying any attention whatsoever to cars.

People not holding the door for their family once they are let in by someone in the front.

I have a kid who is terrified of dogs and we've taken to asking dog owners to shorten leashes when they are walking on sidewalks with a long, slack leash. They'll even see my DD is hesitant and say "oh he's very friendly!" but not shorten the leash or do anything to show they have control over the dog.

You should have to pass a test on dog etiquette before you adopt one.

If the dog is on leash, they are complying with the law and have the right to be on the sidewalk just like your family. Pick up your daughter if she's that scared, or cross to the other side.

NP. No, you shorten the damn leash!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rn I am irrationally angry after scanning my kid’s phone (yes I keep an eye on his online activity to try to keep him out of trouble) and discovering that some girl thought he was gay. He is lean and swanky but I never got the vibes, and he told her he wasn’t fwiw. I don’t care either way, I just thought it was kinda bold of her to make assumptions?

Would you have minded if she assumed he was heterosexual?

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People who eat in their cars. It’s so viscerally disgusting to me. I don’t understand how those social media people have millions of views as they eat gross food from their drivers seat. Soooooo trashy.