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Post by anarkissed on Aug 1, 2011 20:21:52 GMT -5
Share human behaviors that you observe in public that irritate you...Common examples are things like people talking loudly on cell phones in otherwise quiet places, or customers holding up checkout lines with complicated coupon and check-writing activity...There are a lot of others:
1)People whistling and/or humming...I'm not particularly thrilled with a cappella singing either, but somehow the aforementioned irritates me more...I feel bad about it, because I guess they're just in a good mood...Maybe if they whistled like the guy who did the theme from "Andy Griffith", but it rarely sounds very musical...
2)When it's hot out, some guys will momentarily raise their shirts up to about nipple level and walk around like that...I think it'd be better if you'd just remove the shirt completely...I'd say it's o.k. if you're in really good physical shape, but, no, it's not...
3)Spitting...These aren't people who are dipping or chewing tobacco, and, hence, have at least a theoretical reason to spit, but people who, apparently, have excess saliva or just swallowed something nasty...Sometimes, this is preceded by that long, drawn-out inhalation of mucus to produce a really effective spit...This is just barely more acceptable than unzipping and urinating in public...
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Post by sivad on Aug 2, 2011 8:41:58 GMT -5
This one always got my hackles up when I was a waitress:
People letting their children run around and just being a genreal nuisance while they have in depth, meaningful conversations about the trials and tribulations of parenthood. Aren't you watching what your kids are doing? I'm sure the people at the next table really aren't that interested in your kids action figure that they've just thrown halfway across the room as the child then proceeds to scream like a banshee that they've lost their favorite toy. That and the Happy Meal that you brought into the restaurant because Junior doesn't like what's served here and he's decided that this, too, belongs on the floor. Then top it all off with that look the parents give Junior, like he's the most adorable, special child in the whole world. Maybe he is to you, but I'm not so sure the other patrons are enjoying his tirade.
I know my parents would NEVER let us act like that in public and if we did, we knew a not so pleasant trip to the bathroom was in our future.
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Post by jags on Aug 2, 2011 13:14:43 GMT -5
3)Spitting...These aren't people who are dipping or chewing tobacco, and, hence, have at least a theoretical reason to spit, but people who, apparently, have excess saliva or just swallowed something nasty...Sometimes, this is preceded by that long, drawn-out inhalation of mucus to produce a really effective spit...This is just barely more acceptable than unzipping and urinating in public... This doesn't bother me. I am a guy. If I have the need to, I spit. I don't make any big noise and there is no inhalation. I go out of my way not to be seen. My wife doesn't like it....
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Post by anarkissed on Aug 2, 2011 21:03:47 GMT -5
And why do have the need to spit? I appreciate your going out of the way not to be seen...Most people usually do this about a foot away from my shoe...Maybe they're trying to send me a message...
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Post by brianlux on Aug 2, 2011 22:27:43 GMT -5
Hmmm, let's see...
(By the time this gets moved to Misc. Other I'll have thought of something!)
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Post by FreeRider on Aug 10, 2011 9:35:02 GMT -5
A'ight----here's my bitch: traffic in the city. This is what bothers me about DC drivers and pedestrians. If you don't know, DC has some of the worst traffic in the nation.
1. Not using your turn signals!
2. People who don't know how to use a 4 way stop and jack up the orderly progression.
3. Pedestrians who stand out in the middle of the street, when they don't have the right of way, and they're not in a crosswalk, and expect you to slow down so they can cross. And when you do slow down to let them cross, they take their sweet damn time.
4. Pedestrians who find the need to ignore the DO NOT WALK SIGN that's flashing and telling you that you have 5 seconds before the light changes. And they run out into the cross walk anyway when the light changes for me and everyone else.
5. People who slow down their cars for no apparent reason only to find out they want to make a U-turn (an illegal one at that), so you have no idea what they're doing because they didn't even put on their turn signal.
6. Double parked cars and the cops won't roust them or ticket them. DC streets don't have a lot of lanes, they're not like NYC or something.
7. And for some reason, people in DC don't know how to make a left hand turn at all at an intersection if you don't have a left hand turn traffic light! They drive all the way out and block YOUR lane, forcing you to drive behind them to make your turn.
Life in the city, man....
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Post by raccoon on Aug 10, 2011 9:46:06 GMT -5
Coldplay/Radiohead/ Fox news 8 dogs/ 12 buns 'reality' celebrities but #1 has gotta be: The way that everyone and his brother has somehow become a political and economic expert over the last 10 years. People with 5th grade educations suddenly have far reaching theories about everything from global warming to stem cell research.
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Post by Squaw on Aug 10, 2011 10:22:25 GMT -5
Men who wear tight shirts when they need a bra. C'mon! Surely they see what everyone else does!
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Post by 4x8 on Aug 10, 2011 10:43:36 GMT -5
Men who wear tight shirts when they need a bra. C'mon! Surely they see what everyone else does! How about when they don't wear a shirt at all and need a bra??
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Post by 4x8 on Aug 10, 2011 10:50:24 GMT -5
How about when a new checkout lane opens up and the clerk says 'next in line please' and the last person in line runs over and cuts everyone off.
Getting cut off by a driver that is driving slower than you and you look in your rearview mirror and there is a mile of clear road. They couldn't wait until you went by?
Does anyone bother to take their hat or cap off inside a building? My elementary teachers left an impression on me for that one.
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Post by Philip Garcia on Aug 10, 2011 14:45:39 GMT -5
How about when a new checkout lane opens up and the clerk says 'next in line please' and the last person in line runs over and cuts everyone off. Getting cut off by a driver that is driving slower than you and you look in your rearview mirror and there is a mile of clear road. They couldn't wait until you went by? Does anyone bother to take their hat or cap off inside a building? My elementary teachers left an impression on me for that one. I rarely wear hats indoors... unless I'm at a bar or a concert or something. Of course, I normally don't wear a hat because I'm biking everywhere so I have my helmet on. what gets me is when I'm biking and cars get angry at me that I've slowed them down for 10 seconds to make a turn or something. I often use the full lane on roads, if I don't think a car can safely go around me with traffic coming the other way. I wouldn't do that on a busy road, but on small roads, they have to wait until traffic isn't going the opposite way, because I don't want them passing two feet next to me. Actually, when I'm biking quite a few cars really get on my nerves. They just don't understand that I have the same rights as them. phil
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Post by 4x8 on Aug 10, 2011 15:30:28 GMT -5
How about when a new checkout lane opens up and the clerk says 'next in line please' and the last person in line runs over and cuts everyone off. Getting cut off by a driver that is driving slower than you and you look in your rearview mirror and there is a mile of clear road. They couldn't wait until you went by? Does anyone bother to take their hat or cap off inside a building? My elementary teachers left an impression on me for that one. I rarely wear hats indoors... unless I'm at a bar or a concert or something. Of course, I normally don't wear a hat because I'm biking everywhere so I have my helmet on. what gets me is when I'm biking and cars get angry at me that I've slowed them down for 10 seconds to make a turn or something. I often use the full lane on roads, if I don't think a car can safely go around me with traffic coming the other way. I wouldn't do that on a busy road, but on small roads, they have to wait until traffic isn't going the opposite way, because I don't want them passing two feet next to me. Actually, when I'm biking quite a few cars really get on my nerves. They just don't understand that I have the same rights as them. phil Bicyclist have it rough on the road that's for sure. We just had two or more deaths in the Milwaukee area lately, drivers not seeing them or not paying attention. I can relate, I ride a motorcycle, but I am sure it's a lot worse on a bicycle.
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Post by anarkissed on Aug 10, 2011 16:42:56 GMT -5
Public cell phone usage is rife with potential to irritate others...By now, I assume everyone knows it's bad form to talk on one in a movie theatre, or library, or during the silent meditation portion of morning worship, but I have to say, I'd rather you not carry on an extended, casual conversation if I have to overhear it for a long time. Say, like, in the waiting room of a doctor's office. If it's an emergency ("Dad? My car battery's dead. Can you swing by and give me a jump?") - o.k. If it's a brief call ("Bill? I'm hung up at the dentist. I'll call you when I get through.") - fine. It's that over-an-hour visit with some long-lost friend where you catch up on the status of every acquaintance that's dead or sick or divorced or cheating on their spouse that's just too much. It's kinda like this: If you want to read a book to kill some time before your appointment, that's great. If you stand in the center of the room and start reading from the book aloud, that's inappropriate.
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Post by FreeRider on Aug 10, 2011 20:35:26 GMT -5
i am sympathetic to bike riders, since I enjoy recreational cycling....i am, though, a little less patient with those urban hipsters who ride bikes without helmets, wearing flip flops, and don't pay attention to the rules. DC just created bike lanes for lots of neighborhoods and all---we're certainly nothing like Seattle, for example, and there's been some tensions on both sides. An uneasy co-existence.
I, for one, would NOT commute via bike. Too many impatient, bad drivers out there. And I am shocked to see these folks riding like they're taking Sunday bike ride in the park. Pay attention! Wear a helmet---that is really key. Obey the rules of the road, use hand signals. One woman lurched out into the intersection at a complicated 4 way stop and forced me to brake hard and stop....she didn't have the right of way but felt that since she was more mobile, could just move thru easily.
Just another day in the city traffic, man....
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Post by anarkissed on Aug 25, 2011 9:07:38 GMT -5
- The friendly horn honk: This is that brief (sometimes, not so brief) tap on your car horn to catch the attention of some acquaintance you see across the way in traffic...The other 99 drivers in your vicinity don't know why you're honking, and we have to divert our attention your way to see what the deal is...The horn is designed to avert impending disaster; not to give shout-outs... - The "hands-free" phone: I'm sure these offer all kinds of convenience and contribute somewhat to public safety, but, as a budding senior citizen who grew up with rotary dials and landlines, it's still disconcerting to me to encounter people who are walking around apparently engaged in a loud, colorful conversation with themselves, until I see something that looks like a Madagascar hissing cockroach attached to one ear...Go ahead and use these, but if I reply "Oh, just fine..." after you walk by and shout out "Hey! How's it goin'?", be kind and don't look at me as if I've just intruded on your privacy...
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Post by Squaw on Aug 25, 2011 9:57:01 GMT -5
The "hands-free" phone: I'm sure these offer all kinds of convenience and contribute somewhat to public safety, but, as a budding senior citizen who grew up with rotary dials and landlines, it's still disconcerting to me to encounter people who are walking around apparently engaged in a loud, colorful conversation with themselves, until I see something that looks like a Madagascar hissing cockroach attached to one ear...Go ahead and use these, but if I reply "Oh, just fine..." after you walk by and shout out "Hey! How's it goin'?", be kind and don't look at me as if I've just intruded on your privacy... It makes you feel like talking to yourself as loud as you can, two feet from them, and letting them figure out if you have a listening device in an orafice or perhaps, you're just a little crazy.
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