What are your pet peeves?

[The Stranger]

• People who assume I'm unscrupulous because I can't keep my eyes locked with theirs for the entirety of our conversation. I get that proper eye contact is natural to "normal" people when conversing, but in my experiences some of the most dishonest people around don't have that tell, and more often than not the people that do aren't. But perception is a hard thing to change, and that can really make life hell for a young man trying to find his way in a world that writes him off as a miscreant fool no matter how hard he tries to prove himself as anything but. 

I can't maintain eye contact with others, either - not even friends and family. It unnerves me and makes me feel highly uncomfortable. When speaking with others, I'll make passing glances at them before looking away. After a while, I'll stop looking at them entirely, but continue speaking with them. I can't communicate with those who lock eyes on me the entire conversation. I can feel their eyes upon me and it drives me insane. It triggers my own mental health problems. Then again, I am very uncomfortable in any social situation. I have massive trust issues and will always be doubting the intentions of others unless they prove to me they are genuine. I also suffer from quite bad paranoia and struggle when in crowds - every passing glance my way, every laugh, every muffled chatter is a threat in my mind. Logically, I know this is nonsense, but logic can't convince me that it isn't real.

• When bloodmobile workers call my manhood into question when I tell them I can't stand being stuck with a needle and having the blood drained out. I've been beaten up, impaled myself on a rusty augur after a bad fall, and even got shot once and I'd take any of those again (well, beaten up I guess. The other two lead to hospitilization and thus more little needles, but barring that I'd still prefer them) over that tiny little lancet any day. Don't know why, but I just can't take the needle, I'm to aware of it in me, and then I pass out.

Wow! They really question your manhood because you don't like needles? Seems a bit harsh. I've had charity workers call my morality and ethics into question when I refuse to hand over money or bank details. It's only happened once or twice, though.

 

[Chiakscare]

u rly want 2 know my pet peeves?

ur gonna have 2 use ur brain 4 dis 1.

I dun like it when ppl use words correctly.

I lyk it when they use words in da way I understand.

Lyk dis. ^

 

[vanillacoke]

Some internet based things:

Recycled memes on the internet. Most of them weren't funny the first time, and they're not funny the millionth time. (I mean, can't you come up with something witty all by yourself?)

Bandwagons. Sick of seeing people jumping on a bandwagon just to fit in. Whether it be games "Witcher 3 is going to be awesome" (You showed no interest in the first 2, is this because of the hype surrounding the release?) games companies "Nintendo release the same rehashed games over and over" (As opposed to CoD, Assassin's Creed, Ultra Super Duper Street Fighter IV: You've Already Bought Street Fighter IV Six Times Already Edition?)

PC master race idiots. And just as annoying, the ones who bash PC claiming you NEED to upgrade every year. (If you believe your chosen platform is so great, why don't you play it and stop arguing?)

People who don't know the answer to 1+3x6-2=? but feel the need to argue why they're right. (It's usually because my mother is a fat ****. Who would have thought?)

People who value their life on Facebook likes. *post on Ronaldo's page* "Like if you think Ronaldo is better than Messi " (What's the point?)

Work based things:
 

Customers who just like to be awkward when it comes to paying what they owe.

Customers who seem to think I want to work 24/7. "I don't have any money just now, can you come back at x date and y time?" (I already do enough hours. Is a little sleep too much to ask for?)

General things:
 

Women who won't hold a door for you, but would expect you to hold a door for them. More often than not a guy will hold a door open, and not just for women like many believe. It's extremely rare that a woman has held a door open for me, I've even had a few nearly squash my face due to their ignorance... -_- (Before any hate comes my way, it's simply an observation!)

Shopkeepers who will snatch the money out of your hand, but practically throw the change into your hand.

People with colds. I tend to feel ill when I see them, even before they've passed it on to me. (I know you can't help it, but just shoo anyway!)

 

[Clord]

We with social related problems used to be bundled under "anti-social" tag. Because we struggle to follow the custom of watching someone's face even if we know that it doesn't really mean much in conversation.


I could claim this problem is rather common, it just doesn't get that much attention when it comes to media.

 

[Ellie Jane]

Eye contact freaks me out. Unfortunately I'm a supervisor, so I HAVE to maintain eye contact, it's something they look out for!

 

[Lt. Ulquiorra]

-People who assume that they know things that they actually don't

-People who watch manga and read anime (this is true, i've met some)

-Those that say that Vocaloid is the best anime ever

-Kpop music (seriously?)

-Cars without USB or auxillary connection for music

-when people say that Olivia is a better partner for MU than Lucina

-when my save files disappear for no reason

and etc...

These are kind of ridiculous, I must say

 

[Quxios]

- People that don't use their indicators when turning, coming off a roundabout, or changing lanes.

Definitely and the people that turn on their signal as they turn. Like what was the point of turning it on while turning?

The main thing that grinds my gears is when people don't return objects back to their initial position. Ex: Doors, tools, toys, not hitting clear on microwave!

 

[Lt. Ulquiorra]

Definitely and the people that turn on their signal as they turn. Like what was the point of turning it on while turning?

The main thing that grinds my gears is when people don't return objects back to their initial position. Ex: Doors, tools, toys, not hitting clear on microwave!

True! Especially on the microwave one. The microwave in the student lounge always has a few seconds left in it ...

 

[JAD94]

For all those who said eye contact freak you out, yes I agree! I cannot look at someone for too long without feeling awkward and uncomfortable :/

 

[Ms Littlefish]

Oh, I have another one.

• Being told to "smile more" or "what are you so sad about?" I'm not. When I talk, I smile. When I make eye contact, I smile. If I'm thinking about something, I make facial expressions. But when I'm zoned out and staring at a wall, yes I look like I want to stab you. I'm not angry. That's just my face.

 

[Chester]

When I explain something and then people are like....huh? what did u say? KITTEN RAGE MODE ACTIVATE!

 

[Clord]

I lack clear gender identity that I can only describe as 90% female, 10% male. Heck my so called fashion sense is unisex/feminine.





So if I have a real pet peeve it would probably be those doctors that justify "gender correction" to make sure that a baby looks like belonging to certain gender that they decided.


As far I know, such operation has not been done to my body but somehow it seems sheer arrogance.


This brings to my other slight pet peeve known as something being justified because it's a "tradition." This includes gender roles that mostly exist due that.

 

[captainproton]

When people misuse "literally", I want to scream.

When people do that "I'm supposed to hand you something now, but I'm going to make you grab for it" thing, my instinct is to break their nose.

I want to publicly shame people I see leaving the bathroom without washing their hands.

Pants worn below the ass.

When people crank the bass up so high everything rattles.

Tailgaters.

People who pass you on the highway, cutting really close, only to pull off onto an exit almost immediately.

People who don't use turn signals, or only flash them as they're turning.

The fact that I have to remain polite and genial as a retail employee, and can't call out strangers on bigoted remarks.

 

[JAD94]

Oh, I have another one.

• Being told to "smile more" or "what are you so sad about?" I'm not. When I talk, I smile. When I make eye contact, I smile. If I'm thinking about something, I make facial expressions. But when I'm zoned out and staring at a wall, yes I look like I want to stab you. I'm not angry. That's just my face.

Haha I feel you! Most mornings I'm walking all zombified and my co-workers/classmates will ask me why I look so upset. Argh, it irks me! Lol. Sometimes my chronic sleepy/zoned face will even trigger other people to glare at me since they think I'm glaring at them 

 

[Matseb2611]

This brings to my other slight pet peeve known as something being justified because it's a "tradition." This includes gender roles that mostly exist due that.

Hit the nail square on the head there. I can't stand outdated traditions that might've been useful in the past but have no place in our society anymore. I think people should question everything rather than blindly accepting it just because that's how things have always been.

 

[Banquo]

@Ms Littlefish and JAD94:

Yeah, I've experienced this, too, but for other reasons. In Germany people don't smile a lot, unless they want to sell you something (or among close friends), nor do I. So when I went abroad, people asked me more than once if I were mad at them (of course I wasn't)!

 

[Ellie Jane]

Smiling doesn't come very easily to some people... like me.


I got told off at work for not smiling. I pointed out that this was me attempting to smile, and that when I didn't, my face just droops into an even more glum expression.

 

[JAD94]

@Ms Littlefish and JAD94:

Yeah, I've experienced this, too, but for other reasons. In Germany people don't smile a lot, unless they want to sell you something (or among close friends), nor do I. So when I went abroad, people asked me more than once if I were mad at them (of course I wasn't)!

I've heard quite a few times. Why is it that in Germany people don't really smile?

 

[captainproton]

If the food is like the "German" cuisine served over here, it's due to intestinal distress.

 

[Ellie Jane]

Another pet peeve: people who don't want to learn, or don't know how to.


I've been having a chat with someone for about an hour now in which they've been asking for help, to which I've been responding with tutorials and explanations. But they don't want help, they want the things done for them.


For example they want larger sprites in their game. I explained how to do that with filenames. But they wanted actual sprites. So I found a Mack generator. But they didn't want to make them with a generator, they wanted physical sprites "like XP". So I gave them an XP to VX Ace convertor - to which they said they didn't want to download anything, could I do it for them?


I could, yeah, but then you wouldn't have learned anything. Ignoring the fact that before anything else you could have easily searched for "larger sprites in rpg maker vx ace" for which the top results are tutorials on how to do just that.


I think if you have to explain how to follow a tutorial, you've got no hope at all. Some people just aren't interested in learning, I understand that. But there is such a thing as the pleasure of finding things out.