My gripe is almost the opposite. I've lost a huge amount of weight in the last few months because of illness and I now consider myself to be horribly skinny (5'4 and 44kg). I have had so many people (who mostly look really good at the size they are) want to know what my 'secret' is I've never been overweight, but I used to be ignored by shop assistants...their 'helpfulness' has suddenly skyrocketed.

I do get a bit irritated by weight/size type issues though - I was at the supermarket yesterday, and the number of fat children really struck me. I'm not talking healthy-looking kids with a bit of puppy fat, I'm talking very overweight. And almost all of them with parents pushing trolleys full of crisps, sweets, soft drinks. No wonder 'they' tell us that were headed for an obesity crisis

People who can't clean up after themselves. My family are the worst offenders. They are seemingly incapable of rinsing a plate or putting it in the dishwasher...much easier to leave it on the bench. I nearly killed a maintenance man the other day at work for similar reasons - he'd been doing some work in our area of the lab and not even bothered to sweep the bench down afterwards.

Add to that 'People who do it wrong no matter how many times they're told'. My brother is not allowed to do any washing except his own, because everything mysteriously comes out covered in scum and has to be rewashed. Not to mention that I've actually got to do ironing if he washes; mostly I can just hang/fold things neatly and they're fine, but he has an inability to hang things straight.

Idiot drivers. I have a 130km round trip to work, so I've plenty of opportunity to spot them. People who speed - I know most people accidentally break the limit from time to time, but people who whizz by at 20,30,40 km/h in excess of the speed limit give me the shits. People who tailgate - usually the aforementioned category, who tend to sit in your boot and beep/swear at you
because you're sitting dead on the speed limit. Truck drivers - most are great, but the idiot few give the lot a bad repuatation. Seriously...sitting so close behind me that my entire mirror view consists of your front grille is very silly. So is hemming me in when I have you and your mates in front, behind and beside me. People who don't merge when you, or somebody else, gives them the opportunity; who instead speed up to get a few cars ahead and then cut in. And the people who shared in the prize last week for coming top of Laura's Shitlist... There was a bad accident on Tuesday and traffic was pretty much at a standstill. So people were driving on the shoulder emergency lane. At speed. Never mind that the emergency services may have needed to use it, or that somebody might have broken down. Good one :mad:

People who park in disabled parking spots without needing to. Thanks...I can't do my shopping because I can't get out of my car in a normal parking spot.

People who expect special treatment because they've got some minor problem. Or worse, get jealous of people who have major problems and do get some leeway. The classic - my last couple of years at uni, I was too ill to sit exams on the same timetable as everyone else. When the standard timetable was released, a particular person was whingeing about how rough the schedule was. When I commented that it didn't look any worse than other years, her reply was "Oh well, it's alright for you. They let you sit your exams whenever you want". I'd be quite happy to swap places with you, really I would.

Can you tell that I am easily irritated? :D

people that try to tell me all the reasons NOT to be a vegan any more... its like yo... i get it.. stfu already

people who use words like rad just to be cool. .... like me and my friends say rad when were making fun of people but friggin its such an ugly word

the fact that veggie slices have milk in them.... uh i thought it was supposed to be vegan!?!

people who are too uptight.. like i may have burped... kinda loud when i was with my friends but was it really nessary for som random lady to come up to us and tell us how rude we are?

those people who come to your house at 10 am to try to convert you to there religon.. srsly?

Guess I'm just old-fashioned, then . I hold doors for other people and I don't expect men to hold them for me, much less anyone hold them. Paying for dates is a different story and by no means should the man pay every time, but I'm a strong believer in old-fashioned manners. I suppose it kind of has to with environment, too. My dad is the kind of guy to always hold doors, open the car door for a woman, and always offer my mom or I his jacket if one of us is cold, so I guess that being around it all my life has made me come to expect it. Damn you for being such a gentleman, dad :P.

I know what you mean about religious door-to-door people, twiggleby. A Jehovah's witness came to my house a few weeks ago when I was playing tennis against the garage door and sidelined me for about twenty minutes... I was almost ready to smack him. He would absolutely not be put off by anything I said.

I think it's plain good manners to hold the door for someone directly behind you, regardless of gender. Offering your jacket, opening a car door or going out of your way to hold a door for a woman is old-fashioned, but nice. I wouldn't expect it, but I would be pleased, not offended, if a guy did that for me.

Bear with me here...

1. People cracking their knuckles.

2. People clearing their throats.

3. People who think their smarter then me but really aren't.

4. People who sing high but can't.

5. My computer.

...quite shorter then I thought it be.

I crack my knuckles all the time... It's a nervous habit i can't get rid of. It's awful, trust me, even i get annoyed by it when i notice i'm doing it.

Also, people who are fake laughing if you know what i mean. The type when they hear a joke and they are all loud, but it reaks of fakeness, makes me want to punch them.

Cracking knuckles and fake laughing are probably the things that get me the most too

Cellphones, in general. They've made people lazy and inconsiderate ... do you really need to be on the phone all the live long day, jabber-jawing to god knows who about completely mundane topics? No, you really really don't.

Don't even get me started on text messages - I recently went home to see my family, and my baby sister practically never stopped texting her friends. I almost went batty from the constant beepbeepbeeping. And since I've received a couple of texts from her (before I asked her to kindly STOP) I know damned well that the content of most of them are random song lyrics.

I also can't stand when someone sets their ringtone to full volume, and I have to listen to their ill-advised song of choice while I'm sitting in a waiting room, or standing near them in some public place, as they fumble stupidly to locate the infernal device (as though they never expected it to ring, when duh - it rings all day long, because the world might explode in a fiery ball if people weren't in constant phone contact with each other) and then proceed to have a pointless and loud conversation about whether or not they should have pork chops and peas for dinner, or maybe just order out, and "oh yeah, I'm just here at the doctor's office waiting ... the DOCTOR'S OFFICE ... just a routine checkup ... A CHECKUP, can you hear me now?"

Can you tell I'm old enough to not have grown up with a cellphone permanently attached to my person? I seriously want to throw them into the street when I see people abusing common courtesy with them.

That's the same with me. :eviltongu
I'm Asian, and according to my family, all Asian girls are supposed to be stick skinny. Since I'm not, they all poke fun at me for having protein in my body. I really never understood why they bother, I weigh less than all of them, and I also do sports and run. The only person that really annoys me with this is my mom and sister. They crack really rude comments. And what they don't know is that all this sort of led to my eating disorder. I hate them for this reason. I love em, I just don't like 'em. xD

Another thing that irritates me is when my oldest, irresponsible, and careless sister borrows my clothes and puts them back into my laundry basket as if i should just clean up after her.

And children who don't have manners. Seriously. I know they're just kids, but their parents should have taught them better. I just absolutely hate and cannot stand children who have been spoiled and were raised to think that they are better than everyone else. These days, they just don't ask for things or say thank you anymore. :/

Things that irritate me are:

1. People invading my personal space - I sat one seat away from you for a reason! I need space to eat and write my things without you looking over my shoulder at what I'm doing.

2. People watching me eat - It makes me feel like a food leper and it irritates me because they just stare at what I'm doing. It makes me feel very uncomfortable.

3. The lack of consideration also irritates me. I just think to myself - "yes I have the day off but that does not mean you can let me know the night before that I have to stay in for a parcel or collect said parcel." My partner has done that to me twice now. It's frustrating.

When I help my mom with chores, and all she does is complain about how I do things.

When I'm chatting with people online, typing long replies, and all they reply is "lol".

Once again, during chatting, when someone says "So............" to get the conversation started. I ignore it. You want to talk, you come up with a subject. Stop saying SOOOOOOOOOO.

When I post some artwork online that I made and everyone is like "OMGWTFYOUTOTALLYSTOLETHATFROMOTHERPEOPLE!" and won't believe it's mine no matter how much proof I give them. Or when people steal my things. TT__TT

When I go outside and everywhere are old people staring at you, expecting you to say or do something. The old people who live across me even stare at me when I'm sitting in my own living room.

When we have food I don't like for dinner.

I get annoyed a lot... D; -tries to calm down-

I think it's right that a man holds the door for his date/girlfriend/wife and others close behind.

My brother on the other hand...HA!
He unlocks the house doors walks and waits for her in the kitchen while she is still at the door trying to lock it correctly...
He gets in his car and unlocks her door when he's ready so she could stand there like an idiot everytime like I do..../endramble

Dorka, Old people do that. They are waiting for you to say 'Hi' or wave....or simply to give them someting to do while they have years of their life to do whatever and not have to go back to stupid school and stupidly sit there like a stupid idiot......:D

I'm really shy and have a bigger personal space than most.
It never fails, when I go to a restaurant and there is nobody in the dining room, I happily take a nice private corner booth and some other person comes in and instead of going to find there own far off corner, they take the table right next to me. (Maybe I'm just really anti-social. LOL!)
At work we can either go out to lunch or eat at our desks. When ever I actually bring my lunch, it seems like every big wig in the office has something they just have to do on the production floor. I have a hard time eating around people. I also worry about the chewing thing and try not to make any noise. Hee!
I also hate people (mostly co-workers or total strangers) that ask personal questions when they've only known me for two seconds.
Some of my 'favorites':
'How much do you make?'
Why don't you have kids?
How old are you?
Your that old and don't have any kids?
Are you able to have kids?
Does it really bother you that you didn't have kids?
tsk. tsk.

Ew, one thing that really annoys me, not to mention grosses me out, is when someone has a runny nose and does NOT blow but instead sniffs the mucus back into their head. YUCK!!!!! I work with children and am constantly reminding them to blow their noses into tissues - "Get a tissue and blow. Make sure you wash your hands." I must say this a hundred times a day during cold and flu season.

I also get very annoyed by drivers who tailgate. I typically drive a couple miles over the speed limit so there really is no need to drive right on my a**. When somebody does start tailgating me, I slooooooooooow down as punishment.

siamesesunday, I have to sniff it back it...I makes my head all tingly, but if I blow it...it bleeds. Not normal bleeding of the nose....like enough to cure the world for blood.

I hate that, too, and do the exact same thing as punishment . You're not going to get there any faster by riding my ass. It makes me nervous... if there's a sudden light change, they'll slam right into me. It's amazing how angry some people get and how hurried they are... I once stopped rather abruptly because the light went yellow practically right before the point of no return, and I could see that the guy in my rearview mirror was just about having an aneurysm because I didn't run the red light. I hate tailgating motorcyclists, too... go around, already! I'll let you pass... I'm not going to bite. People are always in such a rush.

Everything has to be in a certain order or it really annoys me. Also i have to draw up a plan of what im going to do everyday or i will just stress.
If i see something wrong on a person e.g. shoelaces not done up, Label sticking out, Hair not in a parting. I feel like i have to go over to them and sort it out.

Kustirider, I have to do the exact smae thing every morning to get ready.
Eyes > Teeth > Hair other wise I feel wierd.

Yeah, Im like that. Everything has to be in order of when i do it...

Things that irritate me:

Chatspeak:

I really can not stand chatspeak. People who use it sound like they are 5 years old in my opinion. My friends are always angry at me because I nitpick them about, but honestly, if they actually read what they posted from my point of view, they would understand.

People Who Put Up There Hand For No Reason:

These people are so annoying. I had this one girl in my class who just put up her hand to say "Really?". She kept doing it too, and the teacher became so irritated with her. She deserved it though.

People Who Act Dumb for No Reason:

I never understood the appeal of acting dumb. One of my close friends does this a lot for guys, and I find it useless. I know she isn't dumb because we are so close, but seeing her act that way disappoints me.

Telemarketers:

Stop calling please. I sometimes just want to throw the phone out the window because they call so friggin' much.

The Little Hairs We Lose Everyday:

They end up in the weirdest places, seeing them always annoys me.

Public Pools:

I never understood why I didn't like public pools, but I guess it's because everyone is in the pool, and when I go in I feel all gross because so many people have been in there. Yes I know chlorine kills germs and stuff, but it still grosses me out.

Hmm, it looks like I'm with the majority of you when it comes to chatspeak. The only time I can handle bad grammar is when it's a lolcat. :P

I really dislike people who order drinks in Starbuck's sizes when not at Starbuck's. I work at a coffee shop/bookstore, so I get that a lot when I'm in the cafe.

I hate it when people on the bus sit on the outside seat, leaving the inside seat open. It's not as obnoxious if the bus is pretty empty, but on a kind of crowded bus, I just feel so awkward asking them to move, so I just stand.

Another bus pet peeve is those kids who listen to their I-pods so loud that YOU can hear their music clearly and you're sitting 5 rows ahead of them.

People who talk on the phone while ordering something/ buying something from a cashier. It's rude. It makes us feel like you think we're not worthy of your full attention.

People who complain about how hot it is when it's barely 80 degrees F or how cold it is when it's 60 degrees F.

People who live off of drama and try to get me involved in said drama.

People who make light of my health issues. I have an immune disorder, so I get sick pretty easily. If I'm contagious or incapacitated, I call out. That's not very often, but one of my supervisors makes it sound like I call out once a week. Yes, lately, I've called out a few times, but it was an EMERGENCY that only my manager knows of, and because of the nature of the emergency, it makes me really upset when the supervisor gives me such a hard time about it.

People who are too sensitive to criticism, especially at school. Seriously, you're going to an art school. And if you're in my major, advertising, you're going to have to live your life listening to criticism EVERY DAY. Not all of it's going to be constructive or nice. Clients are nasty people sometimes. Grow a thick skin or find a new dream to pursue.

Oh I know what you mean... I work in a retail photo lab and sometimes I do cashier shifts as well and it just kills me when people talk on their phone when I'm trying to check them out. I talk to them loud and slow just to be irritating. :D

Chewing gum. It grosses me out! Oh, and my crazy ex boyfriend.

Disney tween stars, mainly because i'm jealous of Miley Cyrus because she has no talent (in my humble opinion), yet is extremely famous. Grr.

Kids who try to be 'scene', and so say stupid things like 'kthxbye' and 'RAWRR'.

Kids who call people 'emo' when they do things like dye they're hair black. Helloo?? I dyed my hair black because it suits my skintone, not because i'm trying to follow some 'emo' fad.

Jeez.

My, but we're a grumpy bunch

ChaosInAMinor06, I'm sorry about your health issues. It must be hard when people don't take it seriously or think that you're playing on it. I have the opposite problem...people at my work tend to be overprotective and try to stop me working too hard if they think that I'm looking unwell

I missed the question of chivalry/etiquette when I posted earlier, but that is an interesting one for me. I was always taught to hold doors for people, offer my seat if other people are standing, offer help if somebody is struggling with a heavy load, etc.

It irritates me no end when people go out of their way to assist me if I am coping on my own (I use crutches - one leg is more or less non-functional and I have problems with the other leg as well), but it irritates me even more if I am visibly struggling or have to ask a stranger for help and I am ignored. My shopping bag broke the other day, my stuff went everywhere, and people just kept walking Disabled seating on public transport is a big one - I can't move quickly, I can't stand for very long, I have no movement in one knee and being knocked can cause me enough pain that I black out, so if I have to get on a train I need to sit along a disabled seat (which can fit two people at a real squash) with my legs up and protected. Very few able-bodied people will give up those seats if asked, despite there being a fine for not doing so. I've had everything from being completely ignored to being told to F- off.

Another pet hate is people who park in disabled parking spots if they don't need to - people who are using a relative's sticker because they can't be arsed walking, people who only have very minor problems and really don't need a special spot, etc. In a busy carpark, I can't get out of my car without the extra space that a disabled space provides. It's worse for people who use a wheelchair. And god help the people who try to tell me that because a/ I'm young (I'm 23, but look several years younger) and b/ am a P-Plate driver I have no right to use a disabled spot :mad: