Little Things that Annoy You

United States
April 27, 2007 9:06pm CST
What are some things that annoy you just a little each day? Its not like its a big annoyance, just those little tiny ones that most of the time wouldn't bother you, but as they add you or together they do? My thing: I have a friend, who I love to death, but she spells tomorrow tomarrow and it drives me nuts and I don't have the heart to tell her that she is spelling it wrong. But she does it daily. Its a little thing, but golly it gets me each time I see her type it lol
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@nilzerous1 (2434)
• India
28 Apr 07
There are so many issues in which I get annoyed. When I'm deeply involved in my computer work, a request from my family members to go on for a shopping; or a request from my friends to spend sometime with them; or to entertain my family members to use my PC for long hours and to wait till they have finished up their jobs - these are really trivial issues, and I do not react to such happenings - but speaking frankly, these somehow annoy me a little bit.
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• India
28 Apr 07
No, not that much! Still I feel it. But, I do not express it either as otherwise my family members are very caring for me.
• United States
28 Apr 07
Those can get annoying Especially if it happens a lot.
@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Haha! I am glad that I am not the friend you are talking about, because I can spell tomorrow!! When I was younger, I use to think that it was spelled with two m's, and two r's...Tommorrow. :) Oops, I learned quickly that it was not spelled like that. I think that I also got confused between, Angle, and Angel. But, that is another story. LOL There are a few things that annoy me over time. However, not to the point where I have said anything though! I get really annoyed when people ask, "How are you?" and they don't even wait for your reply. They either will just walk away, or just talking about something else. I don't think that people should ask that unless they seriously want to know!! Or, when you are being friendly to everyone smiling as others pass by, and not being rude...when someone just gives you a dirty glare all because you smiled at them. OH NO! Now your day is going to be ruined all because a strange, stranger smiled at you!!! :) Not trying mean, but the people that do that, I find rude! And, I think that I have the problem that everyone has said on this discussion. It annoys me when people do not know how to spell or are too lazy to spell the word(s) out. It probably only takes a few extra seconds if you are a good typer. But, maybe they are not a good typer so they have to spend less time with being lazy!! And, when they do I have to go...HUH?, because I have no idea what they are trying to say!! Good discussion. I have never told anyone these few things annoy me. I have had it on my mind before when people have done these things, but it hasn't annoyed me so much that I have said anything. Probably because I don't want to be rude!! LOL :DD
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@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
28 Apr 07
It happens a lot at Wal-Mart. There was this mean lady the other day, that seemed to be going in the opposite direction of us, but down the rows at the same time as we were. If that makes any sense? :) Well, I just smiled at her the first time that I saw her and she just gave me the stink eye! As if to say, "Why are you smiling at me, Girl!!" Then, we passed by her a second time. This time, I just smiled a slight smile...not a big scary smile that could frighten a three year old...just a teeny-weeny smile. And, she gave the the nastiest glare that could have killed me. I am surprised that I did not hear a growl!! LOL :)
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Some times it's the little things though that can bug you more because they build up. You see it each day or deal with it all the time and it just keeps poking at you and piling up. One thing that bugs me is seeing text speak typing in here at mylot or in emails let alone on web sites. Please write them out correctly instead of making us decipher what you mean. There are times and places for such things but not here. The other is my brother is hard of hearing and constantly having to tell him what was said. Also having to tell him over and over to lower his voice. He is almost always shouting and it kills my head and ears. Every day we have to deal with this and it's really getting on my nerves. It probably wouldn't be so bad but his hearing is sometimes selective. If he doesn't want to hear it he uses it to his advantage. Hopefully tomorrow is a better day for us all? Your friend will spell tomorrow correctly, my brother will not need me to repeat words for him nor shout when talking normal, and we won't see any text speak where it doesn't belong.
• United States
28 Apr 07
I do spell tomorrow you know back to her in some form and she doesn't catch on that oh wait...what I am doing with an a in there...lol Maybe one day though she'll get it or I'll get brave and just say something. I can so feel for you with your brother, that would get very trying.
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@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Hehe amazing though how th elittle things we won't say anything about. We just push it aside for the moment but the problem comes in it can build. We then suddenly explode and everyone is thinking we are nuts :)
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I hate double letters . For the life of me I cant type double letters. Without going back and correcting them. So good becomes god. I don't know how many times I told people they were god lol I also hate people who use shortcuts all the time. u for you. 4 for for. 2 for too. etc. I hate it. I know its part of typing now days but it bugs me. lol
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• United States
28 Apr 07
Oh I know...it gets really annoying to see people go UR something or other... I don't mind the lol or lmao or those...but when you are spelling words like that come on it doesn't take that much longer to type the actual word there. Maybe they are god..lol Not just good ;)
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@mssnow (9484)
• United States
28 Apr 07
LOL And speaking of god go read my response to the one about mikey lol I cant believe i did that lol
• India
28 Apr 07
the most big thing that annoy me the most is the extra homework being given in the school.
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• Philippines
28 Apr 07
i can relate to this. my children while still in grade school had a pile to do each night. i take over when it is already way past ten in the evening. i had to let them have their sleep while i finish whatever is left of their assignments.
@taymouse (585)
• United States
28 Apr 07
First and foremost, I absolutely hate "chatspeak". I have a friend of mine and yes she is one of my close friends, but she always uses chatspeak! In her emails to me I can never understand her. She's always like, "tatz 2 funi c u tmro" and stuff like that. I put up with it for I don't know how long but then the annoyance inside me just sort of burst. Then we got into an argument. I asked her how she expected me to always read all of that, and why did she have to be so lazy and not even take two extra seconds to spell out "That's too funny! See you tomorrow." Maybe I was a little hard on her, but then she said it's FUN to use chatspeak. Over anything, that made me more angry. Fun? But anyway, now she's stopped using it so much around me, after the argument was blown over. She knows it bothers me and hopefully I can get her out of the horrid habit altogether! It's just also annoying when people never listen to instructions, and then they have to turn around and ask me every two minutes what the new instructions are. Why can't they listen themself? And also, if there's just something it's impossible for me to know the answer to, and the person keeps bugging me to answer their questions, when I've said I don't know how many times I don't. And you know? I'm talking about the same friend here. I love her and she's such a sweet friend but I can't believe how much she gets on my nerves in one day! And my other friends are bothered by her too. She gets really bad mood swings and stuff though, and whenever she's in a bad mood it makes everyone else in a bad mood too, because she always tries to annoy everyone. But she's still my friend, and I still adore her, no matter how obnoxious she acts sometimes. Well I guess I'll quit blabbering. I doubt anyone will read this response anyway because it's so long. I get pretty annoyed by little things some days.
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• United States
28 Apr 07
lol I read it hon Every last bit. :) I know I hate it when people ask you what to do when you don't even know yet, just wait and see. Like even on Tv shows and movies too...come on...do you think I know yet?? lol
@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I read it all too!! Every single bit. I did not even know what your friend was trying to say. Quote from taymouse friend, "tatz 2 funi c u tmro" I got the That's to funny....and I thought that the, c, went with it. Like that is too funny see!! And, then I thought that u tmro stood for something. I am sure that if I looked at it longer, I would get it!! And, don't think that you wrote too long of a response, I wrote about the same amount. I was the one that was probably blabbering, like I am going now!! LOL :D Stopping!
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I live with my old 74 year old mother and she is forgetting everything, has trouble hearing and her eye sight isn't so good any more so just about (EVERYTHING) she says and does is enough to drive you nuts! She is WRONG in just about anything she says, such as: See the pretty ring your sister gave me last week, well it was ME who gave it to her and it was last YEAR! Or, Once there was only one banana left and I DID ask her if she wanted it and she said no, so later when she saw me eating it, she said: You could have asked me if I wanted it before you ate it, you hog! (I wanted to smack her in the face for calling me that)! It was totally uncalled for! Here's another thing that gets to me: I have to repeat and tripple repeat EVERYTHING I say and when I say it loud and clear so she understands it, she yells: Don't you patronize me, I'm not a little child, you smart a**! GOD, that woman drives me crazy!!! There's a whole lot of things she does and says that gets on my nerves but If I go into them, I'd still be typing come tomorrow night!
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Some things that annoy me are people that eat with their mouth open or try to talk while eating. I do not like it when people do not use detergent and walk around smelling really bad. I do not like messy homes. When I have to repeat myself to someone about something, especially when they intentionally do not pay attention. These may not be consider little things but those are some things that annoy me. I know some people who get annoyed if someone puts their remote control a few feet away from where they want it. LOL
@badkat83 (1620)
• United States
28 Apr 07
well to me it would be driving. i don't drive too much but when i do there are some crazy people out there. Also, people have turned impatient. noone can wait for anything anymore without freaking out. i hate when you go somewhere and you have to wait and the people behind you keep sighing.
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Apr 07
i am annoyed to my family members if they left the house without cleaning their room first, and also when they will not put their shoes on their proper places as soon as they arrive at the hosue from school.. thar is just one of the many things that makes me annoyed.
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
my youngest child is a talkative boy. i find it cute and i play around with him. he is already 19 years old but, his condition has made him special to the family. when he goes blabbering while i am doing mylot, i shhhhh because i cannot concentrate and cannot post a single response. once he goes on blabbering despite the keep quiet signal, it annoys me, so much.
@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
People who is chewing with their mouth open or talking when their mouth is full annoys me a lot. Simply because they don't have manners in eating.
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@aciddrop (798)
28 Apr 07
ummm when i tell things clearly to someone but she\he still asks for pardon again and again ,this a bit get on my nerves.also if strangers stand too clesed to me i feel uncomfortable.there are a lot of these little annoyances.sometimes we just need to be more tolerent and less picky.:)
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@dex1486 (272)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
i'm annoyed when my friends talk about school stuff outside. it's like having your rest day a discussion day...
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@malcido (422)
• United States
29 May 07
when people pronounce things incorrectly or speak poorly when my children seek me out to ask small questions that they could have asked their father when my cat licks me. it's his way of showing me that he loves me, so I allow him to do it, but it feels terrible!
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I can't believe somebody wants me to rant today. I'm ready to speak now, as had to calm down first. My rant is about posting on mylot, as I'm getting so many posts about making money fast and people want me to join them. I'm ranting about the high number of referral posts, as didn't mind one or two, but am ready to turn off e-mail for every member that posts them. The reason this bothers me so much is the poster doesn't bother to tell us which countries can sign up, so people have to make posts just trying to find out. Members if your going to post Moola, then you need to tell members that sign-ups are Canada and the United States only and this is just one example. I could keep posting more of them, but you all can see why members need to post more details.
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Two thing really annoy me, the first being when a call comes in and the person cant speak a lick of english and they get angry at me because i cant understand them. The other is my husband and his bad habit of putting off paper work, he will let it sit on his desk for days and days.
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@sweetsue (758)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
Well, I have this male officemate who keeps on saying "hi Ma'am" to me every time he'll pass at my table. That annoys me really. Someone told me that he has a crush on me but I am not flattered to know maybe because he is not my type hehe..One time I confronted him about that and told him that I get annoyed hearing those words from him many times in a day.And he just like "I see, sorry Ma'am"..grrr
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@moira20 (226)
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
When someone looks at you --like when you are standing and waiting for the bus or something, or just trying to look at some stuff at the department store, or getting your nails done --and that person gives you that lingering & arrogant look, THAT was really annoying. As if you're not suppose to be there or like you're doing it no better, oh boy, it's paranoia and annoyance at the same time. lolz!
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@brand4less (1061)
• Indonesia
28 May 07
-People who use their bluetooth headsets in public places then look straight at you when they're talking,so you think they're talking to you,and when you say "I'm sorry?" only then you do realize that they're talking on their headsets. -When people ask you a question,you give them an answer,and they say "And how do you know?" -When women allow themselves to be called the b-word or worse,call themselves the b-word.that simply drives me nuts.how can we expect men to stop degrading us verbally with that word if we embrace the word for our own??