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When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » I guess it makes more sense in the winter/spring, when people have on shoes that have been in mud, snow, slush, etc. It does make the place easier to clean, but it is annoying to me (as the guest) because now MY socks are covered in hair/skin cells/general place filthiness. So the peeve goes both ways.
Constant belly-rubbing by pregnant ladies » When you're used to being SKINNY, and all of a sudden you have this HUGE belly.... it's kind of hard to keep your hands away from it. Not to mention, I seem to hit my belly against things (since I'm not used to having it) and keeping my hands there, reminds me to pay attention to it.
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » i think for me it's just family/cultural practice. my dad's from guam, and that whole side of the family doesn't think twice before taking off shoes at the door.
I hate it when people stick their Bluetooth headsets in their ears and walk around when they're not using them. It just looks really, really stupid. » They startle me in public too, when they suddenly start talking LOUDLY to themselves...while they are alone...in the middle of the supermarket. I think "crazy, or Bluetooth?"
I hate it when people stick their Bluetooth headsets in their ears and walk around when they're not using them. It just looks really, really stupid. » I call that look "business douche". 50% human, 50% robot, 100% asshole.
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » I have to side with the poster on this one. I think if you have guests over, you should just deal. It's not an every day thing.
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » I agree with the two other comments before me. It's actually much more cleanlier to take them off. It seems to be more of an American ritual. (Canadians by the way tend to take off their shoes always)
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » Think of the things buffered by your shoes on your way over to that house/apartment. Dogshit. Gum. Spit. Actual DIRT. Yes, I may have some cat hair on my floor, but the bottoms of your shoes are still too disgusting to be on my carpet.
When people make you take your shoes off before entering their house/apartment. » yes. yes they are.
People who consume multiple french fries per mouthful. » I suppose we should eat them one at a time, with a fork (held ONLY in the left hand...Eurostyle), and pat our mouths after each fry with a napkin?
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The non-existance of unpadded bras in cup sizes less than D. Macy's, Victoria's secret, and Bloomingdales do not carry them. unpadded. » I'm a 34GG. Try buying ANY bras from non-specialist shops at this size.
Social nicety bullies. » A good response if someone has asked you already that day is, "Oh, about the same as I was an hour ago - how can I help?"
Mothers who keep telling me that "I'll change my mind", after I tell them that I don't want kids. » It's more selfish to bring a life into a world none of us are that stoked on, without its prior agreement.
Having house guests who sleep really late. » What the hell are you talking about?! Wake the fucker up!
People who consume multiple french fries per mouthful. » JM doesn't have an opinion, just an attitude problem, apparently...
People using the word "Bromance" » The lady doth protest too much...
People who clap when something breaks. » In some places it's an anti-bad luck superstition.
Being told other people have it worse when I talk about a problem I have. » Right, but some people can be really insensitive about this, like by complaining about a problem they have when you wish your life was that good. Like "my dad keeps sending me dividend checks from this huge stock investment in my name, but I am SO tired of living in his shadow and just wish I could cut him off totally but am afraid to not have the money, even though I make well over 60K a year and have no debt" when I am in the midst of unemployment and student loan drama. I think when people say "some have it worse" it's sometimes a very polite, gentle code for "do you have ANY respect for what I am going through at the moment?"
Being told other people have it worse when I talk about a problem I have. » Yes, I know that other people have way worse cancers than mine, but I'm still scared shitless. And no, I'm not freaking grateful.
When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian." » Yep, Nationality does not equal race does not equal ethnicity. Especially for somewhere like the USA where most places are pretty diverse.
Receiving an email regarding a phone call. » I hate that as much as I hate the 'email, then immediate phone call to ask "Did you get my email?!?!"'
Yeah, I got it. Give me a damn minute.
When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian." » way to miss the entire point of the peeve
Being told other people have it worse when I talk about a problem I have. » Definitely. This is akin to the "everyone feels that way, Biffy" peeve. I'm no telling you my problems so that you can diminish their worth.
Being told other people have it worse when I talk about a problem I have. » Yeah, I think it's a misguided attempt to get us to count our blessings, but can't you just listen to me for one minute? Don't ask me how I am, if you don't want to hear the answer.
Receiving an email regarding a phone call. » I'm guilty of this but I don't think the other parties mind, well I text them, and some of them are in different time zones, so we have "phone dates." Before I did this we'd be playing phone tag for months, which is annoying
Vanilla internet image searches derailed into porn viewing. » Yeah, but then I might miss something important!
When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian." » People from the USA often shorten "The United States of America" to "America". This doesn't mean they don't understand that they are residents of the continent of North America. The continent's name is in their nation's name. It also doesn't mean they don't understand that other people living in the Americas could call themselves Americans and be technically correct. But, Brazilians would probably not call themselves "Americans" to avoid confusion. It's just nit-picking semantics really. Sorry it bothers you. It can (somewhat) confuse people from other parts of the world, however, especially if they aren't native speakers of English. Just one of those things really. Not a marker or geographic or international ignorance. But think what you like.
When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian." » haha even south americans and central americans are american!! how come people from the united states are the only ones called american when there's a whole nother continent named s. america
Vanilla internet image searches derailed into porn viewing. » right below the search field it reads 'safe search'; click "strict" or "moderate".
Excessive and difficult-to-remove packaging » Yes! I hate that clear hard plastic stuff you have to cut with big scissors to open! Then you end up with jagged pieces of plastic that could cut you if you're not careful!
People that cross the street way too slowly when I'm making a turn. » I don't mind waiting for pedestrians to be done crossing when I'm driving (I'm protected from the elements and the other cars can see what I'm doing), what I do mind is nearly being plowed over by turning cars when I'm crossing the street (I'm going as fast as I can with the rain and wind in my face, and I still have to look out for cars because some drivers don't look where they're turning).
Receiving an email regarding a phone call. » People who do this bugs me less than people who call while I'm in the middle of something. Especially if it's something they could have communicated to me with a email.
I prefer even more that people just use email to let me know what they want from me and skip the phone call altogether, unless it's urgent (in which case, yeah, skip the email and go straight to the phone call).
When people say "American" when they mean "White" or "Caucasian." » Boy, there are about a million comebacks to that one about Mexican "looking American." I would have really had to bite my tongue. Or maybe not! God. Mexicans are Americans.
Touching a pregnant woman's belly without being A) the father, or B) her OB-GYN. » a friend recently asked why everyone feels the need to rub his wife's belly in celebration, but no one ever rubs his...er...equipment and congratulates him. Ha!
People who clap when something breaks. » how about people who clap when someone falls? when I was a waitress, I slipped once and the entire restaurant applauded...I had just broken my arm. Pain + Embarrassment = seriously not cool.
Kids with cell phones. » I know of 3rd graders that have cell phones! These kids can't even tie their shoes, but they can have their own phones.
Using mobile phones at the register. » I always get stuck behind these people. The poor cashier keeps telling the rude person their total while being completely ignored. I've seen it with iPods too.
When someone answers the phone and immediately has a much nicer voice than they had when they were speaking with you just before. » My mother used to do this all the time.
Inappropriate windshield wiper speeds. » It bothers me even more when my wipers don't go in tempo with the song playing on my radio.
Strangers who inform you that the cigarette you're smoking will kill you. » mmhmm. occasionally, i get a story about how someone they knew died from smoking. what do you say to that?
Hallucinating the ring of my cell phone. » that means its time to change ringtones!
Inappropriate windshield wiper speeds. » How about not being able to find an adequate WSW speed? In Michigan, slop and snow and drizzle make this a challenge. I have to hit the wiper switch more than I hit my brakes!
Using mobile phones at the register. » UGH. I hate this, it's SO rude! And when I'm at the register, I feel like the "bad guy" because I dare to interrupt the person's precious conversation of "not much" to, you know, do my job.
When people ask me if I work at my place of work! » Yep, I know how this is. Part of me always wants to counter with "no, I just really like reorganizing things and folding clothes."
When people ask me if I work at my place of work! » I know. I don't have a retail job anymore, but when I did, this happened to me at least once a day. It's totally the, "I'd like to get your attention, but I'm not considerate enough to do so by saying 'Hi' or 'How are you?;" customer strategy. Hate it.
Loud Motorcycles. » I'm pretty sure that here in NYC, Bloomberg is working on this.
"I'm bad at names." » If the person is uninteresting, boring, and I know I might not run into them again, I'll probably not remember his or her name. My brain's RAM isn't high enough since I meet so many people every day with what I do.
Hallucinating the ring of my cell phone. » Faux-cell-larm
Loud Motorcycles. » I'm no motorcycle fanatic, but it's my understanding that the excess noise a motorcycle makes v. a car is a safety precaution for the motorcyclist (as in, unalert car drivers who aren't looking will at least hopefully hear the bike). That's no consolation for people who live on streets where motorcyclists routinely roar through. But if motor vehicle operators in general were better and more alert drivers, motorcyclists wouldn't have to have such loud bikes.
Loud Motorcycles. » Actually, they are not assholes. They are fags. South Park changed the meaning of the word fag.
Fag (făg) n.
1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.
2. A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.
