This post is the first in what may well become a series, entitled “Things People do that Annoy Me”. Without further ado, here is a list of the sorts of people who annoy me on an almost daily basis:
- People who stand in the way on escalators: There’s a general understanding/unwritten rule that if you’re standing still on an escalator, you stand on the left side, with the right side free, so people can walk past you. On an almost daily basis, people will block me by standing right next to someone, so there is no way to pass. I know, I should be more confrontational and tell them to get out of the way, but they’re often pretty aware of what they are doing. For instance, I’ll stand close behind someone blocking the path and glare at them. Often, they look around, see me, and continue to block the path. Sometimes they’re unaware, so instead of confronting them, I’ll make some sort of noise, such as stomping loudly up the steps as I draw near.
- People who stand in the doorway of trains and trams: Instead of moving into the carriage, some people will stand directly in the doorway, making it hard for people to get on or off the train, or, especially, tram. I understand this if the carriage is filled beyond capacity, but it’s a bother otherwise. Especially when they could easily stand in the opposite doorway, i.e., the side of the train or tram on which the doors don’t open.
- People who lean on the rail you hold onto, on trains: Again, annoying train commuters! There’s a pole near doorways that one can hold onto. Most people who have to stand will grab onto these to avoid falling over. But sometimes, someone will be standing there leaning against the pole so no-one can use it. Again, I just glare instead of rudely/politely telling/asking them to move.
- People who write “slash” instead of actually using a slash: This often occurs on Facebook. Why don’t they just use a slash?! For example:
This is slightly more understandable, as starting a sentence with an actual slash doesn't seem appropriate, just as how I wouldn't start a sentence with numerals, irrespective of how big the number is, but I'd just end up re-writing the sentence to avoid that. Also, their music taste involves Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears. Is it impeccable? I shall leave that up to you.
It is entirely possible that I’m just whinging about trivial things here. Do you have any such annoyances?
I have no experience of #4, but the other three annoy me too.
But then people who overreact are annoying, too. One time apparently my sister was standing on the right-hand side of an escalator on a school excursion, and some busybody got so upset about it that she dragged my sister in front of one of the teachers to complain about her bad manners.
Although, on second thoughts, I don’t know how annoying that is as opposed to just weird.
I’m sometimes guilty of #1 and have never actually witnessed #4, but the middle two are pretty annoying.
Hm, one thing that annoys me is people walking really slowly in groups in the hallways at my school. Or people who talk to each other in the middle of the hallway and thus block everyone else. Grrrr.
@Jess: That busybody is so crazy O__O
@Regina: Oh my, you are so right. Slow walking people in busy areas are the worst. I don’t even know how I forgot to mention that!