Little things that irk you.. (no swearing please)

[Geoff D]

Anyone that tells me to smile irks me.

Anyone that refers to famous people by their first name only (as if they were chums) irks me.

['Press Start']

[kernow]

Cutting your toenails too short >_< (like I just have)

[JP]

...you can't do anything without paying an apple fee even for ringtones now it seems.

Ringtones that people think makes them individual. It does to a certain extent but no more than it has done for the other 4000 people that I've met today who are also using that same ringtone.

I absolutely hate any phone that rings and doesn't sound like a phone that's ringing.

I really don't get on with people who are in a hurry so decide to ask the person at the front of the queue I've been standing in for 5 minutes to see if they can go to the front. The only thing I hate more is that person at the front of the bloody queue who says yes instead of pointing out that they really should be asking everybody else in the queue as well as they're not the only person who they'll be going in front of.

I don't like pointless warning labels on stuff that you'd have be really stupid to not know about anyway. If there are people who want to take electric powered equipment with them when they're in the bath, let them! I'd rather it was encouraged.

I dont want to see big labels on them with the heading of WARNING!!, I want to see big labels on them with headings like GO AHEAD, SPOIL YOURSELF. YOU'LL BE FINE!!

Another one with labels is the one that some food has now which tell's you that the food MAY contain nuts. I don't care whether they do or not but let's be honest, the people who die when being within 5 meters of peanut are probably going to want a little more reassurance than a label that's really saying EATING THIS MAY RELEASE OBSCENE AMOUNTS OF HISTAMINE WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR INTESTINES EXPLODE OUT OF YOUR ASS WHILE VOMIT POURS OUT OF YOUR EARS AND IT'LL RESTRICT YOUR AIRWAYS UNTIL YOU PASS OUT AND GRATEFULLY DIE. TO BE FAIR THOUGH WE DIDN'T REALLY GET AROUND TO TESTING IT.

[chipsgravy]

Theres a couple of little irritations to me. The first is upon meeting someone new they always ask name fair enough.. Then what do you do? Like that says anything about me. Im a person not a job title. What do I enjoy doing would give a fairer overview of my character. Not that Im ashamed of my current job. It just requires a lot of explaining, and that even bores me...

Secondly I hate the way society is geared towards couples. I currently live alone. Happily. But people think that is strange. Shopping can be difficult. All the good stuff is based on quantity. Buying one and getting one free isnt really going to appeal to me if I can't eat it in time. So therefore I miss out on lots of offers. Why not just make things half price? If folks want two then they can. Its the same deal!

[chipsgravy]

Anyone that tells me to smile irks me..

Oh yes this as well. I have a face that when in neutral looks miserable. I'm not. Its just the way I look. So I constantly get told to cheer up. Listen up this is me cheery, leave me alone.

[Malc]

Oh yes this as well. I have a face that when in neutral looks miserable. I'm not. Its just the way I look. So I constantly get told to cheer up. Listen up this is me cheery, leave me alone.

I get told the same thing. People tell me to smile more... then they really see my miserable face.

[Lyris]

Same thing here...

Edit: here's another! Food/coffee stores that constantly remind you, "IT'S *YOUR* [piece of bread/whatever], HAVE IT *YOUR* WAY! *YOU* ARE IN CONTROL!

Of course it's mine, I'm paying for it then turning into mush in my stomach, do they really think making us feel empowered is going to make us like them more?

[NW2013]

Then what do you do? Like that says anything about me. Im a person not a job title.

But it does tell you about a person's status, educational level, possibly interests and it gives you something to talk about!

[kernow]

Overly confident people who greet you and O_O into your eyes as they are talking, are you reaching for my soul I don't have one sorry.

Outgoing people in general actually, bloody socialite gits.

[Lyris]

I don't hate all Mac users (I actually have one of the machines myself to run a couple of exclusive programs on), but I hate the ones who go on and on and on about some "neat little thing" their computer can do, without realising that it's a standard feature and you can do it on pretty much anything.

Oh and on the same lines... Windows Vista bandwagon jumpers who have never actually used the OS to know that there's very little wrong with it.

[charlesr]

Theres a couple of little irritations to me. The first is upon meeting someone new they always ask name fair enough.. Then what do you do?

I try and lead with "what did you do last night/at the weekend?" - then you get more interesting answers. Then you can get on to work after if that's where it goes.

[Dogg Thang]

Oh and on the same lines... Windows Vista bandwagon jumpers who have never actually used the OS to know that there's very little wrong with it.

If they had used it, they'd realise they had no possible concept of how much is wrong with it.

I'll add Windows Vista to my irks.

And my poxy Sony Vaio.

The Sony + Vista combo goes well beyond irk so probably doesn't beling in this thread. Charles wouldn't appreciate the language.

[kernow]

Vista pre SP1 was horrid, not too bad after though, my birds lappy used to boot up into 800MB RAM used.

[randombs]

Facebook groups about people threatening to leave if X and Y aren't fulfilled (e.g. if they have to pay to use it)