We hear about the freakouts, the verbal lashings, the accidents and many more.
But what are some small things, things that have little consequence but are still infuriating or that drive you up the wall?
Here are some examples of my own:

  1. People flocking to the metro doors without leaving proper space for people to leave.
  2. Hearing the same 3 questions at work every time.
  3. People walking slow enough to pass but not letting you.
  • deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    23 minutes ago

    Saying “orientated” rather than “oriented”. There’s no need for that extra “ta” in the middle, it’s a useless syllable.

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    9 hours ago

    People who think freedom of speech also means freedom from consequences.

    Bigots being criticized is proof the system is working.

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    7 hours ago

    People spelling “seperately” instead of “separately”.

    People on the motorway overtaking you just so they can drive slower than you once they’re in front of you. I always wonder why did they bother overtaking in the first place.

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      6 hours ago

      I do that sometimes, but only if the person in front of me is driving slower than my cruise control. then i overtake them, during which they obviously have to speed up and when i go back to cruise control speed now I’m the slow one

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    Uber/Dash drivers parking wherever suits them, blocking lanes. Inconsiderate pricks!

    Then I get annoyed at the companies forcing them to meet unrealistic expectations or they stop getting jobs.

    Then I get annoyed at myself for getting annoyed at the poor bastards busting their asses to make a living in a system that treats them as entirely replaceable.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Local council food scrap bags. We’re supposed to separate our food waste and store it in compostable bags made of cornstarch plastic. Which start to break down the moment you put something wet in there, like food tends to be. How hard is it to design a bag that stays intact from Wednesday to Wednesday?!

    Whatever, now my wife has her own compost bin I can cut out the middle man.

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    10 hours ago

    Mostly pedantic language things like people misusing “empathy” (it’s not a synonym to sympathy god-damn-it) and “disinterested” (not synonymous to uninterested god-damn-it). Misuse of semicolons is especially frustrating to me; there are so many people out there, who do not understand the weight difference a semicolon creates, and then thoughtlessly use it to seem smart (wink, wink).

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      Is English your native language? As a native Spanish speaker myself I find using semicolons correctly easy enough, but most english speakers prefer to avoid them and many just don’t understand them. I’ve even had teachers at uni mark me down for using them appropriately. I gave up almost entirely with their use when writing in English because of this.

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    11 hours ago

    Doesn’t matter how many times I do laundry, my clothes still get dirty :(

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    8 hours ago

    I don’t understand why people cannot move as soon as they get on an escalator. The train station smells like piss and there’s pigeon shit everywhere. Let’s fucking move it!

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    11 hours ago

    That innocent people will die due to selfishness and bigotry. And that it is decidedly ok.

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    10 hours ago

    When the mods ban US politics the day after an election.

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    11 hours ago

    When people use “different” with a preposition other than “from”. (Different to, different than)

    I know it’s not technically wrong, but it just feels so wrong.

    Also, when people add a phantom R between two words. “I’m a big fan of cinema ‘r’ and video games.”

    Both stem from me not being a native English speaker, I think.