The one that gets me, thanks to working in a fairly old building that has fewer lavatories than modern regulations stipulate, is when I sit down and discover the seat is body temperature - an unpleasant reminder that some unknown cheeks were occupying the same position only a few minutes before my own.
Not at work, but in the world, seeing intelligence getting mocked. Like watching Idiocracy in real time now that we have a tv show star as POTUS
I cringe when people imply they are proud of their bad grammar!
Smokers- Holding my breath, I rush away quickly. Three in 10 cancer deaths were due to cigarette smoking in the United States from 2009-2013.
Littering - Infuriates me. I always pick up litter, especially when hiking.
Men who loudly say "f-ck!" repeatedly in public. This is crass and offensive.
I pick up rubbish every day on the creek walk but also swear often at work [ carpenter] . oh well
People who place their dogs' wet buttholes inside grocery carts.
Willful stupidity. I see it in every class that I have.
Sports. People watching sports, yelling at the television when something they believe is exciting happens, then yelling louder at the replay, because obviously the players didn't listen the first time.
@SACatWalker I had a neighbour a few years back, really nice guy, great young family. When a football grand final is on, he places a big screen TV in his kitchen window, then goes out into the yard where he and his mates have chairs lined up and they yell through the whole game, especially in the instant replays. I have sonce moved, and 3 years later he also moved and is now about 10 houses away. not a problem, he really is a nice guy. But I now have a neighbour across the road who sits in his driveway of an afternoon, drinks red wine and does the same thing.
I have a real gentleman Chinese boarder, but why does he continually " HOIK ? " it is worse than a dog continually barking. It sounds like he is trying to bring up his stomach contents, Yuk !
What is this "HOIK" of which you speak?
I wondered about that Emme, is it a common term, ? it is a loud horrible sound of ridding your throat of rubbish from the nose and throat, horrable !
You stole mine. I didn't know there was a word for it but that sound of sniffing snot back into your throat makes me ill.
In addition to some of the things already listed below:
"It is what it is".....sooo tired of that saying, every single day!
And: people using "whenever" when they should be using "when". Has anyone else noticed this?
Incorrect grammar in general....it's epidemic where I live. It's like they all played hooky from 8th grade.
I NEVER heard whenever in place of when until I moved to Louisiana. Drives me bonkers!
Whatever the Dumpster did since yesterday. Honestly, most news that is "above the fold" ssince June 2016 is cringe worthy.
Sports
I know loving sports is silly, but it's harmless tribalism in a world full of harmful tribalism.
@Akfishlady That "harmless tribalism" also effects attitudes towards real concerns, regarding school funding for instance, often contrary to any rational thinking.
@Akfishlady True, I was thinking mainly of Basketball which isn't that bad. I truly do think that sports take the edge off of some of our dangerous natural tendencies. It distracts us and gives us an outlet for our frustrations.
As divided as we are right now, imagine if there were more angry people around full of anger and fear with no way to release it.
@Coalperson Wouldn't violent video games take up the slack?
@ailurophile I think sports appeal to our tribalism/mob instincts. Video games appeal more to our desire to compete/ achieve.