If you don’t have anything nice to say, it might be best not to say anything at all. But that doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to think judgmental things about other people. If you witness someone litter, yell at their dog or plow through a crosswalk without even checking for pedestrians, you might start giving an aggressive side-eye without even realizing.
Reddit users have recently been sharing all of the things strangers do in public that cause them to immediately cast judgment, so we’ve gathered some of their most popular responses below. Some might annoy you and others might pleasantly surprise you (as judgment doesn’t always have to be bad), so enjoy scrolling through and be sure to upvote the replies you agree with!
#2
Take out their phone to film while someone is in a bad situation, instead of trying to help / call for help
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307points
#3
Giving minimum wage employees an unnecessarily hard time. Lady, the cashier didn't pick out the f*****g prices for your vanilla iced latte. Just pay for your s**t or admit you're broke and leave.
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301points
#6
Take something out of the supermarket freezer (or fridge), put it in your trolley/basket/whatever. Then later decide you don’t want it so you take it out and put it on a random shelf, to thaw and spoil before somebody notices
Not too crazy bout people leaving s**t random spots at the shops but it happens, I get it . However leaving something on a shelf when it should be refrigerated/frozen is just a d**k move. Put it back where ya got it or give it to a supermarket employee (I mean it’s a bit lazy/rude but better than nothing), don’t just leave it somewhere to go to waste
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249points
#7
Watch a video on full blast, without headphones where it is very clearly inappropriate.
Or scream at their kids, in front of a bunch of strangers. I think it’s absolutely humiliating for a child and it is very telling of how they are to the child all the time.
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232points
#8
Touch/Destroy public art or etch their name/disrespect a cultural(historical) space.
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229points
#9
Not use their indicators when turning.
I will assume they are in fact a morlock visiting the surface, and unfamiliar that we live in a society!
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218points
#10
Bring their kid or their pet to an inappropriate event. Your child is three, they don’t need to be at an outdoor beer festival.
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192points
#12
Vape on public transport, especially on the underground. I'm a vaper myself but there's something so disrespectful about making everyone in the carriage breathe your clouds of flavoured nicotine.
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180points
#13
How they treat people in customer service, like store clerks or waiters.
Chill man, he's going to refill your drinks. Give him a second.
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178points
#14
Saw a person unloading their groceries just push their cart into the next parking space and drive off. The next parking space was occupied by someone who was there, about to back out, who now had to deal with the cart behind them.
*All the judgement.*
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168points
#16
Parents who prank their kids. UGH. They are truly the worst. Parents who use their children to make money in general. Videos, acting, pageants. They are not your money makers. It will have long lasting effects
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156points
#17
Have no awareness of their surroundings. Slow in the fast line, come to a dead halt in the entrance of a building, etc.
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153points
#18
Let their children run freely in a crowded parking lot. I am probably one of the most non-judgmental people you will ever meet, but if my brakes get tested because you are not paying attention and your kid runs in front of my car, my inner Karen will come out. You have been warned.
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151points
#19
For me, it's being on your phone while driving. Instant rage. Full disclosure: I was T-boned by one of those a-holes
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147points
#20
Spitting on the ground where other people are walking. At least make the effort to go spit on a bush or something...even though the bush is innocent in all of this
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136points