There’s a silent universal nod for what things people commonly find irritating. Like, when someone’s loudly gobbling a mouthful, or picking their teeth with bare hands (worse, braces!), or when a person in front of you is biting their nails like they were some salty caramel popcorn. Apologies for ruining whatever it is that you were eating.
But people are so much more complex than that. You see, among the universally annoying and “no, we won’t be friends after that” list stands a bunch of very subtle little things that for many mortal ones, like you and me, don’t even raise an eyebrow, but for others, provoke a full-on breakdown.
So let’s dive deep into the sea of stuff people find annoying, although often totally irrational.
#1 Wait, who invited the volume monster?
When the TV show you're watching goes to an ad and the volume goes from reasonable to incredibly loud without having changed the volume.
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448points
#2 The Volume Battle Nobody Wins
Having to watch movies with your thumb on the volume buttons on the remote - have to turn it up to hear talking, then its immediately too loud for action sequences and wakes up the kids. Movie night ends before it even starts.
Same applies to TV shows when the commercials are louder than the show you're watching.
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406points
#3 Not the Space Solution I Asked For
People who step closer to you when you step away from them. You were violating my personal space, and I’m trying to fix that. Come on.
391points
#4 Why Even Have Two Slots?
Chargers/adapters that take up more than one power slot
386points
#5 Classic flex, zero follow-through
Drivers who overtake you on the road, and then slow down once they're in front of you.
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351points
#6 Why Do You Hate The Rest Of Us?
People that pee on the seat and don't wipe their f**king piss off the seat
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326points
#7 “Sleeves that pull a disappearing act”
A sleeve that rolls down your arm when washing your hands/doing dishes.
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319points
#9 Grammar police called, and they’re here
misuse of their, there and they're
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289points
#10 Basic manners or nah?
When People don't say please and thank you. Probably one of my biggest pet peeves. Just shows how little they think about others.
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281points
#12 Signal or be salty
People who don't signal when they're switching lanes. Are you really that lazy?
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274points
#13 The Unspoken Aisle Blockade
People who walk side by side slow as s**t down the aisle in the store. They’re juuuust far enough apart that you can’t squeeze by them, and at least around my parts, when you say excuse me they just ignore you.
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250points
#14 The ultimate passive-aggressive move
Not changing empty toilet paper rolls.
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237points
#15 Peak “Unbothered” Energy
People who spit on the ground for no apparent reason. There’s a guy at work who consistently does this and every time I see a spit stain on the ground I automatically know where it comes from.
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229points
#16 Why Does Dave Have to Drink Like That?
Open floor plan offices. I need some peace and quiet when I work. Plus Dave slurping his coffee.
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225points
#17 Plot Twists Wait for No Scroll
My husband watching his phone during a show and asking me what happened constantly. If you want to know, put your damn phone down!
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221points
#18 Instant Karma, Served Hot
This just happened to me. When people respond to your email and spell your name wrong, despite the fact that both my email and the contact associated with my email both have my name spelled correctly, not to mention I signed my name at the end of the email.
I responded by thanking him and misspelling his name.
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220points
#20 Classic “Hold my comment” energy
When people always try to one up you In a conversation.
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213points