“What’s Something Totally ‘Normal’ People Do That Actually Creeps You Out?” (33 Answers)

So, just a few days ago, this thread appeared in the AskReddit community, the author of which, the user u/PoutyWhispers, asked the question: "What’s something totally 'normal' people do that actually creeps you out?" As of today, the thread has over 1.3K various comments and around 1.6K upvotes, so the discussion turned out to be really interesting.

The most curious thing here is that, under literally each of the most popular opinions expressed in the thread, you can find netizens who are sincerely perplexed as to why this thing actually creeps others out. As we can see, it's very indicative, so please check out this selection made by Bored Panda, where we've collected the most interesting and sometimes contradictory views, especially for you.

Some of the opinions presented in this collection actually vividly illustrate the difference in views between representatives of different generations. For example, Gen-Xs or even millennials are outraged by something that is quite familiar to Gen-Zs, while the latter consider literally everything they do as a "new normal" and, conversely, don't get why older people do certain things that are familiar to them.

Well, indeed, representatives of older generations believe that young people are incapable of anything, often give in to everyday difficulties, and have problems communicating. At the same time, according to the young ones, previous generations can be too intrusive, rude and unethical. Where is the truth? Perhaps there's only one answer: everyone has their own truth.

What is common among representatives of many generations, and what really creeps out many folks—not only in this thread, by the way—is the worship of celebrities whom many people are ready to literally put on a pedestal, forgiving all sorts of minor (and not just minor) sins. They then, however, immediately overthrow this pedestal as soon as a new superstar appears, thirsting for worship.

In fact, by the way, similar stories have taken place literally throughout all of human history—beginning with the ancient Romans and Byzantines, who admired outstanding gladiators and charioteers, then through the Middle Ages, where the place of idols was taken by famous knights, and continuing with relatively recent antiquity.

For example, the famous Hungarian composer of the 19th century, Franz Liszt, was so popular that his fans dreamed of getting a lock of his hair. They say that the witty musician, in order not to disappoint his fans, but at the same time not to go completely bald, simply got several dogs with fur of the same color as his own hair, thus satisfying the desires of the crowd...

Well, you must admit that some situations simply irritate literally every one of us, even though almost everyone does it. Just agree—you, too, have once stood in line when the person behind you gets so close that they're ready to practically read your texts on the phone, breathe in your ear or evaluate their overuse of perfume (or lack thereof—that depends on your luck...).

The funniest thing is that almost all of us are irritated by this, and, if you think about it, it irritates those people who do it themselves. It is simply irritating when someone does this to them, and not to others, isn't it?

But why are we so irritated by something completely ordinary in other people? Julia Kristina, a Canda-based counselor, referring to the outstanding psychologist Carl Jung, is inclined to believe that the question is that we see ourselves in the actions of other people. Those things that we don't like in ourselves, but with which we actually put up with within ourselves.

"To put quite simply, those unfavourable qualities, habits, or tendencies of someone else we react negatively to are really just our own shortcomings that we have turned our back on and refuse to own up to," Julia Kristina sums up. On the other hand, professor RJ Starr, on the podcast "The Psychology of Us," notes that people can literally be irritated by behavior that is diametrically opposed to theirs.

"For instance, someone who values punctuality might feel irritated when a friend shows up late, while someone more laid-back might not think twice about it," professor Starr says.

"Similarly, if you’ve grown up in a noisy household, you might be less bothered by loud environments than someone who’s used to peace and quiet." As we can see, there could be many reasons for this, and each of us has our own.

In any case, we do believe that you will be interested to read what other people find annoys them and is even unacceptable about someone else's behavior. Or maybe you actually get creeped out when someone rants about what creeps them out? Well, in any case, please have a nice read here, and maybe add your own ideas in the comments below.