The past two weeks reading the Doctrine and Covenants and what the backstory was when they received the revelations, I have been thinking about how human the early Saints were. We got to know their idiosyncrasies and those things that annoyed them about each other and at the same time how they help one another when it was needed. I take comfort in knowing that even though they were not perfect, they did have faith and it was that faith that kept them going. I have sometimes wonder if I had even that brave.
A few years ago, I was introduced to the phrase pet peeves. Here are 75 pet peeves I have collected from friends.
1. Loud chewing, or people chewing with their mouths open.
2. When people are late or make me run late because I’m waiting for them.
3. People who are chronically late. A one-off I can maybe understand, but it’s incredibly rude to think your time is more valuable than the 15 to 30 minutes you’re making me wait.
4. People who scuff their feet as they walk down the street, especially if they’re wearing UGGs.
5. People smoking electronic cigarettes around non-smokers. Smoking is smoking
6. People who chew gum loudly and attempt to blow bubbles in confined quarters.
7. The feel of chalk.
8. People who walk into the subway and stand right in front of the door.
9. People who don’t cover their mouths when they cough.
10. People who discuss being on a diet while you’re in the middle of eating something unhealthy.
11. People who say “ew” to the food on your plate.
12. People who eat food off your plate without asking first.
13. When people ask if they can have some of your food as they make a grab for it.
14. People who use redundant hashtags on Instagram, like #me #human #girl #selfie.
15. People who say “no offense” as if it downplays anything insulting they say.
16. People who say “literally” when what they mean is not literal.
17. People who “woo” when their favorite song comes on.
18. Hearing people bite their nails.
19. People that clip their nails at work, while sitting at their desk.
20. When groups of people take up the entire side of the street. MOVE.
21. People who walk slowly or stop suddenly in the middle of the sidewalk.
22. People who have visited your country once and they think they are experts on the culture, politics and the people.
23. Line cutters. There are social rules you must follow.
24. People who don’t know how to get through airport security efficiently. It’s been 15 years. You know!
25. People who stand on the left side of an escalator. Right is for standing! Left for walking!
26. When people act like they are doing you a favor when you are paying for their service.
27. Misspelled signs.
28. Misspelling my name when it’s right there in the email staring you in the face.
9. When dog owners leave their dog’s poop on the sidewalk.
30. Slow cashiers.
31. Saying “Let’s make plans!“ then acting surprised when I try to follow up and make actual plans.
32. Online stores that charge a ton of money for shipping.
33. Food that only pretends to be organic.
34. People who say anyways when the word is anyway.
35. Gluten-free fanatics who have no medical justification to avoid gluten.
36. Subway pole huggers.
37. People who say something “will give you all the feels.”
38. People who talk over you when you’re clearly still in the middle of the sentence.
39. When people say “on accident.” It’s BY accident.
40. Passive aggressive behavior. If you have something you want to say, just say it.
41. When you can hear someone eating their cereal.
42. Strangers on the subway who choose to listen to their music through the speakers, instead of headphones.
43. When you’re running after the bus, you lock eyes with the bus driver in the rear -view mirror, and they still drive straight past you.
44. When you are just to get in the parking slot as someone else gets in that parking space when they know you got there first.
45. People who blow their noses while you are sitting at a table eating.
46. When people call Latinos Mexicans. Most of us weren’t born in mexico.
47. People who groom themselves on public transportation
48. When people repeatedly hit the elevator button, as if that’ll make the elevator arrive sooner.
49. When people shove past you on the street and say “excuse you!”
50. This non-apology: “I’m sorry you feel that way.”
51. When people spend more time on their phone during dinner or brunch than they do interacting with the people present at the table.
52. People who sing out loud out of nowhere in a crowd of people.
53. The reply-all that asks to be taken off -of an email thread.
54. People with an inflated sense of their own importance.
55. People who say “no problem!” or “no worries!” in response to “thank you.” The appropriate thing to say in return is, “You’re welcome.”
56. People who seal a ziplock bag without removing the air first.
57. People who say “myself“ instead of “me” or “I.”
58. LGBTQ who think everyone should think and act like them.
59. Clapping at the end of a movie in theater.
60. Talking out loud on the phone in public.
61. People who don’t silence their phone when they play a game in public.
62. Receiving emails from a colleague with my boss CC’d.
63. People who take selfies when there are other people around to take the picture.
64. When you are not invited to an event when you have planned all the logistics.
65. When people go to irrational lengths to keep their middle name a secret.
66. People who say “you should have been there“ when you clearly weren’t there.
67. People who say “this is her“ when someone on the phone asks for them. Just say “Yes.”
68. Companies that post 14 Instagrams in a row because they form a larger image on their account. No one goes to your account page.
69. People who abbreviate things that don’t need to be shortened.
70. When people describe how they ate something really bad yesterday and should really stay home. Just say you’re taking a sick day. Nobody needs to hear the details.
71. People who say “eh, you know“ when you casually ask them how they’re doing. How would I know.
72. Public display of affection, especially if you are gay.
73. People who send emails longer than three sentences, or one paragraph. Call or explain in person. Who has time to read through all of that?
74. People who complain that they don’t have time to read emails or tweets or know what’s up because they’re “too busy,” implying that you’re a loser with too much spare time.
75. Coke that costs more than $3.
There you have it!
Con amor,
Vero
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