What irritates you?

I’m fairly easy going and don’t get wound up about too much. However, I can’t stand the seemingly constant need for background music. I’ve had to leave shops and frequently ask restaurants to turn the volume down so I can actually have a conversation.

Children in pubs and restaurants in the evening, especially ferral ones. Bring back children's rooms or even an adult only separate bar. Also children under 12 in restaurants in an evening unless it's a soft play area for families.

Newsreaders who NOW say leverage in the American way. Just heard it again. ?

"Do the math"

If you can't do the maths, do arithmetic.

I’m with you Witzend ?

Very serious, this one!
I've recently seen elsewhere several mentions - by people presumably not American - of putting 'milk and cookies' out for Father Christmas!
NOOOOOO! (Though if they are American it's just about excusable I suppose.)

Why on earth would he want cold milk on a bleak midwinter night? Whisky, sherry or brandy only - and at least one mince pie!

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Gilbert and Sullivan's Little List!

People who say "Awww Bless" when I am having one of those casual inconsequential conversations that keep the world going. I don't think I am prone to childish conversations so why do they think it is OK to patronise me as if I was 5 years old?
My OH saying "Thanks for warning us about that" to EVERY new comedy trailer EVERY time it is shown.
The lady in her 30s who actually raced me to the one elderly/disabled seat on the bus when it was vacated. I was a week before my hip op so I really needed it, now I might be able to beat her.
People in the supermarket (usually men) who are deep in conversation then suddenly step backwards so I have to dodge them and then glare at you as if they should be the only ones shopping.

Well I feel better for that. Thank you for the opportunity.

My age, sex , or anything is fluid ?

This is what you SHOULD do ......

When someone asked after my health and I told her I had PMR which usually lasts between 2 and 5 years ‘Oh my mother had it for 20 years’ !

When my sister said ‘Why aren’t you wearing you engagement ring, have you lost it?

What a wonderful thread. lizzypopbottle I too wonder what on earth people are doing at traffic lights when they change to green and no one moves! It also annoys me when people dither at roundabouts thus defeating the purpose of roundabouts - to keep traffic flowing!

And hairdressers who ask what product you use - and they don't mean shampoo.

And people whose knee jerk reaction is to counteract what you've just said: 'bit chilly this morning', 'oh it'll be 21C this afternoon' 'Lots of traffic about today', 'oh, I didn't have any problems'. 'The local shop is out of milk at the moment', 'oh I just drink mine black', etc, etc.!

I turned round and said....

Were you facing the wrong way?

Haitch instead of aitch. I/they/he she 'was like' Hair that looks uncombed ( I don't care if it is 'fashion') Straggly bits of hair dangling either side of the face. ( it would drive me dippy! ) Crackly bags in the cinema - why do people feel the need to keep stuffing their faces no matter where they are!
As for people with bags etc on seats either they move them when asked politely or I will.

Clarepetal, people who make ludicrous assumptions irritate the heck out of me. I'm English. My mother, aunt and grandmother were all "Mom" or "Mommy" to their children because they came from Birmingham where that was the term in common usage. My father's mother, on the other hand, came from Jarrow where "Mam" was the norm, so "Mam" is how she was known.

People who walk towards you bellowing "Hello!" when they aren't actually talking to you but are on what seem to be invisible phones.

People who say 'like' a lot, or who spell mum as 'mom'. We aren't in America!!

Not in our house they wouldn’t, NanKate. I always prefer the cake mix to the cake, so make sure there’s plenty left in the bowl. There’s not a scrap left when it goes in the dishwasher though.

Jalima we were given the bowl by our mother to scrape out with our fingers the uncooked cake mixture. I can taste it now, delicious. Of course health and Bloomin Safety would put the kybosh on that now.

tiredoldwoman I have tried that but need to finish it off with a wooden juicer - and it's annoying when they don't scrape the bowl out when baking. Mum used to say 'there's another slice of cake there!.

weather forecasters who say 'spits and spots of rain'

Witzend and weather people who say 'evening period or afternoon period' Why not just evening or afternoon ?

Everything. I even find myself irritating.

Watching a cooking programme right now , what irritates me is when they just squeeze a lemon, orange or lime with their single hand without using a squeezer . I always use a squeezer to get every last bit of juice.

Just seen elsewhere, which reminded me - people who aren't American saying 'bathtub' instead of just 'bath'.

And 'inside of', 'outside of', instead of just 'inside/outside.

Ellanvannin Just a quick digress here, we have had many threads on hair loss. It has taken away my identity and yes, I am grateful that I am not ill, but mine is never going to grow back. It's a nightmare. Sorry. again for making it all about me!

We was instead of we were.
Trout pouts and stupid caterpillar eyebrows whilst contorting their bodies on face book, do none of these girls have friends or relatives who will tell them how ridiculous they look ?