What sort of people do you avoid?

Agree with lots of pet hates on theid post.

People who smell is my pet hate.
Armpit and other body odour down wind in a confined space.

And people who get on buses and trams who stink to high heaven of Cannabis. YUK.

undines Your post made me smile. Gosh people like that are so boring aren't they??!!

I find it hard to listen to the self-righteous views of so-called left-wing liberals, whose 'liberalism' does not extend to anyone who disagrees with their woke dogma, dispensing labels like 'racist' and 'right wing'.

Just been talking about this today. Usually those who think they are God’s gift to everything and talk in price tags.

People who always say 'did you know so and so has died?', 'did you know so and so has cancer?, etc I will take another route if I see them coming. I mix with people who enjoy holidays and having fun. My 99 year old auntie who was blind and deaf was fun.

I avoid the people who always have it better or bigger. Or whatever you've got, they had it first, went there first, did it first.

People who seem to enjoy making hurtful comments; also very negative, moany people who always blame others for their problems.

Gossipy people.
Loud shouty people.
Limelight seekers.
People looking over your shoulder while you are talking to them.
Interfering busy bodies.......

Gossips.I keep well away. They cause so much trouble.

When 'Friends' (you thought were loyal), pass on private info to anyone who listens to them. According to Research, it gives their ego a huge boost with breaking news about misfortunate people. Also, they are unaware, that this violates the data protection. 'Personal is personal' what dont they understand!

Judy54

People who are judgemental and feel that they know what is right for you and how you should live your life. My view is get your own life in order first before judging mine.

Oh definitely! I had a long-term friend but got so fed up with her constant judgement & bossiness she is no longer a friend. It wasn’t an easy parting & I thought I’d miss her but what a relief - I realised she was making me quite depressed. Now I’m cautious about repeating that mistake!

Anyone who thinks they have the right to touch me without my consent (this includes hugging, tapping, nudging, hand grabbing, leaning against me or any other form of physical contact).
People eating a popular brand of cheesy snack on public transport.
People who breathe, cough or sneeze on me,
People who need a tissue but don’t use one.
Anyone who tries to incite an argument with me or anyone else simply for their own entertainment.
People who push in front of other people.
However I don’t feel the same repulsion and need to avoid polite and respectful people.

Loud, shrieky people who are stuck on 'transmit'.

People that are always negative and moan a lot, people that think they are superior, loud people, those with no empathy, know-it-alls, judgemental people, fake people that are nice to your face or say ooh we must do this or that and don't mean it. Hence my circle of trust is small

Majority of politicians unless I choose to go to a specific meeting about an issue where you can hear what they say and make notes so that in the future when they backpeddle or say they never suggested something you have time and date to contradict it. Any wretched Zoom person who either is busy cutting through roots of trees whilst causing hassle and blocking people from walking on the paths whilst they wreck the pavement, or continue to knock on your door to attempt to sell you their blasted stuff. I have no problem with people asking politely if you would like to look at something or other, but dislike the ones that continue you to badger you, when they get short shrift from me as I ask them if they do not know the meaning of NO THANKYOU .

In groups, where most of you tell others in good time, if there is something worth going to or might be of interest, the person who is only interested in telling you what a great time they had had going to something that they hadnt bothered to let any of you know about!

Of course it is unlikely that I should meet such as Trump , Putin or Farage, but should I come across them would take pleasure in turning my back on them and walking away as publically as possible. Not that they would care I am perfectly aware . However it is cheering to think of doing it at some point in the future! No doubt there are more that might come to mind later.

I dont really avoid anyone, I find those that some think are bigots or opinionated have just have a different viewpoint to me, it’s their right to free speech.

People are often surprised to hear which innate phobias we have... All others are learned

One is fear of falling and the other is loud noises. This could be why the OP and others avoid loud people.

First post nailed it for me.

I try to avoid those who gossip about others.

You can bet your life, when you leave the room, they start talking about you too.

Bullies and gossips.

scurrilous gossips - of the vicious, jealous, poisonous, ultimately dangerous kind who once identified can be
more readily avoided

religious zealots, who readily identify themselves

vegans - see above

self aggrandising acquaintances, so tiresome

what I find difficult in life is having to deal with deeply unpleasant people who cannot be avoided unless NC

“ Hell is other people “

As many people as possible!! I'm an introvert I'm afraid. I do socialise on occasion and whrn on holiday, but I seem to know instinctively, within minutes who to avoid.

People who are very drunk as I'm very nervous around them. It's probably because I had a violent alcoholic stepmother as a child.

Good clues about what to avoid if you don't want to be avoided yourself.

nanna8

Oh dear- I’m a bit of a hugger. Maybe it is different where we live because many of us are. It is a normal way of greeting friends.

Yep...I was thinking a lot of the people I know are "huggers" and it was a positive "point of honour" thing during Lockdown to be that way.

On another front re people I'm not keen on are those who don't think for themselves. It's astonishing/horrifying just how many don't do so and, since moving to my current home, I've been shocked/horrified to find just how many people have been told what to think about me by my awful neighbours - and they do!!!!! This does seem to be common round here and a bit of a shock to someone who has come from an "Everyone makes up their own minds for themselves" environment - as I have. Luckily - I can see the funny side sometimes - given that years back I said a cheery hello on first encountering a nearby neighbour who I knew to be a former priest and his response was "Who might you be?" rather than an appropriate one. I duly told him "I've moved into so-and-so house" and his response was along the lines of "Oh - it's YOU!!!!! Agh". Errr....I'd never met him...it couldnt possibly have been his own opinion he was giving - but I knew just whose opinion it was that he was spouting. Cue for high amusement when the next time I saw him he was wheeling a stolen Tesco trolley through his garden to leave his rubbish for the dustbin men and giving me a "Don't you dare tell people I'm a thief!" glare at me....and that's not mentioning how he employed someone to trim trees of his at the illegal season of the year for that and it must have taken some doing for the policeman I called round to studiously avoid seeing all the resultant feathers....