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annoying little thing...

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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No I'm not talking about the french, I'm asking what small insignificant things annoy you but really they shouldn't?

For me it's when people refer to Britain and England and British as English.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I would have to whole-heartedly agree with you there.

    Also when people refer to England as an island. It's as much an island as Switzerland is...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    mine would have to be people looking over your shoulder to see what your doing. drives me mad!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People that either walk rrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaallly slowly infront of you, or who stop infront of you... Or people who stop in doorways... People who block other peoples routes basically. Move out the F-ing way!!!!!!!!!!!

    On the England/Britain topic... I was literally banging my head on a table the other day cos I was sat talking with 4 other friends and 3 of them couldn't get into their heads that the Scottish are as much British as the English are... For some reason they kept saying 'no, they're Scottish, we're British'... Noooooo, they're Scottish and they're British, we're English and we're British... Only one person got what I was saying. :banghead:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lu_C wrote: »
    People that either walk rrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaallly slowly infront of you, or who stop infront of you... Or people who stop in doorways... People who block other peoples routes basically. Move out the F-ing way!!!!!!!!!!!

    GAAAAHHH!!! I know what you mean! There they are, strolling around without a care in the world and im trying to get my lunch and everything in my half hour break from work! I never, ever just stop suddenly on a busy street without looking behind me first :mad:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Or when you stop moving through some form of crowd, to let someone through as you need to go into the gap created by the people you are letting past, then someone pushes in, and blocks the whole thing up.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lu_C wrote: »
    People that either walk rrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaallly slowly infront of you, or who stop infront of you... Or people who stop in doorways... People who block other peoples routes basically. Move out the F-ing way!!!!!!!!!!!

    I agree. I usually have to walk on the road (which I hate) because people do this and won't move when asked.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Old ladies getting off trains. Why, Praise Be, do they ALWAYS have to stop on the platform precisely four inches from the door? Move or I'll kick your calves.

    That, and fat people who don't understand that letting everyone off the tube before trying to waddle on makes everything faster for everyone.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How about when you're about to walk through a door and there's someone in front of you, he/she stops to let some other person come out, only that person waits to let the one in front of you go in first and they're both standing there saying "you first" "no YOU first" "No come on, I insist" etc etc :mad:

    I just elbow my way through and say "Tell you what guys, I'll go first".
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lu_C wrote: »
    People that either walk rrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaallly slowly infront of you, or who stop infront of you

    i hate that. People at schhol always do it! I'm like, seriously guys speed kills.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The fact that when it rains I need to go out. When I don't need to go out, it doesn't rain.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    supermarket shopping. too many people getting in the way. too many screaming children.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The way Americans say "can" and "can't" so they sound identical and I really struggle to make out what they are talking about. British accents rule.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People who can't even say thanks for holding a door open for them.

    People who think the middle of the aisle in a supermarket is a good place to stop and have a chat.

    People who think that because they're disbaled/old/frail/a cunt have the right to be served first/be an obnoxious shit.

    People who need a plastic when all they buy is a newspaper.

    Sales assistants at the '5 items or less' till who keep serving people with more than that when there's a queue 20+ people long.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People who complain about every tiny thing ....

    ;)

    I have to admit, I'm a BIG pavement rager. There should be a minimum speed limit for pedestrians in all shopping centres and thoroughfares.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Horatio Cane.

    but he's dead. yea!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooooh another one...

    guys that make stuff up like 'ooh i'm really ill' because they don't want to see you, or their girlfriend is over...but they somehow are unable to tell me this (?) srsly.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katchika wrote: »
    The way Americans say "can" and "can't" so they sound identical and I really struggle to make out what they are talking about. British accents rule.

    I say "T" I've not heard the accent that doesn't. I hate the british (I can generalize too) who put an "R" in everything or cannot say "TH" :p

    (though I Joke ;))
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Simba T Lion wrote: »
    I say "T" I've not heard the accent that doesn't. I hate the british (I can generalize too) who put an "R" in everything or cannot say "TH" :p

    (though I Joke ;))

    It's not so much the lack of a "t" than the fact that Americans say the two words with the same vowel sound - when Brits say can and can't, the "a" sounds different. Can sounds like the a in Hat and Can't sounds like the a in Aunt.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People who use the phrase "could care less" when they mean they don't care at all.

    IT MAKES NO SENSE PEOPLE.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    John Cleese belittles the yanks the best with this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCUsPnKD1gk
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lu_C wrote: »
    People that either walk rrrrrrrreaaaaaaaaaallly slowly infront of you, or who stop infront of you... Or people who stop in doorways... People who block other peoples routes basically. Move out the F-ing way!!!!!!!!!!!

    Yes yes! For me also people not putting discs back in their cases, and not putting them back alphabetically i.e. in the order I already have them in!

    Also when people say "ting" instead of "thing".....WHY??? :banghead:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katchika wrote: »
    It's not so much the lack of a "t" than the fact that Americans say the two words with the same vowel sound - when Brits say can and can't, the "a" sounds different. Can sounds like the a in Hat and Can't sounds like the a in Aunt.

    I think it depends where you are from. Where i live the "a" sounds the same.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's true - saying we all pronounce "Can't" that way assumes we all speak with middle class or estuary english accents.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Goodness, there are allsorts...

    40 mile an hour drivers... the sort who drive at 40 whether they are in a 30 limit or in a 60 limit. It doesn't matter whether they are in front or behind me, both scenarios piss me off as you're either stuck behind them (normally when you can't overtake) or they are right up your arse through 30 limits. Grr :mad:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    the people stopping does my head in too.

    people who queue up in shops (usually women i may add) and get to the counter and its some sort of surprise that they are going to have to pay for something and spend the next 5 minutes fiddling in their bag trying to find purse etc...does my head in...you've been queued 10mins! be fucking ready

    people who refuse to be pro-active when waiting to be served at a bar, altho it would be a fabulous world if people got served in order but the truth is most bar people will serve pro-active people first, whether deliberately or not, i used to work on a bar.

    people who reply on forums with simply "this", whats the point. get a grip.

    Im getting wound up just thinking about some of these things so i'll stop now.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    People using americanisms when we've got our own perfectly fine expressions, like when people say "cell phone" or when they pronounce data as 'darta' :mad: :mad:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Glenn Quagmire wrote: »
    "cell phone"

    But that's what they are, phones that use cells. Any phone is mobile, you just need a longer lead :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    haha i was just gonna put the same...to be fair the yanks are probably more accurate with the name on this one...i have a mobile phone in my house, but if i was to take it outside it wouldnt work and i'd look like a prize pilchard
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Whingers. :D
    Weekender Offender 
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I didn't say they're not "cell phones", I said we have our own perfectly fine version - mobile phones. People only usually say 'cell' to be pretentious.
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