‘What’s something people do in public that makes you lose faith in society?’ – 17 soul-destroyingly annoying actions
If you feel like the social contract has been trampled over, you’re not alone. A lot of people seem to think that basic standards and decency have gone the way of the dinosaurs.
You’ve probably already got a list of grievances – personally slow walkers grind my gears – but what are other people getting annoyed about? ThisIsNotAtAllSFW decided to find out by putting the following question to r/AskReddit:
‘What’s something people do in public that makes you lose a little faith in society?’
Get ready to feel the red mist descend by reading these top answers…
1.
‘People who openly verbally berate their family members (spouse, children, etc.) in public. If that’s how they’re willing to treat them in public imagine how they treat them at home…’
-StraightFail5895
2.
‘Walking through a door someone is holding for them without a thanks, smile or even a nod.’
-SlinkyMalinky20
3.
‘Having a full speakerphone conversation in a crowded place, not pausing the conversation while pointing and eyewaving at the person at the register as though they know what you want, then getting frustrated and shitty because they’re being frustrated and shitty back to you.’
-UnderwhelmedOne
4.
‘Not sharing the sidewalk, a basic lack of sidewalk etiquette 🤷♂️’
-Desperate-Math8043
5.
‘People treating service workers like they’re beneath them. If someone’s making your food, helping you at checkout, or answering your questions, the bare minimum is basic respect.’
-AdfyFounder
6.
‘Walk around with speakers blaring crappy music.’
-Goodfella7288
7.
‘Throwing trash on the ground. It’s not hard to recycle or find a trash can.
‘My husband and I now bring bags for trash we find so we can throw it away ourselves.’
-Capable_Suit_7335
8.
‘People who sneeze all over the place. You’d think we’d have learnt a thing or two during the pandemic’
-Life_Passenger0108
9.
‘Line cutters. The audacity
‘Recently, we were at an event where the refreshments were a 100+ person line. This woman goes “excuse me” and walks right up to the front. I loudly bad mouthed her behind her, to my friends, for the next 5 minutes straight’
-Worldly_Designer_724