Pet peeves: we all have them. And whether or not we make them known, they still exist. Maybe I'm just a super irritable person, but I have a lot of pet peeves. Are some of them unreasonable? Probably. But are they limited to just me, or do other people feel the same way? We're about to find out.
1. When someone doesn't appreciate silence. (Read: when people don't know when to stop talking).
Silence is golden, people. Fun fact, I actually made one of my closest friends talking about this during orientation week.
2. When someone moves into the right lane in front of you right as the light turns red.
Excuse you, but I don't appreciate you coming into my lane at the last minute and hijacking my plans to turn right on red. It's fine though, I'll wait.
3. When someone doesn't use their turn signals - either for lane changes or actual turns.
No it's okay, I actually don't need to know about your intention to swerve into my lane. Keep me at the edge of my seat please.
4. When someone shuffles their feet while walking.
For one, you're ruining your shoes. And also, please just pick your feet. You're actually making life harder for yourself by shuffling.
5. When someone is chronically late because of who they are as a person.
As someone who is always, always, always early... I just don't understand how someone can never be on time to anything, much less 20 minutes late.
6. When someone is walking against the flow of traffic, particularly in a public setting like a mall or college campus.
Traffic patterns exist for a reason! You don't see cars driving on whatever side of the road they feel like. The same etiquette should apply to large masses of walking people.
7. When someone is eating something crunchy and they don't even attempt to quiet their chewing.
How are you not self conscious right now?
8. Better yet, when someone physically cannot close their mouth when chewing.
Dedicated specifically to my little brother, who always makes meal time a pleasure.
9. When someone you don't know sits down next to you in class even when their are plenty of other open seats.
I'm not in class to make friends or socialize. Please don't sit next to me and restrict my personal space when half of the seats in the room are open.
10. When someone takes your seat in class.
How dare you take my unassigned/self-assigned seat in which I have been sitting in all semester.
11. When people use excessive or unrelated emojis.
Maybe I'm just not a festive or extravagant person, but it's not necessary to use a string of 5+ emojis in every.single.text you send, especially when they don't pertain to the words you just typed.
12. When there's 1/8 of an inch of milk left in the jug and someone still puts it back into the fridge.
Please just finish it off and throw it away, you're just getting my hopes up.
13. When people walk out of a public restroom without washing their hands.
Whatever you do in your own home is your business, but if you're in public at least pretend to wash your hands.
14. When someone is oblivious to everything.
Self awareness is key, my friends.
Mic drop, end rant.
