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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: on May 11, 2007, 03:14:00 pm
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What peeves you? Do you even get peeved? Does pea colored pee pee get you peeved?
I'll begin:
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People who wear those Bluetooth earphones in their ear all day long, like it's some kind of fashion accessory.
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people who walk in the middle of the sidewalk in groups of 2 to 3 people (or more) in NYC and walk INSANELY slow and have to look at everything, not even comprehending that there are people behind them who HAVE to get to places.
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Lobot really doesn't get the fashionista cred he deserves...
One of my biggest pet peeves is people who don't obey the driving signs in parking lots. There's a reason that stop sign and "one way" arrow are there!
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Older white women in restaurants. They are usually the most demanding, rude, and demeaning sons-of-bitches on the face of the planet.
Here's a usual chat with their servers:
"You HAVE to tell me what's ON IT!" (using a mean voice)
"Do you or do you not have chocolate syrup?!"
"ARE we clear on what I just ordered?!"
(these are from the past week!!)
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Men who wear check shirts.
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people who drive slowly in the left lane. EXTERMINATE.
DC/NoVa/MD drivers in general. two snow flakes and they can't go more than 20 miles an hour.
yes, i tend to drive fast - so chances are, my driving peeves off other people :D
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Originally posted by Psychoda alternata:
Men who wear check shirts.
is there a typo there? did you mean "checkered", "czech", or "chick" shirts? :)
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People who don't activate their car alarm until they are a kilometer away.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
is there a typo there? did you mean "checkered", "czech", or "chick" shirts? :)
Check shirt's are definitely NOT chick shirts, as in if you wear one you won't attract chicks.
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"between you and I"
"we'll share it between the four of us"
"give it back, he gave it to her and I" -- the pronouns are DIFFERENT TENSES, PEOPLE!
"she looks so much like me"
Sorry, I shouldn't harp on the grammatical. You asked!
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At a concert: the person who squeezes in front of you, so they're right in your face, and then gradually backs up to give themselves more elbow room
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People who play their ipods so loud on the Metro that everyone can hear it. This happens on about 50% of the Metro rides I'm on. I really want to pass them a note saying, "You have bad taste in music. Please don't share."
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Originally posted by Stairmaster E:
At a concert: the person who squeezes in front of you, so they're right in your face, and then gradually backs up to give themselves more elbow room
Oh yeah, you know it.
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Originally posted by Bags:
"between you and I"
Bugs the heck out of me, too.
Apparently there's a name for this phenomenon (of people thinking that "I," "he, "etc." sound more formal and therefore must be correct): hypercorrection (http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970502), "the process of introducing erroneous forms in an effort to replace seemingly incorrect forms that are really acceptable."
Not only is hypercorrection wrong, it sounds pompous. At least using "between" where "among" is correct and using "me" where "I" would be correct merely sounds colloquial.
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Whoops, double-posted by mistake...
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by Psychoda alternata:
Men who wear check shirts.
is there a typo there? did you mean "checkered", "czech", or "chick" shirts? :) [/b]
What if my shirt's a czech chick?
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those you do nott know the difference between you, your and you're and their there and it and it's.
also, people who dress their dogs in clothing. bandanas are ok.
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
those you do nott know the difference between you, your and you're and their there and it and it's.
also, people who dress their dogs in clothing. bandanas are ok.
[sigh] and with the grammar nazi-ism comes a typo in my post. 'nott' har har har.
good thing i write for a living. [/sigh]
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People who talk in the movie theater between the time the previews end and the credits roll.
GODDAMNIT HOW FUCKING HARD IS IT TO NOT TALK WHILE THE MOVIE IS PLAYING
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Morons who wear socks with sandals or flip flops.
Drivers who speed up intentionally so you can't merge into traffic. (Women are the biggest offenders.)
Drivers who refuse to use turn signals.
Double negatives - "I don't do no crack" - for example.
The list goes on, but that will do for now.
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A long time pet peeve of mine is weather forecasters (obviously, those on tv) who stand in front of the weather maps, charts and graphs. I want to see and study these things to figure out on my own what's up; especially, since I don't always agree with their predictions. Not look at their overly made up butts! Besides, why show them if they are only going to be blocked!? GRRR. I've actually called a couple stations to complain about this before to no avail. Thank God for the internet so that I can now take all the time I need and do so at anytime I want...providing I'm near a computer.
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Originally posted by Bags:
"between you and I"
"we'll share it between the four of us"
"give it back, he gave it to her and I" -- the pronouns are DIFFERENT TENSES, PEOPLE!
"she looks so much like me"
Sorry, I shouldn't harp on the grammatical. You asked!
"I'll try AND -whatever-"
"I SEEN -fill in band name here- LAST WEEK".
or in NASCAR
"He was 3rd QUICK"
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how about NASCAR in general? :)
plenty of english mangling to complain about: "irregardless" and "it goes without saying that (proceeds to say it)" are my favs.
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That's seems to be true for sports in general.
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i like bees, butterflies, and things that blow up. i am a positive person.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Lobot really doesn't get the fashionista cred he deserves...
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it bothers me when people say "i could care less" when it should be "i couldn't care less"
i want to correct them everytime i hear it
oh, i HATE to hear people eating and/or talking with a mouth full of food
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Originally posted by Cali:
it bothers me when people say "i could care less" when it should be "i couldn't care less"
That's one of my all time most annoying pet peeves, but decided I couldn't change the world so just ignore it.
Oh, I just thought of another....the way Americans eat with that stabbing your food with a fork then using your knife to cut it, then putting your knife down, switching hands with the fork then taking a bite. Switch hands back, stab your food, pick up the knife cut it, put knife down, switch hands with the fork, take a bite, repeat the process until your food is finished.
What's up with that?
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vegetarians who get upset with a vegetarian offering because they don't like the vegetables.
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oh. oh god. i can't believe i forgot about my no. 1 - people who blow their nose while at the dinner table.
that's disgusting. get up and walk to the bathroom. don't think it is ok to spray your germs about just because you have finished your meal you bloated pig. :D
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People who say they won't eat food containing pork because God says it's a no-no. What, is this 2000BC? Are they afraid of trichinosis? It makes one wonder if they have ever heard of that groovy, new invention: fire...?
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
oh. oh god. i can't believe i forgot about my no. 1 - people who blow their nose while at the dinner table.
that is disgusting. another dining peeve is people who don't take off their hats in restaurants, even if it is a denny's or an ihop.
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agreed.
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
oh. oh god. i can't believe i forgot about my no. 1 - people who blow their nose while at the dinner table.
that is disgusting. another dining peeve is people who don't take off their hats in restaurants, even if it is a denny's or an ihop. [/b]
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Oh, I just thought of another....the way Americans eat with that stabbing your food with a fork then using your knife to cut it, then putting your knife down, switching hands with the fork then taking a bite. Switch hands back, stab your food, pick up the knife cut it, put knife down, switch hands with the fork, take a bite, repeat the process until your food is finished.
What's up with that? [/QB]
LOL that's the way we learned to eat. eating with my left hand doesnt feel right.
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just been reminded of another huge one for me: people who take up two parking spots with one car. i live in a neighborhood where street parking is in demand. one vehicle smack in the middle of two spots is downright disrespectful and inconsiderate. the temptation to get all vigilante on their paint job or tires is something awful.
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Or those who park diagonally across two parking spots in a shopping mall car park. I used to drive a beat up old full sized Dodge pick up truck and park right up next to them at the same angle.
And have you noticed how it's more often than not a Camaro or Firebird.
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The little sprocket hole grippers on clear plastic CD trays. They are born to fail.
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When a sports team calls themselves "WORLD CHAMPIONS" and there's only teams from one, or sometimes two, countries in the bloody competition.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
When a sports team calls themselves "WORLD CHAMPIONS" and there's only teams from one, or sometimes two, countries in the bloody competition.
it is pretty safe to say that the best players from all over the world for their particular sport play in the MLB, NHL, and NBA
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
When a sports team calls themselves "WORLD CHAMPIONS" and there's only teams from one, or sometimes two, countries in the bloody competition.
it is pretty safe to say that the best players from all over the world for their particular sport play in the MLB, NHL, and NBA [/b]
How will we ever know unless they let foriegn teams compete in these competitions? I don't think the Stanley Cup champions get referred to as 'world champions" actually.
I bet a local Cuban or S. American team would challenge for the MLB, or an eastern European or Scandinavian team for the Stanley Cup. Which brings up another point. Not only are these teams not the WORLD champions, they're not even the AMERICAS champions.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
How will we ever know unless they let foriegn teams compete in these competitions? I don't think the Stanley Cup champions get referred to as 'world champions" actually.
I bet a local Cuban or S. American team would challenge for the MLB, or an eastern European or Scandinavian team for the Stanley Cup. Which brings up another point. Not only are these teams not the WORLD champions, they're not even the AMERICAS champions.
Why is it when they have world baseball tournaments the best players from South American teams are all major league players? Your argument seems to assume that all the players on American teams are American, that just isn't the case anymore.
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to further elaborate on the previous point:
Originally posted by pdx pollard:
it is pretty safe to say that the best players from all over the world for their particular sport play in the MLB, NHL, and NBA
about the NHL: most of the teams are located in the US. most of the players are from Canada.
as far as i know, the stanley cup has never presented itself as "the world championship" (only as the only championship that matters :) )
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Mankie. 20 years behind on his music taste, 20 years behind in his arguments. :p
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20 years...you wish!!! I just bought the Neil Young live recording cd at Starbucks that was recorded in 1971, and the Bob Marley live cd that was also recorded way back in the 70's!!! BTW...where is Massy Hall? I'm guessing somewhere in Canada because every time he makes a reference to Canada the audience applauds.
If they come out with a band with 1% of the talent of the golden oldies I'd be happy to give them a listen.
I wasn't arguing, it's just a peeve, and that of probably all of the non-doodles.
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
How will we ever know unless they let foriegn teams compete in these competitions? I don't think the Stanley Cup champions get referred to as 'world champions" actually.
I bet a local Cuban or S. American team would challenge for the MLB, or an eastern European or Scandinavian team for the Stanley Cup. Which brings up another point. Not only are these teams not the WORLD champions, they're not even the AMERICAS champions.
Why is it when they have world baseball tournaments the best players from South American teams are all major league players? Your argument seems to assume that all the players on American teams are American, that just isn't the case anymore. [/b]
First of all, I'm not arguing. Secondly, I never assumed that all players on American teams are American. My God, would the MLB, NHL and NBA suck if they were. Try reading what I wrote and not between the lines.
All I said was that it peeves me to hear that the St. Louis Cardinals or the Indianapolis Colts are the 'world' champions when it's only N. American teams in the competitons....they probably still would be if they let the rest of the world into the league, but how do we know for sure unless it's open to every country? It's a false claim in my opinion and peeves me a little.
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People who will stop randomly when walking in a crowded place. If you want to stop walking, then move off to one side. Don't just stop dead in your tracks in the middle of the sidewalk/aisle/airport terminal/etc. And if you do, don't be surprised when someone runs into you.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by pdx pollard:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
How will we ever know unless they let foriegn teams compete in these competitions? I don't think the Stanley Cup champions get referred to as 'world champions" actually.
I bet a local Cuban or S. American team would challenge for the MLB, or an eastern European or Scandinavian team for the Stanley Cup. Which brings up another point. Not only are these teams not the WORLD champions, they're not even the AMERICAS champions.
Why is it when they have world baseball tournaments the best players from South American teams are all major league players? Your argument seems to assume that all the players on American teams are American, that just isn't the case anymore. [/b]
First of all, I'm not arguing. Secondly, I never assumed that all players on American teams are American. My God, would the MLB, NHL and NBA suck if they were. Try reading what I wrote and not between the lines.
All I said was that it peeves me to hear that the St. Louis Cardinals or the Indianapolis Colts are the 'world' champions when it's only N. American teams in the competitons....they probably still would be if they let the rest of the world into the league, but how do we know for sure unless it's open to every country? It's a false claim in my opinion and peeves me a little. [/b]
Well there is no rule that say players in these leagues can't be from anywhere in the world... Look at the diveristy in MLB and the NHL (the NBA also to a lesser extent). However I agree with your point.
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Admittedly, I'm not the closest follower of professional sports these days, but do they still often refer to a team as "world champions"? I sometimes watch MLB and NBA and can't recall anyone having used that phrase in many years. Of course, it probably doesn't help that I'm watching the Oroles and Wizards. And I've never heard it used on a NASCAR broadcast.
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
All I said was that it peeves me to hear that the St. Louis Cardinals or the Indianapolis Colts are the 'world' champions when it's only N. American teams in the competitons....they probably still would be if they let the rest of the world into the league, but how do we know for sure unless it's open to every country? It's a false claim in my opinion and peeves me a little.
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Loud eaters... I cannot stand them. Lip-smacking, slurping, open-mouth chewers make my skin crawl.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
BTW...where is Massy Hall? I'm guessing somewhere in Canada because every time he makes a reference to Canada the audience applauds.
yup, massey hall is in Toronto. it's a very "grand" concert venue, old-world feel, ornate walls and balcony, very nice accoustics. Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massey_Hall).
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Admittedly, I'm not the closest follower of professional sports these days, but do they still often refer to a team as "world champions"? I sometimes watch MLB and NBA and can't recall anyone having used that phrase in many years.
the MLB championship is called "the workkld series" - 'nuff said. i've heard both the NFL and NBA call their playoff winners "world champions". dude in the cube across from me still has a "pittsburg steelers world champions" poster up. i'm with mankie on this one. the team that wins soccer's World Cup, or any sport's Olympic gold medal, can call itself "world champion". otherwise, "world" needs to be left out of the superlatives.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
the MLB championship is called "the workkld series" - 'nuff said. i've heard both the NFL and NBA call their playoff winners "world champions". dude in the cube across from me still has a "pittsburg steelers world champions" poster up. i'm with mankie on this one. the team that wins soccer's World Cup, or any sport's Olympic gold medal, can call itself "world champion". otherwise, "world" needs to be left out of the superlatives.
why are people only looking at where the team is from, I would think where the players are from would matter more
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
"the workkld series"
today's pet peeve: the keyboard on my laptop. the GF spilled a little water on it, shorted something out under the hood and it's had a mind of its own ever since. combine that with my brain running faster than my fingers can type (i.e. i don't read what's on screen since my brain is two thoughts ahead), and voila - you have new alternate spellings like "the workkld series". i spend way too much time going back and erasing random characters that are thrown in.
which leads me to complain about our IT dept and their lengthy turn-around times on repairs. woe is me.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
"the workkld series"
today's pet peeve: the keyboard on my laptop. the GF spilled a little water on it, shorted something out under the hood and it's had a mind of its own ever since. combine that with my brain running faster than my fingers can type (i.e. i don't read what's on screen since my brain is two thoughts ahead), and voila - you have new alternate spellings like "the workkld series". i spend way too much time going back and erasing random characters that are thrown in.
which leads me to complain about our IT dept and their lengthy turn-around times on repairs. woe is me. [/b]
Maybe they should call it the Amerikkka Series :p
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Originally posted by bikerchickdc:
People who will stop randomly when walking in a crowded place. If you want to stop walking, then move off to one side. Don't just stop dead in your tracks in the middle of the sidewalk/aisle/airport terminal/etc. And if you do, don't be surprised when someone runs into you.
Good one....especially in a crowded supermarket and you nearly run them over with your cart.
Down here with all the retirees they tend to think they can do what the fuck they want. One will be driving their Caddy or Lincoln and see their buddy walking so just stop in the middle of the lane and have a nice long chat, holding up traffic. I mean what the fuck you old bastard? get out of the way!! Then they get all aggressive when you hit the horn and nearly give the old buzzard a heart attack.
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Originally posted by bikerchickdc:
People who will stop randomly when walking in a crowded place. If you want to stop walking, then move off to one side. Don't just stop dead in your tracks in the middle of the sidewalk/aisle/airport terminal/etc. And if you do, don't be surprised when someone runs into you.
that one really pisses me off. esp since i have to walk through times square to get home - and tourists stop wherever they want. lately ive just started walking directly into them or yelling move to the left really loud. the escalators are the worst, esp grand central in the morning. just the thought of it, makes my head spin.
i think ive become a lot more bitchy and less tolerant after living in this city for over a year.
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People who refer to their girlfriend or boyfriend as "the girlfriend", or "the boyfriend".
And people who stop in the middle of a crowd.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
People who refer to their girlfriend or boyfriend as "the girlfriend", or "the boyfriend".
do they get a pass if they use "the boy" or "the girl" instead?
maybe they're just trying to be more specific in their communication - "the girlfriend, as opposed to all those other women i sleep with" :p
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
People who refer to their girlfriend or boyfriend as "the girlfriend", or "the boyfriend".
And people who stop in the middle of a crowd.
b/f and g/f is worse.
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agreed
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
People who refer to their girlfriend or boyfriend as "the girlfriend", or "the boyfriend".
And people who stop in the middle of a crowd.
b/f and g/f is worse. [/b]
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Girly Men who honk their horns.
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Originally posted by alice the cat:
Loud eaters... I cannot stand them. Lip-smacking, slurping, open-mouth chewers make my skin crawl.
+1 and added hell if they sip/slurp their drinks.
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People who go through an entire transaction at a store without stopping a telephone conversation, made worse with the startrek/schizo earpieces (if you can not tell the derranged from the people on their cellphones there is a problem). Classic was at a pharmacy where the woman in front of me was play-by-playing the whole thing to someone on her phone while talking about getting busted with pot in her car (not hers). Another classic was someone doing this at a Jiffy Lube. I said to the lady behind the counter after the lady left how rude, and she said one day she would pull the earpiece out.
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
i think ive become a lot more bitchy and less tolerant after living in this city for over a year.
xneverwherex, you're becoming a real New Yorker!!!
[And don't bother with the retorts, peanut gallery -- most of my extended family is from/lives in Manhattan and Westchester, so just chill...] ;)
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Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
i think ive become a lot more bitchy and less tolerant after living in this city for over a year.
xneverwherex, you're becoming a real New Yorker!!!
[And don't bother with the retorts, peanut gallery -- most of my extended family is from/lives in Manhattan and Westchester, so just chill...] :) my california laid-backness is disappearing.
heres another one that gets on my nerves. People who insist on standing in front of the doors on the subway and never moving an inch, even tho it isnt their stop. Meanwhile, the train is beyond packed and everyone starts pushing and shoving to make sure they don't miss their stop. Cant people just get out of the way for 2 secs to let others off and then reclaim their 'spot'.
This is a regular occurrence on the downtown c/e line at 42nd stop during rush-hour. Uptown is a little better.
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How about people who think their purse/laptop/backpack/whatever deserves the extra seat more than a human does? I see this on the subway, the bus, the airport waiting areas, anywhere that there are seats. If you see that there are people standing, grow some manners, move your bag, and let someone else enjoy a seat. Note to Nasty Lady on the Sacramento Airport shuttle to the rental cars last Tuesday night: it's 1 am Eastern time, I've been in airports or airplanes for 9 hours now, and I can guarantee you that your purse is nowhere near as tired as I am. Move your bag or I am sitting on your lap. Ho.