# Habits you have that are annoying to others **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723 "2008-10-13T15:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/21 "2008-10-14T17:22:40Z")
I hum. All The Time. I don’t even realize I am doing it until people ask what I am humming or tell me to shut the hell up. My husband thinks it is endearing. Everyone else wants my vocal cords removed. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/22 "2008-10-14T17:25:43Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > I talk too much. I find long silences uncomfortable and feel obligated to fill them with babble. > > How annoying this is was pointed out (not with words, but with annoyed expressions) by a taciturn friend of mine. > > IMO, I’ve gotten better in the last couple years. I consciously remind myself that just because no one is talking, it doesn’t mean we should be. You and my husband should get together. I think I’ll will steal Frustrated Wonderer’s habit and get some ear phones. Perhaps your SO should do the same 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spectralist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Spectralist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectralist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/23 "2008-10-14T17:31:51Z")
When i’m excited i rub my hands together really quickly and noisily. I click my teeth together rhythmically. I pop my knuckles, neck, feet, and back constantly. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/24 "2008-10-14T18:17:40Z")
Hum, whistle, beat drum patterns on everything. I have to admit that all of these things drive me nuts when someone else is doing them… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/25 "2008-10-14T18:33:28Z")
> [@katie1341](#): > > I bite the inside of my cheeks. I never realize that I’m doing it, and it doesn’t make any noise, but I apparently make a weird face when I’m doing it. It drives my husband (and my dentist) crazy. Oh, I do that too. I also make a cracking/popping sound with my right shoulder. ---
**Author:** ![Snifit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Snifit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snifit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/26 "2008-10-14T21:14:38Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > I tend to repeat myself, especially when I’m nervous. I’m aware of it, and I try to stop, but I do tend to repeat myself. Hah. 🙂 I’m pretty easy going, and when someone asks me out to do something, I’ll often shrug my shoulders and say, “Sure.” It’s often interpreted as an unenthusiastic agreement, when really I’m perfectly happy with whatever’s proposed. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723/27 "2008-10-15T03:02:59Z")
I correct people’s grammar. _All the time._ Oh, and I am _always_ right as well. I often make friends repeat the statement “you’re right” when they admit it. Followed by the quote “I love hearing that”. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/habits-you-have-that-are-annoying-to-others/467723.md?page=1)