# Things I find rude and will make me look down on you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849 "2013-01-11T12:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sevencl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sevencl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevencl)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/81 "2013-01-12T23:43:45Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Seriously, what is the rule when there is one stall with the normal handicap accessories but no label on the stall or the restroom itself? I always assume some asshole peeled off the handicap sticker when I see that. And anyway, do people NEED a label to know that’s the handicap stall? What else would it be, the luxury stall for VIPs? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/82 "2013-01-13T02:34:11Z")
My chair won’t fit into a normal stall. So I cannot use them even in an emergency. Many times I’ve waited while some able-bodied man comes out “Oh, sorry.” My reply “That’s OK, I just soiled myself out here while I was waiting.” ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/83 "2013-01-13T03:43:58Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > People who leave their shopping cart in the middle of the aisle, then their bodies taking up the rest of the aisle’s width . . . or they leave the cart blocking the aisle, while they’re somewhere else. According to MLS you are supposed to just say “excuse me please” and not grab hold of their cart and see how far you can shove it for distance. Apparently I’ve been doing it all wrong. And forget leaky headphones, what about those who leave their thumping music cranked up to bone jarring levels with the windows down and even the door open as they go inside convenience stores. The girlscouts selling cookies on the corner just love to hear what Lil Jeezy does with his nasty parts. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/84 "2013-01-13T03:49:31Z")
> [@Sevencl](#): > > I always assume some asshole peeled off the handicap sticker when I see that. And anyway, do people NEED a label to know that’s the handicap stall? What else would it be, the luxury stall for VIPs? You 99 percenters can just suck it up. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/85 "2013-01-13T04:46:54Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > My chair won’t fit into a normal stall. So I cannot use them even in an emergency. Many times I’ve waited while some able-bodied man comes out “Oh, sorry.” > > My reply “That’s OK, I just soiled myself out here while I was waiting.” Well there were no disabled people waiting for the stall when he happened upon it, so it’s all good… ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/86 "2013-01-13T05:23:09Z")
Airing your domestic disputes in public. Look people, I really don’t need to hear about what you think about each other as you are stomping up and down the main street. I don’t want to have to listen to your profanities and watch your kids cringe with embarrassment. It ain’t nice for anyone concerned, and doing it at the top of your lungs is just plain rude. Ditto for cellphone arguments on public transport. Don’t give a toss about wet hair, but I do find ladies doing their makeup on PT a bit disconcerting as well. Maybe not _rude_ _per se_ but there are some things that people should do in the privacy of their own home or office. Make-up, filing nails and having an argument are high up on the list! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/87 "2013-01-13T05:24:04Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Seriously, what is the rule when there is one stall with the normal handicap accessories but no label on the stall or the restroom itself? **Rule** : Don’t be fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/88 "2013-01-13T12:32:49Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I don’t see why wet hair is a problem, either. How is it bugging you? Perhaps the people who don’t get this never have to travel on packed, standing room only trains, where long wet hair generally ends up in my face. Which reminds me… please take off your backpack when you’re on a packed tube train. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/89 "2013-01-13T14:10:37Z")
> [@Virgil\_Tibbs](#): > > I also judge people who wear shoes inside homes. It’s disgusting. Wearing shoes indoors is good for your health if you’ve suffered Plantar Fasciitis. That said, taking them off when you visit someone else’s home for an hour or three won’t hurt. > [@RobDog](#): > > How about: standing on the platform right in front of the tube doors when they open? > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > People blocking other people from walking so they can stand and look at their cellphones. These are both common setups for pickpocketing attempts. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/90 "2013-01-13T17:33:26Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > People who are unprepared when they get to the front of the line, for whatever it is they were standing in line for. See: the DMV, the post office, the bank, the bus, ATMs, McDonald’s, anywhere there’s a line. You’ve been standing in line _at least_ as long as I have and you don’t have your shit ready? Seriously? _This is why we waited in line so long, because of asshats like **you**!_ Agree wholeheartedly! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/91 "2013-01-13T18:21:15Z")
> [@SanVito](#): > > Perhaps the people who don’t get this never have to travel on packed, standing room only trains, where long wet hair generally ends up in my face. Which reminds me… please take off your backpack when you’re on a packed tube train. One day on a crowded bus, I saw an idiot walking along the aisle with his backpack on over the seat side, bonking each person on the head as he walked by. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/92 "2013-01-13T18:40:23Z")
Whenever two or more people are gathered for a single purpose, talking on your cell phone is plain rude. Also those people who get so wrapped up in their conversation they don’t notice you trying to get by them. I always scream in their other ear “What am I…FUCKING INVISIBLE???” And if you use your iPhone on a public bus, don’t tell me I shouldn’t be looking at it. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/93 "2013-01-13T18:47:47Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > One day on a crowded bus, I saw an idiot walking along the aisle with his backpack on over the seat side, bonking each person on the head as he walked by. :rolleyes: Fuck that. That backpack’d get a big _ **yank** _ from me if he passed me. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/94 "2013-01-13T19:01:47Z")
> [@](#): > > I always assume some asshole peeled off the handicap sticker when I see that. And anyway, do people NEED a label to know that’s the handicap stall? What else would it be, the luxury stall for VIPs? > [@](#): > > Rule: Don’t be fucking stupid. I don’t leave close parking spaces free if they aren’t labeled. I guess it would be stupid to leave an unlabeled stall unused. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/95 "2013-01-13T19:15:34Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > I don’t leave close parking spaces free if they aren’t labeled. I guess it would be stupid to leave an unlabeled stall unused. I parked in a handicapped space the other day inadvertently - they only had the handicapped sign painted on the ground. In Calgary. Where the ground is covered with snow six months of the year. I did notice the sign after I got out and moved my car then, but you have to put signs up somewhere _other_ than the ground here. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/96 "2013-01-13T19:27:32Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I parked in a handicapped space the other day inadvertently - they only had the handicapped sign painted on the ground. In Calgary. Where the ground is covered with snow six months of the year. I did notice the sign after I got out and moved my car then, but you have to put signs up somewhere _other_ than the ground here. Im not sure about Canada but in the U.S., you wouldn’t have been subject to any ticket had a police officer come across your car parked there. That’s because in order for a handicapped parking spot to be legally enforceable it must have a sign, separate from the parking spot itself. The sign painted on the ground itself wouldn’t have been enough to make it legally enforceable. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/97 "2013-01-13T19:29:39Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > I don’t leave close parking spaces free if they aren’t labeled. I guess it would be stupid to leave an unlabeled stall unused. What are you even talking about? Why are you trying to make a parallel between handicapped parking spaces (which are legally enforced) and handicapped bathroom stalls (which aren’t)? ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/98 "2013-01-13T19:39:22Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > What are you even talking about? Why are you trying to make a parallel between handicapped parking spaces (which are legally enforced) and handicapped bathroom stalls (which aren’t)? He’s looking for a loophole next time he’s caught selfishly using the big stall when others are available. “Well, stall wasn’t marked, sucks to be you!!” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/99 "2013-01-13T19:55:37Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > There’s roadwork being done, so that lane is terminated. Everyone is lined up in the free lane, waiting to get through . . . and there’s always some jackass in the terminated lane, driving way up ahead to where it’s terminated, then pushing their way into the head of the line. My brother works for the state as a traffic engineer. He says that people that do the above slow down everyone and cause unnecessary traffic backups because the line of traffic is twice as long as it needs to be. If everyone used both lanes and played nice with a nice weave the backups are smaller and go faster. If the folks that close a lane of traffic didn’t want both lanes used, the would have blocked one of the lanes a lot farther back than they do. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849/100 "2013-01-13T19:59:19Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > And if you use your iPhone on a public bus, don’t tell me I shouldn’t be looking at it. Why \*would \*you look at it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-find-rude-and-will-make-me-look-down-on-you/646849.md?page=6)