# Things people do that bug you **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122 "2000-06-21T18:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122/101 "2000-06-30T12:20:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > –People who suck their saliva through their teeth as they talk. My brother in law does this. “I was wondering (suck) if you could take me to my dad’s house (suck) so I could um (suck) go for a bike ride (suck).” > \*\* It could be worse…I had a boss who used to get an accumulation of spit in the corners of his mouth as he talked. It was so bad that after about 20 seconds of talking, I’d lose all sense of the words, and be thinking about how much spit he had, and would it drip or fly or just sit there and bubble or… I had to stop looking at him when he talked, if I wanted to know what he was saying. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122/102 "2000-06-30T14:33:42Z")
I work in a phone center. I hate it when people ask a question, and then you answer their question, and they say “Huh?” because they weren’t f\*\*\*ing listening. You’d think since they’d just asked a question they’d know a response was coming and pay attention, but NO! The worst part is, the callers that do this do it after _every single answer_. It’s akin to saying “like” or “you know”. I know this because if I pause for a second and don’t answer immediately, they’ll actually repeat my answer back to me and then say “Oh. OK.” I hate that. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122/103 "2000-07-01T01:57:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Then the women who buy shoes that look great – open backed but their feet don’t fit. Their heels hang off by about half an inch. I used to find that a lot within a certain economic group. I think this is more a female thing, rather than an economic one. Women hate to admit they wear over a size 6, so many women will intentionally buy shoes too small. ---
**Author:** ![BuddyG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BuddyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyG)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122/104 "2000-07-01T14:45:08Z")
[ul] [li]Gum-snapping[/li][li]People who bring a full basket to the express line at the supermarket.[/li][li]When a phone conversation ends because the other side got a ‘call-waiting’ interruption and opted to talk to them instead. Gee, I guess I lose, huh? Well f\*ck you![/li][/ul] For good measure, I also dislike: [ul] [li]ATM access fees[/li][li]Vending machines that reject perfectly flat uncreased money[/li][li]Infomercials[/li][li]Pens that don’t write[/li][li]Potholes[/li][li]Tripping in front of people[/li][li]Tiny incessant noises (ex, rattling plastic in car dashboard).[/li][li]Biting insects[/li][li]Poison ivy[/li][li]Sunburn[/li][/ul] All done ---
**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:** [July 1, 2000, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122/105 "2000-07-01T17:41:42Z")
I’m always ranting about people not speaking English. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve picked up the phone and heard “You speak Spanish?” I just say NO and wait. HUH? people drive me up the freaking wall. That’s the noise you make when you are trying to vomit! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-people-do-that-bug-you/23122.md?page=5)